assistant secretary
Second-tier administrator
An assistant secretary is a high-ranking government official who heads a division within a cabinet department, reporting to the secretary and deputy secretary.
In the U.S., assistant secretaries lead major policy areas: the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.
The title also appears in international organizations and some corporations, where it may denote a subordinate to the corporate secretary.
In British usage, the role exists but carries less seniority than its American counterpart.
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- bureaucratGovernment administrative official
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
political appointee · diplomat · appointee · administrator · state department · foreign policy · career diplomat · briefing · memo · security clearance · policy · delegation · embassy · portfolio · liaison · dignitary · envoy · protocol
- Deputiesdeputy, lieutenant, second-in-command, second in command, number two
- appointeesappointee, nominee, designee, ambassador, federal judge
- Federal Officialscabinet member, attorney general, vice president, chief of staff, national security advisor
- finance officialsCFO, chief financial officer, finance director, finance manager, finance minister
assistant secretarysecretary
Administrative office aide
cabinet secretary · department head · secretary of state · deputy secretary · undersecretary
assistant secretaryprincipal
Chief school administrator
chief · department head · leader · chief executive · head
assistant, secretary, assist, assists, assisted, assisting, assistance, assistants, secretaries