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He informed his audience that "the Guardian Jurist" was the only medium through which the Hidden Imam could be contacted during his occultation and that the Guardian Jurist or Ayatollah Khamenei was the Imam's under-secretary for communications and public relations.
Ali Rahnema: Ayatollah Khamenei at Unprecedented Religio-Political Summits: The Hidden Imam's Infallible Representative Ali Rahnema 2011
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He informed his audience that "the Guardian Jurist" was the only medium through which the Hidden Imam could be contacted during his occultation and that the Guardian Jurist or Ayatollah Khamenei was the Imam's under-secretary for communications and public relations.
Ali Rahnema: Ayatollah Khamenei at Unprecedented Religio-Political Summits: The Hidden Imam's Infallible Representative Ali Rahnema 2011
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Sir John Holmes, former under-secretary general for humanitarian response at the United Nations, pointed out some successes at the conference:
What Can We Learn From The Relief Efforts In Haiti? Lauren Sullivan 2010
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He informed his audience that "the Guardian Jurist" was the only medium through which the Hidden Imam could be contacted during his occultation and that the Guardian Jurist or Ayatollah Khamenei was the Imam's under-secretary for communications and public relations.
Ali Rahnema: Ayatollah Khamenei at Unprecedented Religio-Political Summits: The Hidden Imam's Infallible Representative Ali Rahnema 2011
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He was younger than Cameron (30) when he became an MP, but three years older (46) than Cameron today when he first sniffed a job – under-secretary at the ministry of supply.
Supermac: The Life of Harold Macmillan by DR Thorpe – review Peter Preston 2010
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Sir John Holmes, former under-secretary general for humanitarian response at the United Nations, pointed out some successes at the conference:
What Can We Learn From The Relief Efforts In Haiti? The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Turkey and Azerbaijan, two of Iran's close neighbours, were on the receiving end this week when Stuart Levey, the US treasury department's under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, came calling.
Dread juggernaut of conflict with Iran is drawing closer Simon Tisdall 2010
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Shah, a physician and former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is currently under-secretary for research, education and economics, and chief scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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In summary: David Sainsbury is the Lord Sainsbury who was the major donor to the Labour party and who in 1998 became parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department of Trade and Industry.
Great dynasties of the world: The Sainsburys Ian Sansom 2010
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Answering questions as under-secretary of state for defence, he referred to the Labour MP Stephen Hepburn as “the honourable gentleman”.
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