Kofi Annan

When people say the U.N. is useless, I ask the question, which U.N. are we talking about? We have the U.N. that is a secretariat led by the secretary general, and we have a U.N. made up of member states who give us our mandate.

Ghanaian Statesman

Diane Lane

Secretariat was just ridiculously endowed with every positive quality that a person would seek out in a non-human. He was very aware of his environment; he surveyed the terrain before he ran and would look people in the eye.

American Actress

Jose Angel Gurria

The G7 doesn't have a permanent secretariat. The OECD can help the G8 and set the agenda for them. The secretary general of the OECD should be going to them proactively and discussing issues and priorities.

Mexican Economist

Rajiv Gandhi

The secretariat will play a pivotal role in decision-making above a certain level, where basic policies are involved, but below that, we will have to leave the implementation to whoever is in charge.

Indian Statesman

Hugo Chavez

Dr. Insulza is quite an idiot, a true idiot. The insipid Dr. Insulza should resign from the secretariat of the OAS for daring to play that role.

Statesman

Refers to administrative support provided to government officials or departments.

Government Context

'Secretariat' implies a more formal and organized administrative structure than just a single secretary.

Bureaucratic Structure

The secretariat often has a key role in coordinating actions and communication within an office.

Coordination Role

Secretariat, the horse, is an American cultural icon symbolizing excellence in horse racing.

Cultural Icon

Using 'Secretariat' in horse racing refers to a standard of historic achievement and success.

Historical Success

Used for offices within large international or multinational organizations like the UN.

International Agencies

The secretariat is often seen as the administrative center or hub of an organization.

Administrative Hub

 that are now moving vaccines into Phase two and that's important because sepi makes a company sign an agreement that it will provide global access for the vaccine which is to provide adequate supply at a reasonable cost and the sepi group there's a secretariat and