The phrase "an official connection" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a formal or recognized relationship between entities, organizations, or individuals.
Example: "The organization has established an official connection with the local government to enhance community services."
Alternatives: "a formal association" or "an authorized link".
The 4th Earl's great-grandfather was the first family member to build an official connection with the Indian subcontinent, assuming the office of Governor General in 1807.
After originally denying such assistance, Moscow then denied an official connection to any assistance, which would break its commitments under an agreement to control missile exports.
Because of Braceland's high standing among the bishops, the Institute of Living began receiving referrals that had previously gone only to facilities with an official connection to the Church.
Close friend for years of Thomas Lamont, Henry P. Davison, the late Dwight Morrow, it has been hinted that an official connection with the House of Morgan in the future is not impossible.
Today, the governor said he had not intended to draw an official connection between a win for Mr. James, a four-term incumbent who is facing Councilman Cory Booker in the May 14 election, and construction of the $355 million arena.
Corinthian ads also displayed logos of branches of the U.S. armed forces in a way that implied an official connection to the military.
Hezbollah's general secretary, Hassan Nasrallah, denied in a speech last week that the party had any official connection with Mr. Ezzedine.
Because of how he lapped up the adulation he received during the fraudulent chase of Maris's home run record, he should have had to pay a proportionate price -- lifetime banishment from any official connection with M.L.B.
They never had any official connection to the agency -- never signed an employment contract, never got sworn in at agency headquarters, never even got a government paycheck.
Harmony Schools officials say they scrupulously avoid teaching about religion, and they deny any official connection to the Gulen movement.
Because these emissaries, who also tend to have greater freedom of movement, are informal, the government can always deny any official connection to them.
