Sentence examples for highest official of from inspiring English sources

As the highest official of the South Vietnamese government in the province, he was to assume responsibility for villagers recently freed from Communist domination.

Even Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the highest official of the Roman Catholic Church in China and a vociferous critic of Beijing's rights record, has moderated his tone in recent weeks.

So to have the president of France — the highest official of an esteemed European land — single out the Roma as some kind of hostile force was, Mr. Schwarzenberg said, "such a shock, and such a surprise".

He is Thich Tri Quang, second highest official of the General Buddhist Association, who eluded authorities on the night of Aug. 20 when pagodas throughout the country were raided.

Doge, (Venetian Italian: "duke"), highest official of the republic of Venice for more than 1,000 years (from the 8th to the 18th century) and symbol of the sovereignty of the Venetian state.

HONG KONG — Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the highest official of the Roman Catholic Church in China and a sharp critic of Beijing's record on democratic rights and religious freedoms, said Wednesday that the Vatican had agreed to his request to step down next year as the head of the Diocese of Hong Kong, news agencies reported.

The report said it "did not find conclusive evidence that the highest officials of the state conspired to produce the disenfranchisement of voters".

Or perhaps the reason is that in the audience are the highest officials of all 3 branches of government, including, of course, people from both parties, so that no single public-relations script can be imposed on the occasion.

There is also discussion about permitting students to take the bar after only two years rather than three, a decision that would have to be made by the highest officials of a state court system.

Indyk wouldn't elaborate, but the implication was clear: Rosen and Weissman will defend themselves by arguing that they were working in concert with the highest officials of the organization, including Kohr.

From the period before World War I up to the Eisenhower years, the Morgan partners Tom Lamont and Russell Leffingwell conducted financial diplomacy between the White House and the highest officials of England, France, Germany, Japan and Mexico, giving the House of Morgan truly global status.