Chief strategist, image maker and personal confidant, Mr. Morris, 54, has been far more than just a consultant to Mr. Hevesi.
There was speculation when Mr. Rogers became secretary of state that he would be a personal confidant of the president rather than a force in diplomacy.
"We had no regular contact," he said, adding, in reference to his interrogators: "They thought I was the personal confidant of bin Laden.
The letter may have been influenced by Khaled Mahjoub, a US citizen and Syrian businessman who is also a personal confidant of Bashar al-Assad, for it repeats Mr Mahjoub's oft-quoted observation that only re-education of "terrorists'" families and communities through "loving Sufism" can rehabilitate those who use violence.
The witness, Paul J. Pinto, Mr. Ganim's former campaign fund-raiser and personal confidant, described how he and Leonard J. Grimaldi, another friend of Mr. Ganim's, signed a contract in 1996 to split all fees -- both legal and illicit -- paid by contractors whom Mr. Ganim selected for lucrative city projects.
Although Netanyahu appointed Tzipi Livni as chief negotiator, his appointment of Yitzhak Molcho, his personal confidant and relative, to the negotiating team was purposely made to monitor Livni and prevent her from making any concessions to which he might object.
The avatar will become your digital alter-ego, chat to other people, even long after you pass away, be your personal assistant, confidant and who knows what else?
The Salafi teacher is a personal ally, confidant and guide.
His childhood friend Ronnie Ford went, as did his longtime personal manager and confidant, Archie Ivy.
As the Emperor's personal bodyguard and confidant, he was accepted as an equal by the court aristocracy.
