Finally, we wandered down the hall to pay our respects to the corps.
The Afghan Army has a good officer corps respected by the Afghan people.
The term "Secretary concerned" includes the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the Secretary of Commerce with respect to the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Mr. Gelbard has the respect of the diplomatic corps here because he says the right things -- things that other ambassadors want to say but cannot because of their countries' restrictions," the diplomat said.
"This is a false debate, stoked by a president and vice president who have made no bones about the fact that they don't have much respect for the press corps as an institution".
In some respects, Washington's receiving corps is just a shinier version of the precarious backfield.
Out of this Kranz said that he developed a grudging respect for the space press corps, and the feeling was mutual.
"This will be his chance to show his respect to the White House press corps and the men and women who work there every day," the official said.
The press corps grew to respect and admire him for his ability to politely avoid answering questions that the Pentagon believed might compromise national security.
General Campbell is to hold talks with Hamid Karzai, the head of the interim government, the ministers of defense and interior and the army chief of staff about training troops and an officer corps that will respect a central government.
I have complete trust and confidence in the leadership of our Corps and fully respect the decision of our commandant," he said.
