1.   At the time of his death he was posted to the Vatican as the official liaison of his order, conducting any business requiring Vatican action.

2.   For the last two years, Hobson was the official liaison between the House leaders and the moderate wing of the House GOP.

3.   The chef de mission is the official liaison for the US team with the Games organizers and the International Olympic Committee.

4.   The official liaison programs have added a new and rather awkward layer to the spy-versus-spy relationship.

5.   The young Heinrich Himmler joined the Artamanen movement and became the official liaison between it and the Nazi party.

6.   Throughout Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, the agency has long-standing official liaisons with military, intelligence and security services.