51.   Washington said its decision was irrevocable, and would produce a new secretary general by the end of the year.

52.   What do California overtime laws say about how we should pay this new secretary?

53.   Why, even the Baath party congress would open on time next Saturday to elect its new general secretary.

54.   With the White House handling the congressional negotiations over the education bill directly, the new secretary has been struggling to demonstrate his significance.

55.   With the White House handling the congressional negotiations over the education bill directly, the new secretary has been struggling to demonstrate his own significance.

56.   Qatar later said it would boycott all GCC meetings attended by the new secretary general, who takes office in April.

57.   A spokeswoman for Tung said he would name a new chief secretary and new financial secretary in the news conference later Thursday, but she declined to elaborate.

58.   Adisai said a new permanent secretary would be selected in a few days.

59.   Arriving from Germany, Clinton was met by Foreign Minister Javier Solana, who was named Friday to be the new NATO secretary general.

60.   Chernomyrdin also formally introduced Ivan Rybkin, the new secretary of the Security Council.