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Unnamed Deputy/Assistant Secretary of Transportation (birthday honoree)
senior
protocol‑oriented
institutional
ceremonial
public-facing
respected
institutionally-positioned
socially-visible
An unnamed senior Department of Transportation official (variously annotated as Assistant or Deputy Secretary) who is the honoree of a presidential birthday letter in S01E08 “Enemies.” The figure functions primarily as a ceremonial/protocol touchstone in the episode: West Wing staff coordinate customary birthday courtesies (Nancy Becker notifies the White House, Leo routes the task to Sam), signalling institutional visibility and ritualized inter-office contact rather than substantive policy involvement.
1 appearances
Also known as:
Assistant Secretary,
the Assistant Secretary of Transportation,
Assistant Transportation Secretary,
Deputy Secretary of Transportation,
Deputy Transportation Secretary,
the Deputy Transportation Secretary,
the Assistant Secretary,
the Assistant Transportation Secretary
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