Yes.
M. Gorbachev expressed to then President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints that the US would be ruled by communism by several, small spoonfuls of socialistic policy changes that will occur slowly.
Like other US federal Cabinet offices, the Secretary of Agriculture is nominated by the president, but has to be confirmed by the Senate. While this is normally a formality, the nominations have, on occasion, been challenged.
Use of the preposition 'to' and 'for' would depend on the context of the sentence. Example: The secretary to Mr. Jones will make an appointment for you. Mr. Jones is the secretary for the parents' committee. Another variation is: Tom Vilsack is Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture.
Next in line after VP is Speaker of the House. Then the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, then Secretary of State, then Secretary of Treasury, then Secretary of Defense, then Attorney General, then Secretary of the Interior, then Secretary of Agriculture, then Acting Secretary of Commerce, then Secretary of Labor, then Secretary of Health and Human Services, then Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, then Secretary of Transportation, then Secretary of Energy, then Secretary of Education, then Secretary of Veterans Affairs, then Secretary of Homeland Security.
Yes, Mikhail Gorbachev was the last Communist leader of the USSR. Moreover, Gorbachev was the last leader of the USSR, period, as the USSR ceased to exist in 1991 while Gorbachev was in power - and thanks in no small part to Gorbachev's reforms of the late 1980s.
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Yeltsin is a Russian and was the head of Russia. Not US president.
Mikhail Gorbachev was born in 1931. As of April 2010, he is still alive and well. Only his political career may be said to be somewhat dead. Incidentally, Gorbachev was only the second Soviert leader (and the first in 27 years) to leave his post while still alive. Five of his predecessors, starting with Lenin, died while in office. Khruschev was the only exception: he was ousted in 1964 by Brezhhnev.
Mikhail Gorbachev was born in 1931. As of April 2010, he is still alive and well. Only his political career may be said to be somewhat dead. Incidentally, Gorbachev was only the second Soviert leader (and the first in 27 years) to leave his post while still alive. Five of his predecessors, starting with Lenin, died while in office. Khruschev was the only exception: he was ousted in 1964 by Brezhhnev.
No, the Secretary of War and the Secretary of Defense are not the same. The position of Secretary of War existed until 1947 when it was replaced by the Secretary of Defense following the establishment of the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense oversees all branches of the U.S. military and is responsible for national defense, while the Secretary of War focused specifically on the Army before the reorganization.
The difference is the area of jurisdiction. Another difference is that the U.S secretary of state is appointed by the president while the California secretary of state is elected. Both have the same roles but the California's secretary of state reports to the U.S. secretary state.
No, Mikhail Gorbachev was not arrested. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, he stepped down as president and remained a prominent political figure. While he faced criticism and challenges, particularly during the tumultuous period following the fall of the Soviet Union, he was never detained or imprisoned. Gorbachev lived a relatively free life after his political career, engaging in various public and philanthropic activities.