But the second-ranking official in North Korea has now scheduled a visit to Washington.

American officials have played down Iraqi assertions that he was the second-ranking official in the terrorist group.

According to the Constitution, the Parliament Speaker is the second-ranking official in the country after the President.

He is the second-ranking public official in the United States and probably the second-best-known politician.

But except for that, he talked enthusiastically about his new job and about being the second-ranking elected official in the country.

As deputy secretary, Mr. Kearns will the second-ranking official in the department.

Administration officials met recently with the Turkish foreign ministry's second-ranking official, who offered relief aid and other assistance, as well as 1,200 to 1,800 troops.

Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments.

And the second-ranking official at the school was replaced last week by the father of one of two women who remain.

The result is that the second-ranking official in New York is today almost incidental to its governance.