As a cabinet-level official, she had no reason to be here.

"We need a single cabinet-level official who is fully in charge of the intelligence community," he said.

The cultural adviser should be a colleague of Cabinet-level officials.

The next day, a "principals meeting" of Cabinet-level officials was held.

Cabinet-level officials, the unit chief wrote, thought the risk of civilian casualties too high.

But other recommendations, like the idea of a cabinet-level official to oversee intelligence, could meet resistance from the Bush administration.

But other Cabinet officers and Cabinet-level officials are powerful players indeed.

He is the first cabinet-level official to come here since Mr. Bush took office.

Cabinet-level officials have represented the United States at prior conferences.

In the region running from Virginia through Maine, cabinet-level environmental officials have all endorsed the program.