美国总统是美国的最高行政长官,拥有处理国务的重大权力。在美国二百多年的历史上,为总统服务的秘书数以千计,在协助总统治理国家的事务中发挥了重要的作用。其发展演变的特点是: 一、私人秘书协助总统处理日常事务 1857年以前,凡在任美国总统如果希望有人手帮助处理诸如复函、安排招待会、国宴以及接待来访者等日常琐事,必须由总统亲自作出安排。并且这些工作人员领取的事务报酬,都是总统从其私囊中开支。因此,这一阶段,为总统服务的秘书,是名副其实的“总统私人秘书”。 The U.S. president is the supreme chief executive of the United States and has major powers in handling affairs. In the two-hundred-year history of the United States, there are thousands of secretaries serving the president who have played an important role in assisting the president in governing the country. Its development and evolution are characterized by the following: First, the personal secretary assists the president in daily affairs Before 1857, if the incumbent U.S. president would like to have manpower to help deal with such everyday matters as reply letters, arranging receptions, banquets and reception of visitors, Make arrangements in person. And the remuneration paid by these staff members is all that the President spends from his own pocket. Therefore, at this stage, the secretary serving the president is a veritable “private secretary of the president.”