Word that is used as much as to define the masculine and feminine, it is said of a person who is employed in a company, both private and public and who stands out for doing certain tasks and duties of his position in an office; Among them is that of writing correspondence, ordering, filing privileged documentation, serving customers, carrying out administrative or accounting work among others, that is, that is at the service of his employer and therefore keeps a service agenda, organizing appointments, consultations and meetings of the same.
It is a word that comes from the Latin secretarius that is to say secret, this person who performs this position supervises and conducts matters that require being highly discreet and confident, they are people who can work from a small delivery office or large offices with characters from power and important as the president of a country.
In ancient times it was men who held this position, in the French monarchies, the English up to ancient Rome, they were part of history, as time passed women were training for this job and it was of a higher rank that achieved possess such occupation, although even so they were not very taken into account. For the year of 1970, April 26 of that year was taken as the date to flatter and commemorate the secretaries as their day, this was at the International Congress of Secretaries that was held that year in Argentina, since then the April 26 of each year as Secretary's Day.
Men have held important secretarial positions since ancient times, and there is a great variety of positions and ranges of service for a secretary such as the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the secretary of the treasury, the court clerks, the secretary of war. Among a variety of other positions of national importance such as the secretary of the government cabinet or the secretary general of the presidency, political positions representing a country.
In wildlife, in fauna, we find a bird of prey that lives in Africa as secretary, its description is thanks to the British secretaries who wore long pompadour feathers in their hats. This bird has a plumage of gray, black and white colors, with a plumage raised on its head, encolado of elegance and finesse, although according to its translation in its Arabic name saqr-et-tair it is a hunter, due to its ability and agility Running at high speed, it has diurnal habits, one meter long with a long tail, wings and legs, it feeds on snakes and reptiles.
