"Tim Hanke" writes:
I have volunteered to serve as Board Secretary, even though everyone assures
me it is a no-prestige secretarial-type role, precisely because I want to
help improve communication between USCF and the ROW ("Rest of the World").

Hey, why not. In the Soviet Union, "General Secretary" became a very
important post. And the UN's Secretary-General is its highest ranking
official.