"Everyone is equal before the law." Selebi is one of the highest ranking officials in South Africa to be convicted of misuse of office.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

Simmons helped identify one of the highest-ranking Cuban spies in recent history, Ana Belen Montes who worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency.

VOA: standard.2009.06.06

Israel said it did not intend to embarrass Biden, the highest-ranking Obama administration official to visit the region.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

Last month, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Bisa Williams became the highest-ranking U.S.official to visit Cuba in several years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28