| MINETA | 2001-06 secretary of transportation |
| PENA | Clinton's first Secretary of Transportation |
| BOYD | First Secretary of Transportation |
| NORM | Mineta, Bush's pick for secretary of transportation |
| SALLYRIDE | Secretary of Transportation (astronaut) |
| ELAINECHAO | Secretary of transportation since 2017 |
| CHAO | Secretary of Transportation Elaine |
| PETEBUTTIGIEG | Openly gay Secretary of Transportation: 2 wds. |
| PETE | Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg |
| GAY | Like Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg |
| ELAINE | Secretary of transportation Chao |
| JACKSTRAW | Labour Home Secretary 1997-2001 and Foreign Secretary 2001-06 (4,5) |
| RUMSFELD | Donald ___, US Secretary of Defense from 2001-06 (8) |
| GALEANNNORTON | First female Secretary of the Interior (2001-06) |
| DONALD | US politician who served two terms as Secretary of Defense, 1975-77 and 2001-06 (6,8) |
| EUELL | Jason ..... , 2004-06 Jamaica, 1995-2001 Wimbledon, 2001-06 and 2011-12 Charlton Athletic forward (5) |
| REPKA | Tomas ....., 1994-2001 Czech Republic, 1998-2001 Fiorentina and 2001-06 West Ham defender (5) |
| DELAP | Rory ....., 1998-2004 Republic of Ireland, 1998-2001 Derby, 2001-06 Southampton and 2007-13 Stoke midfielder (5) |
| KOIZUMI | Junichiro ___, prime minister of Japan from 2001-06 (7) |
| ARIELSHARON | Prime minister of Israel from 2001-06 (5,6) |