Talk:Sergei Witte

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[edit] Relevant?

'Witte was transferred to the relatively powerless position of Chairman of the Committee of Ministers in 1903, a position he held until 1905. This position was also called Secretary of State in the US. '

A small point, but one which I still feels needs addressing - even if the result is no change. I would question the relevance of 'This position was also called Secretary of State in the US.' in the article - the position undoubtedly has other names in other national systems, and, whilst it may provide some sort of 'contextual placing', I am inclined to believe that it heralds too much to an American reader. Wikipedia should surely remain 'multi-national', and giving such a reference without citing other examples only detracts from this utopia. With the overall relevance doubted however, I would simply scrap the reference.