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The Third Floor Secretariat refers informally to the Personal Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and serves as the private office of the General Secretary, Kim Jong Un. Often likened to the Secretariat of the Blue House in South Korea or the West Wing of the White House and United States Secret Service in the United States, the Third Floor Secretariat manages the daily administrative and logistical needs of the Kim family, and also consists of the closest advisors and decision makers for Kim Jong Un. According to defector Tae Yong-ho in his biography, Passcode to the Third Floor Secretariat, it is regarded as the most secretive, powerful, and influential decision-making body within North Korea.[1]