Sentences with phrase «u.s. business representatives»

The Chamber organized meetings with negotiators from the three countries, U.S. congressional representatives, and diverse business groups on the margins of the rounds, with more than 60 U.S. business representatives taking part.

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China will impose counter tariffs on a broad range of U.S. businesses from agriculture to aircraft, autos, semiconductors and services if the trade conflict with the United States continues to escalate, Chinese state - owned media China Daily newspaper said in an editorial on Thursday, a day after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he would give China a 60 - day window before tariffs on Chinese goods take effect.

Deep policy divisions appear to exist between the business and labor groups: The report cites the «majority» of members preferring to focus on issues outside trade deficits in favor of a «mutually beneficial» trade deal, sentiments to which the labor union representatives dissent in favor of promoting U.S. investment and jobs.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross are working on requests for exemptions and exclusions from foreign countries and U.S. businesses, Navarro said.

-- Phillip Stutts, CEO of Go Big Media and author of Fire Them Now: The 7 Lies Digital Marketers Sell and the Truth About Political Strategies That Help Businesses Win, who has contributed to more than 1,000 election victories of senators, governors, representatives, and two U.S. presidents

While Phillips acknowledges that representatives of Jesuit schools get together, he notes that similar gatherings occur among other groups in business education, including large meetings among members of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the primary U.S. B - school accreditatibusiness education, including large meetings among members of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the primary U.S. B - school accreditatiBusiness, the primary U.S. B - school accreditation body.

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives quickly advanced four bills that would make it easier for small businesses to line up capital.

From there, a panel of small - business experts, including executives from Chase and Google in addition to representatives from business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber and the National Federation of Independent Business, will select the 12 business experts, including executives from Chase and Google in addition to representatives from business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber and the National Federation of Independent Business, will select the 12 business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber and the National Federation of Independent Business, will select the 12 Business, will select the 12 winners.

If you're considering pursuing a business degree from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, you'll be joining the likes of Intel's Paul Otellini, Gap Inc.'s Donald Fisher, and Levi Strauss & Co.'s father - son duo Walter A. Haas Sr. and Walter A. Haas Jr., along with a plethora of notable politicians and U.S. represenbusiness degree from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, you'll be joining the likes of Intel's Paul Otellini, Gap Inc.'s Donald Fisher, and Levi Strauss & Co.'s father - son duo Walter A. Haas Sr. and Walter A. Haas Jr., along with a plethora of notable politicians and U.S. represenBusiness, you'll be joining the likes of Intel's Paul Otellini, Gap Inc.'s Donald Fisher, and Levi Strauss & Co.'s father - son duo Walter A. Haas Sr. and Walter A. Haas Jr., along with a plethora of notable politicians and U.S. representatives.

Among the many scheduled American participants were the political advisor to the head of the U.S. Northern Command, the president for the Americas of Lockheed Martin Corporation, the senior director for the Western Hemisphere of the American National Security Council, the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Carla Hills (who was the primary U.S. NAFTA negotiator), the senior United States Air Force military assistant to the then secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from Mexico.

Robert E. Lighthizer, the U.S. trade representative, also is seeking a new «sunset clause» that would require the treaty to be renewed every five years, a feature that business groups say would introduce excessive uncertainty in their planning.

Unlike other lead generation companies that might only provide lead generation outsourcing (many through international representatives), we provide U.S. based turnkey programs to cover every step of the sales cycle, with B2B lead generation services and support for qualifying business leads based on sound marketing principles.

A Bank of America spokesman declined to comment, while representatives at the DoJ did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment outside regular U.S. business hours.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

«Dr. Johnston... developed this sudden and seemingly urgent interest in this issue not via a last minute clinical review of the scientific literature, or even after consulting with the AAP's own recognized lactation science experts... his concern came immediately after aggressive, personal lobbying by representatives of one of the AAP's biggest financial contributors, the $ 3 billion U.S. infant formula industry,» wrote lactivist Katie Allison Granju in «The Milky Way of Doing Business,» a rebuttal to the AAP's actions regarding the campaign.

Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hanna (NY - 24) and Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. welcomed a new business to the Mohawk Valley: Aqua Vita Farms in Sherrill.

The event was designed to allow representatives of the U.S. Government to participate in direct and substantive discussions with Africa's emerging business leaders — an opportunity to engage in a dialogue that has the potential to influence U.S. foreign policy for Africa.

Elumelu's engagements in the U.S. comes after the recent visit by a delegation of members of Obama's Presidential Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC - DBIA), along with representatives of several U.S. government trade and investment - focused agencies.

Amid a round of meetings with business leaders, labor union representatives and members of Congress, the president signed a memorandum withdrawing America from the TPP, creating an American policy vacuum in a fast - growing region that includes China and longtime U.S. allies.

The members of the Rockland County Legislature's Budget and Finance Committee passed a resolution on Tuesday to urge the United States Senate and the House of Representatives to support a tax relief package proposed by U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (NY) and Robert Menendez (NJ) to aid individuals and businesses that suffered financial loss due to Hurricane Sandy.

«Western New York is well positioned to grow jobs that embrace innovation and with this significant federal grant we can embark on a project to provide valuable support for tomorrow's thriving high - tech businesses,» said Rep. Brian Higgins, D - Buffalo, who worked on the funding package along with fellow congressional representatives Louise Slaughter, D - Fairport, and Chris Lee, R - Clarence, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.

U.S. Representative Nita Lowey said, «Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee caused severe damage to Westchester and Rockland County homes, businesses, and infrastructure.

American - accented English dominates the potpourri of languages there, and power - suited representatives from U.S. cities, states and businesses mingle with their foreign counterparts.

That is how many lawmakers and business groups are reacting to a vote last night by the U.S. House of Representatives to retroactively revive a tax credit that allows companies to write off certain research expenses.

June 22, 2016 • The U.K. is the largest source of foreign investments in the U.S. Representatives of state economic development teams weigh in on the possible impact of a «Brexit» on business in their states.

At the invitation of China's National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development, several U.S. education leaders and I participated in the China Teacher Leaders Forum and a series of other meetings with Chinese agency heads, educators and teacher educators, and business and philanthropic representatives.

A passion for all she does has landed Kristin in internships as a Campaign Assistant for U.S. Representative Aaron Schock, Marketing Coordinator for Illinois Business Financial Services, and Managing Editor for The Scout, Bradley's student newspaper.

Survey methodology CreditCards.com surveyed 163 consumer credit cards (excluding small business and secured cards) from 12 major U.S. credit card issuers using website terms and conditions documents and calls to issuer representatives to confirm foreign transaction fee details.

The participants in the policy and politics roundtable were: Robert Grady, General Partner, Cheyenne Capital Fund (1989 — 1991: Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget for Natural Resources, Energy & Science; 1991 — 1993 Executive Associate Director, OMB, and Deputy Assistant to the President); C. Boyden Gray, Principal, Boyden Gray & Associates (1989 — 1993: White House Counsel); Fred Krupp, President (1984 — present), Environmental Defense Fund; Mary D. Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board (1993 — 1997: Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency); Roger Porter, IBM Professor of Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School (1989 — 1993: Assistant to the President for Economic and Domestic Policy); Richard L. Schmalensee, Howard W. Johnson Professor of Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management (1989 — 1991: Member, President's Council of Economic Advisers); and Philip Sharp, President, Resources for the Future (1975 — 1995: Member, U.S. House of Representatives, Indiana, and Chairman, Energy and Power Subcommittee, House Committee on Natural Resources).

In this panel, hear from the representatives from We Are Still In and America's Pledge on this new form of American climate leadership and how they are working with a coalition of over 2700 U.S. cities, states, businesses, faith groups, indigenous people and cultural institutions committed to bold climate action, thereby waving the flag that the US is still in.

News cameras and long lines of people waiting to enter a packed hearing room are not the stuff of normal business carried out by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House SST), which has a... Continue reading →

Compelling to arbitration — and ultimately obtaining dismissal with prejudice of all claims — a statewide putative class and representative action brought against a craft store chain in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California that involved meal and rest break, failure to pay wages, inaccurate wage statements, unfair business practices, and PAGA claims;

So the first task is to see how quickly a state can enact the U.S. Chamber of Commerce model to establish state commissions that tell Governors what judges to appoint, requiring that two - thirds of its members be non-lawyers — and then to pack it with your own business representatives.

Owners of these businesses recognize their liabilities: customers around the U.S., buyers who process, representatives who visit their facilities.

Traveled extensively throughout the U.S. and Mexico to develop business with potential customers, often traveling in tandem with local territory sales representative — approximate 70 % travel.

Professional Duties Active international military service including deployment to Iraq Ability to remain calm and in control in high pressure situations Continued military education and service through U.S. Air National Guard Managed military munitions facility ensuring secure and efficient operation Oversaw junior team members and provided instruction as needed Performed administrative duties including phones, data entry, document coordination, and other support functions as required Served as customer service representative in civilian employment Provided excellent customer service ensuring client satisfaction Generated increased sales and repeat business through positive, professional, and courteous client interaction

The 2018 REALTORS ® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo represents an important opportunity for REALTORS ® to meet with their U.S. Senators and Representatives and communicate the issues critical to their businesses, communities and the consumers they represent.

At the national level, you can join NAR directors and thousands of other politically active members in Washington, D.C., for the NAR Midyear Business Meeting and all - important visits on April 30 to U.S. senators and representatives on Capitol Hill.

WASHINGTON (December 5, 2013)-- «The Innovation Act of 2013, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today, will help curb abusive patent litigation and licensing schemes that are increasingly harming Realtors ® and main street business owners.

That statement said he met with representatives of «business circles of the U.S., including with the head of Kushner Companies, Jared Kushner.»

The president's plans also would affect the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Trade Representative, the Export - Import Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corp. and the Trade and Development Agency.

The Bureau received over 2,800 comments on the TILA - RESPA proposal during the comment period from, among others, consumer advocacy groups; national, State, and regional industry trade associations; banks; community banks; credit unions; financial companies; mortgage brokers; title insurance underwriters; title insurance agents and companies; settlement agents; escrow agents; law firms; document software companies; loan origination software companies; appraisal management companies; appraisers; State housing finance authorities, counseling associations, and intermediaries; State attorneys general; associations of State financial services regulators; State bar associations; government sponsored enterprises (GSEs); a member of the U.S. Congress; the Committee on Small Business of the U.S. House of Representatives; Federal agencies, including the staff of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Bureau of Economics, and the Office of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC staff), and the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA); and individual consumers and academics.