Sentences with phrase «u.s. government positions»

Offers university - based scholars valuable hands - on experience in the nuclear security policymaking field and places selected fellows in U.S. government positions or international organizations for a period of twelve months to work with practitioners.

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The U.S. backing for the government was strong and showed no sign of waning, and a major troop increase - the surge - made al Qaeda's position look less and less tenable.

In Canada, the report notes, unlike in the U.S., there have been strong efforts to emphasize diversity at the highest levels of government and society, most notably that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appointed 15 men and 15 women to cabinet positions.

Verheul reiterated the sticking points: the U.S. positions on autos, a proposed sunset clause, access to U.S. government procurement and the American desire to opt out of a dispute resolution chapter.

The U.S. government pulled in the email as support for Microsoft's position in the economy, and Buffett later saw his email in a Wall Street Journal article, he shared in an interview with CNBC.

He also said he abused his position to help China's highest profile fugitive, Guo Wengui, an exiled U.S. - based billionaire who has made incendiary claims of corruption at the highest levels of the Chinese government.

Jack Lew was appointed U.S. Secretary of the Treasury last year and, the Journal item noted, «The terms of Mr. Lew's original employment contract with Citigroup included a bonus guarantee if he left the bank for a high level position with the United States government or regulatory body.»

In my view, we should not believe the federal government is in a similar position to 1993 or to the U.S. government in 1981 - 82.

The president's position will likely only be swayed by U.S. businesses and politicians, not foreign governments, by convincing him of the likely harm to the economy if Canada is not exempt, said Simard.

The Canadian government rejects that position, saying the statistics don't back the U.S. deficit assertions.

A clearly defined position by the U.S. government will help businesses and individuals alike when it comes to investing in and using Bitcoin.

Bitcoin has grown to a point where clarification of the position of the U.S. government and others is needed for future growth.

According to a story from Reuters in 2016, Stamos reportedly left his position as the top security officer at Yahoo after the company complied with a secret U.S. intelligence directive that allowed the government to search Yahoo user emails via purpose - built software.

The choices can include Government and U.S. Treasury funds, including options for your account's core position; retail prime and, for non-retirement accounts, retail municipal funds; and alternatives to retail funds for institutional investors.

Paulson's government position allowed him to oversee the biggest taxpayer bailout of Wall Street in U.S. history — portions of which remained secret for years, like the Fed's covert $ 16 trillion in hidden loans to Wall Street and foreign banks.

The views expressed are my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United States Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.»

estimate of annual income from a specific security position over the next rolling 12 months; calculated for U.S. government, corporate, and municipal bonds, and CDs by multiplying the coupon rate by the face value of the security; calculated for common stocks (including ADRs and REITs) and mutual funds using an Indicated Annual Dividend (IAD); calculated for fixed rate bonds (including treasury, agency, GSE, corporate, and municipal bonds), CDs, common stocks, ADRs, REITs, and mutual funds when available; not calculated for preferred stocks, ETFs, ETNs, UITs, international stocks, closed - end funds, and certain types of bonds

Overall, the Strategic Total Return Fund remains positioned primarily to benefit from downward pressure on real interest rates and the U.S. dollar, but our overall exposure to risk is relatively conservative in all of the asset classes we hold - TIPS, precious metals, utilities, U.S. agency notes, and foreign government securities.

At a minimum, prudence demands that Canada's governments get back to a financial position that would allow them to respond to the next financial crisis, which could be triggered by U.S. politicians, Chinese executives, or Canadian homeowners.

-- There are the huge and disproportionate gold, silver, and interest rate derivative positions built up at just two or three international banks, positions that never could be undertaken without the express or implicit underwriting of the U.S. government.

Republicans have accused Bernanke of subsidizing the nation's borrowing binge by buying more than a trillion dollars in U.S. government debt since 2008 — a position he has rejected.

The Strategic Total Return Fund continues to carry a 3.25 year duration, mostly in TIPS, a roughly 14 % exposure to precious metals shares, as well as modest additional positions in select utilities, foreign government notes, and U.S. agency securities.

In 2005, Mr. Mosbacher was appointed by President George W. Bush to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, an independent agency of the U.S. government that supports private capital investment in emerging markets around the world.

From her start in San Francisco to her position as the highest - ranking female leader in U.S. government, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has had a long...

Our group's understanding of the relationship of Deng Xiaoping's government to religion began before we left the U.S., with our study of a fairly recent position paper on religion issued by China's Communist Party.

Odder still, after saying he had to support the position of the U.S. government, he went on to deplore that position, observing that Dr. Louis Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services, shared his embarrassment over official queasiness about the scientific uses of the unborn dead.

He asks us to believe that the U.S. bishops issued a statement called «Political Responsibility» during a U.S. election year that merely rediscovers nineteenth - century German social thought, which by chance offers a political platform that, by sheer coincidence, parallels the U.S. Democratic platform program by program, yet these very bishops are completely immune from influence by the current political constellation in their headquarters» host city of Washington, D.C. Further, this very professor tells us that the problem with Republicans» the party of Ford, Bush, and Dole» is that they are excessively committed to the «unfettered free market» and lack «faith in the government's ability to provide» social benefits, a position he claims is completely contrary to the Catholic faith.

But then some surprises: Canada, whose government led by Steven Harper has been backing away from the previous government's commitment to Kyoto, began publicly leaning toward the U.S. position; and then, to the embarrassment of the Kyoto group, Japan, home country of the treaty and of course a signatory to it, joined the United States and Canada in looking favorably on the voluntary approach.

Mr. Paquin, who was transferred to a lower - level position in 1999, returned to his old job years later after filing a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel alleging that his transfer was prompted by testimony he gave to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, which conducted a separate review of HUD's overall monitoring activities.

The difference between the two positions is that a patent agent has passed the patent bar exam, earned their registration number and is duly recognized by the U.S. government as someone who practices patent law.

As long as nuclear technology remains important for keeping America in its current position of global leadership, the U.S. government will keep pumping research's life - blood (money) into nuclear - energy - related science.

The U.S. government should maintain its leadership position in global health as a matter of urgent national interest and as a global public benefit that enhances America's international standing.»

The postdoc, who did not want to be identified for fear of drawing unwanted attention, must now decide whether to continue with his work on stem cells — gambling that the U.S. government by summer will be inclined to grant him an extension — or spend the next half - year boning up on techniques that will help him secure a position outside the United States.

AAAS Launches Election 2012 Site With the U.S. presidential campaign still in its early stages, the AAAS Office of Government Relations has developed a Web site that describes and tracks the candidates» positions on science, technology, and innovation issues: Science and Technology in the 2012 Presidential Election.

His career has included many global health and biomedical research management positions at NIH, the U.S. State Department and elsewhere in the U.S. Government.

The position is responsible for developing, managing and sustaining appropriate relationships with the appropriate offices in the U.S. and foreign governments and intergovernmental organizations, and private sector partners.

This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.»

Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman), a nuclear scientist turned U.S. government official, portrays the helpless woman in a top position.

Veteran filmmaker Barak Goodman persuasively replies to that query in his somber, thorough «Oklahoma City,» a chilling documentary that firmly positions McVeigh not as some delusional loner but rather as a product of a far - right subculture that looked on the U.S. federal government as one of the most dangerous forces on the face of the Earth.

The Bush administration has reversed an earlier stance taken by the federal government on a legal appeal dealing with the burden of proof in special education cases, choosing to support the position taken by a Maryland school district in a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

He was fond of denouncing «failing government schools», Common Core (which Ms. DeVos seemed to support at one point, recently shifting her position), and the U.S. Department of Education.

During her career, Pollitt held several committee positions on Capitol Hill working in the U.S. House of Representatives, including as a special assistant to the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and professional staff on the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on the Census.

He also has held several positions in the U.S. Government Accountability Office, including: Assistant Director and Certified Fraud Examiner, Senior Attorney, Legislative Advisor, Senior Foreign Affairs Analyst, and Investigator.

However, the contents of the described report do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment or the National Institute on Early Childhood development, or the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.

Prior to joining the Stanford University faculty in 1969, Dr. Kirst served in several positions in the federal government, including staff director of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Manpower, Employment, and Poverty; director of program planning and evaluation for the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education in the U.S. Office of Education (now the U.S. Department of Education); and associate director of the White House Fellows.

However, the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment or the National Institute on Early Childhood Development, or the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.

He and the members of his office oversee DOT's litigation and work closely with the U.S. Department of Justice and DOT's Chief Counsels» Offices in the development of the government's legal positions and the drafting of the government's briefs in major Departmental litigation.

Prior to joining the General Counsel's Office at DOT, Mr. Geier held several other positions with the federal government, including Deputy Solicitor to the U.S. Department of Energy's Special Counsel, where he was responsible for judicial litigation arising out of the petroleum pricing and allocation program, and Regional Counsel for Region X of the Community Services Administration in Seattle, Washington.

Credit, S&P vs. U.S. Treasuries, cross-market government spreads and foreign exchange were less efficient means of positioning.