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«Science tells us that we can not say with any certainty what constitutes a dangerous level of warming, and therefore what level must be avoided,» Paula Dobriansky, under secretary of state for global affairs and the leader of the American delegation, said in her remarks to the conference.»

For those seeking more, here are the slides used by Steven Koonin, the physicist and former BP scientist who now is under secretary for science at the department, in presenting the review earlier this week:

Here's how Elisabeth Hagen, under secretary of agriculture for food safety, summarized things not long ago (LFTB is the acronym for «lean, finely textured beef,» the industry name for the product):

She is still in the government, as parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for International Development.

Note: Following this pronouncement, the White House through Under Secretary for Food Safety at USDA, Dr. Elizabeth Hagen, announced there would be no horse slaughter for human consumption in the U.S. in the «near term».

John D. Hawke, Jr., a partner in Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC, formerly served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance, Comptroller of the Currency and General Counsel to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

A couple of days ago I wrote about the Trump Department of Education under Secretary Betsy DeVos who told student loan guaranty agencies with FFEL federal student loans to disregard the guidance provided by the Obama administration regarding defaults.

Ted Mitchell, the U.S.. Under Secretary of Education, commented on the experiment, «It's important for students to make good decisions about their student loan borrowing.

Prior to the creation of the Department of Transportation, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation administered the functions now associated with the DOT.

With the appointment of John Connor as the new Secretary of Commerce and Alan Boyd as Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation, Halaby thought «the time appears ripe for bold moves in transportation organization.»

While the changes haven't gone through, Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads said; «While the changes proposed in this consultation will not be taken forward at this time, further research will take place in the near future».

The Office shall play the lead role in advising the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and the Under Secretary for Policy on the development of policies related to innovative finance and procurement.

U.S. DOT Safer People, Safer Streets Initiative - Under the Secretary's leadership and the Safer People, Safer Streets initiative, road safety assessments were conducted in every State, and more than 230 cities have joined the Mayors» Challenge to improve walking and biking.

In accordance with the requirements of the memo, the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy will serve as coordinator for crowdsourcing and citizen science within the Department of Transportation and will catalog all citizen science and crowdsourcing projects within the Department on CitizenScience.gov, the General Services Administration's hub for these projects.

«We look forward to working with all seven cities to ensure they consider resiliency as they start to make their Smart City plans a reality,» said Dr. Reginald Brothers, Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security.

The primary objectives of the Leadership Academy are to: SUBMITTED BY: Office of the Under Secretary: Transportation Policy LAST UPDATED: October 24, 2016

The Resource Directorate serves as the focal point for management guidance while providing resource oversight for the Office of the Under Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs.

Title: Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy: Top Policy Issues Link: https://www.transportation.gov/transition/office-of-policy-top-policy-is...

The Under Secretary for Policy serves as a principal advisor to the Secretary and provides leadership in the development of policies for the Department, generating proposals and providing advice regarding legislative and regulatory initiatives across all modes of transportation.

The Under Secretary also directs transportation policy development and works to ensure that the Nation's transportation resources function as an integrated national system.

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He also held senior positions in the U.S. Transportation Department in Washington, D.C. from 1993 - 98, serving under Secretary Federico Pena and Secretary Rodney E. Slater.

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OST's Office of the Under Secretary (OST - S3) is responsible for administering, reviewing, and awarding grants for the program.

The DOT Credit Council members include six representatives from the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST): the Deputy Secretary of Transportation (Chair), the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs (Vice-Chair), the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, the General Counsel, the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, and the Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

Derek Kan is the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.

The Under Secretary coordinates the Department's budget development and policy development functions.

The Office of the Resource Directorate serves as the focal point for resource oversight for the Office of the Under Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, and the Build America Bureau.

The Under Secretary oversees the Assistant Secretaries for Aviation and International Affairs (X) and for Transportation Policy (P), coordinating transportation policy development with the goal of making the Nation's transportation resources function as an integrated national system.

The Under Secretary is responsible for ensuring coordination between the Department's policy development and budget development functions.

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy is the office primarily responsible for recommending transportation policy initiatives to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary.

Supports the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretary on all International meetings and missions;

Therefore, the Office of the Under Secretary comprises multiple offices, with a broad range of functions and missions, including domestic and international transportation policy development and implementation, economic and legislative analysis, regulatory oversight and public engagement.

Ralph Bunche was a Nobel Peace Prize winner who was appointed Under Secretary General of the United Nations.

Lord Nash, parliamentary under secretary of state for schools, appeared in front of the House of Commons education committee today to talk about regional schools commissioners.

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And the project moved forward with the help of the U.S. Department of Education under Secretary Bennett's leadership.

30) Revolving Door News: Ted Mitchell, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, is nominated by President Obama to become the Under Secretary of the Department of Education.

Prior to joining the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, she served under Secretary John King at the US Department of Education as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Innovation and Improvement where she worked on policies concerning charter schools and provided guidance for Race to the Top - District grantees.

The Inspiring Governance service launches today at an event being hosted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch with Lord Nash, Under Secretary of State for Schools.

Consider when in 2013 the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, Lord Nash, addressed the Independent Academies Association (IAA) by saying «people should be appointed on a clear prospectus and because of their skills and expertise as governors; not simply because they represent particular interest group».

Yet the Education Department under Secretary DeVos now threatens to withdraw that guidance.

Under Secretary Arne Duncan, the Department of Education, too, is encouraging states to think beyond fill - in - the - bubble for these nontraditional subjects, but so far, has not released any formal guidelines.

She also was the U.S. Department of Education's regional representative in Texas for Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, and she served as Special Assistant in the Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs under Secretary Rod Paige.

That work led to a deeper relationship with the Department of Defense and from 2006 - 2008, Leslye served as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, having responsibility for policy, advocacy and oversight of quality of life programs for service members and their families.

In the letter to the council, John Nash, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Schools, wrote: «I am minded to exercise the Secretary of State's powers... to transfer a freehold interest in the site to Trinity School in time for September 2015.»

Paul LeBlanc: Under Secretary Ted Mitchell asked me take on two projects.

Nor have things gotten significantly better under Secretary Duncan's waiver policy.