Sentences with phrase «as former heads of state»

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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, an 87 - year - old former communist with no natural affinity for Berlusconi or Grillo, made clear that as head of state he would brook no insults to national pride.

- how you can claim it's unfair to characterize evangelicals as anti-intellectual while following a man who believes conspiracy theories from the National Enquirer, thinks climate change is a hoax, says vaccines cause autism, and displays such breathtaking ignorance regarding the state of the world and foreign policy that no former presidents will endorse him and multiple generals, foreign policy experts, editorial boards, and heads of state have denounced him as dangerously uninformed,

Jim Sutherland, fired as assistant coach by Washington as result of player revolt against embattled Husky Coach John Cherberg, landed squarely on both feet, signed to coach rival Washington State; Rutgers hired John R. Stiegman, former Princeton assistant, as new head coach.

His athletic playing and coaching experience includes: Coached BAVC boys and girls club teams including 18s (boys and girls), 16s (boys and girls), 15s (girls), and 13s (girls) Current De La Salle Junior Varsity Coach Former Clayton Valley High Girls Varsity Head and Assistant Coach Former Las Lomas High Varsity Assistant Coach Former St. Francis CYO and Walnut Creek Youth Basketball Coach Former AA Rated Sand & Grass Doubles Division I Football and Basketball Player (University of Maine) All - State High School Football Player (Maine) Rich brings a broad perspective on youth athletics as a club director, coach, high school and college athlete, and a father of a high school and college athlete.

Arizona State University and Vice President of University Athletics Ray Anderson has unveiled plans for a restructured ASU football model and named former NFL head coach Herman Edwards as the 24th head coach of Sun Devil Football, pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents.

And a # 1.65 m townhouse in Kensington is shown as belonging to a BVI company whose sole shareholder is Folorunsho Coker, former head of the number plate production authority of the state of Lagos and currently business adviser to the governor of Lagos.

The controversial conventions of the Peoples Democratic Party holding in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Abuja have produced a new caretaker committee headed by former Kaduna Governor Senator Ahmed Makarfi with Senator Ben Obi as his Interim Secretary.

The NY Post reports this morning that a group of African - American Democratic leaders, headed by state Party Co-Chair Keith Wright, are mobilizing to try to erode the support among black voters enjoyed by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer as he heads into the final weeks of his NYC comptroller battle with his primary opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

In a Facebook post Friday, December 29, 2017, captured by Ghanapoliticsonline.com ahead of the official declaration, the former Ghanaian leader who also headed the ECOWAS Observer Mission to the county, stated that Liberians have made themselves and the ECOWAS region proud and with the election fever now over, every Liberian should see the task of nation - building and development as a collective patriotic responsibility.

Gail Nayowith, former head of the nonprofit Citizens» Committee for Children of New York and a current member of the New York City Board of Health, resigned as co-chair of New York State Children's Medicaid Redesign Team, a position she held for seven years.

Stuart Appelbaum, the head of the retail workers» union who is a Kathleen Rice backer in the AG primary, says he got a robocall this weekend from state Sen. Eric Schneiderman's campaign denouncing the Nassau County DA as a former Republican and saying he's «one of us.»

Even as members of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party remain resolute in demonizing former President John Dramani Mahama, describing him as the worse thing to have ever happened to the country, party leader and President of the Republic, Nana Akufo Addo has not shelved his admiration for his predecessor at Heads of State summits he has attended so far.

David Grandeau is the former head of the State Lobbying Commission, where Bulgaro also served as Chair, and which was merged into the present ethics commission.

Former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon has described late Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu as a great Nigerian who believed so much in the unity of the...

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

A source in the APC confirmed that Buhari had earlier promised to support the former NBA President, who was one of the President's foot soldiers during the 2015 electioneering as a member of the presidential campaign committee, which was headed by the former Governor of Rivers State, now Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

Kaylee Dedrick is the daughter of Charles S. Dedrick, head of the New York State Council of School Superintendents and former superintendent of Capital Region BOCES, as well as a former North Greenbush Democratic councilman.

A former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, the 58 - year old Christian Kabore was elected in November 2015 as part of transitional arrangements put in place by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government during the...

Former Head of Service in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Akinwusi has revealed that the state finances was not as bad as being painted by the staState, Mr. Olusegun Akinwusi has revealed that the state finances was not as bad as being painted by the stastate finances was not as bad as being painted by the statestate...

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown could be headed toward nomination as chairman of the state Democratic Committee when it meets tomorrow in Saratoga Springs, with former NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn serving as head of the executive committee.

AS part of a settlement with JCOPE, the former head of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn agreed to pay a $ 3,000 ethics fine after using his state credit card to help pay for a Bermuda vacation.

Anthony Bonomo, best known for his star turn in former Sen. Dean Skelos's corruption trial, has been ousted by state officials as the head of New York's second - latest medical malpractice firm.

Following the recent presidential pardon granted some convicts by President Goodluck Jonathan, Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has called on the government of President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately «rescind the alleged state pardon granted former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and former head, Bank of the North, Shettima Bulama, as the said pardon is a fundamental breach of the country's constitution and international anti-corruption obligations.&rstate pardon granted former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and former head, Bank of the North, Shettima Bulama, as the said pardon is a fundamental breach of the country's constitution and international anti-corruption obligations.&rState Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and former head, Bank of the North, Shettima Bulama, as the said pardon is a fundamental breach of the country's constitution and international anti-corruption obligations.»

After a decisive Republican primary victory, Illinois state Sen. Darin LaHood, the son of a former area congressman and Obama administration Cabinet member, is likely headed to Washington as the replacement for disgraced former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock.

David Grandeau is the former head of the State Lobbying Commission, where Bulgaro also served as chairman, and was merged into the present ethics commission.

I had expected to ask questions, but very characteristic of him, the former President decided to walk us through a lecture touching on his days as head of state (military and civilian), some of the difficult and sensitive decisions he took, his observations out of political office, Ghana's present political scene, the challenges confronting the Ghanaian media and finally the issue at stake.

«The Acting President also extols the readiness of the former Head of State in accepting to serve as United Nations and African Union's envoy promoting peace and good governance in Africa.

Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, said on Wednesday, that Nigeria must take some steps to plan beyond oil so as to reposition the nation's...

Former head of state and statesman, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd) received the Leadership Person of the Year award, while Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina was honoured as Public Officer of the year.

The former President said while he was in the military as Head of State and during the civil war, he did not gather many materials that could have been in the library.

Former state Sen. Eric D. Coleman returned Monday to testify in front of a key legislative committee that he once headed — as a nominee to the Superior Court.

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani - Kayode, on Wednesday lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for claiming that he was removed as the then Head of State for attempting to...

He was even applauded by many when he claimed he could not afford the presidential nomination form of his party despite having served as a military head of state, a key player in another military government adjudged as most corrupt by both local and international bodies, a former military governor, a petroleum minister and chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), an agency that was also alleged of corruption.

Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday met with former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, famously known as IBB.

Former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon has admitted that his emergence as Head of State 31 years ago was by accident.

As well, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will hold private meetings with a number of former and current Heads of States including Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President of the ECOWAS Commission, Marcel de Souza and former President of Botswana, Festus Mogae.

A former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd), has described prayer as a formidable weapon that can solve the nation's many challenges better and...

The usual gaggle of self - styled good - government groups is calling on Gov. Paterson to appoint David Grandeau, former head of the state Lobbying Commission, as chairman of the Public Integrity Commission...

Osuntokun said Buhari should not forget to blame himself for Nigeria's woes since he is also a former leader having served as a military head of state from 1983 to 1985.

Obasanjo had in 2012 described the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly as institutions filled with «rogues and armed robbers» at an event in Lagos attended by two former heads of state, Yakubu Gowon and Ernest Shonekan.

Though the party has a standing committee on reconciliation, headed by the Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, it was gathered that the former President decided to assemble his team as the Leader of the party.

Recall that former Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida had admonished Governor Wike when the latter paid him a visit at his home in Niger state, saying the Governor will be supported if he contests as a running mate to the Presidential candidate of the PDP in State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida had admonished Governor Wike when the latter paid him a visit at his home in Niger state, saying the Governor will be supported if he contests as a running mate to the Presidential candidate of the PDP in state, saying the Governor will be supported if he contests as a running mate to the Presidential candidate of the PDP in 2019.

For example, the February 2006 issue of NEA Today features an article by David Berliner, the former head of the American Educational Research Association and professor at Arizona State University, that repeats Rothstein's argument with greater force and fewer reservations: «So why, when we have as much credible research making connections between poverty and school success, do we keep looking for other answers?

Backing calls from CPS leaders for a revamped state education funding formula is Ginger Ostro, the former chief financial officer of CPS who recently took over as head of the Advance Illinois think tank.

Well, Fed Ed Head Arne Duncan in his infinite wisdom as a former pro basketball player in Australia just got darned tired of waiting for Congress to remake NCLB in the image of Bill Gates and Michelle Rhee, so he first sent forth Race to the Top, the federal bribery plan that allowed Democrats for Education Reform and Stand for Children to rewrite state education laws across the land.

The task force, chaired by Joel Klein, former head of New York City public schools, and Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. secretary of state, cites mediocre U.S. showings on international assessments; high dropout rates, particularly among black and Hispanic students; poor civics performance; limited study of foreign languages; and lack of college preparedness as evidence that the nation's security is at risk.

Perhaps in response to Illinois having been named the third most corrupt state in the nation, and maybe also just having watched former governor Blagojevich head off to prison for 14 years, our state legislators have begun acting uncannily as though they are listening to us instead of the power elite.

This setting of low expectations by the state, which has been criticized by reformers in the state such as former Commissioner for Higher Education Stan Jones (now the head of College Complete America), makes a mockery of the otherwise strong efforts by the state to transform education for children.

As a former administrator in charge of state - funded preschool programs in New Jersey, Dr. Frede spoke to the value of Head Start and state pre-K collaboration.

Laura Arnold, a former school principal who is now head of Kentucky's career and technical education program, says that differentiating career readiness — and emphasizing that it's just as important as college readiness — will help the state reach students who might otherwise fall through the cracks.