Sentences with phrase «deputy high commissioner»
Here he describes his equally stormy involvement as deputy head of a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) department in the arms for Sierra Leone affair, when a British company supplied weapons to that country's President in contravention of an embargo; his role as single - handed saviour of Ghanaian democracy when deputy high commissioner in Accra, and his participation in peace negotiations in Togo to end Sierra Leone's civil war.
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Last year, in a comprehensive study, the deputy children's commissioner concluded there was «a high correlation between exposure to pornography and it influencing children's behaviour and attitudes».
Mr. Banks is the second high - ranking NYPD figure to leave the department in recent months: he was set to replace former first deputy commissioner Rafael Pineiro, the department's top - ranking Hispanic official, who retired in September.
«If it's a commissioner, deputy commissioner, high ranking official — whoever that may be can not hide anymore,» he said.
The 17 Democrats who voted to override Malloy's education commissioner bill veto included Deputy Speaker Linda Orange of Colchester, Deputy Majority Leader Michelle Cook of Torrington, and Roberta Willis of Salisbury, co-chairwoman of the higher education committee.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said today that he was disappointed to receive the resignation of NYPD Chief Philip Banks — the police department's highest - ranking uniformed officer, who was about to become first deputy commissioner.
Joseph Rabito, then executive deputy commissioner at the Office of General Services, told Percoco he intended to seek higher paying, private - sector work after the November election.
«I've been given nothing but the highest level of access to every person that I need to talk to... We're getting immediate call - backs — commissioners, deputy commissioners, deputy mayors — everything we need.»
Skandera was best known as a former deputy education commissioner in Florida under Governor Jeb Bush, who had been pursuing a high - profile, accountability - focused agenda of education reforms.
The arrival of the aircraft was attended by the UK high commissioner of Rwanda, Yamina Karitanyi; deputy chief executive of RwandAir, Yvonne Makolo; and Stephen King, head of airline relations, Gatwick Airport.
He is being assisted by a deputy senior president, HH Judge Gary Hickinbottom, a former chief social security and child support commissioner (recently appointed to the High Court).