Sentences with phrase «from former heads of state»

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The Forum (which has its own Facebook page even though Facebook is banned in China) invites luminaries from around the world — economists, business leaders, former heads of state, and even the occasional journalist — to share their thoughts about the global economy and China's position in it.

«Inside our country, but also outside, in particular in our European neighbourhood, there would be concern and a lack of understanding if politicians in the biggest and economically strongest country (in Europe) did not live up to their responsibilities,» read a statement from Steinmeier, a former foreign minister who has been thrust centre - stage after taking on the usually largely ceremonial head of state role in March.

The IOC has been re-testing all Russian athletes» samples from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi for performance - enhancing drugs after Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Moscow's discredited anti-doping laboratory, revealed a state - run doping scheme in 2016.

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.

- 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,

«Keystone has never been a significant issue from an environmental point of view in substance, only in symbol,» said David Goldwyn, an energy market analyst and a former head of the State Department's energy bureau in the Obama administration, told The New York Times.

They were led by a team of accomplished coaches, including head coach Chris Carver who is former coach of three U.S. Olympic teams which won gold and bronze medals from Atlanta to Athens and has been named United States Synchronized Swimming Coach of the Year for an unprecedented 14 years.

Kansas State's head coach, Frank Martin, broke down over his best player, Jamar Samuels, being held out of his final game of his college career for taking $ 200 from his former AAU coach.

It's also worth noting here that the HRC's effort to push for marriage equality in NY is headed by a former Bloomberg aide, Brian Ellner, who removed his name from the running to become head of the Empire State Pride Agenda after some LGBT advocates protested his close ties to the mayor.

Go and sin no more Former Member of Parliament for New Juabeng North, Hackman Owusu - Agyeman, believes former President Jerry John Rawlings» admission that he accepted $ 2 million from former Nigerian Head of State, Sani Abacha, after nearly 18 years of denial, should warrant forgiveness from GhanFormer Member of Parliament for New Juabeng North, Hackman Owusu - Agyeman, believes former President Jerry John Rawlings» admission that he accepted $ 2 million from former Nigerian Head of State, Sani Abacha, after nearly 18 years of denial, should warrant forgiveness from Ghanformer President Jerry John Rawlings» admission that he accepted $ 2 million from former Nigerian Head of State, Sani Abacha, after nearly 18 years of denial, should warrant forgiveness from Ghanformer Nigerian Head of State, Sani Abacha, after nearly 18 years of denial, should warrant forgiveness from Ghanaians.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos does not at all like the tone Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking with the Legislature these days, saying Cuomo is «heading in the direction» of former Gov. Eliot «Steamroller» Spitzer, whose tough approach with state lawmakers proved largely unsuccessful (even before the prostutition scandal that pushed him from office).

Lingering popularity for the former head of state and her newly forged centre - left Unidad Ciudidana (Citizen's Unity Party) has contributed to a fiercely polarized campaign in a province that has recently slipped from Peronist hands for the first time in decades.

The head of the state Republican Party, Chairman Ed Cox, has filed a complaint alleging that Cuomo and his former closest aide, Percoco, broke laws meant to prevent government offices from being used to run political campaigns.

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.»

Kessel's role at the powerful upstate - focused Power Authority is under intense scrutiny from state Inspector General Ellen Biben in the wake of revelations that Kessel — a former head of the Long Island Power Authority who is believed to be eyeing a race for Nassau County executive — «donated» hundreds of thousands of dollars of NYPA funds to Long Island - based not - for - profit organizations.

I must declare from the outset that whoever insults General Buhari, a former Head of State must be psychotic; and whoever attacks President Jonathan of non-performance must be a prevaricator.

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.

Former secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton decided to «wipe her server clean» and permanently delete all e-mails from the personal server, according to the head of a House committee investigating the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

With President Obama set to deliver a prime - time address from the White House in what could be his last best chance to sway lawmakers to support military action against Syria, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton slated to give a high - profile speech in Philadelphia, and the Senate headed toward a key Wednesday test vote on Syria, there is A LOT going on in the political world Tuesday.

A former Republican state lawmaker from Idaho who was under investigation for sexual abuse was found dead Tuesday of a self - inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to officials.

Following reports that the Igbo son of Nigeria's former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, Mr. Musa Gowon allegedly released three weeks ago from California Prisons...

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.

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.

A national spokesman for Virginia - based K12 did not respond to requests for comment from Policy Watch, but Joel Medley — head of K12's North Carolina school and the former head of the state office that oversaw charter schools — isn't concerned with the news from the west coast.

Head Coach Milton Palacio, former NBA, Euroleague and Team Belize standout player, has pledged his commitment to continue the process of rebuilding the National Team Programme in developing young players and coaches going forward, and in preparation for the upcoming international basketball competition cycle,» the release from the BBF states.

It features aliens, and yeah you as the president of the United States and the former head of the Third Street Saints, have to save the world from these bad guys.

This exhibition will represent an amalgam of creative output, embodied in the artwork of the following artists who originate from United Kingdom, United States, China, Taiwan and the former Soviet Union: Glenn Brown, Michael Craig - Martin, Tim Head, Gary Hume, Linder, David Mach, Lisa Milroy, Paul Morrison, Julian Opie, Marc Quinn, Michael Sandle, Yinka Shonibare, Gavin Turk, Rachel Whiteread, Bill Woodrow, Richard Woods, Daniel Arsham, Jean - Michel Basquiat, Ashley Bickerton, Mike Bidlo, Robert Gober, Peter Halley, Keith Haring, Jenny Holzer, Clay Ketter, Jeff Koons, Sherrie Levine, Paul McCarthy, Richard Prince, Tom Sachs, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Mickalene Thomas, Jonas Wood, Ai Weiwei, Fang Lijun, Feng Mengbo, Gu Wenda, He An, Hung Tung - Lu, Inga Svala Thórsdóttir, Kwan Sheung Chi, Michael Lin, Liu Dahong, Liu Wei, Luis Chan, Made in Company (Xu Zhen), Qiu Anxiong, Qiu Zhijie, Qiu Qijing, Sui Jianguo, Tsang Kin - Wah, Tseng Kwong - Chi, Wang Guangyi, Wang Xingwei, Wang Ziwei, Wu Junyong, Wu Shanzhuan, Yu Youhan, Zeng Fanzhi, Zhang Peili, Zheng Guogu, Zhou Tiehai, Chang Tsung - Hsun, Chen Yi - Chieh (Agi Chen), Hou Chun - Ming, Mei Dean - E, Wu Tien - Chang, Yao Jui Chung, Yeh Wei - Li, AES + F, Blue Noses Group, Grisha Bruskin, Eric Bulatov, Vladimir Dubossarsky, Rimma Gerlovin, Valery Gerlovin, PG Group, Emilia Kabakov, Ilya Kabakov, Zhanna Kadyrova, Alexey Kallima, Vitaly Komar, Irina Korina, Alexander Kosolapov, Vladimir Kozhin, Oleg Kulik, Rotislav Lebedev, Vladislav Mamyshev - Monroe, Inspection Medical Hermeneutics, Alexander Melamid, Irina Nakhova, Anton Olshvang, Anatoly Osmolovsky, Boris Orlov, Pavel Pepperstein, George Pusenkoff, Recycle, Oleg Tselkov, Tsvetkov, Aidan Salakhova, Alexander Shekhovtsev, Sergey Shutov, Leonid Sokov and Alexander Vinogradov.

The roundtable was convened by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, the ranking member of the committee, and also included remarks from Christiana Figueres, former head of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, David O'Sullivan, the EU Ambassador to the United States, and Jonathan Elkind, former assistant secretary for international affairs at the U.S. Energy Department.

The Commission is chaired by the former president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, and is filled with former heads of state and current and former executives from Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and other major financial institutions.

In the United States, a weakened Arctic blast moving south to collide with moist air from the Gulf of Mexico can mean less rain and snow in some areas, including the drought - stricken Southeast, said Michael MacCracken, a former federal climate scientist who now heads the nonprofit Climate Institute.

WASHINGTON The former head of a federal agency helping U.S. states protect election systems from hackers has been hired for a similar role within the Trump administration after being passed up for reappointment by Republican Speaker Paul Ryan and the White House.

It has been revealed today that Uber has asked the former head of the company's self - driving car program and the person at the center of the lawsuit from Alphabet, Anthony Levandowski, to cooperate with a court order which states he must hand over any documents or files he downloaded while working for Alphabet, even if -LSB-...]

From 1989 to 2000, he was Managing Director of Kissinger Associates, a strategic consulting firm headed by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.