Sentences with phrase «government affairs office»

A notable example is the ABA's Government Affairs Office — which lobbies in Washington DC to convey to national lawmakers «the Association's concerns and views on matters of importance to the legal profession,» [10] and to advocate for ABA policies as they are adopted by the ABA's «policy making body,» [11] the House of Delegates.

In fact, even with the lawyer from our ABA Government Affairs office that was involved in the years before Public Service Loan Forgiveness even became a law.

SEMA's government affairs office is arranging for free one - on - one meetings with attorneys who specialize in intellectual property, antitrust law and minimum - advertise - price (MAP) programs for SEMA members.

Although discussions with the Hill are generally communicated through the Department's Government Affairs office, member offices also commonly write to the Secretary on specific issues.

She said that when she asked why she was getting the ax, she was told that «it wasn't anything to do with job performance — they just wanted to make changes in the government affairs office.»

Those businesses often have a government affairs office or longstanding relationships they can leverage to help you discern your problems and get your site back up and running.

There are also the lobbying firms, trade associations and corporate government affairs offices that are pitching senior Obama aides» resumes into the round file while scrambling to hire operatives with Republican connections.

These contributors represent major stakeholder groups, such as associations, think tanks, corporate government affairs offices, interest groups, the media, and key industry organizations in Washington, D.C..

Similarly, charter management organizations and their powerful government affairs offices would be just as likely to lobby for more flexible and generous authorization allowances to charter schools.

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They also impact everything from FDA food labels (think «Nutrition Facts») to public school lunch programs, recommendations at the doctor's office, and what people are fed from the Defense Department and Veteran's Affairs food programs to government assistance like SNAP and WIC.

He's worked in the communications office of the Department of Veterans Affairs, helping to formulate the public messaging of a sometimes troubled and often misunderstood wing of the federal government.

Blandin also served as: special assistant to the assistant secretary of administration, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, from 1977 to 1981; executive director of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, from 1972 to 1977; executive staff assistant in the Office of the Governor, California Council on Intergovernmental Relations, from 1970 to 1971; and just prior to joining ASEC, Blandin served nine months as executive vice president of the Council for Excellence in Government.

But departing Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Administrator Cass Sunstein's demands that executive agencies spend time searching for obsolete rules is an unjustified burden and cost to government agencies.

• Restore full collective bargaining rights; • Restore strong health and safety protections in workplaces under federal jurisdiction, watered down by the previous government; • Repeal anti-labour Bills C - 525 and C - 377; C - 10; C - 4; C - 59; • Restore pay equity in the public service, with full union right of representation; • Re-open the nine veterans» affairs offices shut down in 2014.

After choosing a business name, you can take a bold step to get it registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission or your local government office.

Prior to joining the Council, Brian was an economist and policy analyst in the federal government with positions at the Department of Finance, Global Affairs Canada, the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Privy Council Office.

Second row standing from left to right: F. Robert Salerno, President & CEO, Cendant Car Rental Group; Richard Wistrand, Senior Vice President & Chief Fossil Officer, TXU; David Rader, Senior Vice President Finance and CFO, Frito - Lay Division, PepsiCo, Inc.; Mirian Graddick - Weir, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, AT&T; Lisa Martin, Vice President, Global Sourcing, Pfizer, Inc.; Theo Fletcher, Vice President, Supply Chain Compliance, Security & Diversity, IBM Corporation; A. Shuanise Washington, Vice President Government Affairs Policy and Outreach, Altria Group, Inc.; Bruce Perkins, Vice President, Manager, Supplier Diversity and Business Development Group, Merrill Lynch; Joyce M. Wichie, Director, Supplier Diversity, Worldwide Purchasing, Eastman Kodak Company; Dick Anderson, Vice Chairman, Planning & Administration, BellSouth Corporation; John D. Hofmeister, President and Country Chair, Shell Oil Company; Robert McCormes - Ballou, Director, Vendor Diversity, Office Depot; and Michael L. Eskew, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, UPS.

«That this House expresses profound concern that, despite voting 279 in favour and none against the motion calling on the Government to refer genocidal atrocities of Daesh to the United Nations Security Council on 14 April 2016, still, no such referral has been made; recalls the words of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in an article in the Telegraph on 27 March 2016, Daesh are engaged in what can only be called genocide of the poor Yazidis, though for some baffling reason the Foreign Office still hesitates to use the term genocide; and calls on the Government to ensure that the unanimous will of Parliament is implemented with urgency.»

In support of The Federal Government of Somalia, on Tuesday the United Kingdom and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) convened an event in London to draw urgent attention to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia and the need for a swift and substantial response.

He has been under house arrest since January 2007, after being removed from office, in violation of canon law, for repeatedly objecting to government interference in ecclesiastical affairs.

James has extensive career in government relations and corporate affairs roles including senior representation of Australia's food and grocery manufacturing, resources and education sectors as well as in consultancy and ministerial offices.

Bamgbose Olukunle, Permanent Secretary, Political Affairs in the Office of the SGF, reiterated government's commitment to road safety.

Saying the criticism by some groups are uncalled for, the government through a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor Semiu Okanlawon, the state had despite its meagre resources had squeezed water out of stone to manage the affairs of the state.

Corey Johnson is currently employed by GFI Development Company as Director of Government Relations and Community Affairs, where he has worked with the New York City Council, Mayor's office and a variety of New York City Agencies.

Government officials participating included Amy Peterson, Director of the Office of Housing Recovery, Public Advocate Tish James, Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Nisha Agarwal and Council Members Donovan Richards, Mark Treyger and Carlos Menchaca.

Nine officials in de Blasio's office have civilian government - paid chauffeurs, including four deputy mayors, his chief of staff, his press secretary and director of intergovernmental affairs.

The permanent secretaries who were inaugurated have been posted as follows: Ehuria Ekeoma (Abia), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Akpan Sunday (Akwa Ibom), Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment; Anagbogu Nkiruka -LRB-(Anambra), Ministry of Women Affairs; and Walson - Jack Esther (Bayelsa), Office of the Head of Service of the Federation.

But in their response to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's annual human rights report, the foreign affairs committee urges the government to consider its policies.

Internal affair What I am saying is that if they are PDP people or opposition people that are being harassed, are they being harassed in opposition or because while in government they abused office?

Throughout his campaign Mr Clegg has used his position as home affairs spokesman to attack the government's record on civil liberties, as well as highlighting the blunders that have beset Jacqui Smith's Home Office.

The International Fair Trade Federation's director of government affairs Dominick Moxon - Tritsch described the Cabinet Office's plans as «hilariously bad» and warned they would only encourage «regulatory arbitrage».

Currently, the only branch of government committed exclusively to the needs of former military men and women is the Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs.

In her final State of the City speech, Mark - Viverito unveiled a slew of proposals, including blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from most spaces on city property, free birth control for all women, a significant expansion of the mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and prohibiting local law enforcement from coordinating with the federal government in crackdowns on foreign nationals.

Prime Minister: David Cameron Deputy PM & First Secretary of State: William Hague Chancellor of the Exchequer: George Osborne Leader of the Commons: Ken Clarke Home Secretary: David Davis Foreign Secretary: Sir Malcolm Rifkind Business & Employment Secretary: John Redwood Communities & Social Justice Secretary: Iain Duncan Smith Cabinet Office Minister: Francis Maude Defence Secretary: Dr Liam Fox Environment and Energy Secretary: Oliver Letwin Leader of the Lords: Lord Strathclyde Nations Secretary: Lord Trimble Education Secretary: Michael Gove Health Secretary: Chris Grayling Women & Equalities Secretary: Theresa May Pensions & Welfare Reform Secretary: David Willetts Trade & International Development Secretary: Alan Duncan Justice Secretary & Lord Chancellor: Dominic Greive Transport Secretary: Damian Green Farming, Food & Rural Affairs Secretary: Nick Herbert Housing & Local Government Secretary: Philip Hammond Culture Secretary: Julie Kirkbride

A motion filed by federal prosecutors in March revealed that Spota refused to issue a subpoena to aid my office's internal affairs investigation of Walsh, who was convicted later that month on federal charges of theft of government funds and wire fraud.

The chief of staff in the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Colonel Dedis Abel (Rtd), while launching the direct payment exercise in Port Harcourt, the Rivers Stare capital yesterday, said the Federal Government will no longer make such payment through leaders of the ex-militants.

Speakers will include Dr. Barbara Wallace, Columbia University, Teacher's College; Dr. Mardia Stone, MD, PhD, Health Advisor to Liberian Government; Eluemuno Blyden, PhD, Virologist AfriVax; Dr. Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, NYC DOHMH Assistant Commissioner; Dana March, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University; Rudolph Pyatt, Deputy General Counsel, NYC Commission on Human Rights; Assistant Commissioner Israel Rosario of the Mayor's Office on Immigrant Affairs; Christina Farrell, Deputy Commissioner for External Affairs, New York City Office of Emergency Management; and Health and Hospitals Corporation President Dr. Raju Ramanathan, MD, MBA, FACS, FACHE.

For now, the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs has maintained its position, saying the increasing need for lawyers in light of recent federal government actions pertaining to immigration policy have forced the city to reevaluate and prioritize how the allocations are funded.

So the person who has held elected office after elected office and government position after government position, doesn't necessarily manage the city's or the nation's affairs well.

«However, the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Nigerian judiciary sincerely appreciate the interest of Nigerians towards the appointment of a substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria to oversee the affairs of the judiciary as the third arm of government, but believes that issuing an ultimatum to Mr. President appears to be going too far and smacks of disrespect for the exalted office of the President.»

Strategizing which people and offices to contact for any specific issue is what government relations and public affairs staff do best at organizations like American Geophysical Union (AGU), said Lexi Shultz, AGU vice president of public affairs.

Scientists can consult with their institutions» public affairs and government relations offices and join groups like Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy that seek to empower scientists to involve themselves in the policymaking process, panelists said.

«The Academy of Radiology Research undertook this analysis to address a need from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop econometric evidence to better guide federal R&D budgets,» said Michael Kalutkiewicz, co-author of the report and senior director for government affairs at the Academy of Radiology Research.

«As a general rule, the federal government can not receive money to pay its bills from any source but Congress,» explained Susan Lowe at the public affairs office for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)- Energy.

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USA Michel Kazatchkine, UN SG's Special Envoy for AIDS, Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2007 - 2012) György Thaler, Development Director, Gedeon Richter Plc Fook Kay Lee, Chief Science and Technology Officer, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Presenter for Dr Fook Kay Lee: Michelle Yap, Senior Assistant Director, Singapore Government, Ministry of Home Affairs, S&T Assessment Taskforce, Office of the Chief Science and Technology Officer Thomas Hartung, toxicologist of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Despite the overwhelming disapproval, office affairs still blossom occasionally in companies and government outlets worldwide.

Rhodes Boyson, a Conservative Member of Parliament and an official in the government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, made these and other observations during a public address sponsored here last week by the Education Department's office for intergovernmental and interagency affairs.

All are affiliated with and financially supported by Hanban, the executive arm of the Chinese Language Council International, which in turn consists of representatives of a dozen government ministries, including foreign affairs, commerce and the «State Council Information Office» which is responsible for, among other things, internet censorship.

HGSE defines «officially recognized» student organizations as those recognized by the Student Government Association or, in exceptional cases, by the director of the Office of Student Affairs or her / his designee.)