Sentences with phrase «government leaders from»

Yet the law envisions a top - down, one - size - fits - all approach that prevents local government leaders from pursuing their own gun policies.

The Climate Group States & Regions brought together sub-national government leaders from around the world in a powerful, high - profile network to share expertise, demonstrate impact and influence the international climate dialogue.

Government leaders from Poland's conservative Law and Justice Party actively oppose the European Union's climate change targets, even as other countries are aggressively moving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.

In 2015, government leaders from around the world made a pact to limit global average temperature rise to a point that would allow a familiar standard of living — 2 degrees Celsius (2 °C).

At the World Summit of States and Regions over 50 sub-national government leaders from around the world convened and confirmed their overall commitment to sustainable development and the Green Economy in the Declaration of Federated States and Regions of Rio de Janeiro.

For years, some reformers have argued that powerful establishment - oriented interest groups prevented government leaders from acting boldly here.

The report was the result of workshops and discussions organized by AAAS and its Caribbean Division after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti and involved over 100 scientists, engineers, educators, and government leaders from Haiti, Puerto Rico, Canada, Rwanda, and the United States.

Kigali — High - ranking government leaders from six African nations have pledged to expand their collaboration in science and science education to further economic and human development in their resource - rich but long - impoverished region.

Cuomo invited government leaders from Long Island, the North Country, central New York and other locales that experienced damage from Hurricanes Irene, Lee and Sandy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked local government leaders from around upstate New York help him convince the legislature to approve his tax free zone plan.

Cuomo invited government leaders from Long Island, the North Country, Central New York and other locales who experienced damage from Hurricanes Irene, Lee and Sandy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo met privately at the state Capitol with school and government leaders from Hoosick Falls about ongoing efforts to deal with the discovery of a toxic chemical that contaminated public and private water supplies in the Rensselaer County community

Love means buying a house in Washington, D.C. so government leaders from both parties had a place where they could learn how to get along, even though the idea failed and he lost some money trying.

Standing in front of business and government leaders from around the world at what is being coined the «Asian Davos,» President Xi Jinping delivered China to the world stage but left little substance last night.

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From 2010 to 2011, DeAngelis covered market activity in the Middle East for CNBC's international broadcast, interviewing influential business leaders and government officials.

And all small businesses that attend will interact with federal government officials, local elected leaders, representatives from national businesses and other small business experts.

Just listen to the urgent speeches from world leaders, and you might think that most governments agree that while we have no sustainable, clean alternative to fossil fuels that we can implement on a large scale today, we need to find one and put it in place quickly.

«It is important that we achieve a two - year agreement that funds our troops and provides for our national security and other critical functions of the Federal government,» the statement from the White House, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.

On October 4 in Boston, the Cambridge Cyber Summit will bring together top leaders from business, government and academia to determine how they can best collaborate to combat urgent cyberthreats and secure America's future.

The Fortune Global Forum creates a valuable opportunity for the CEOs of the world's biggest multinational companies — the Fortune Global 500 — to actively engage with China and its leaders from both business and government.

The tiff between the airline and the state government prompted speculation that Delta may relocate its HQ as Democratic leaders from other states appealed to the airline.

New leaders for Gold Corp The state government has appointed Donald Mackay - Coghill as chairman of Gold Corporation and Richard Hayes as chief executive, effective from next month.

Generally, that includes senior leadership from different departments and sometimes past and present clients, government, media, community leaders, the general public, the board of directors and shareholders.

On Tuesday, just after President Donald Trump ordered the government to end an Obama - era program that protected undocumented youth from deportation, Silicon Valley leaders condemned his decision and showed their support for those affected.

NADC is coordinating Wednesday's third annual Small - Business Lending and Investment Summit, which will draw about 150 attendees, including leaders from International Franchise Association, National Small Business Association, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders and Small Business Investor Alliance.

While Trump and Congressional leaders congratulate themselves for reaching common ground and keeping the government funded, their bill's real legacy will be hurrying the issue of unsustainable deficits from the wing to center stage.

Telfer's location in Ottawa puts students in close proximity to leaders from national associations, government and international affairs.

The bureaucracy in Brussels is largely made up of officials from the smaller countries, who saw the EU as a method of enabling themselves to exercise far greater influence than they could as leaders in their own governments.

Though some Republicans, like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, were quick to praise Tillerson's international business experience working with foreign governments, Tillerson's nomination was met with deep skepticism from both parties over his embodiment of the most contentious 2016 campaign issues: Trump's closeness with Russia, climate change skepticism, and potential business conflicts of interest.

A canny leader, Abreu has cultivated support from Venezuela's many varying governments over the past 39 years.

The idea that Puerto Rico's government would be funded differently than the governments of other U.S. territories marked a reversal from what leaders proposed immediately following the annexation of the island in 1898.

About 500 senior government and military leaders from Europe, Africa, the United States, Russia, and the Gulf will debate security challenges at the annual event in Munich from February 16 to February 18.

Jagmeet Singh, meanwhile, waded into the impasse in Ottawa by proposing that the Trudeau Liberals work with the British Columbia government on a joint reference question to the Supreme Court of Canada, fast - tracking a resolution to what the federal NDP leader calls jurisdictional issues arising from B.C.'s objections to the project.

Along with representatives from government and research groups, the school invited a few business leaders, among them Linda Hasenfratz.

The insights that follow feature some powerful pairings: business partners, government leaders, heads of foundations, mentors, mentees, friends, and something greater — all share a willingness to learn from one another and grow wise together.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters)- From Pataskala, Ohio, to Conroe, Texas, local government leaders worry that if Republican tax - overhaul plans moving through the U.S. Congress become law, it will be harder for them to pave streets, put out fires, fight crime and pay teachers.

This week in Addis Ababa, world leaders from government, the private sector, and advocacy groups met to hash out how to finance the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals, due to be approved by UN members in September.

While petroleum will remain the primary economic engine for MENA for decades to come, experts say renewable energy is gaining substantial new interest and investment from both government leaders and private - sector energy firms across the region and beyond.

Its website notes that it «facilitates cooperation for U.S. members with the Russian Government, Russian Regional Administrations, U.S. Consulates in Russia, Chambers of Commerce in Russia, and corporate leaders from CIS [Commonwealth of Independent States] countries.»

On April 8, business leaders and government officials from around the world will head to the scenic island of Hainan in southern China for the four - day Boao Forum.

Our Government will continue making targeted investments in science and innovation chains from laboratory to market in order to position Canada as a leader in the knowledge economy.

«Under the last administration, 94 % of the OCS was off - limits to responsible development, despite interest from state and local governments and industry leaders.

In June 2006, the North American Competitiveness Council (NACC), consisting of business leaders from each of the three NAFTA countries, was formed «to advise governments.»

Eight Opportunity Panels with thought leaders from business, civil society and government will point to opportunities that can put societies on a path towards a more sustainable future.

Himanshu (Sue) Bhatia is the Founder / Chair of St. Louis - based Rose International, a leader in providing innovative end - to - end Workforce and Technology Solutions to both commercial organizations and government agencies from offices and development centers in 20 + U.S. cities and India, and a WBENC - Certified WBE since 2003.

Next week the World Economic Forum (WEF) will host its 48th annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, drawing together a large number of leaders from governments (including President Trump), international organizations, business, academia, and civil society.

With a clear four - step methodology to help readers move from idea to action, templates for readers to map out their problems and the opposing ideas for solving them, and with practical and memorable stories, from music mogul Jay - Z, to the founder of Vanguard Group, Creating Great Choices was written with MBA students, business managers, non-profit and government agency leaders, teachers, and even elementary school students in mind.

The two leaders, who realized they stand to benefit more from cooperating in order to push prices higher, agreed to work together to help world oil markets clear a glut that had more than halved oil prices since 2014, pummeling Russian and Saudi government revenues.

On Dec. 3, researchers, business leaders, and government officials from all over the world will head to the scenic town of Wuzhen in east China for the three - day World Internet Conference.

Our touchstone will be readers, understanding what they care about — government, local leaders, restaurant openings, scout troops, businesses, charities, governors, sports — and working backwards from there.