Sentences with phrase «high officials president»
For Soviet leaders and high officials President Reagan's decision to use bellicose language was and is a political fact that amounts to a policy pronouncement (New York Review of Books [February 16, 1984]-RRB-.
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The Houthis and allied militias loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who have fired dozens of missiles into Saudi territory during a 2-1/2 year war, said on their official news agency they had launched a mid-range ballistic missile that «hit its military target with high precision».
For years, Republican officials have demanded that the Obama administration hold China accountable for currency manipulation, and even President George W. Bush wasn't afraid to rely on higher tariffs to support U.S. steelmakers.
Several Republican politicians and government officials including President Donald Trump have suggested that mental illness was to blame for the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday that left 17 people dead — but researchers say evidence suggests there is no traceable link between mental illness and gun violence, and that a much more widespread issue is to blame.
And on Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the highest ranking officials at Goldman, including the firm's former president, Gary Cohn, were tracking and approving the transactions with 1MDB.
It's not just high - ranking officials who will possess the ability to act in a manner that benefits the president's pocketbook — it's ordinary civil servants as well.
Consider the Reagan years, when many high - ranking officials, including the secretary of the interior, the secretary of defense, and the president himself all identified themselves as firm adherents.
Early in the war, the highest US officials, including the president and vice president, encouraged the idea that the anthrax attacks were originating with the bin Laden network.
Among the «high crimes and misdemeanors» that, under other political circumstances, would surely constitute the Constitutional grounds for impeachment are these: the President and his top officials pressured the Central Intelligence Agency to put together a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq's nuclear weapons that both the administration and the Agency knew to be patently dishonest.
Many of the key contributors became high ranking officials in the subsequent Bush administration, including the vice president, secretary of defense, deputy secretary of state, under secreatary of state for global affairs, the president's chief of staff, the president of the World Bank and the US ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and to the UN (amongst others).
PARAMUS — As Paramus Catholic High School officials prepare to host a football camp Wednesday featuring Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, authorities are said to be investigating a series of acts that the school president called vandalism.
The Giallorossi have already made an official offer to secure the services of the 25 - year - old but president Jean - Pierre River says it was not high enough to reach an agreement.
One Glenbard East High School official called the loitering «a monumental problem,» prompting Village President William Mueller to announce increased police bicycle patrols near the school once classes resume.
In August 2006, when we organized the second official celebration of the World Breastfeeding Week, we recommended to the President to give Dr. Clavano the Order of the Golden Heart, the highest award ever given by the Philippine President to individuals who have rendered distinguished services.
State Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes - Vazquez, the highest - ranking Hispanic official in the Paterson administration, told el Diaro / La Prensa she is leaving her post to return to the private sector, taking a cjob as the executive vice president for the AARP in Washington, D.C.
With the 2016 general elections just five months away, this paper can authoritatively report that, among those nursing ambition to step into the shoes of President Mahama include; cabinet and regional ministers, deputy ministers, high ranking government officials at the seat of government and some party gurus in the legislature.
Vice President Mike Pence has hired a lawyer known for defending government officials in high - profile investigations to help him with probes into whether there were ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia, his office said.
Gary Cohn, President Trump's top economic adviser, plans to resign, becoming the latest in a series of high - profile departures from the Trump administration, White House officials said.
Robert Mueller, the special counsel examining Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, has requested interviews with three high - ranking current or former intelligence officials, the latest indication that he will investigate whether President Trump obstructed justice.
The final bill includes $ 208 million for the «strategic projects program,» which officials had previously said would help SUNY Poly «square up» a series of high - tech development projects that have sputtered after the school's former president, Alain Kaloyeros, was arrested in a bid - rigging scheme.
The U.S. Senate voted 92 - 5 to confirm Christopher Wray, a former high - ranking official in President George W. Bush's Justice Department, to head up the FBI, replacing James Comey, who was canned by Trump over the investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election.
In a statement, Mr Jonathan said: «I am immensely proud of the maturity and high patriotism displayed by President John Mahama who has just conceded to Mr. Nana Akufo - Addo,» Jonthan wrote on his official Twitter page.
SERAP letter reads in part «Given the relative newness of the Buhari government, the effective enforcement and implementation of the judgment will invariably involve setting up a mechanism by the government to invite the leadership and high - ranking officials of the governments of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former President Umaru Musa Yar» Adua, and former President Goodluck Jonathan to explain, clarify and provide evidence on the amounts of stolen funds recovered by their respective governments (from abroad and within Nigeria), and the projects (including their locations) on which the funds were spent.»
The woman, whom The Buffalo News has agreed not to identify, said she is angry that Hoyt left his post as regional president of Empire State Development Corp. with accolades from high state officials after she lodged complaints more than a year ago with a state ethics agency and the office of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz responds to questions about the Chancellor's Regulation C - 30 process («C - 30 process»)-- the Chancellor's official principal hiring process — underway at the prestigious Townsend Harris High School (Townsend Harris): «Townsend Harris is one of the city's top - ranking, high - performing schools and a source of tremendous pride here in Queens,» -LSB-High School (Townsend Harris): «Townsend Harris is one of the city's top - ranking, high - performing schools and a source of tremendous pride here in Queens,» -LSB-high - performing schools and a source of tremendous pride here in Queens,» -LSB-...]
«President Mahama, at the invitation of the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) of Sierra Leone, will lead the discussions in a closed - door high - level breakfast meeting between the Presidential Candidates and their Running Mates, Commissioners of the PPRC, Electoral Officials, Police Chief, Paramount Chiefs and Eminent Persons,» the statement said.
Last year, it refused to answer questions from a Senate committee investigating its access to high - level government officials when she was secretary of state under President Obama.
In relation to internal conversations surrounding the program, he wrote that the Chancellor's office «has been in continuous communication with college presidents and state officials, including at the Higher Education Services Corporation, about details of the Excelsior Scholarship program that will be addressed in the regulations to be issued later this month.»
New York officials are assessing the impact of President Trump's plan to cut property tax deductions, a move that would impact high - tax states that are typically led by Democrats.
«SERAP considers that there is enough material in the public domain to suggest that over $ 2 billion meant for purchase of arms to equip Nigerians soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the North East of the country was diverted and shared among high - ranging government and party officials under your watch as President and Commander - in - Chief of Nigerian Armed Forces.»
According to a statement by the Director of the group, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said although the P resident was represented by a high - ranking Nigerian official, «the way and manner the Nigerian Army made the president's movement public ahead of the time in a zone that is yet to become completely secure» was commendable.
High school students in the Syracuse City School District participated in a mock election for president, Senate and House of Representatives using official ballots and voting machines from the Onondaga County Board of Elections.
Under past administrations, the governor of New York has been the guest of honor, usually seated beside the president of the LCA at a table with other high - profile officials and members of the administration.
«Mr. Avle, the statement of the former President was corroborated by officials of the Attorney General's Department at a meeting with them in Accra after we went to the Ho high court to seek an injunction on the university that, indeed enough amount of money was placed in an escrow account solely for the payment of UHAS land compensation.The question now is, how come that after signing our Offer for almost a year, payment from an escrow account is still an issue for the Finance Ministry» he stated.
He said, «President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all relevant agencies to compile documents on names of all looters with a view to promptly enforcing the judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos ordering the government to release to Nigerians information about the names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered.&raHigh Court in Lagos ordering the government to release to Nigerians information about the names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered.&rahigh ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered.»
As President Donald Trump made waves over the weekend with his latest tweets, another high - profile public official emerged as a lively — if less provocative — new voice on the social network.
Despite the seeming finality of Entergy's statements, union officials still suspect the company of playing «high stakes poker» in an effort to win concessions from state officials, said Ted Skerpon, president of IBEW Local 97.
The MOU was signed in Beijing, China on Wednesday June 21, 2017, on the sidelines of the four - day official visit of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to China, the first by a high level government official since the New Patriotic Party took office in January 2017.
Bharara was appointed as the federal prosecutor in the Southern District by then - President Barack Obama in 2009 and litigated many high - profile cases against elected officials and Wall Street bosses.
David Farber, the authority's general counsel and executive vice president for legal affairs, is the fourth high - ranking official to pack it in amid probes by the Department of Investigation and US Attorney's Office into how the agency handled lead - paint inspections.
Picture shows President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (4th left), Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Nagabruihana Reddy (3rd left) and Senators Isa Hamma Misau, Dino Melaye, Monsurat Sumonnu and an Indian official, during a visit by the envoy to the President of the Senate in Abuja.
Just to add to the fun, the Green candidate in Redcar is Peter Pinkney, the National President (highest ranking lay official) of the RMT Union.
An official in the borough president's office pointed to Klein's role in helping to deliver funding for an expansion of the Metro North train system in the East Bronx — an item high on the county's wish list.
Senator Klein, New York City Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Lilliam Barrios - Paoli, Dr. Rosa Gil CEO of Comunilife, EmblemHealth Executive Vice President Dr. Russell Petrella, Government Officials & Mental Health Professionals Come Together to Combat High Rate of Latina Teen Suicide
QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz responds to questions about the Chancellor's Regulation C - 30 process («C - 30 process»)-- the Chancellor's official principal hiring process — underway at the prestigious Townsend Harris High School (Townsend Harris):
All three men enjoyed high profiles during their tenures in the office, due in part to their visible roles as prosecutors of the powerful, whether government officials, Wall Street firms, or even the President.
In response to the mayor's most recent attempt to point the finger at the union for the breakdown of evaluation talks, UFT President Michael Mulgrew observed, «Most people would be embarrassed that the state's highest education official has directly contradicted their statements about a new teacher evaluation system, but not the mayor.»
But Bridenstine's political chops could serve the agency well, says Laurie Leshin, the president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, and a former high - ranking NASA official who was set to help lead Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's potential transition.
This is a high safety important system,» Ginna plant Vice President John Carlin told NRC officials at the January meeting.
THE NOVEMBER MAN: Based on the novel There Are No Spies by Bill Granger, THE NOVEMBER MAN follows a former CIA operative who is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former protégé in a deadly game involving high - level CIA officials and the Russian president - elect.