Sentences with phrase «key officials on»

The purpose of the trip was to learn first - hand about the act of vandalism, and to hear the views of the key officials on site.

There was absolutely no interest in a significant assistance plan for Russia, nor did key officials on Russian policy have any knowledge of economics.

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He has nominated industry - friendly officials to oversee key government agencies, including the consumer bureau, which is being run on an interim basis by Mick Mulvaney.

Trump agreed to exclude Canada and Mexico from the duties because of their status as key regional allies and partners with the U.S. in renegotiating a new North American Free Trade Agreement, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

But administration officials said that action on other key tax code elements would ensure the plan would largely help the middle class instead of the affluent.

That awareness is key in the U.K., where government officials are waging a public assault on sugary beverages.

Kushner's relations with foreign government officials is a key reason why he's been unable to obtain permanent security clearance, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

Yet even as diplomats and law - enforcement officials from the two countries continued to collaborate on the investigation in a limited, low - key way, the relationship veered back toward confrontation.

U.S. officials on Monday banned American companies from selling to Chinese phone maker ZTE, hinting at further protectionist measures and stripping American chip leader Qualcomm of a key customer.

As recently as March 10, 2018, American, EU, and Japanese officials agreed to cooperate on addressing unfair Chinese trade practices within the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework.27 The keys to pushing back against China's unfair practices are: maintaining a strong relationship with allies in Europe and Asia; being a reliable partner; and upholding multilateral institutions like the WTO.

President Donald Trump seemed to waver last week on a couple of key official economic positions.

The way forward is for Canadian and U.S. officials to work together on the key areas of perimeter security, expediting access at the border, regulatory cooperation and a collaborative approach on energy and the environment.

ATHENS, Greece (AP)-- Government officials in Greece signaled Saturday that implementation of a migration agreement between the European Union and Turkey could only occur gradually, with key details still to be worked out on how migrants newly arriving...

It's conspicuously vague on dates in several key places and overall tends to downplay or omit information that doesn't fit its desired narrative (that politically motivated FBI and DOJ officials supposedly abused the FISA process in the surveillance of Carter Page).

By: Bloomberg 23rd April 2018 A bankrupt power generator's plea for President Donald Trump to help saving money - losing power plants has drawn opposition from key administration officials, slowing action on the proposal, according to two people familiar with the deliberations.

Veteran analyst of the press (and former presidential press secretary), Bill Moyers, considering a classic moment of media failure, concluded: «The disgraceful press reaction to Colin Powell's presentation at the United Nations [on February 5, 2003] seems like something out of Monty Python, with one key British report cited by Powell being nothing more than a student's thesis, downloaded from the Web — with the student later threatening to charge U.S. officials with «plagiarism.»»

Key government, IRRI, and AfricaRice officials attended the inauguration of the regional office that was held on 30 October 2013, as part of the IRRI Board of Trustees meeting in Bujumbura, Burundi.

During the session key officials and policymakers for agriculture, environment and biosafety were appraised of the latest developments on Golden Rice.

Educational session panels at OGS will range in topics including farm soil management, environmentally sustainable packaging, advances in agricultural technology, and a discussion with elected state and federal officials on key issues facing agriculture.

Aston Martin are set to reveal the new Vantage on November 21, but before the official unveiling they handed over the keys to F1's youngest - ever race winner.

It is not always on the injury front either, but can be key moments in key games going their way, decisions of the officials or even something as unpredictable as the fixtures falling the right way.

Our new Value Meter analyzes Contrarian Value, Steam Moves, Smart Money Plays, Key Injuries and Official / Referee trends for every matchup on the board to quickly show which games are offering the most value.

Speaking to the official website after the game, manager Ernesto Valverde insisted that the team can not lose focus with an important Copa del Rey final against Sevilla on Saturday a key fixture for the club.

The 49ers have reportedly used 4 out of the 20 official visits to the Santa Clara headquarters (we still don't know who they had in for the other 10 allowed visits) on edge pass rushers (Harold Landry, Arden Key, Kemoko Turay, & Lorenzo Carter), and had private workouts out - of - state for at least 2 others (Marcus Davenport and Josh Sweat).

Mathieu Flamini perhaps a key miss on Tuesday will be back this weekend and Theo in two more weeks according to the teams official website.

Now that Liverpool has secured Mohamed Salah's signature on official stationary, everyone's frantic attention can turn to the other key targets of the summer.

Nike Football shared a video on their official YouTube channel which reveals several of the national team's key men catching a first glimpse of the team's new attire.

A key sticking point continues to be raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 and an agreement that issue could pave the way for an official statement on a deal for a broader budget.

One key opportunity: to keep Democratic officials from compromising on upcoming votes such as for his new Supreme Court nominee.

White House officials reportedly have told key GOP leaders on Capitol Hill that President Donald Trump is open to striking a deal that would protect young immigrants from deportation in exchange for border wall funding as part of an upcoming spending bill.

A Labour official justified floating the plans in the Mail because it was important to speak to key swing voters, but the decision is bound to prove controversial with those who fear Miliband is weakened by sending out mixed messages on migration.

The workers on Monday morning locked up the offices of the CEO and other executives seized their official car keys and deflated their tyres in protest at what they describe as unacceptable how the company is being run.

The Long Island Rail Road will be able to operate on all its usual tracks at Penn Station over the next few weeks, until Amtrak begins the final stages of its current infrastructure renewal project at the busy commuter hub, a key Amtrak official said.

The roundtable will assess the on - going fight against corruption, and is expected to come up with key programme agenda for among others mobilising Nigerians to get involved in the fight against corruption, and agenda for increasing the tempo of the anti-corruption fight including by revisiting outstanding cases of high - level official corruption and prosecuting high - ranking public officials.

The tensions come just weeks before several former Cuomo associates, including former key economic development officials, go on trial on federal corruption charges for alleged offenses including bribery and bid - rigging.

Based on extensive interviews with treasury officials across the globe — from key figures in Greece's Syriza government, to off the record discussions with the managers of the UAE's vast holdings, the value of which has never been disclosed, this research will provide practical solutions to difficult theoretical problems.

But with voters focused on the issue of public corruption, after indictments of key officials including County Executive Edward Mangano, the candidates have said less than usual about the central issue in past campaigns: How to cut high county property taxes.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's office did an abrupt about - face Wednesday over plans to use the Queens Detention Complex as an additional Department of Corrections training facility, after receiving sharp criticism from the correction officers» union and key Queens officials, who say they were never briefed on the decision.

Moore says the panel is far behind schedule, and that state officials have not answered key questions like effects on public health and the impacts of the industry on rural communities.

Intelligence officials have said Russian - backed hackers played a key role in disrupting the presidential election in 2016 by injecting fake news on social media and may be trying a similar effort this year with the congressional elections.

I am sorry to announce that I have notified Governor Cuomo and other state officials that — despite long nights of negotiation and a willingness on the part of teachers to meet the DOE halfway — the intransigence of the Bloomberg administration on key issues has made it impossible to reach agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.

On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, perpetual thorn in Albany's side, formally announced the charges, which stem from two corruption schemes between state officials and private companies that had millions of dollars worth of business before New York state, including those awarded contracts under the «Buffalo Billion» program — one of the governor's key initiatives meant to draw businesses to upstate New York to revive the flagging economy.

But the key passage of the resolution is this: «Be it resolved that any elected official or potential candidate who does not support marriage as defined between one man and one woman, shall not have their name appear on Row C, the New York State Conservative Party position on election ballots, in any election.»

«While Fernando Cabrera's a hardworking elected official who has fought in the City Council for his constituents, he falls short on key litmus test issues supported by all the members of the I.D.C. and important to a coalition that accomplishes these goals.

But without a first wife or husband, an official also loses an important partner, especially in the Governor's Mansion, where wives have traditionally served a key supportive role and taken on causes.

«Sampson can't deliver his conference, he can't deliver on his word, and he seems at times to not even know what's going on,» was how a key official close to Senate Democrats put it.

Tony's stance on key issues such as job creation (bringing jobs back to the New York State), access to affordable and quality health care for all, improving the quality of education for students, and holding state officials accountable for how they spend taxpayers» money is aligned with the Coalition's point of views.

There hasn't been a lot of movement on ethics reform in Albany, as the legislative leaders remain at odds on key provisions like banning outside income and stripping pensions from convicted former public officials.

His case was closely watched in state and city political circles, given his ties to key officials, including Silver, now on trial in an unrelated corruption case.

Clare W. Bronfman, an heiress of the Seagram Company business empire, allegedly implanted a «key logger» virus on the computer of her late father, Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., so officials with the NXIVM corporation could secretly monitor his emails, including his exchanges with world leaders and Clinton, according to court records.