Sentences with phrase «new head of the nation»

Senate Confirms Jerome Powell as New Federal Reserve Chair «The Senate approved President Trump's nominee, current Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell, as the new head of the nation's central bank on Tuesday.

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As head of the New York Fed I am vice-chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the body that sets our nation's monetary policy.

Ten years later, SB Nation spoke with three of the leaders from the 2007 squad — head coach Mike Bellotti, offensive tackle Geoff Schwartz, and safety Patrick Chung — to tell the story of a program - changing season; one that never could've happened without a symbolic equipment bonfire, a genius from New Hampshire, and a certain minor league baseball player.

The New Day appear set to be good guys heading into WrestleMania, where they'll face the League of Nations, to the delight of unicorn fans everywhere.

Following the departure of Vicente Del Bosque after another somewhat disappointing international football exit for Spain in Euro 2016 second round, the nation's football federation (RFEF) have officially appointed Julen Lopetegui as new head coach.

NEW YORK CITY — After just two weeks on the job as the new head of NYC schools, Chancellor Richard Carranza on Friday answered PIX11 viewer questions about his plans for the nation's largest school district, and showed off his artsy siNEW YORK CITY — After just two weeks on the job as the new head of NYC schools, Chancellor Richard Carranza on Friday answered PIX11 viewer questions about his plans for the nation's largest school district, and showed off his artsy sinew head of NYC schools, Chancellor Richard Carranza on Friday answered PIX11 viewer questions about his plans for the nation's largest school district, and showed off his artsy side.

Both Iran and Turkey are competing for middle - eastern influence, both having (unspoken) ambitions to become the head of a new Islamic caliphate - as a successor of the Ottoman empire, or at the very least, a USSR or European Union alliance of Middle Eastern nations.

The sale of synthetic drugs in head shops has contributed to a public health crisis in New York and across the nation, according to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

The head of the nation's second largest teachers» union was in New Haven, Conn., recently.

Las Vegas (CNN)-- The woman many in the progressive community hope will be the first head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received a hero's welcome Saturday at the Netroots Nation convention.

According to a statement from the Presidency, Nana Akufo - Addo, who arrived in the Ethiopian capital on Saturday, January 28, will «prior to the commencement of the Ordinary Session of the Assembly on Monday, attend a retreat for the Heads of State on Sunday, January 29, 2017 immediately after a breakfast meeting with the new Secretary - General of the United Nations, António Guterres.

«We did not take the decision to join HIPC as a political trick or gimmick, but as an opportunity to take a breather to pursue medium to long term targets,» the President said, when heads of United Nation (UN) agencies in Ghana called on him at the State House to express support to the new administration and also outline their programmes for the year.

Six new Republican members of the House from New York — more than any other state in the nation — will head to Washington in Januanew Republican members of the House from New York — more than any other state in the nation — will head to Washington in JanuaNew York — more than any other state in the nation — will head to Washington in January.

Britain's head of state used her speech to the United Nations general assembly in New York to praise the values of cooperation - in an address with particular resonance for the coalition.

Former Gov. George Pataki, who is flirting yet again with a White House run, is headed to the first - in - the - nation primary state of New Hampshire later this month.

Given the fact that New York was the first state in the nation to pass a gun control bill (the controversial SAFE Act) in the wake of the Newtown massacre and is headed by a Democratic governor who is also mentioned as a possible 2016 candidate, I imagine Cruz will have plenty to talk about.

In the new opinion, David Barron, the acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel, wrote that the statute — a restriction Congress imposed in the State Department's annual budget bill — «unconstitutionally infringes on the president's authority to conduct the nation's diplomacy, and the State Department may disregard it.»

The embattled head of New York City's Housing Authority, the nation's largest system of public housing stock, is resigning amid increasing public scrutiny of her tenure and twin crises over lead paint and a lack of heat in city - run apartments.

It's been more than four years since leaders tried and failed to craft a binding new global climate change treaty in Copenhagen, and as nations head toward a new deal in 2015, the aftershocks of that Danish summit continue to reverberate.

«Normally, at a big conference like Rio +20, we would have used more than 20 million sheets of paper,» said Magnus Olafsson, who heads a new United Nations» initiative known as PaperSmart.

Called on by his country to unite with acting head of the White House Nuclear Smuggling Group, Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman), to chase down stolen nuclear weapons, the duo commandeers all manner of military hardware and personnel in pursuit of a madman who, at the end of the day, is firmly convinced that he is doing the right thing by detonating the one remaining rogue bomb in his backpack near the United Nations building in New York City.

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Then we learned he's also planning Pox Americana, a Western set in New Mexico, about an Army officer and an Indian scout in the 1850s on a mission to assassinate the head of the Navajo nation.

A new education management company, led by the former head of a global electric company, has acquired Chancellor Beacon Academies, the nation's second - largest for - profit manager of charter schools.

«If you're good enough, you're old enough,» he said, and went on the detail how the role is changing and the nation's need for a new cadre of heads who are prepared to work beyond their own school.

Neither Joel I. Klein, the outgoing chancellor of New York City schools, nor Cathleen P. Black, his designated replacement, had extensive backgrounds in education when they were selected to head the nation's largest school system.

Christodoulou, who used to be head of assessment at Ark Schools before moving to her new post this summer, said the purpose of the tests was to give teachers a way to measure the «absolute» progress of their individual pupils over the year — rather than be stuck with their «relative» progress against the rest of the nation as shown by the government's headline progress measures.

In a new book and an interview, the former head of the nation's largest school system confronts teacher performance.

The task force, chaired by Joel Klein, former head of New York City public schools, and Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. secretary of state, cites mediocre U.S. showings on international assessments; high dropout rates, particularly among black and Hispanic students; poor civics performance; limited study of foreign languages; and lack of college preparedness as evidence that the nation's security is at risk.

From his perch as head of the nation's largest school district, Klein wielded outsize influence, campaigning to persuade districts and states across the nation to adopt the testing and accountability policies he had established in New York.

Ford invited the heads of several the nation's largest police fleets out to Dearborn in June to test the new Ford Taurus, the sedan it wants agencies to use as the replacement for the Crown Vic.

For Engman, now ensconced in PMA's head office, the question should have been: What can I wring out of the new political reality — Reagan's pronounced antiregulatory bent — that will directly benefit my membership, the nation's brand - name drug makers?

It seems very likely that a fabulous book - group natural like Elizabeth Stuckey - French's novel The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady should be headed straight to the highest rungs of the Kindle Store bestseller list, especially after recent rave reviews in the New York Times, Denver Post, Boston Globe, and Kindle Nation Daily.

African nations have nominated a Zimbabwean, Walter Mzembi, as their candidate to become the new head of the United Nations World Tourism Organinations have nominated a Zimbabwean, Walter Mzembi, as their candidate to become the new head of the United Nations World Tourism OrganiNations World Tourism Organisation.

The new head of Microsoft's Xbox Division Phil Spencer took to Twitter today to give some more information about the acquisition of the Rise of Nation IP, and a few more interesting tidbits:

As you know, The Easter Egg is a symbol of new life and hope at this time of year, however — Jessica has decided to flip this fragile icon on its head by creating Bad Eggs, a collection of knitted egg sculptures that depicts leaders, both past and present, who have made «empty promises and given false hope to their nation's people».

The 1977 conference was a result of an executive order to assess the status of women in light of the United Nations proclaiming 1975 as International Women's Year; New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug was appointed to head the conference.

Although this meeting was planned before Francis was selected, many participants were hoping some of the themes might influence that document, particularly with the United Nations closing in on a set of Sustainable Development Goals and a fresh effort to negotiate a new climate treaty coming to a head in late 2015.

United Nations Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon is hosting a daylong Climate Summit for more than 100 heads of state in New York City on Tuesday.

«And in fact, our friends in Europe, who are certainly leftier and greenier than we tend to be as a country, are trying to back away from this issue,» he noted, adding that the major heads of state of China, India, Australia, Canada and Germany all declined to join President Obama at the United Nations» Climate Summit held in New York this week.

On September 23, representatives from 190 nations will gather at United Nations headquarters in New York City, including 125 heads ofnations will gather at United Nations headquarters in New York City, including 125 heads ofNations headquarters in New York City, including 125 heads of state.

With a new round of climate negotiations about to get underway, Christiana Figueres, head of the United Nations climate organization, explains in a Yale Environment 360 interview why, despite the obstacles, she thinks the world community is slowly inching its way toward an agreement.

Rajendra Pachauri, head of the United Nations» Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, speaks in New Delhi.

That message has more relevance than ever as hundreds of thousands of people, us among them, marched Sunday in the streets of New York demanding their leaders take urgent action to address climate change, and as heads of government, industry, and civil society gather at the United Nations for an unprecedented global - warming summit.

Christiana Figueres, a Costa Rican climate diplomacy expert, is to become the new head of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention of Climate Change.

After all the spreading of uncertainty, obstructionism, ideological idiocy, willful blindness, hysterical deafness, elective mutism and infidelity to science that we have seen from many too many economic powerbrokers, their bought - and - paid - for politicians, the absurdly enriched «talking heads» in the mass media, and those sheepish minions of «benefactors» who will say and do anything to promote their selfish interests, it is truly refreshing to anticipate that change is in the offing; that cooperation with the respected nations of the world is on the horizon; that a new day is finally dawning.

Cross-posted from Quirin Schiermeier on The Great Beyond Christiana Figueres, a Costa Rican climate diplomacy expert, is to become the new head of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention of Climate Change.

Spearheaded by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney (also the head of the FSB) and the former New York mayor and United Nations special envoy on climate change, Michael Bloomberg, the TCFD recommends that companies across all sectors describe the potential impacts of global warming in line with a 2 degrees Celsius

Spearheaded by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney (also the head of the FSB) and the former New York mayor and United Nations special envoy on climate change, Michael Bloomberg, the TCFD recommends that companies across all sectors describe the potential impacts of global warming in line with a 2 degrees Celsius scenario on their business, strategy and financial planning.

Since Florida received the dubious honor of being the third worst state in the nation when it comes to wrong - way crash fatalities, authorities have been trying to find new ways to protect the citizens in Florida and keep drivers heading in the right direction.