Sentences with phrase «of special assistants»

At least three of the special assistants who were on the public payroll during fiscal 2017 have since left to work on de Blasio's November re-election bid.

When The Post first revealed last year how the mayor had boosted the number of special assistants by 140 percent over predecessor Mike Bloomberg, de Blasio retaliated by ignoring a Post reporter at a news conference and publicly attacking the paper as a «right - wing rag.»

The added cost of the special assistants is part of an overall 16 percent hike in spending on Mayor's Office personnel, which rose from $ 46 million to $ 53.4 million, records show.

A governance lecturer is warning against the use of special assistants and aides by ministers, stating such practice could threaten...

But the deputy Labour and Employment Minister has justified the enagement of special assistants by some ministers, explaining they play key technical roles in assisting ministers to execute their mandate.

Their concerns have to do with the recent appointments of special assistants by most ministers.

Dick Dadey, head of the government watchdog Citizens Union, said de Blasio «needs to account» for the number of his special assistants and their payroll.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio challenged his predecessor, former Mayor Mike Bloomberg, on his work ethic, saying he needs a bigger staff of special assistants because his agenda is more ambitious than Bloomberg's was.

The Akufo Addo government's inexplicable belief in the «job for the boys» philosophy also threatens to render valuable human resources in the various MDA's redundant following the engagement of a legion of special assistants and advisors who wield more influence and power than very senior public and civil servants in many MDAs despite possessing limited qualifications.

The newly created cabinet post of special assistant for community affairs, which Bottcher will fill, is seen as a signal of Cuomo's intentions to push marriage equality in the coming months.

Provides that an emergency commission must approve the attorney general's appointment of a special assistant attorney general in a civil case in which the amount in controversy exceeds $ 150,000.

Not exact matches

«They wouldn't commit, and it was a sticking point,» said Max Bergmann, a former special assistant to the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security at the time those negotiations occurred.

«As older people leave the workforce, the city has been privatizing those jobs instead of bringing people back in to pay into the fund,» said Ed McNeil, special assistant to the president of Michigan AFSCME Council 25, which represents city workers.

Former life: In 1974, Pate served as assistant secretary of commerce under President Ford, later becoming a special adviser.

But it wasn't just lip service: After graduation in 2001, Moulton joined the Marine Corps and served four tours of duty in Iraq — the last as special assistant to Gen. David Petraeus during the Iraq surge.

Under President Obama, David was appointed Social Media Coordinator for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Special Assistant to the Secretary in the Office of White House Liaison, both at the U.S. Department of State, where he helped to rebrand the State Department's web and social presence.

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.

Brittany Baldwin, former Deputy Director of Writing at Freedom Partners is now Special Assistant to President Trump and Speechwriter;

The orders - in - council, the official notifications of decisions recommended by the federal cabinet, are numbered 2015 - 1264 and 2015 - 1265 and set out that, pursuant to subsection 7 (1) of the Official Residences Act, two individuals were appointed last week as special assistants at the Prime Minister's residence.

Earlier, Ms. Mann served as a Senior International Economist at the US President's Council of Economic Advisors and worked as a Special Assistant to the Vice-President for Development Economics / Chief Economist at the World Bank.

Andrew D. «Andy» Koenig, former Vice President of Policy for Freedom Partners, became Special Assistant to the President and Policy Special Assistant;

White House cybersecurity coordinator and special assistant to the president, Rob Joyce, stated the US still has a long road ahead of it before it starts regulating the world's first cryptocurrency.

The Solicitor is the chief attorney for the United States Department of the Interior, principal legal adviser to the Secretary of the Interior, and is assisted by a Deputy Solicitor, Special Assistant, Ethics Director, Senior Counsel for Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution, six Associate Solicitors, eight Regional Solicitors, and a staff of more than three hundred attorneys and four hundred total employees.

He previously spent 16 years of government service focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Special Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, and National Security Council Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs.

Previously he was the Deputy Minister of Finance in Yukon, Assistant Deputy Minister of Budgeting, Economics and Fiscal Policy with the Government of Alberta, and Special Economic and Fiscal Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Finance for the Government of the North West Territories.

It has also hired a team of experts, including a former special assistant to President George W. Bush, to put Mr. Zuckerberg, 33, a cerebral coder who is uncomfortable speaking in public, through a crash course in humility and charm.

Before serving on the NSC staff, Dr. Melby was a Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, responsible for trade and energy issues.

«We have a big - time cocaine smuggling threat in South Florida,» says John McGhee, assistant special agent in charge of drug - smuggling investigations for U.S. Customs in Miami.

India Express is reporting that the $ 23 feature phone will get «a special version of Google Assistant, making its the first feature phone to come with the software giant's voice - controlled smart aAssistant, making its the first feature phone to come with the software giant's voice - controlled smart assistantassistant.

The event was attended by government officials including the event's host, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans, and White House special assistant Cynthia Williams of the Office of Public Liaison.

«The evidence is being analyzed to see what the origin of the fire was,» Keith Moses, an assistant special agent with the FBI in Nashville, told CNN Sunday.

The members who wrote the article are: Retired Army Gen. James J. Lindsay, the first commander of U.S. Special Operations Command; Retired Adm. Jerome Johnson, vice chief of naval operations; Retired Lt. Gen. E.G. «Buck» Shuler Jr., commander of the Strategic Air Command's 8th Air Force; and Retired Gen. Joseph J. Went, an assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.

A special assistant to President Bush in 2001 - 02, he is the author of six books, including «Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again» and is the editor of FrumForum.

The special meetings were usually conducted by the revivalist and some of his assistants in order to help those struggling for conversion.

YOU ARE SO IMPORTANT WE HAVE ASSIGNED A SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE MEDIATOR TO MONITOR ALL OF YOUR POSTS AND CENSOR THEM IN THE SPLIT SECOND YOU HAVE SENT THEM EVEN THEY IT IS NOT HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO CAPTURE, READ AND CANCEL YOUR POST THAT QUICKLY.

46:40 A special Thanksgiving message from the First Things editorial staff, courtesy of assistant editor Alexi Sargeant.

Assistant web editor Alex Delany's «Rent Week Special» is a cheap, no - frills combination of rice, corn, beans, and chorizo.

Hall of Fame center Artis Gilmore, who is 7» 2» and now working as a special assistant to the president of his alma mater, Jacksonville, purchases the biggest pair of jeans in a store, on average a size - 60 waist, and then pays a tailor to alchemize horizontal into vertical.

The three candidates who received the most votes for four - year village trustee terms are Patrick Melady, a business owner who is president of the Glen Ellyn Economic Development Corp.; Jay Strayer, a lawyer active in the United Way, Glenbard West High School and Partnership for Educational Progress; and John Kohnke, a lawyer and DuPage County special assistant state's attorney.

Sanjay Tailor, an assistant state's attorney, said if the judge agrees with the state's attorney's office, «we're going to ask the court to throw them out of office and ask the court to schedule a special election.»

«The children know that people are starting to help us build the playground, and they're very excited,» Lisa Lupo Murphy, assistant principal of the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization school, said Friday.

Her experience includes serving as Vice President and Division General Counsel to Bausch & Lomb's Surgical Division; Special Counsel and Senior Leadership team member to DaVita Rx; Senior Counsel and senior leadership team member to Baxter International's BioScience Division; Assistant Corporate Secretary and Senior Counsel to Brunswick Corporation and Assistant Regional Director of the SEC's Enforcement Division.

For more than 14 years she has worked as a recreation and skill development leader, an early childhood educator and a teaching assistant, working in elementary schools and with special needs children between 4 and 11 years of age.

By Luke Tate, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Mobility, White House Domestic Policy Council & Josh Miller, Director of Product Management, White House Office of Digital Strategy

Earlier, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communication, Dr Muyideen Akorede noted that the council received briefing on cult related violence in the State and the outcome of the recent Ward and Local Government Congress of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.

So lets not forget the new staff that will have to be hired: directors, assistant directors, deputy directors, special assistants, section heads, support staff,... I wonder how many of them will be Dave's old girlfriends.

Disturbed by the raging enquiries posed by Nigerian social media users, following the news of the missing budget, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, defended the Presidency, noting that President Buhari has not withdrawn the budget as speculated in the media.

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Being the second appointment of his aide in the month of February, President Buhari last week appointed Bashir Ahmad as his Senior Special Assistant on New Media.

According to the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan, All security agencies in the state have been directed to vigorously enforce the law, and demonstrate clear resolve by arresting the said Ibrahim Musa, who is further advised to report himself to the nearest police station or any of the security agencies.