Sentences with phrase «president of national initiatives»

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And Georgetown's Ellen Davis is the Senior Vice President of Research and Strategic Initiatives at the National Retail Federation, where her claim to fame is coining the phrase, «Cyber Monday.»

Today, @POTUS will sign an EO creating a new faith - based initiative, and will continue the @WhiteHouse tradition that dates to President Truman of proclaiming the National Day of Prayer.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- President Donald Trump celebrated the National Day of Prayer by announcing a White House initiative that he said would underpin policies recognizing the «vital role» of religion in the country.

Jesus would do the following (in the U.S.A.): medicare for all, legalize all drugs, legalize gay marriage, destroy the wall between the U.S.A. and Mexico and consequently give the U.S. border patrol agents something useful and productive to do, end U.S. military aggression around the world, direct election of U.S. presidents, the national initiative for democracy, urge Christians to be more productive on Sundays instead of seeing who can wear the nicest clothes to church.

At a long - awaited national conference on religion, held April 22 - 23 in Beijing, China's president Xi Jinping called on leaders to take the initiative in reasserting Communist Party of China (CPC) control over religion.

Anni Brownjohn — President — The Right Food Group, Chair — National Organic Standards Board of Australia, and sponsor of the award commented, «The annual Food Magazine Industry Award's are a fantastic initiative, taking the lead by providing a platform for the Australian food industry to recognise and congratulate the best in the business.

At the launch of the initiative, President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum creating the first - ever Task Force on Childhood Obesity to conduct a review of every single program and policy relating to child nutrition and physical activity and develop a national action plan to maximize federal resources and set concrete benchmarks toward the First Lady's national goal.

Clyde Williams, a dynamic former top official of the Democratic National Committee, moved to Harlem in 2001 to work with President Bill Clinton's foundation and helped create a small business initiative.

The latest immigration bill, which was sponsored in February by Majority Leader Catherine Borgia, an Ossining Democrat, came in response to Republican President Donald Trump's nationwide initiative to deport undocumented immigrants, and would have prevented the county's emergency services from aiding the federal government in investigations made on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity and national origin.

Shireen is also president of the board of directors of Community Technology Centers» Network, a national affiliation of initiatives and organizations around the country that collectively promote effective technology integration for social, civic, and economic security in the lives of low - income communities.

Bob Bellafiore, a former Pataki administration official and regular participant on our weekly «Insiders» segment on «Capital Tonight» has landed a new job as vice president of Partner Services and Strategic Initiatives at National Heritage Academies, A Michigan - based public charter school organization.

A national Republican group that specializes in opposition research targeting prominent Democratic candidates is starting a new initiative on Wednesday to undercut Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York ahead of his 2018 re-election bid — and sully his image should he run for president in 2020.

The President of the National House of Chiefs also commended government for other initiatives such as the industrialization policy and the fight against corruption and environmental degradation.

Present at the event were Oyo State Governor «s wife Mrs Florence Ajimobi; her Ondo State counterpart, Mrs. Olukemi Mimiko; wife of the deputy governor Mrs Janet Adeyemo; Mrs Awa Idris, Mrs. Abiodun Arapaja; Iyalode of Ibadanland Alhaja Aminat Abiodun; Alhaja Bose Adedibu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs, Mrs Precious Gbeneol; Minister of State Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oloye Jumoke Akinjide; National Coordinator, Women for Change and Development Initiatives, Princess Rabi Ibrahim; wife of former Oyo State Governor Alhaja Mutiat Ladoja and others

AAAS President Gil Omenn recently wrote to the leaders of both parties in the House and Senate, as well as President Bush, thanking them for bringing science to the national agenda through the innovation initiatives.

«Cancer research is a high priority for both countries — just witness the launch of a new National Cancer Moonshot initiative in the United States early this year,» said Tom Wang, chief international officer at AAAS and director of the AAAS center, referring to the plan President Barack Obama unveiled earlier this year to direct $ 1 billion toward battling cancer.

Vinton Gray Cerf of MCI and Robert E. Kahn, president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives.

The awards program was established in 1945 by the Westinghouse Educational Foundation through the initiative of Robert D. Potter, the president of the National Association of Science Writers.

The President will announce a joint initiative by the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation that will inspire tens of thousands of American students to pursue careers in science, engineering, and entrepreneurship related to clean energy.

Holdren walked through the policies and initiatives former President Barack Obama set into motion with his 2009 inaugural pledge to «restore science to its rightful place,» and laid out what is needed to preserve the capacity of science to advance «economic prosperity, public health, environmental sustainability and national security, among other laudable aims.»

The presidents and chancellors said they chose to begin their transparency initiative with life science because of considerable national concern about the field.

But there was a nary a sign of monies for special initiatives that the community had sought, such as the one proposed by Canadian Institutes of Health Research President Alain Beaudet to craft the parameters of a national dementia strategy.

Esad Džudžević, president of the Bosniak National Council in Serbia, told Tanjug press agency that it's Bosniaks» right to form a new academy, but he questioned the fact that the initiative comes form the top of the Islamic community and as such contributes to the «clericalization» of politics in the region.

Although citizen science initiatives encourage individuals from all walks of life to get out into nature, greater engagement is needed to bring diverse populations to national parks, argued Theodore Roosevelt IV, an investment banker and conservationist and the great - grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, who signed into law the creation of five Nationanational parks, argued Theodore Roosevelt IV, an investment banker and conservationist and the great - grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, who signed into law the creation of five NationalNational Parks.

«We hope to become the eHarmony of science,» quips Jack Hidary about the grassroots project, called National Lab Day (NLD) nationallabday.org The project is the brainstorm of presidential science adviser John Holdren and his staff, and yesterday President Barack Obama kicked off the broader initiative, called Education to Innovate, at a White House rally that featured educators, science and engineering organizations, philanthropies, and businesses.

«With or without German support — or even without the [Ecuadorian] government's support — the initiative remains valid and legitimate, not only for the indigenous people that live within the borders of the national park but for Ecuadorian society and for the world as a whole,» said Ivonne Yanez, president of Acción Ecológica, a Quito - based environmental activist group which has been instrumental in raising the initiative's profile.

Celebrating the second anniversary of President Barack Obama's «My Brother's Keeper» initiative, Brookhaven National Laboratory collaborated with SUNY Old Westbury to bring more than 160 students from New York City and Long Island to the Laboratory for a day of mentorship and engagement in science.

Meg O'Connell, Vice President of Workplace Initiatives, Poses Family Foundation said, «We are grateful to our partners, Kessler Foundation and National Disability Institute, for helping us elevate the important conversation about building an inclusive workforce.

On October 7, the Harvard Graduate School of Education hosted the local launch of the XQ: The Super School Project initiative — a national campaign, backed by Laurene Powell Jobs, president of the Emerson Collective (EC), calling on educators, students, and sector leaders to design a new high school model.

The President's initiative, however, is much narrower in scope than the executive order that had been sought by the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic lobbying group.

Requiring states to draw up learning guidelines for all young children — not just those in prekindergarten or Head Start — is part of President Bush's early education and literacy initiative, federal officials told members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children gathered here Nov. 20 - 23 for their annual conference.

The Los Angeles charter - and - choice effort has attracted plenty of national attention, in part because its foundations resemble those of President Obama's Race to the Top initiative.

The 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge is launched in partnership with Digital Promise, a new initiative created by the President and Congress, supported through the Department of Education.

This is, she believes, the case with what is probably the most important and far - reaching national policy initiative ever taken, and one that she herself had high hopes for: the No Child Left Behind law, enacted in the administration of President George W. Bush, which essentially forced school systems across the country to teach to standardized tests in grades three through eight.

Supporting initiatives, like those led by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, will equip educators with the training they need to deliver high - quality learning opportunities for all students,» said La June Montgomery Tabron, WKKF president and CEO.

National Coalition for Core Arts Standards Media Arts Committee Leadership Richard W. Burrows, National Coalition for Core Arts Standards Media Arts Committee Co-Chair, Newark (New Jersey) Public Schools, Special Assistant / Arts Dr. Pam Paulson, National Coalition for Core Arts Standards Media Arts Committee Co-chair, Perpich Center for Arts Education Minnesota Dr. Amy Jensen, Department Chair, Theatre and Media Arts Department, Brigham Young University Marcia McCaffrey, President, State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education, New Hampshire Department of Education Dr. Nancy Rubino, Senior Director, Office of Academic Initiatives, The College Board Ms. Cory Wilkerson, State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education, Project Manager

For his part, Dennis Van Roekel, the president of the National Education Association, wasn't disappointed by the lack of new education initiatives in the speech.

During the webinar speakers Heath Alexander, Director of State Outreach Initiatives, Council for Opportunity in Education, and Melissa Schlinger, Vice President, National Accounts for ScholarCentric will share:

Teacher quality — whatever that means — became something of a national priority under President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind initiative.

Michael Rubinger is president and CEO of The Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a national nonprofit that has invested almost $ 13 billion to lift disadvantaged neighborhoods out of poverty and decline.

The $ 1 billion initiative builds on a key recommendation from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to establish a national STEM Master Teacher Corps to recognize and retain the United States» most talented STEM teachers and build a community of practice among them and their peers to strengthen STEM education in the nation's public schools.

The two most prominent initiatives — the America Reads program announced by former President Clinton in 1996, and the Reading Excellence Act of 1998 initiated by then - Representative Goodling (McDaniel, Sims, & Miskel, 2001)-- represented the advent of a new era in national reading policy.

Kyle Serrette Director of Education Justice Campaigns Center for Popular Democracy Shital C. Shah Assistant Director, Education Issues American Federation of Teachers Bela Shah Spooner Program Manager, Afterschool Initiatives Institute for Youth, Education, and Families National League of Cities Joann Weeks Associate Director Netter Center for Community Partnerships University of Pennsylvania Ira Harkavy Chair Emeritus Associate Vice President and Director Netter Center for Community Partnerships University of Pennsylvania

The initiative was cheered on by an impressive array of supporters: President Obama, prominent Republicans like Jeb Bush and Chris Christie, the heads of national teachers» unions, the United States Chamber of Commerce, and the Business Roundtable.

At the national convening, President Bush also announced the creation of Stand - To Veteran Leadership Initiative, a first - of - its - kind veteran leadership initiative aimed at individuals serving our nation's veterans who are motivated to broaden their skillsets and influence across the country.

ABA Chief Program Officer Len Vlahos will moderate a discussion with panelists Mark Nelson, digital content strategist, National Association of College Stores (NACS); Jenn Northington, events and marketing manager, The King's English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Andrew Savikas, vice president of digital initiatives, O'Reilly Media.

of Ag, Forestry & Fisheries Kuntoro Mangkusubroto — Indonesia, Head of the President's Unit on REDD Jonathan Pershing — U.S., Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change Norbert Röttgen — Germany, Minister for Environment Eric Solheim — Norway, Minister of the Environment Kjetil Lund — Norway, Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance Andrew Steer — World Bank Special Envoy for Climate Change Jason Clay — World Wildlife Fund - US, Senior VP Sean de Cleene — Yara International, VP Global Business Initiatives Larry Schweiger — National Wildlife Federation, President and CEO Peter Seligmann — Conservation International, CEO and Chairman Puvan Selvanathan — Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, VP The Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton — U.S. Secretary of State, video message Wanjira Maathai — International Liaison, the Green Belt Movement Helen Clark — Administrator, UNDP, frmr.

According to a release on this year's competition, «Founder Ellen Reid, President & CEO of the National Indie Excellence Awards, announced the 2014 winners and finalists in categories that saw the greatest competition yet in an initiative that celebrates the best of books in print — which includes, covers, interior layouts, titles.

Private sector Patrick Dowd — CEO, Millennial Trains Project & Editor at Large, National Geographic Daniela Kaisth — Vice President, External Affairs and IIE Initiatives, Institute of International Education Paula Froelich — Editor in Chief, Yahoo Travel Amex Montoya — Alumnus, Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Program Dr Angel Cabbrera — President, George Mason University Samantha Brown — Television Host, Travel Channel Robert Reid — Digital Nomad, National Geographic Robin Goldberg — Chief Experience Officer, Minerva Project James Howard — Program Director / National iHeartRadio Brand Coordinator, iHeartMedia Don Wildman — Television Host, Travel Channel

In an event in Bern, Switzerland, Swiss National Council member and president of the Clean Fuel Now initiative Thomas Böhni filled up his Audi A2 with 100 % synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel) produced by sunfire GmbH to draw attention to the need to remove what he terms unjustified Swiss restrictions on... Read more →