Sentences with phrase «role in foreign affairs»

In the past 48 hours Blair had gone cold on the job, amid signs that the president may struggle to play any sort of role in foreign affairs.

The executive role in foreign affairs, at least under the Constitution, pales in comparison to that of Congress.

Not exact matches

«In view of the lack of progress hitherto in bringing the perpetrators to justice, and recent developments which may complicate the investigation, there is a growing sense that Canada should contribute a more active police role to track the Afghan investigation and determine next steps,» said an email from the Canadian embassy to Foreign Affairs headquarters, dated March 28, 200In view of the lack of progress hitherto in bringing the perpetrators to justice, and recent developments which may complicate the investigation, there is a growing sense that Canada should contribute a more active police role to track the Afghan investigation and determine next steps,» said an email from the Canadian embassy to Foreign Affairs headquarters, dated March 28, 200in bringing the perpetrators to justice, and recent developments which may complicate the investigation, there is a growing sense that Canada should contribute a more active police role to track the Afghan investigation and determine next steps,» said an email from the Canadian embassy to Foreign Affairs headquarters, dated March 28, 2007.

Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird has called it a «national imperative» that Canada assume a more active role in Asia and take advantage of economic opportunities.

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird, has called it a «national imperative» that Canada take a more active role in Asia and take...

Here he describes his equally stormy involvement as deputy head of a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) department in the arms for Sierra Leone affair, when a British company supplied weapons to that country's President in contravention of an embargo; his role as single - handed saviour of Ghanaian democracy when deputy high commissioner in Accra, and his participation in peace negotiations in Togo to end Sierra Leone's civil war.

But the prime minister also included some of the Liberal party's old guard, putting former party leader Stéphane Dion in foreign affairs and giving one of his closest advisers, MP Dominic LeBlanc, the role of government leader in the House of Commons.

«Gary Ackerman is a solid progressive who is, if the Democrats take back the House, poised to assume important leadership roles in protecting the integrity of our financial system and strengthening the U.S. - Israel relationship as a senior member of the House Financial Services and Foreign Affairs committees.»

US power decline We can say, looking back over the last 12 years, that America has declined relatively in its economic and foreign affairs role.

The court of apppeal decided to publish the paragraph, which criticises MI5's role in the affair, despite Foreign Office pressure not to do so.

Dr Charles Tannock, MEP for London and Conservative Foreign Affairs Spokesman in the European Parliament, urges Conservtives to treat the role of MEPs more seriously.

On foreign affairs, Mr Blair called for the West to take a more active role pushing for democratic change in the Arab world and said that Europe needed an elected leader to challenge the role of China in the world.

And while it's no surprise that the movie omits and elides important players and crucial episodes, its honed focus jibes with the view of the former New York Times columnist Anthony Lewis, who wrote that the «public disclosure of the Pentagon Papers challenged the core of a president's power: his role in foreign and national security affairs.»

In an attempt to close the gap that exists between the increasingly important role that foreign countries, cultures, and languages play in world affairs and Americans» lack of international knowledge, the Goldman Sachs Foundation and the Asia Society have established an award for excellence in international educatioIn an attempt to close the gap that exists between the increasingly important role that foreign countries, cultures, and languages play in world affairs and Americans» lack of international knowledge, the Goldman Sachs Foundation and the Asia Society have established an award for excellence in international educatioin world affairs and Americans» lack of international knowledge, the Goldman Sachs Foundation and the Asia Society have established an award for excellence in international educatioin international education.

Tillerson's nomination as Trump's foreign affairs chief only intensified scrutiny on his role in shaping the climate discourse, which remains a divisive subject in the US.

Chrystia Freeland, Canada's minister of Foreign Affairs, told the House of Commons that she was aware of the role government officials played in Diab's extradition and that it was important that Canada look into the matter.

Lawyers, and particularly general counsel, have an important role to play in promoting accountability of Canadian mining companies, said Senator Romeo Dallaire and NDP foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar, who spoke at the Law Society of Upper Canada last night.

His role was advising on «opportunities that may result from new legislation or regulatory reform,» specifically concerning tax, foreign affairs, trade and infrastructure, Barrack said in phone interviews.