Sentences with phrase «serves as the nation»

As attorney general in the Clinton administration, Reno was the first female to serve as the nation's top law enforcer.

Surprisingly, Dimon feels he's not suited to serving as the nation's top ranking economic official, according to sources familiar with the situation.

«We are excited that Andy Puzder will serve as our nation's next Secretary of Labor,» Dawn Sweeney, the National Restaurant Association's president and CEO, said in a statement.

Advocacy More than 65 million Americans provide unpaid care to an older parent, a spouse, a sibling, a special needs child or a friend, serving as the nation's largest volunteer health care army.

Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson defended his experience and credentials to serve as the nation's new housing secretary, turning to his life story to show that he understands the needs of the country's most vulnerable.

Before his UN job, Osotimehin had served as the nation's health minister between December 17, 2008 and March 17, 2010 when then Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.

Because the bill also serves as the nation's de facto food and nutrition policy, Congress should craft the bill to support a healthy nation, not just agribusiness.

But, Carol Browner, who will turn 53 tomorrow and headed the EPA during the Clinton administration, will now serve as the nation's first «energy czar,» or, formally, assistant to the president for energy and climate change.

Last month an altcoin called auroracoin was distributed to the people of Iceland to serve as a nation - specific digital currency.

With New Orleans and Washington, D.C., serving as the nation's largest case studies, and other international examples as well, there is now a robust enough evidence base to inform a far more sophisticated discussion about choice.

FREEDOM FROM THE FIRST FAMILY George Washington beat all odds to win the American colonies their independence, then surrendered his private life to serve as the nation's first president.

We may get called «spoilsports» by the banks that we regulate, but in the end we are best served as a nation if solvency concerns dominate over the profitability of the banking industry.

About the ASPCA ® Founded in 1866, the ASPCA ® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ®) is the first humane organization established in the Americas and serves as the nation's leading voice for animal welfare.

About the ASPCA ® Founded in 1866 and celebrating its 150thanniversary this year, the ASPCA ® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ®) is the first animal welfare organization in North America and serves as the nation's leading voice for animals.

About the ASPCA ® Founded in 1866, and celebrating its 150th birthday this year, the ASPCA ® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ®) is the first animal welfare organization in North America and serves as the nation's leading voice for animals.

About the ASPCA ® Founded in 1866, the ASPCA ® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ®) is the first animal welfare organization in North America and serves as the nation's leading voice for animals.

Founded in 1866, the ASPCA ® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is the first animal welfare organization in North America and serves as the nation's leading voice for animals.

It has, in a sense, served as the nation's conscience, reminding Americans of what the founders had hoped they would be and thereby providing a vivifying counterpoint to the excesses of materialist individualism.»

Meanwhile, with cozy relationships between judges and local lawyers stacking the deck against defendants, largely rural Madison County still serves as the nation's asbestos lawsuit capital.

This event serves as the nation's largest public interest career fair with over 180 nonprofit organizations, government agencies and public interest law firms participating.

Collectively, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the dozens of Planned Parenthood advocacy and political organizations across the country serve as the nation's leading advocate for Planned Parenthood health centers.

Not exact matches

Cohn has served as a point man on top White House priorities such as tax reform and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure, but both of those efforts have been muddled by Trump's increasingly combative relationship with Congress, one that was strained even further by his comments on Charlottesville.

That figure could serve as a bellwether for the future of American health care, because Massachusetts led the nation in extending insurance to virtually its entire population through Romneycare, starting in 2006.

Gore, who formerly served as the entrepreneur - in - residence for the United Nations Foundation, boiled it down even further: «More than skillsets, I worry about time.

«We need to invest every defense dollar to meet the threat that we're facing right now as a nation,» she told CNN's Wolf Blitzer later on Wednesday, arguing that the Obama administration's decision to allow transgender people to serve would cost $ 1.35 billion over a decade just for sex - reassignment surgeries.

Economists have long extolled the potential of so - called emerging markets — developing countries such as the so - called BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China)-- but many Canadian companies have been slow to act, comfortable focusing their international business on the massive, and relatively easily served, U.S. and European markets.

And those negotiations have to be led by a secretary of State, contended Richardson, who formerly served as ambassador to the United Nations and as Energy Secretary under former President Bill Clinton.

«I am thankful to President Donald J. Trump for the opportunity to serve him and our nation as national security advisor,» McMaster said in a statement.

Dickerson, who anchors CBS News's Sunday morning show Face the Nation and serves as the network's chief Washington correspondent, will relocate to New York and join CBS This Morning co-hosts Norah O'Donnell and Gayle King on the show this Wednesday.

China has been amassing support from nations around the world for its new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which would serve as a counterpoint to the U.S. - led World Bank.

Alex Rosenberg is a producer at CNBC, where he serves as the digital writer and editor for «Trading Nation,» «Futures Now» and «Options Action.»

For Inc.'s 30th anniversary, we decided to bring these two business thinkers together for a conversation that would serve as a kind of state - of - the - entrepreneurial nation — examining where we have been, where we are, where we are headed, and what it will take to succeed once we get there.

J&J spokesman Ernie Knewitz told CNBC, «As we have learned through the 2016 election campaign, personal attacks do not serve the interests of the American public or foster a balanced discussion on the substantive issues facing the nation.»

In a statement on October 20, 1987, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said, «The Federal Reserve, consistent with its responsibilities as the Nation's central bank, affirmed today its readiness to serve as a source of liquidity to support the economic and financial system» (Carlson 2006, 10).

She is active in numerous outside groups and shareholder coalitions focusing on responsible investment practices including the Investor Network on Climate Risk and the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment, for which she served as the Co-Chair of the Small Funds Initiative Work Stream.

He also previously served as a staff accountant with Live Nation Inc..

But this might at least serve as a marker of how far we have to go to establish the legislature as an effective and responsible scrutinizer of the nation's business and the affairs of the state.

Greg has served as the Chairman of the Board of TripAdvisor, Inc., since February 2013; Chairman of the Board of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., a live entertainment and ecommerce company, since March 2013 and as a director since February 2011; Chairman of the Board of Sirius XM Holdings, Inc., a satellite radio company, since April 2013 and as a director since 2009; director of Charter Communications, Inc., since May 2013; and Chairman of the Board of Pandora Media, Inc., since September 2017.

Equity Institutional services institutional clients of Equity Trust Company, a leading custodian of alternative and tradtional assets, serving some of the nation's largest financial institutions, as well as thousands of financial professionals across the country.

Previously he served as Chief of Staff to the Governor of Delaware and was an Executive Vice President at MBNA Corporation, the nation's second largest credit card issuer (now part of Bank of America).

As you know I have the honor of serving as the president and CEO of the New York Fed, one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks that together with the Board of Governors in Washington make up the Federal Reserve System, our nation's central banAs you know I have the honor of serving as the president and CEO of the New York Fed, one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks that together with the Board of Governors in Washington make up the Federal Reserve System, our nation's central banas the president and CEO of the New York Fed, one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks that together with the Board of Governors in Washington make up the Federal Reserve System, our nation's central bank.

I don't know why people, in attempting to provide a refutation of an argument, consistently rebut arguments by simply mentioning their nationality, as if being of a certain nationality designates one as an expert in all matters concerning that nation and serves as sufficient qualification to denounce a valid opposition viewpoint.

Schultz plans to announce that Starbucks and USA TODAY will jointly publish national inserts called «Race Together,» and launch a digital hub at racetogether.usatoday.com, which will all serve as learning tools and conversation starters for Starbucks customers, partners and the nation to encourage a greater understanding, empathy, and compassion toward one another.

Prior to MyLumper, he served as the Director of Logistics for the largest seed and garden company in the nation, followed by his next role as Founder and CEO of Track Logistics Group, which he held for 10 years before developing the electronic payment based company that offers the solution to an age - old stressor in the trucking industry.

Treasurer Scott Morrison said he expects more resignations from the bank the said the report should serve as a wake - up call for executives and board members of other banks and called for it to be read by every board in the nation.

The United Nations officially recognizes 180 currencies worldwide and outside of reserve currencies none of these compete with one another for market share, as they each serve their own purpose in their respective jurisdictions.

It's called deconstruction and the GOP is leading the way because, as this nation knows all too well, the religious right of America hates to pay a fair living wage to workers, they prefer to enslave people to serve them.

Arguing the bell served as a reminder for the nation's dark past, the 10 - 3 vote on Monday rejected an offer to remove and replace the bell by the Church of St James.

CNN: My Take: The 5 key American statements on war Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of «The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation,» explores five texts that have served as «scripture» of sorts in American public life, each of which contemplate the meaning and ends of war

Some observers have asked whether, for certain aspiring nations, China's political economy now serves as a better model than does democratic capitalism.