Sentences with phrase «under secretary»

The NIST Director's position, with the same portfolio of responsibilities, would be elevated to that of Under Secretary of Commerce.
He became a peer in 1994 and served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 1997 - 99 and as chair of Labour peers from 2000 - 05.
In response Lord Hill, parliamentary under secretary for Education, assured peers that academy funding agreements would require academies to have regard to the SEN code of practice in the same way as maintained schools.
Previously, Mr. Reitinger served as Deputy Under Secretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate («NPPD») and Director of the National Cyber Security Center («NCSC») at the Department of Homeland Security («DHS»).
Trump's decision to impose duties on up to $ 60 billion worth of Chinese imports, for example, comes at a time when Washington needs Beijing's help to rein in a nuclear - armed Pyongyang, said Wendy Sherman, a former under secretary of state for political affairs at the U.S. State Department who was the lead American negotiator for the Iran nuclear agreement.
And speaking of the USDA, a few weeks ago I was surprised and pleased to be asked by the agency if I'd like to interview Kevin Concannon, the USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, who oversees the National School Lunch Program.
Kristina Johnson, an engineer who developed technology critical to 3 - D movies and served as under secretary in the U.S. Energy Department before founding a hydroelectric company, will be appointed chancellor of the SUNY, replacing outgoing Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, the first woman to hold the post.
We think [issuing the regulations] represents a milestone in the implementation of No Child Left Behind, said Under Secretary of Education Dr. Eugene W. Hickok in a recent telephone press conference.
Other RSCs to have left their roles include Paul Smith, for Lancashire and West Yorkshire, who left after less than a year in July 2015 to become chief executive at Future Academies trust, which is set up and chaired by under secretary of state for schools Lord Nash.
Yet the Education Department under Secretary DeVos now threatens to withdraw that guidance.
Chu is now Secretary of Energy, and Steve Koonin, former Chief Scientist for BP, is now Under Secretary for Science in DOE.
State Department Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Steve Goldstein said on Tuesday that Iranians were using virtual private networks to access Facebook and Twitter pages where the department was communicating with protesters.
The latest two - paragraph memo, from Under Secretary of Defense Clifford Stanley, carefully stops short of fully embracing the idea of same - sex marriage, saying that «a military chaplain's participation in a private ceremony does not constitute an endorsement of the ceremony by DoD» (the Department of Defense).
But this is a charged issue for many environmentalists and some scientists (including Jane Lubchenco, the new under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere) who oppose such interventions with nature because they could produce unintended harms, falsely imply that we can engineer our way out of any problem or blunt efforts to cut emissions of greenhouse gases at the source.
«This case provides a timely lesson about how Iran seeks to involve others in deceptive conduct to evade legal and regulatory controls,» said Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey.
This e-interview with Under Secretary of education Dr. Eugene W. Hickok is part of the Education World Wire Side Chat series.
Nor have things gotten significantly better under Secretary Duncan's waiver policy.
A couple of days ago I wrote about the Trump Department of Education under Secretary Betsy DeVos who told student loan guaranty agencies with FFEL federal student loans to disregard the guidance provided by the Obama administration...
Ralph Bunche was a Nobel Peace Prize winner who was appointed Under Secretary General of the United Nations.
They've met with Brandon Lewis, immigration minister, Robin Walker, parliamentary under secretary at the Brexit department, and David Jones, junior minister.
King also participated in a roundtable discussion at Rossier, where he was joined by Under Secretary Ted Mitchell, Superintendent King, Rossier School of Education Dean Karen Symms Gallagher and a number of education leaders.
Kate Walsh, president of the National Council on Teacher Quality, says while Spellings did make attempts to clarify the highly qualified teacher process, significantly more than was done under Secretary Paige, «it was not a priority for her.»
Weicher is the author of dozens of books and papers on housing policy and headed the Policy Development and Research Division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under Secretary Jack Kemp in the previous Bush administration.
Jake's little brother Max (Jim Sturgess), who plays nicer with government types, and works under the Secretary of State (Ed Harris).
Sir Peter Ricketts — lately Her Majesty's Ambassador to France (2012 - 16), National Security Adviser (2010 - 12) and Permanent Under Secretary FCO and Head of the Diplomatic Service (2006 - 10)
Today Wanjira Mathai joined outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. Department of State to celebrate the global impact of public - private partnerships created under Secretary Clinton's tenure and to launch four new State Department initiatives valued up to $ 86.5 million.
Prior to joining the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, she served under Secretary John King at the US Department of Education as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Innovation and Improvement where she worked on policies concerning charter schools and provided guidance for Race to the Top - District grantees.
Since Vilsack's appointment the sustainable ag community has turned it's attention to promoting a «Sustainable Dozen» for, the possibly more influential, Under Secretary positions at the USDA.
DOE Under Secretary for Science and Energy Lynn Orr (rt.) announces the renewal of JCAP's funding while visiting the JCAP facility at Berkeley Lab April 27.
In yesterday's media call, USDA Deputy Under Secretary Wilson and other speakers used the opportunity to reiterate their strong support for the CEP, which brings free meals to children in high - poverty areas without paperwork or stigma.
The four final rules, announced yesterday on a media call by the USDA Deputy Under Secretary Katie Wilson, specifically pertain to: the «Smart Snacks» standards for competitive foods, i.e., foods sold to children through school stores, vending machines, a la carte lines and fundraisers; local school wellness policies; the Community Eligibility Provision, which allows free meals for all kids in high - poverty areas without paper applications; and administrative review.
Under Secretary Spellings» plan, one change would be to reduce the number of questions from 102 to just 27 questions, which, Spellings stated, would help to reduce the barriers that deter students from going to college.
«We didn't plan on writing today,» the high - profile money manger noted, «but are doing so to be sure our clients and readers and especially the 300 worldwide journalists on our [distribution] list see the action just taken by the Treasury Department under Secretary Geithner
It's an estimate that has been confirmed by the incoming director of Lawrence Livermore, Penrose C. Albright, and the outgoing Under Secretary for Science for the U.S. Department of Energy, Steven Koonin.
AMS, eventually renamed CGI Federal, was founded by five former Defense Department officials who had worked under Secretary Robert McNamara during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
«I thank Under Secretary Ricardel for her leadership and steadfast service to our Department and to our Nation.
Under Secretary Hormats, Congressman Boustany, and leading experts discuss new report on Asia's rising energy demand (September 12 2012)
Under Secretary Vilsack, USDA has supported providing consumers a stronger connection to their food with more than $ 1 billion in investments to over 40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects since between 2009.
Alec Ross» political background includes working for President Obama's 2008 campaign as well serving as a senior advisor for innovation under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Among the topics to be included in Under Secretary Avalos» address are the Farm Bill and how it will impact small famers, local and regional food systems, and organic agriculture.
Molly also served as a political appointee in the Bush Administration, working at the U.S. Department of Agriculture under Secretary Ann Veneman.
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