Posts Tagged ‘president’
?Our Global Family,? Monthly Column by Catholic Relief Services President Carolyn Woo, Launched by Catholic News Service
Baltimore, Maryland (PRWEB) July 30, 2012 ?Our Global Family,? a monthly column debuting this week by Dr. Carolyn Y Woo, president & CEO of Catholic Relief Services, will explore international social and humanitarian issues and how the global Catholic Church responds to them. The column, which is being distributed by Catholic News Service, will…
Read MorePresident Obama Encourages All Americans to Prepare in Case of Severe Weather
Tarzana, CA (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 National Severe Weather Preparedness Week has been launched by FEMA and NOAA and is April 22nd through the 28th, marking the first anniversary of one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. In his message, President Obama asks that we rededicate ourselves to strengthening personal and community…
Read MoreDuPont Applauds President Obama and U.S. Senators for their Support of Biobased Innovations
WILMINGTON, Del. (PRWEB) March 12, 2012 DuPont today commended a recent presidential directive and new U.S. Senate proposed legislation that supports the growth of biobased products made from agricultural ingredients as good for the U.S. economy and the environment. In February, President Barack Obama issued a memorandum calling for the expansion of the USDA…
Read MoreBrazil’s First Female President
Dilma Rousseff was a former Marxist guerrilla who was tortured and imprisoned during Brazil’s long dictatorship was elected Sunday as the first female president of Latin America’s biggest nation, a country in the midst of a rapid economic growth and political rise. In a 25-minute victory speech to jubilant supporters in Brasilia, Rousseff said that…
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