Kenneth Quinn
Kenneth Quinn
Kenneth M. Quinnis the President of the World Food Prize Foundation and a former career U.S. Foreign Service Officer. Before assuming his current role, Quinn spent 32 years working for the U.S. State Department. He has served as the United States Ambassador to Cambodia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State as well as a member of the National Security Council staff at the White House...
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Quite often, we knew of a threat somewhere out in the world, somewhere out in the field. Either the agency had it or the Bureau had it but the FAA did not.
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not justified, not necessary, and not in the best interests of aviation safety.
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It's to find out what went wrong and fix it.
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This is really criminalizing well-intentioned, honest mistakes, and singling out -- I think unfairly -- the one company that up front admitted its mistakes early on.
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We don't believe any evidence exists of willful and criminal behavior. We intend to defend ourselves against any criminal charges vigorously.
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We want a red light or a green light from the government ... We shouldn't be relying on private companies and the airlines to authenticate background checks.
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Through his dedicated and sustained efforts in Bangladesh, Laos and other countries in south-east Asia, Dr. Gupta made small-scale aquaculture a viable means for over one million very poor farmers and women to improve their families' nutrition and well-being.