Marc Grossman
Marc Grossman
Marc Isaiah Grossmanis an American former diplomat and government official. He served as United States Ambassador to Turkey, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. He was most recently the United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan and is currently a Vice Chairman of The Cohen Group, a business consulting and lobbyist firm of former Defense Secretary William Cohen, and a member of the German Marshall Fund board of trustees...
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This reflects a commitment to Change to Win.
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Without security, there's no possibility, as many power plants as you have, to actually get electricity, water, sewage, power to Iraqis, ... And so that's why so much of this money and the reallocation that you see is moving toward security.
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We're not in a position at this time to provide revised numbers. (But) it's safe to assume we will not make our third- or fourth- quarter numbers.
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We view this as a positive step in fulfilling our twin commitments of focusing more resources on organizing and finding new ways to pursue employers that fiercely resist the right of workers to organize. No employers more fiercely resist the right to organize than agriculture.
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understand our priorities and certainly understand the issue that if there's no security, nothing else is going to get done.
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had some questions, we tried to give some answers... it was not negotiations.
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What's going to keep this moving is the US, not just because the US is the country that provides a considerable portion of the UN budget, ... but quite frankly because the US needs the UN to be effective in the world.
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Turkish people have a right to choose who will be their leaders and we... look forward to working with the new Turkish government.
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We've had an impact. No one is talking about making illegal immigrants felons anymore.
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The primary objective is to build membership. It's not fair to employees.
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Other countries have an interest in UN reform as well and not just in how the Security Council works.
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To what extent a pension reform plan attracts and retains teachers will largely depend on what percent of our salaries the General Assembly asks us to sacrifice.
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This is another sign of an entrenched management willing to destroy the value of assets in order to keep their jobs.
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This issue is simply a way to divert attention from the real issue, and the real issue is the union wanting to change the rules for how they can organize hotels.