Sentence examples for gathering of officials from inspiring English sources

The "lean elegance" that distinguished Mellon in any large gathering of officials was noted by Walter Lippmann.

In Tehran, state television reported the opening on Thursday of a gathering of officials from about 30 countries, including Russia and China, to discuss Syria's future.

She placed the gathering of officials from 17 countries, the European Union and the United Nations on a par with the G20 meeting on the economic crisis earlier this month.

In April, the secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, acknowledged the role the US had played in past climate emissions at a gathering of officials from the world's 17 largest economies.

PARIS — European finance ministers said on Saturday that they had moved closer to a comprehensive solution for the debt crisis during a two-day gathering of officials  from the Group of 20 industrial nations, despite a number of unresolved problems that could still widen the scope of the crisis.

The annual gathering of officials from the league and the players union will focus on whether to eliminate some of the low blocks that risk injury to the legs of defensive players, suggestions for further adjusting kickoff rules and the league's decision to have independent neurologists on the sideline to consult on head injuries.

On Tuesday, for instance, Afghan and Pakistani officials completed a two-day jirga, or leadership gathering, of 50 officials and elders from both countries to work on developing peace and security in the region.

"We need to act quickly," Mr. Hollande told a gathering of government officials, business leaders and students in Paris.

The gathering of finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies last weekend was aimed at securing short-term economic growth and currency stability.

I wanted to sit down — on any chair — and talk after hearing him here at a worldwide gathering of elected officials, planners and businessmen.

"Christine Lagarde's candidacy is not merely a French candidacy, not a European candidacy," he told a gathering of senior officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.