Sentence examples for official welcoming from inspiring English sources
But the Iranian news media reported on the warm official welcoming ceremony, during which Mr. Haniya reviewed an honor guard.
They have so emboldened authorities that Abdulrazzaq alHashemi, a senior official welcoming the Russians, declared that his government would turn down future requests to fly to Baghdad if those organizing the flight obtained United Nations permission.
Supervisor Hahn was beloved by that generation of black leaders for whom the gesture of a lone white elected official welcoming Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Los Angeles, as Hahn did in 1961, still resonates with the heroic strength of a well-remembered passage from the Bible.
China has pulled out all the stops to welcome Duterte, including a marching band complete with baton-twirling bandmaster at his official welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People, which most leaders do not get.
There were no speeches, no ceremonies or official welcoming committees.
As Marshall watched Rumsfeld's official welcoming ceremony, he was hopeful that the revolution's moment had arrived.
In New York, where the UN General Assembly is currently underway, the agreement among the five permanent members of the Security Council was portrayed as a sign of progress, with American officials welcoming it as a breakthrough.
The response in Brussels to Labour's proposals was mixed, with officials welcoming the backing of a permanent customs union, and even indicating the UK might have a chance of a consultative role in future trade negotiations.
Last week, Pakistan's official statement welcoming the opening of the Taliban office in Doha merely said it welcomed "the start of direct talks between the US and the Taliban", making no mention of any role for the Afghan government.
He was Mayor John V. Lindsay's official greeter, welcoming dignitaries to the city.
At an official ceremony welcoming the new Israeli leadership on Wednesday, the president of Israel, Shimon Peres, urged Mr. Netanyahu's government to "invest great effort in advancing the peace process on every front".
