Energy Secretary Bill Richardson, who Republicans assert did too little to head off price increases earlier in the year by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, argued for releasing 60 million barrels, or about a fifth of the total strategic reserve, administration officials said today.
"We've offered them a strategic choice," one administration official said, describing the private communications.
Just hours before, Mr. Bush called President Jiang Zemin of China and offered to hold "high-level strategic talks," senior administration officials said.
Contrary to the claims of critics who say Obama has only a feckless policy of strategic "patience," his administration has significantly strengthened military cooperation with its South Korean ally, increased sanctions pressure on North Korea's financial system, and bolstered missile defenses of the U.S. homeland.
Following a review of approaches to stakeholder arrangements in urban partnerships, which draws on a variety of literatures, including strategic management, public administration, urban studies and geography, the paper presents results of an action-case study undertaken in an urban partnership context – namely, Houldsworth Village Partnership (HVP) – within the Greater Manchester region of the UK.
On the strategic side, the administration must not focus on a single issue such as the Iranian nuclear program.
Identify the core activities that require your time (e.g. client service, strategic planning, sales, administration), and create a Time Map that designates regular time for each of those roles -- and you'll find that you will get significantly more done, in less time, at a much higher quality of output.
4Children, which was the government's official Early Years strategic partner, went into administration after a rapid corporate expansion fuelled by private loans unravelled in the face of government cuts.
The inquiry appears to have lagged during the administration's strategic reshuffling of United States attorneys.
[Page A8.] The luxury-goods sanctions have been placed in "strategic limbo," one senior administration official said.
The system had its roots in the Reagan administration's Strategic Defense Initiative, when it was known as Brilliant Eyes.
