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Daily Press Briefing for August 4 -- Transcript
MR. BOUCHER: I think that was very adequately explained. Everybody's aware the security procedures that we all go through in the United States. We try to, where there's an appropriate reason to do that for high-level foreign visitors, we could try to smooth their way through the process, as long as we know there's no security problem. But I think he was asked to take off his shoes the way we all are, and I expect to be asked to take off my shoes when I go on vacation on Friday, so. ... [Read More]
Deborah Potter, "Broadcast Journalists Need Training to Meet Intense Demands" Global Issues, February 2003
Too rare is the general manager like Shawn Oswald of KNSW-TV in Wichita, Kansas, who values training enough to make it a station priority. "It is a sad commentary on our business -- we don't train people," Oswald told the Wichita Business Journal. "The industry has lost too many good sales people, reporters, and photographers by not training them." 4 By contrast, in some European countries, television journalists with union contracts are given paid time off every few years to pursue professional development opportunities. While their employers may not provide them training, U.S. broadcast journalists can and do seek training on their own from a variety of institutions and organizations. Most of these organizations are either independent or funded by membership dues. The Poynter Institute, a school for journalists in St. Petersburg, Florida, offers mid-career courses in reporting, producing, ethics, and news management for broadcast journalists. Profes ... [Read More]
Daily Press Briefing for August 26 -- Transcript
MR. BOUCHER: I appreciate the opportunity. You know, if I didn't just get back from vacation, I'm sure I would have all the ways in my head, but no, the answer is the President's policy of regime change in Iraq is our policy of regime change in Iraq. ... [Read More]
USIS Washington File: Transcript: White House Daily Briefing, Friday, August 27
Q: Joe, has the President worked on his race report, as he promised he would during this vacation? ... Q: Joe, can you review for us how the Clintons came to choose Skaneateles as a vacation site next week? ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: Bush Addresses Nation on War Against Terrorism
I'm encouraging schoolchildren to write letters of friendship to Muslim children in different countries. Our college students and those who travel abroad for business or vacation can all be ambassadors of American values. Ours is a great story, and we must tell it -- through our words and through our deeds. ... [Read More]
Trinidad and Tobago (08/04)
There are large numbers of U.S. citizens and permanent residents of Trinidadian origin living in the United States (mostly in New York), which keeps cultural ties strong. About 20,000 U.S. citizens visit Trinidad and Tobago on vacation or for business every year, and more than 2,700 American citizens are residents. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: State Department Noon Briefing, December 5, 2000
Q: Mr. Roy's early retirement, as you described it, does he incur financial loss due to that? Is he going to retire with less money? Is he going to lose -- you know, if he had stayed through January would he get six weeks of vacation? Is he losing something? ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
The average cost for a part-time day worker is $12.00 or more per day. The 13th month bonus and paid vacation are prorated for part-time employees. ... Balboa Academy opened its doors to pre-kindergarten through 12th grade (Pre-K–12) levels starting on September 9, 1999, but achieved U.S. accreditation for its program in late 2000, in almost record time. The academy is located in a building formerly housing a Department of Defense Dependents (DODDS) School at Fort Clayton, about 20–30 minutes from the Embassy. The concept and formation of the school originated with a group of teachers and administrators employed with DODDS. Grades Pre-K through 12 follow U.S. curricula and the U.S. school term from late August to mid-June. The school year consists of two semesters with vacation breaks in December (3 weeks), spring (1 week), and summer (2 months). ... [Read More]
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