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WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following seven individuals to serve in key roles:
Paloma Adams-Allen, Nominee for Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources, United States Agency for International Development
Isobel Coleman, Nominee for Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming, United States Agency for International Development
Grant Harris, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis, Department of Commerce
Neil MacBride, Nominee for General Counsel, Department of the Treasury
Caral Spangler, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), Department of Defense
Julieta Valls Noyes, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State
Jobs boom as tech firm grows to $40m Having cracked the US market with a big new deal for its virtual reality training tools, this company soon hopes to be worth $1bn.
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Subscriber only A Brisbane virtual reality start-up has won a slice of the US s $3 trillion investment in renewing the country s crumbling infrastructure. Next World chief executive Michael O Reilly said the firm had partnered with the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) to help roll out the safety training. President Biden sees the infrastructure program as an opportunity to build the country out of COVID-19 and put a lot of people to work, said Mr O Reilly.
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WASHINGTON, DC, March 8, 2021 (ENS) – “Simply put, our world does not yet work for women as it should,” Vice President Kamala Harris today told the European Parliament on the occasion of International Women’s Day, marked annually on March 8. The first woman in U.S. history elected to the vice presidency, Harris said, “As we endure the pandemic, the economic instability, the racial injustice, the threats to democracy, and the effects of climate change, the question before us is simple. How do we build a world that works for women?”
“I believe we must ensure women’s safety at home and in every community,” said Harris, a former California attorney general, in her pre-recorded video message.
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