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...fresh out of Harvard Business School, he reluctantly joined Li & Fung, a trading company co-founded by his grandfather. William's first move was "to get rid of the family deadwood," he says, by taking the company public. His son Terence, 25, recently joined the business, and William, a drafter of Hong Kong's mini-constitution who is famous for having a judicious opinion about everything, isn't sure how to play this one. "This is a meritocracy," he affirms, and then grins. "But I am hoping that we are creating an environment he will like...
...need for peace between the two religions. It draws comparisons between the Koran and the New Testament, emphasizing that common commandments supersede interfaith conflict. The letter was signed by leaders from all denominations of Islam. Miroslav Volf, director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture and the principal drafter of the Christian response, said the letter is the most significant document on interfaith relations in the past 50 years. The letter from Christian scholars, “Loving God and Neighbor Together,” began circulating among professors at Yale and, as of this weekend, included endorsements from...
...clearly the more knowledgeable drafter...
...year career at the state department, Donald W. Keyser became known as a master of the diplomatic cable. "He is without doubt the fastest and most impressive drafter of telegrams and memos I have ever dealt with," says Winston Lord, the former U.S. ambassador to China for whom Keyser worked in Beijing during the late 1980s. But on Sept. 1, 2003, Keyser whipped off a note that would shatter his professional reputation. E-mailing his superior, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James Kelly, Keyser said he planned to take three days of annual leave because...
...council took no vote on the blocking group proposition, but plan co-drafter Sheila R. Adams ’05 said that Associate Dean of the College Thomas A. Dingman ’67 would bring up the proposal at a meeting of the House Masters next Monday...