Word: frazer
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...help the court come to a decision, the Board of Deputies of British Jews, a democratically elected representative body of Britain's Jewish community, has stepped in to act as an official adviser. According to spokesman Mark Frazer, the board's aim will be to make sure the court's ruling is right for even the most orthodox of Britain's Jews. "The board must cater for the highest watermark of religious observance in order to safeguard the rights of the entire community," he says. "The orthodox definition of who is Jewish, taking into account someone's parentage or lineage...
Among the Bok Center's best-known programs are its teaching conferences for junior faculty members and TFs held in August and September. Michael Frazer, an assistant professor who arrived in the government department in 2007, called the programs "incredibly helpful" and said they allowed participants to become familiar with each other and with teaching at the University...
Bush administration HIV prevention and foreign aid programs have had a lasting positive impact on African nations, said former Bush administration official Jendayi E. Frazer at an Institute of Politics forum last night. Frazer, formerly the leading architect of U.S. Africa policy as U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs from 2005 to 2009, called the initiatives she spearheaded “transformative” and said that the new administration should build on its predecessor’s success by increasing dialogue with African leaders to address the myriad health, economic, and political problems that plague the continent...
...diplomats agree with that sentiment is unclear. The foreign ministers of Britain, Belgium and France all headed to DRC and planned to meet with the president, Joseph Kabila. They were then to travel to Rwanda for meetings with President Paul Kagame. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Jendayi Frazer passed through Goma on Friday before visiting Rwanda. On Friday, Kabila and Kagame agreed to attend a summit to try to resolve the issue. They have made similar promises before, but achieved little. And while experts say that efforts are underway, there are still no plans for the Congolese government...
...Morgan Tsvangirai has no prior experience running a government. Seasoned policy makers would find revitalizing Zimbabwe an ordeal beyond imagination. In this time of grave humanitarian and economic crises, Zimbabwe definitely deserves international support and attention. The U.S. State Department seems to disagree. Top U.S. diplomat for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, pushed for UN sanctions on Zimbabwe as a world response to violence in the region. What Frazer does not realize is that the time lag in the execution of the legislation would result in it hitting the beleaguered Tsvangirai government, rather the oppressive Mugabe regime. Furthermore, sanctions can produce more...