Unlike outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he surrounds himself with very skillful and experienced diplomats.

They took control of federal forts and other properties within their boundaries with little resistance from outgoing President James Buchanan, whose term ended on March 4, 1861.

His emergency technocratic government, supported by the left and right, was a masterstroke of outgoing President Giorgio Napolitano.

He ended up appearing even more radical on these topics than outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The outgoing President congratulated Mr. Dion on his election and wished him every success in guiding the work of the COP at its eleventh session.

If the third vote is fruitless, Parliament is dissolved and elections are proclaimed by the outgoing President within the next 30 days.

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Most Mexican commentators believe that it should be relatively easy for Calderón to improve on the largely self inflicted failure of outgoing President Vicente Fox s term.

Sarkozy made public his disagreement with outgoing President Jacques Chirac about the French position against the American led war in Iraq.

As the outgoing President of the Special Court, I would like to end on a more personal note.

Four years ago, when hundreds of thousands of young Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran to protest outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad s reelection, the Iranian government shot at them with live rounds.

Rousseff owes her victory to outgoing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the success of his administration.

The outgoing Parliament defined the electoral qualifications so as to ensure, as they thought, the return of a Presbyterian majority.

Outgoing President Hu Jintao indicated that China s total GDP and per capita income should double by 2020, which will require 7.5 average annual growth.

But, despite having finalized the terms of the agreement, Obama failed to persuade Afghanistan s outgoing president, Hamid Karzai, to sign it. That means that America s role in the country can be settled only after the new Afghan president assumes office in May.

Indeed, outgoing President Ahmet Necdet Sezer refused to invite the wives of AKP deputies who covered their hair to state dinners and Republic Day receptions.

The draft outcome document submitted for approval to this High level Meeting is the fruit of commendable and concerted effort under the exemplary and effective guidance of the outgoing President of the General Assembly at its fifty ninth session, His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping.

Outgoing US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan preaches flexibility as a way of dealing with globalization.

His delegation agreed with the view of the outgoing Chairman of the Informal Working Group that the Group's recommendations, coupled with ideas advanced at the Interlaken, Bonn Berlin and Stockholm processes, had resulted in tangible changes.

At its 1st meeting, on 28 November, on the proposal of the outgoing President, the COP elected by acclamation Mr. Stéphane Dion, Minister of the Environment of Canada, as its President.

He thanked the outgoing Director General for his work during the last eight years.

(b) establish the composition of the incoming Bureau at an early date so that incoming Bureau members can consult with the outgoing Bureau and take part in its work

Unfortunately, when the outgoing president of the European Central Bank, Jean Claude Trichet, proposed a step in this direction by suggesting that a European Secretary of the Treasury be created, heads of state and government dismissed the idea out of hand.

The outgoing President of the Conference expressed his appreciation to the members of the bureau of the Conference at its first session for their invaluable support.

The outgoing President of the Conference expressed his appreciation to the members of the bureau of the Conference at its first session for their invaluable support.

Ms. GOICOCHEA (Cuba) commended the outgoing Director General for advancing the reforms that had made it possible for UNIDO to survive in a very difficult period.

Outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti s government accomplished a major pension reform, cut public spending, and raised taxes.

Indeed, Liam Byrne, the outgoing Labour budget chief, left a note to his successor saying I m afraid there is no money.

Ms. SINANKWA (Burundi) commended the outgoing Director General for his successful leadership of the Organization and welcomed the nomination of Mr. Yumkella as the new Director General.

Socialist candidate Francois Hollande collected 51.90 of the votes against 48.10 for incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in this second round of voting.

The likely winner in the June 26 run off election, Juan Manuel Santos, will pursue most of outgoing president Alvaro Uribe s domestic policies, but might change course slightly in foreign affairs.

Mr. KIKINE (Lesotho), congratulating the outgoing Director General on the healthy state in which he was leaving the Organization after eight years of effective leadership, welcomed the Director General designate, whose experience of the Organization augured well for the effective fulfilment of his mandate.

New York City s outgoing mayor, Michael Bloomberg, worked relentlessly to implement a new sustainability plan (called PlaNYC).

Many see the composition of the new Politburo Standing Committee as a defeat for outgoing President Hu Jintao, who failed to see his reformist allies promoted.

It has become clear that the House Republicans will steadfastly refuse to vote for any increases in tax rates during the current lame duck congressional session.

Let me also commend my dear friend His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping, the outgoing President of the General Assembly, for the excellent manner in which he directed the affairs of the fifty ninth session.

He has therefore asked me, humbly and on his behalf, to convey the greetings of Côte d'Ivoire to the President of the General Assembly, the outgoing President, the Secretary General and all participants here.

The Friends of the Chair group, if its mandate were to be extended, could be a sounding board for this purpose.

8 above). Meanwhile, President Chirac has promised resolution of the question before the end of his term.11

President Mbeki First, I would like to salute Mr. Jean Ping, the outgoing President of the General Assembly, for the work he did to guide the General Assembly as the nations of the world considered the immensely important matters that led to the elaboration of the outcome document that was adopted last night.

As a result of China s hardening stance, Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN s outgoing secretary general has said that Asia is entering its most contentious period in recent years.

In the memorable words of outgoing Bank of England Governor Mervyn King, global banks are international in life, but national in death.

The president sealed his fate by attempting to manipulate the constitution in order to extend his term in office.

Mr. DAOUAS (Tunisia) expressed his delegation's gratitude for the outgoing Director General's excellent work and the radical reforms that had enabled UNIDO to fulfil its mission.

I would also like to pay tribute to our outgoing President of the fifty ninth session, His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping, and our Secretary General for their tireless efforts and very considerable contributions to the successful outcome of the High level Plenary Meeting that concluded just a week ago.