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President Bill Clinton last week announced his intent to appoint Higgins Professor of Physics Emeritus Norman F. Ramsey to the presidential committee charged with selecting recipients of the National Medal of Science Award...
Although the formal announcement of his appointment occurred just last Wednesday, Ramsey said he had known of President Clinton's intent to appoint him to the committee for about a year...
President Bill Clinton last week announced his intent to appoint Higgins Professor of Physics Emeritus Norman F. Ramsey to the presidential committee charged with selecting recipients of the National Medal of Science Award...
...Phillips Brooks House Association. Lewis apparently learned something from that difficult first year, at least in regard to public relations; it has been largely smooth sailing since. Lewis's only recent gaffe was the decision to split the role of Dean of Students into three smaller posts, rather than appoint an energetic new dean. Further, the administration's generous new financial aid policy has made Harvard a leader in that field as well, despite rising tuition. Verdict: Better to even...
Most important were two calls to U.N. Secretary-General Annan. A potential problem was brewing: Annan, who had remained on the sidelines, was suggesting that he appoint a group of negotiators to deal with Belgrade. Annan had been reliable from the outset in supporting the NATO position, which Albright appreciated. But the last thing she wanted was a pod of U.N.-anointed diplomats pushing compromises. "Kofi, we don't need negotiators running all over the place," she said. They agreed to keep discussing ways in which the U.N. envoys could be helpful in working on the political and humanitarian aspects...