Linden is a city in southeastern Union County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area,located about 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Manhattan and bordering Staten Island,a borough of New York City,across the Arthur Kill. As of the 2020 United States census,the city's population was 43,738,an increase of 3,239 (+8.0%) from the 2010 census count of 40,499,which in turn reflected an increase of 1,105 (+2.8%) from the 39,394 counted in the 2000 census.
UNIVAC was a line of electronic digital stored-program computers starting with the products of the Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation. Later the name was applied to a division of the Remington Rand company and successor organizations.
Samuel Knox Skinner is an American politician,lawyer,and businessman. Skinner served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. Prior to the Bush administration,Skinner served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois under President Gerald R. Ford from 1975 to 1977,succeeding James R. Thompson.
Gordon Richard England is an American politician and businessman who was the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and twice served as the U.S. Secretary of the Navy in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.
Samuel J. "Sam" Palmisano is a former president and the eighth chief executive officer of IBM until January 2012. He also served as chairman of the company until October 1,2012.
Victor Henderson Ashe II is an American former diplomat and politician who served as United States Ambassador to Poland. From 1987 to 2004,he was mayor of Knoxville,Tennessee. Ashe is a Republican. Ambassador Ashe concluded his service as Ambassador to Poland on September 26,2009.
Thomas John Watson Jr. was an American businessman,diplomat,Army Air Forces pilot,and philanthropist. The son of IBM Corporation founder Thomas J. Watson,he was the second IBM president (1952–71),the 11th national president of the Boy Scouts of America (1964–68),and the 16th United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1979–81). He received many honors during his lifetime,including being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Fortune called him "the greatest capitalist in history" and Time listed him as one of "100 most influential people of the 20th century".
Clifford Michael Sobel is an American business executive,financier,Republican fundraiser,U.S. diplomat and former ambassador.
The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is the international affairs and public policy school of Columbia University,a private Ivy League university located in Morningside Heights,Manhattan,New York City. SIPA offers Master of International Affairs (MIA) and Master of Public Administration (MPA) degrees in a range of fields,as well as the Executive MPA and PhD program in Sustainable Development.
Ralph Edward Gomory is an American applied mathematician and executive. Gomory worked at IBM as a researcher and later as an executive. During that time,his research led to the creation of new areas of applied mathematics.
Susan Carol Schwab is an American politician,who served under President George W. Bush as United States Trade Representative from June 2006 to January 2009. She is not related to Charles R. Schwab Sr.,founder of the Charles Schwab Corporation;she is also not to be confused with his first wife Susan (Cotter) Schwab.
Ford M. Fraker was a and American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.He was president of the Middle East Policy Council and chairman,Merrill Lynch Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Harish Manwani is an Indian business executive who was the global chief operating officer of Unilever. He is currently the senior operating Partner at Blackstone and a director of Whirlpool,Qualcomm,Gilead Sciences and Tata Sons among others.
William John Garvelink is an American diplomat and former United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo appointed by George W. Bush on May 30,2007,and sworn in on October 22,2007.
John James Maresca is an Italian-American diplomat,business leader,and educator. Maresca has held a number of posts in the US government including Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and US Ambassador. He has also founded,led,and contributed to a number of prominent NGOs and private sector companies. He served as Rector of the United Nations mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) in Costa Rica until February,2013.
John Joseph Sullivan is an American attorney and government official who served as the United States Ambassador to Russia from 2020 to 2022,and who previously served as the 19th United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Sullivan served as Acting United States Secretary of State from April 1,2018,to April 26,2018,following President Donald Trump's dismissal of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 13,2018,until Tillerson's official successor,Mike Pompeo,was sworn in. Tillerson did not officially leave office until March 31,2018. Sullivan,however,was delegated all responsibilities of the Secretary of State beginning March 13.
James R. Stengel is an American businessman,author,professor and public speaker. He served as the global marketing officer of Procter &Gamble from 2001 to 2008. Stengel is currently the president and CEO of The Jim Stengel Company,where he advocates for ideals-driven businesses and brands. In December 2011,he released his first book,Grow:How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World’s Greatest Companies.
Ivan Štefanec is a Slovak politician and business manager,former member of the Slovak Parliament and current member of the European Parliament for Christian Democratic Movement.
The White House Conference on the Industrial World Ahead was the first White House conference "exclusively concerned with American business and the first one on the future." The conference was called by President Richard Nixon and jointly chaired by Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans and Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson. Taking place February 7–9,1972,in Washington D.C.,its stated purpose was to bring together key business,labor,university,and government leaders "with an interest in our industrial society to take a long-range look and develop policies that will help shape the future." The conference themes were the social responsibility of business,technology and resources for business,the human side of enterprise,the structure of the private enterprise system,and business and the world economy of 1990.
Mark Anthony Phillips is a Guyanese politician and retired military officer who is the prime minister of Guyana and first vice president under President Irfaan Ali since August 2020. He served as the chief of staff of the Guyana Defence Force from 2013 to 2016. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in September 1981.
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