Mariam Ndiaye Coulibaly, the group's representative to Senegal, applauded the country's progress with regards to reducing child mortality and improving access to school.

VOA: standard.2009.11.22

at General Eisenhower's headquarters,General Jodl, the representative of the German High Command and of Grand Admiral Doenitz, the designated head of the German state, signed the act of unconditional surrender of all German land,sea and air forces in Europe to the Allied Expeditionary Forces, and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command."

VOA: special.2011.06.16

The U.S.-sponsored Security Council resolution, expected to win easy approval next week, will create a special representative to the U.N.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

But a representative for Nonviolence International, Fred Lubang,says arming volunteers shows the government's weakness as it tries to end the violence.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

U.S.Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke spoke of a new thinking on the issue during a recent visit to Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

Representative Lee says the Democratic Party's plans to stimulate employment are too expensive and will hurt the economy in the long term.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia assailed Democratic priorities in dealing with the recession, and President Obama's budget proposals."

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

After a recent trip to Tegucigalpa, Miami Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen called on U.S.President Barack Obama to review his policy toward the crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

After the president's speech, the Republican response will be given by Representative Charles Boustany, a heart surgeon from the Southern state of Louisiana.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

Speaking at a news conference in Kabul, NATO's senior civilian representative in Afghanistan,Mark Sedwill, warned of more insurgent attacks in the coming days.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

The only government official at the meeting was a young Interior Ministry representative who was asked to convey the group's documents to his superiors.

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

The commission's special representative, Hamziya al Husseini says voter turnout in the three Kurdish provinces was impressive, and that the voting process went smoothly.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

The U.S.representative says Washington seeks to build cooperation based upon mutual interest and mutual respect.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

"Wage increases in one particular factory, no matter how large, are unlikely to be representative of what's going on in the rest of the country."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Republican Representative Dan Burton said Congress should send a signal in every piece of legislation it approves that Tehran's ballistic missile and nuclear aspirations are unacceptable.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Fiorina,who has positioned herself as a conservative, faces a former U.S.representative, moderate Tom Campbell, and conservative Chuck DeVore in a Republican contest that has highlighted conservative issues.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

Democratic Representative Betty McCollum: "This resolution is blatantly biased and it damages U.S.credibility,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Republican Representative David Price asserted that passage would also complicate U.S.efforts for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and negatively impact Israel's own investigations: "Israel is a strong and resilient democracy,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

But U.S.Senator John Kerry and Representative Howard Berman on Wednesday gave Qureshi a document stating that the package does not impose any conditions on Pakistan or infringe on its sovereignty.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

In other Iran-related statements, on Tuesday Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said the Obama administration should order U.S.embassies around the world to rescind invitations for Iranian officials to attend July 4 Independence Day Celebrations.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating cut fuel lines at the Virginia home of Democratic Representative Tom Perriello's brother, whose address was posted online by a right-wing blogger who said it was the lawmaker's address.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

In Afghanistan, Mr.Ban's special representative, Kai Eide,told reporters that his approach to the elections has always been one of respect for the Afghan constitution and the other institutions that were put in place to move the election process forward.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

U.N.children's agency in Somalia Deputy Representative Hannan Suleiman tells VOA that unlike countries like Yemen that may run out of water entirely in the next two decades, Somalia is thought to have plenty of water underground to sustain people for many generations.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06