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By law, the treasurer is the depositary officer of the United States with regard to deposits of gold, special drawing rights, [1] and financial gifts to the Library of Congress. [2] The treasurer also directly oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) and the United States Mint, which respectively print and mint U.S. currency and coinage.
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York (CCC) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) non-governmental organization based in New York City and founded in 1944 that provides "a voice for children, especially poor and vulnerable children and children with special needs" as the city's "only locally-based, multi-issue child advocacy organization" working towards its aim of making the city a better place ...
The hearing of the committee of April 22, 1987, focused on children who are included in states' foster care systems. [5] During the hearing, Chairman George Miller identified several issues facing children who are in foster care, including neglect and abuse; [5] poverty; [5] teen pregnancy; [5] and children being placed in foster care indefinitely [5] and sometimes, in other states and/or ...
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is headed by the Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, who reports directly to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACL's Principal Deputy Administrator serves as Senior Advisor to the HHS Secretary for ...
The Curtis Report was presented to the Labour government and led to the enactment of the Children Act 1948 in July 1948, which mandated that every local authority must set up a children's committee to protect children's interests. [1] [3] [12] An Advisory Council on Child Care was created to advise the Home Secretary on good practice in ...
Portrait of Thomas J. O'Brien. Thomas J. O'Brien, American politician, is the Treasurer of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.O'Brien was first appointed in 2006 and voters returned him to the position in a win over his Republican challenger in the fall 2008 elections.
Fiona Ma (born March 4, 1966) is an American politician and accountant. She has been serving as the California state treasurer since January 7, 2019. [1] She previously was a member of the California Board of Equalization (2015–2019), the California State Assembly (2006–2012), and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002–2006).
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a United Nations body of 18 experts that meets two times a year in Geneva to consider the reports submitted by 164 UN member states [nb 1] on their compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and to examine individual petitions concerning 94 States Parties [nb 2] to the Optional Protocol.