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BTEA Takes Part in Berlin Convention 8 BUSINESS Friday, March 9, 2018 High-level White House departures hite House chief economic advisor Gary Cohn has resigned joining a string of recent departures by BTEA takes part in Whigh-level personnel and further fuelling concerns that the Trump administration is in chaos. The Trump Administration has seen the highest rate of turnover among White House staff in decades, according to the Brookings Institution. Team Trump saw a 34 percent turnover rate during the Berlin convention president’s first year. The next-highest turnover rate for an administration’s first year was Ronald Reagan’s, with 17% of senior aides leaving their posts in 1981. Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton saw much lower turnovers during their first year in office -- 9%, 6%, and 11%, respectively. This time last year, Reince Priebus was still chief of staff, Sean Spicer was still press secretary, and Stephen Bannon was probably the second most powerful man in America. The Brookings report that tracked departures of senior officials Hoverigh-level the last 40White years Houseconcludes departures that only five of the 12White positions House chiefconsidered economic most advisor central Gary Cohnto the has president resigned, joiningare still filleda string by of the recent same departures people by as high-level when the personnel president and further took office.fuelling concerns that the Trump administration is in chaos 2 3 4 6 5 1 7 8 Team Trump is sworn in, January 22, 2017 Gary D. Cohn. Chief economic adviser: Bahrain’s delegation is headed by Chief Executive Officer of BTEA, Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa Free trade advocate and former Goldman Sachs Manama focus to further boost the president quits after losing battle over Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium he Bahrain Tourism and strength of the local tourism Resigned, Mar 6, 2018 – 411 days in office TExhibitions Authority sector and drive in visitors 1 Reince Priebus. White House chief of staff: (BTEA) announced its from across the world,” said Trump announces sacking of Priebus on participation in the five-day the CEO of BTEA, Shaikh Twitter and offers job to John Kelly Fired, Jul 28, 2017 – 190 days ITB Convention, which began Khaled bin Humood Al 2 Steve Bannon. Chief strategist: Describes yesterday in Berlin, Germany. Khalifa. meeting of Trump family members and This comes in line with Over the course of five Russian attorney as “treasonous” Fired, Aug 18, 2017 – 211 days BTEA’s efforts to showcase days, more than 160,000 3 Omarosa Manigault-Newman. Director the Kingdom internationally visitors are expected to attend of communications-public liaison: Quits and strengthen its position on the exhibition which features over “concerns” about administration the world tourism map as an over 10,000 exhibitors from Resigned, Jan 20, 2018 – 366 days attractive tourist destination. 180 countries who will 4 Hope Hicks. Communications director: Admits to House Intelligence Committee that The event will continue until be represented on stands she told “white lies” on Trump’s behalf 11 March. covering an area of 160,000 Resigned, Feb 28, 2018 – 405 days Bahrain’s delegation, sqm. 5 Sean Spicer. Press Secretary: Leaves in protest over Trump’s decision to hire Anthony headed by the Chief BTEA’s participation Scaramucci as communications director Executive Officer of comes in line with its long Resigned, Jul 21, 2017 – 183 days BTEA, Shaikh Khaled term strategy to further 6 Rob Porter. Staff Secretary: Quits amid bin Humood Al Khalifa, develop the Kingdom’s allegations of domestic violence from two ex-wives. Porter denies accusations included representatives tourism sector and Resigned, Feb 7, 2018 – 384 days from the Bahrain Economic strengthen its position on 7 Katie Walsh. Deputy chief of staff: Quoted Development Board, At a regional and international saying working with Trump is “like trying to level under the slogan figure out what a child wants” Bahrain, Visit Bahrain, the Resigned, Mar 30, 2017 – 70 days national carrier Gulf Air, “We are delighted to be where we aim to promote the of ‘Ours.Yours.’, which 8 Michael Flynn. National security adviser: Bahrain International Circuit, participating in such a reputed Kingdom’s unique attractions contributes towards the Forced to resign after secretly discussing and a number of leading international event such as the to an international audience Kingdom’s economy and the U.S. sanctions with Russian Ambassador Fired: Feb 13, 2017 – 25 days hotels and travel agents. ITB Berlin Convention 2018 in line with our long-term 2030 Economic Vision. Sources: Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff, New York Times Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS The Bank of China has pledged at least 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) to create a massive giant panda conservation park in southwestern Sichuan province by 2023. Enriching 2 million gene pool hectares -Zhang Weichao, a Sichuan official The park aims to bol- The park will National Mascot ster the local economy measure 2 million Giant pandas are China’s unofficial while providing the hectares (5 mil- national mascot and live mainly endangered animals lion acres), mak- in the Sichuan mountains, with with an unbroken ing it more than some in neighboring Gansu range in which they two times the size and Shaanxi provinces. An can meet and mate of Yellowstone estimated 1,864 live in the with other pandas in National Park in Staff members hold some 23 pandas born in 2016 at the wild, where they are threat- The world’s longest-living the interest of enrich- the United States. Chengdu Panda Breeding Base in Chengdu in southwestern ened chiefly by habitat loss. panda triplets Meng Meng, ing their gene pool. China’s Sichuan Province Another 300 live in captivity. Shuai Shuai, and Ku Ku.
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