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Saito, Makoto
(Encyclopedia) Saito, MakotoSaito, Makotomäkōˈtō sīˈtō [key], 1858–1936, Japanese admiral and statesman. A moderate militarist, his selection as prime minister (1932–34) to replace Ki Inukai, who had…Rasmussen, Lars Løkke
(Encyclopedia) Rasmussen, Lars LøkkeRasmussen, Lars Løkkelärs lökˈə räsˈm&oobreve;sən [key], 1964–, Danish political leader, grad Univ. of Copenhagen (1992). A member of the center-right Liberal…Farm Credit Administration
(Encyclopedia) Farm Credit Administration (FCA), an independent agency of the executive branch of the federal government that supervises and regulates the Farm Credit System (FCS) for American…Habitat for Humanity
(Encyclopedia) Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in…Jagdeo, Bharrat
(Encyclopedia) Jagdeo, BharratJagdeo, Bharratbäˈrät jägˈdāō [key], 1964–, Guyanese political leader. An economist and a member of the People's Progressive party, he served minister of finance (1995–…Malpass, David Robert
(Encyclopedia) Malpass, David Robert, 1956–, American government offical and finance executive, b. Petoskey, Mich., B.A. Colorado College, 1976, M.B.A. Univ. of Denver, 1978, fellow School of Foreign…Arthur, Owen Seymour
(Encyclopedia) Arthur, Owen Seymour, 1949–2020, Barbadian political leader. An economist, he worked for the Jamaican national planning agency in the 1970s and the Barbados ministry of finance and…Duisenberg, Willem Frederik
(Encyclopedia) Duisenberg, Willem Frederik, 1935–2005, Dutch banker and advocate of European monentary union. He worked (1965–69) as an economist with the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D…Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani
(Encyclopedia) Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, 1932–2016, emir of Qatar (1972–95). Khalifa was the son of Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani, the second emir's heir apparent, but Hamad died (1948) before the…Eyskens, Gaston
(Encyclopedia) Eyskens, GastonEyskens, GastongästôNˈ īˈskəns [key], 1905–88, Belgian political leader. He became a professor at the Univ. of Louvain in 1931. A Christian Socialist member of…Trending
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