The " National Team " of government critics won 12 ( later reduced to 11 ) of the 15 seats, and independents won the other three, after a campaign opposing the appointment of

In 1968, Alston received a presidential appointment from Lyndon Johnson to the National Council of Culture and the Arts.

In May 1997, following the demonstrations that led to the ousting of Bucaram and appointment of Alarcón, the people of Ecuador called for a National Assembly to reform the Constitution and the country's political structure.

The Chief Scout is nominated by the Scouting Association's National Executive Committee and is invited by the President of the Scout Association to accept the appointment.

" Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, criticised Singer's appointment to the Princeton Faculty in a banquet speech at the organisation's national convention in July 2001, claiming that Singer's support for euthanizing disabled babies could lead to disabled older children and adults being valued less as well.

In 2010, former Republican Representative Virgil Goode ( VA-5 ), later the 2012 nominee for president, accepted an appointment to the National Executive Committee of the Constitution Party.

This led to the political merger of Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union ( ZAPU ) with the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union ( ZANU ) to form ZANU-PF and the appointment of Nkomo as Vice President.

Nobility and commoners, intellectuals, politicians and prostitutes, all were liable to be executed on little or no grounds ; suspicion of " crimes against liberty " was enough to earn one an appointment with " Madame Guillotine " or " The National Razor ".

The appointment to the Commission of National Education, with which he worked for several months, helped push his career forward, bringing him an appointment within the French government.

He was selected for appointment as Minister of National Revenue in 1968 by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

McGeorge Bundy's appointment as the President's National Security Advisor inaugurated this position as it has essentially continued down to the present.

President Bush brought deep experience to the NSC leadership with his appointment of General Brent Scowcroft as National Security Advisor.

Robert Gates served as Deputy National Security Adviser under Scowcroft until his appointment as Director of Central Intelligence in 1991.

National Semiconductor announced the appointment of Brian L. Halla as its chairman, president and CEO on May 3, 1996.

Rosedene, a Chartist cottage in Dodford, Worcestershire, is owned and maintained by the National Trust, and is open to visitors by appointment.

Criticism from the National Farmers Association ( NFA ) of the appointment of a non-rural person to head Irish agriculture was voiced, and led to increased antagonism from farmers towards the government.

With the appointment, on American advice, of former USAFFE guerilla Rep. Ramon Magsaysay as Secretary of National Defense in September 1950 and the subsequent appropriation by Congress of more funds for the drive against the Communist movement in the Philippines, more BCTs were formed.

The property, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is open by appointment only.

The ACPE board of directors are appointed by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy ( AACP ), the American Pharmacists Association ( APhA ), the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy ( NABP ) ( three appointments each ), and the American Council on Education ( one appointment ).

In May 2001, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice announced Khalilzad's appointment as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Southwest Asia, Near East, and North African Affairs at the National Security Council.

His demands included, the appointment of a Palestinian Arab representative to the League's General Staff, the formation of a Palestinian Provisional Government, the transfer of authority to local National Committees in areas evacuated by the British, and both a loan for Palestinian administration and an appropriation of large sums to the Arab Higher Executive for Palestinian Arabs entitled to war damages.

A notable change of style emerged in 1990 following Rego's appointment to be the first ' Associate Artist ' of the National Gallery, London, which was effectively an artist-in-residence scheme.

The Needles Tour buses are the only vehicles allowed on the road from Alum Bay, apart from those owned by National Trust staff or, by prior appointment, vehicles transporting disabled visitors.

Perhaps softened by his wife's death, John Allan agreed to support Poe's attempt to be discharged in order to receive an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

He also painted a canvas for the altar of the Church of San Francisco El Grande in Madrid, which led to his appointment as a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Art.

He obtained an appointment in 1850 to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from Representative Thomas Hamlet Averett, the man who had defeated his father in the 1848 election.

He was rewarded by admission to the Academy and the appointment of mathematical professor in Mazarin college, where he worked in a small observatory fitted for his use.

The Pope's appointment of two Jews to the Vatican Academy of Science as well as the hiring of Almagia were reported by The New York Times in the editions of 11 November 1939, and 10 January 1940.

When Robert was 17 in 1824, Fitzhugh wrote to the Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun, urging that Robert be given an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Turning down a possible appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, Chaffee accepted a Naval ROTC scholarship and in September 1953 enrolled at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

By way of the intervention of a family friend, Sabath, himself a Czech Jewish immigrant, nominated Rickover for appointment to the United States Naval Academy.

Senator Ewing secured an appointment for the 16-year-old Sherman as a cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he roomed and became good friends with another important future Civil War General, George H. Thomas.

MacArthur's father and grandfather unsuccessfully sought to secure Douglas a presidential appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, first from President Grover Cleveland and then from President William McKinley.

In 1837 Augustus attempted to obtain an appointment for James to the United States Military Academy, but the vacancy for his congressional district had already been filled so James was appointed in 1838 by a relative, Reuben Chapman, who represented the First District of Alabama ( where Mary Longstreet lived ).

He attempted to secure an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1914, securing a nomination from the president, allowing him to compete for a vacancy, but did not score a sufficiently high enough mark on the examination.

The program involves intense academic preparation ( particularly in English, math and science ), along with athletic and military training, meant to prepare the students for appointment to the Academy.

On June 17, 1911, after he graduated from high school, del Valle received an appointment by George Radcliffe Colton, who served from 1909 to 1913 as the U. S. appointed governor of Puerto Rico, to attend the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

President Ulysses S. Grant awarded Michelson a special appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy in 1869.

In an episode of the television series Bonanza ( Look to the Stars, broadcast March 18, 1962 ), Ben Cartwright ( Lorne Greene ) helps the 16-year-old Albert Abraham Michelson ( portrayed by 25-year-old Douglas Lambert ( 1936 – 1986 )) obtain an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy, despite the opposition of the bigoted town schoolteacher ( played by William Schallert ).

His mother wanted him to enter into the diplomatic service, but he decided to follow his father, two uncles, brother and cousin into the armed services, and received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, which also had the advantage of being free of tuition and other fees.

Employing the political influence of his brother-in-law, John Slidell, Beauregard obtained an appointment as superintendent of the U. S. Military Academy on January 23, 1861.

Following William A. F. Browne's appointment at the Crichton hospital his son, James Crichton-Browne was educated at the Academy.

After a year there, he took a competitive examination for the U. S. Military Academy at West Point held by Congressman Daniel J. Griffin, the chairman of the House Committee on Military Affairs, ranking first out of 62 applicants for the appointment.

In this latter capacity he visited the south of France ; but in the early part of 1803, he was chosen Permanent Secretary of the Department of Physical Sciences of the Academy, and he consequently abandoned the earlier appointment and returned to Paris.

His interest in military affairs and his father's political connections obtained an appointment to the United States Military Academy in 1843.

However, to his misfortune, the Academy decided to introduce a new system of calculating grades and as a result Denikin was not offered a staff appointment after the final exams.

After waiting two years to receive an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, the young Halsey decided to study medicine at the University of Virginia and then join the Navy as a physician.

After his first year, Halsey received his appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, and entered the Academy in the Fall of 1900.