Francis Gary Powers ( August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977 ) was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident.

A Senegalese contingent deployed on a peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic in 1997, while in 1994, a battalion-sized force was sent to Rwanda to participate in the UN peacekeeping mission there.

After his first tour of duty, Kelly retired from the service, but is later re-hired by the Central Intelligence Agency's ( CIA ) Special Activities Division ( Special Operations Group ) for another mission in Vietnam.

Antti Turunen, the head of the Finnish Foreign Ministry's Eastern European and Central Asian department, led a European Union fact-finding mission to Tashkent, Uzbekistan on August 29, 2006.

Central to its mission was the idea of " community action ", the participation of the poor in framing and administering the programs designed to help them.

Each mission was to be turned over to a secular clergy and all the common mission lands distributed amongst the native population within ten years after its founding, a policy that was based upon Spain's experience with the more advanced tribes in Mexico, Central America, and Peru.

The Ohlone, the original residents of the valley, were brought to live at the mission and baptized, followed by Yokuts from the Central Valley.

He led the 1989 UNDP / ILO mission for the evaluation of: “ Impact of Macroeconomic Policies on Growth, Employment and Salaries ,” in six Central American countries.

LCRA's mission is to protect people, property and the environment by providing public services for more than 1 million people in Central and Southeast Texas.

Two missions in 1747 and a third in 1760 were established in the sub-tribe of the Itatines, or Tobatines, in Central Paraguay, far north of the older mission group.

Zakaria Botros begins his television and internet mission to Muslims in North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and western countries, resulting in thousands of conversions.

The original Hornblower tales began with the 1937 novel The Happy Return ( U. S. title Beat to Quarters ) with the appearance of a junior Royal Navy captain on independent duty on a secret mission to Central America, though later stories would fill out his earlier years, starting with an unpromising beginning as a seasick midshipman.

The story follows an elite special forces team, led by ' Dutch ' ( Arnold Schwarzenegger ), on a mission to rescue hostages from guerrilla territory in Central America.

NIMA combined the DMA, the Central Imagery Office ( CIO ), and the Defense Dissemination Program Office ( DDPO ) in their entirety, and the mission and functions of the NPIC.

CARCAH's mission is to provide a point-of-contact and to coordinate all tropical cyclone operational reconnaissance requirements at NHC and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center for the North Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the North Pacific basin east of the International Date Line in accordance with the National Hurricane Operations Plan ( NHOP ).

After meeting officials from the IMF – including Ireland mission head Ajai Chopra – European Central Bank ( ECB ) and European Commission ( EC ), Noonan said it was agreed the terms of the rescue deal would be altered, as long as the financial targets remain the same.

The deputy director of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ( NCACS ), Steven D. Crow, says " Every move the university's made has been monitored " and MIU's library, faculty, academic mission and classroom space have been deemed appropriate.

Central to its mission was the idea of " community action ", the participation of the poor in framing and administering the programs designed to help them.

On 11 November 2006, the end of an era was marked when the third generation pier in Central, the Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, ended its mission, along with the big clock tower.

In the last mission against the Foursaken, Nightcrawler took Marvel Girl, Psylocke, Bishop, and Cannonball to Central Park.

Named after the 16th century king of Poland of Hungarian extraction, the Foundation ’ s mission is to support the development of an open, democratic society in Poland and other Central and East European countries.

" He also expressed congratulations and respect to specialists and people who have contributed to China's space mission development on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission ( CMC ).

Australia's change of policy towards Papua New Guinea largely commenced with the invitation from the Australian Government to the World Bank to send a mission to the Territory to advise on measures to be taken towards its economic development and political preparation.

One of the key recommendations of the 1964 World Bank mission was the creation of a new department to manage the development of all transport modes.

As the ‘ Bank of the European Union ’, the EIB ’ s mission is to make a difference to the future of Europe and its partners by supporting sound investments which further EU policy goals.

Atkins Bank was the site of farms, a tobacco warehouse, and a Church of England mission.

This mission was focused on establishing bank loans between the U. S. government and the Bank of China.

In 1975, the Islamic Development Bank was set up with the mission to provide funding to projects in the member countries.

Temporary International Presence in Hebron or TIPH is civilian observer mission in the West Bank city of Hebron.

After the war, monitoring terrorist activity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip become a major part of Shabak's mission.

MITI was created with the split of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in May 1949 and given the mission for coordinating international trade policy with other groups, such as the Bank of Japan, the Economic planning Agency, and the various commerce-related cabinet ministries.

* The peace treaties: comprising the league of nations covenant, digest of the German treaty, digest of the Austrian treaty, with annotations by the American mission at the peace conference ; milestones on the road to victory indexed, authors Publicity Corporation, Continental National Bank.

In December 2008 Israel detained Richard Falk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, and denied him transit to West Bank on his official mission.

In 1995, Parliament passed the Business Development Bank of Canada Act, leading to a new name and mission for the bank.

In 1951 he headed a mission to Iraq for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and on April 10 of the same year he was appointed Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board of the IMF, assuming his duties on August 3, 1951.

The mission of the Bank is to create and sustain U. S. jobs by financing sales of U. S. exports to international buyers.

In 1786, the Massachusetts Bank financed the first U. S. trade mission to China, and in 1791, it financed the first voyage of an American ship to Argentina, establishing what would become a long-standing presence in Latin America.

From 1949 to 1953, he directed a major World Bank mission to Colombia and related studies.

In 1924 Reis reached out to business contacts of his to assist him in his " confidential mission " for the Governors of the Bank of Portugal.

The most important mission of the Bank of Korea is formulating and implementing monetary and credit policy.

In the process of fulfilling the Bank's mission, the Bank carries out the following functions:

After the Six Day War in 1967 he induced the Israeli government to approve the building of settlements in the West Bank and Gaza and sent his students to that mission.

The major success of this mission was achieved through the World Bank financed Operation Flood, which lasted for 26 years from 1970 to 1996 and was responsible for making India the world's largest producer's of milk.

The Bank of England and the origins of the Niemeyer mission, 1921-30, University of London, London, 1989.