John W. Snow
John W. Snow
John William Snowwas the CEO of CSX Corporation, and served as the 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury under U.S. President George W. Bush. He replaced Secretary Paul O'Neill on February 3, 2003 and was succeeded by Henry Paulson on July 3, 2006, in a move that had been anticipated. Snow submitted a letter of resignation on May 30, 2006, effective "after an orderly transition period for my successor." Snow announced on June 29, 2006 that he had completed...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEconomist
Date of Birth2 August 1939
CountryUnited States of America
I think we'll be successful with the quiet financial diplomacy,
Our view is that economic isolationism is the wrong way to go. Vibrant, successful growing economies that advance the interests of their citizens engage the global economy. And, we're committed to engaging the global economy.
Telecom is a dramatic success in India and our view is, respecting the political process, and respecting the fact that these are sovereign decisions, is that, approaching India as a friend.
Our GDP growth rates are creating - our high GDP growth rates, the success of our economy means we're creating lots of disposable income.
We are seeing a tremendous outpouring of the American spirit, ... That is our indication that this program will be utilized and have a desirable effect.
We believe that more financial flexibility is in the best interests of our shareholders and will increase the company's value over the long term,
What we're dealing with in Iraq are not two-and-a-half weeks of conflict, but two-and-a-half decades of misrule and mismanagement, and there's a major reconstruction product that has to go on there,
Resolving that, I think, will be very beneficial for the economy. We're already seeing it in lower energy prices,
I was here when the cemetery was dedicated last fall. We had a good turnout then and a good turnout now. I'm so impressed with the cemetery that I'm going to pick out a plot for myself.
I think we need to rise above partisan politics on this one,
We continue to have a strong dollar policy; we continue to support the strong dollar policy. It's been our policy and will continue to be our policy.
Well, I'm not going to review here all the candidates that are on the list, but I will attest to my admiration for Bono, ... He's somebody I admire. He does a lot of good in this world of economic development...he understands the give and take of development. He's very pragmatic, effective and idealistic.
We have been taking a very close look at its lines of business and believe there is a clear opportunity to unlock more value by running Sea-Land's three key components as distinct profit centers.
We're not going to have numbers to write home about in the first quarter, although they will show improvement, ... The first quarter will continue to have some residue from the difficulties of the fourth quarter, but nothing of the magnitude. We're starting to get our arms around it.