George Pataki
George Pataki
George Pataki (født 24. juni 1945) er en amerikansk politiker. Han var guvernør i delstaten New York mellem 1995 og 2006. Pataki repræsenterer det republikanske parti.
Pataki uddannede sig først på Yale University, og tog senere en juridisk doktorgrad på Colombia University.
I 1981 gik Pataki ind i politikken, da han blev valgt til borgmester i byen Peekskill. Fra 1985 sad han i delstatens underhus, før han i 1993 blev valgt ind i senatet. Han var guvernør i New York i tre perioder fra 1995 til 2006. Mange regner Pataki som en kandidat til præsidentvalget i 2008 selv om han ikke formelt har sagt at han er kandidat.
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Embassy Helsinki welcomed New York State Governor George Pataki on Monday, Sept. 26. Governor Pataki visited Finland as part of a round-the-world trip including a trade mission to China. He discussed his impressions of the Chinese economy, energy development challenges in America, and crisis management, among other issues, with Finnish business leaders in a lunch at the Embassy. The Governor also met with Embassy staff, toured Helsinki, and met with senior Finnish political figures. He thanked Finnish companies for their business presence in New York City, and praised the image of the Helsinki Accords, saying those accords represent the world commitment to the human rights of each person.
Embassy Helsinki welcomed New York State Governor George Pataki on Monday, Sept. 26. Governor Pataki visited Finland as part of a round-the-world trip including a trade mission to China. He discussed his impressions of the Chinese economy, energy development challenges in America, and crisis management, among other issues, with Finnish business leaders in a lunch at the Embassy. The Governor also met with Embassy staff, toured Helsinki, and met with senior Finnish political figures. He thanked Finnish companies for their business presence in New York City, and praised the image of the Helsinki Accords, saying those accords represent the world commitment to the human rights of each person.