George Cabot
George Cabot , 1752-1823, American merchant and politician, b. Salem, Mass. He went to sea and became captain of one of the ships owned by his brothers John and Andrew Cabot of Beverly, who in 1777 took him into their firm. Cabot also helped develop the family's cotton mills in Beverly. A Federalist, he was (1791-96) one of Alexander Hamilton's most trusted followers in the U.S. Senate. Made a director of the Bank of the United States in 1793, he became president of its Boston branch in 1803. In the Federalist discontent at the beginning of the 19th cent., Cabot was a leader of the Essex Junto and presided over the Hartford Convention .
Bibliography: See biography by his grandson, H. C. Lodge (1877).
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Palau accepts Uighurs amid review of key US accord
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/15/2009; ; 700+ words
; Palau's decision to take in 13 Guantanamo detainees...talks to review the agreement that governs Palau's relationship with the U.S. _ its most...Free Association, Washington's aid to Palau from 1995 to 2009 is expected to exceed...
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Palau president: Gitmo detainees scared of China
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/23/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...they fear it cannot shield them from China, Palau's president said Tuesday. An American official in Palau described the concerns as unwarranted, pointing...refused to send them there. This month, Palau stepped in, agreeing to President Barack...
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Palau.(2002 year in review)
Magazine article from: The Contemporary Pacific; 3/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...his second full year as the Republic of Palau's chief executive, established himself...relationship of free association which Palau and the United States established in 1994...Remengesau informed the US government that Palau's airport and harbors would be available...
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Palau V.P. Predicts Economic Boom
Newspaper article from: Micronesian Investment Quarterly; 4/1/1993; 700+ words
; Palau's future holds a tremendous amount of promise...talked at length about the kind of investors Palau is seeking and touched on what he believes will be major new moneymaking markets in Palau for investors. Remengesau says that the...
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PALAU'S EXPORT TAX AN OBSTACLE TO PHILIPPINES FISHING JV'S.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 2/12/2009; 700+ words
; ...for joint fishing venture deals with their Palau counterparts, reports Business World online. Palau slaps an export tax of U$0.35 per kilogramme...s a heavy burden." Unless amended by the Palau government, Filipino tuna fishing boat operators...
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Palau to accept up to 17 Guantanamo detainees
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 6/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...International Herald Tribune 06-11-2009 Palau to accept up to 17 Guantanamo detainees...prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Palau, a sparsely populated archipelago in the...according to a statement released by Palau to The Associated Press on Wednesday...
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Palau: A Paradise for Visitors and Investors
Newspaper article from: Micronesian Investment Quarterly; 6/1/1992; 700+ words
; ...should take a close look at the Republic of Palau. That is the view of three Palauan leaders...interview also provides potential investors in Palau with a better understanding of where some...of Administration for the Government of Palau said that she believes that one of the...
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Palau asks for more US aid after Gitmo deal
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/8/2009; 700+ words
; Palau is asking longtime benefactor the United...Chinese Muslim Uighurs and American aid. But Palau negotiators say they are proposing the extension...Wednesday in Hawaii, with a final round due in Palau in September. U.S. government aid to...
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PALAU.
Magazine article from: The Contemporary Pacific; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...and received its first ambassador to Palau, Clark Chen. In May, the president led...new diplomatic recognition was a grant to Palau of $10 million, with references to another...14). Nakamura also chaired both the Palau meeting of the South Pacific Forum and...
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U.S.-PALAU COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION:DAVID GOOTNICK
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 6/12/2008; 700+ words
; ...compact and other U.S. assistance to the Republic of Palau. Since 1995,1 when the Compact of Free Association between Palau and the United States entered into force, U.S. aid to Palau has included assistance provided for in the compact and...
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Palau
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Palau Official name: Republic of Palau Area: 458 square kilometers (177 square miles) Highest point...limits: 6 kilometers (3 nautical miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE Palau is the westernmost archipelago of the Caroline Island chain in...
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Palau Islands
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Palau Islands, a 130 km. (80 mi.) arc of islands, the most westerly of the Pacific Caroline Islands. In...
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Trust Territory of the Pacific
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...the Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Palau Islands, and the northern Marianas Islands...the Trust Territory was the Republic of Palau. Its independence was delayed for nearly a decade by a protracted dispute over making Palau a nuclear-free zone. Full independence...
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Babeldaob
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...143 sq mi (370 sq km), largest island of Palau, in the W Caroline Islands, W Pacific. In 2006, Palau's capital was moved from the island of...forest, also has two freshwater lakes and Palau's highest peak, Mt. Ngerchelchuus (794...
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Hermann Max Pechstein
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...financial assistance from the gallery owner to travel to the Palau Islands in the Pacific (which at that time were still in German...arts is the best known). However, Pechstein's stay in the Palau Islands was shortened by the outbreak of World War I and Pechstein...
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