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Councilwoman Nithya Raman called for Ridley-Thomas to step away from his committee assignments, including the powerful Homelessness and Poverty Committee, which he has been chairing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2021

They also have one added complication - Sir Malcolm McKibbin, the man who has been chairing most of the round-table talks, is due to retire on Friday.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2017

Putin himself has been chairing a meeting of Russia’s science and education council this afternoon, and has not made any comment on the inquiry.

From The Guardian • Jan. 21, 2016

The Massachusetts senator has been chairing the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee since 2009 and is well-steeped in the details of world affairs and diplomacy from years of committee hearings but also hands-on experience.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2012

While Hart has been chairing strategy meetings in his office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Westwood has presided over the sessions in her office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

From Time Magazine Archive