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SFRC Chairman Menendez Celebrates Historic Approval of the Chile Tax Treaty to Protect and Promote U.S. Foreign Direct Investment in Chile
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the statement below following the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s approval of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Chile, otherwise known as the Chile Tax Treaty.
SFRC Chairman Menendez Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing: “Accountability for Russian Atrocities in Ukraine”
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at this afternoon’s full Committee hearing:
SFRC Chairman Menendez Statement on Republican Default Plan
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to the Republican’s reckless default plan and how it only serves to embolden China:
McCaul, Meeks, Wilson, Phillips, Baird, Allred Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Abraham Accords
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dean Phillips (D-MN) joined committee colleagues Rep. James Baird (R-IN) and Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX)
McCaul, Gallagher Urge Commerce to Take Action Following CCP Micron Ban
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Following the Chinese Communist Party ban of Micron, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, calling on Commerce to work with Japan and South Korea to ensure their companies do not take market share lost to the ban and undercut Micron.
McCaul, Meeks Press Urgent Need to Address Political and Economic Crisis in Lebanon
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscoring the urgent need for action to address Lebanon’s growing political and economic crisis, including through the use of targeted sanctions to make clear to Lebanon’s political class the status quo is not acceptable.
McCaul Presses State Department to Give All Committee Members Access to Afghanistan Dissent Channel Cable and Response
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Chairman Michael McCaul is once again reiterating that all House Foreign Affairs Committee Members must be granted access to the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable as well as the State Department’s official response in order to satisfy the March 28th subpoena he issued.
McCaul, Risch Press Admin’s Handling of the Crisis in Sudan
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting information regarding the administration’s handling of the crisis in Sudan.
McCaul on US Sanctioning Russia’s Wagner Group Head Ivan Maslov
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) implemented sanctions on Ivan Maslov, the Mali-based head of the Russian private military company Wagner.
McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports, Strengthening AUKUS
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing with officials from the State and Defense Departments on challenges our allies and U.S. industry face with our arms exports processes and how those challenges can be bridged to ensure the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States is successful.
McCaul Statement on CCP Ban of US Chipmaker Micron
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) banning certain Chinese companies from using microchips produced by Micron Technology.
Secretary Blinken Welcomes International Education Community to Washington, D.C. for 75th NAFSA: National Association of International Educators’ Conference
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
This week in Washington, D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed nearly 10,000 attendees from higher education institutions, foreign governments, and other key industry stakeholders to the 75th NAFSA
Week ending May 27: State Department publishes 7 notices
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2023
There were seven notices published by the State Department in week ending May 27, according to the Federal Register.
2023-2024 U.S.-UNRWA Framework for Cooperation
By State Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
On May 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration signed the 2023-2024 Framework for Cooperation with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Resettlement Diplomacy Network Senior Officials Meeting
By State Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes convened the first senior officials’ meeting of the Resettlement Diplomacy Network (RDN) under the inaugural chairmanship of the government of the United States.
Promoting Accountability for Human Rights Abuses and Violations in Moura, Mali
By State Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
In March 2022, elements of the Malian Armed Forces with the support of members of the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group – a transnational criminal organization – conducted a military operation in Moura, Mali, which killed more than 500 people according to the UN Human Rights Office.
Statement by Ambassador Katherine Tai on the Passing of Dr. William E. Spriggs
By State Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
This week we lost a giant who devoted his life to advancing economic justice and equal opportunity for workers everywhere.
Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with Latvia’s President-elect and Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs
By State Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today met with Latvia’s President-elect and Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs.
Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš
By State Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today met with Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: U.S. Requests USMCA Dispute Settlement Consultations on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures
By State Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai last week requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).