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12th U.S.-EU Space Dialogue Held in Brussels
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: Hosted by the European Union, officials from the United States and the European Union met for the 12th U.S.-EU Space Dialogue June 26-27 in Brussels, Belgium. The delegations discussed cooperation on a wide range of space activities including growing security concerns, space cybersecurity and space situational ...
Digital Press Briefing with Cindy Dyer, Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
Release: MODERATOR: Greetings from the U.S. Department of State’s Asia Pacific Media Hub. I would like to welcome journalists to today’s on-the-record briefing with Ambassador-at-Large Cindy Dyer of the Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Ambassador Dyer will discuss the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report and the work the U.S. Government does to combat human trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Designation of Arkan Ahmad `Abbas al-Matuti and Nawaf Ahmad Alwan al-Rashidi as Specially Designated Global Terrorists discussed on June 28 by State Department
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Dominican Republic
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Dominican Republic. During the review period, the government published an executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report online within a reasonable period. Budget and information on debt obligations were widely and easily accessible to the public...
Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Hammer Travels to Kenya
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Ambassador Mike Hammer is traveling to Kenya June 27-30 to consult with regional and international partners on supporting continued implementation of the November 2022 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) in northern Ethiopia.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Zambia
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Zambia. During the review period, the government made its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report accessible to the public, including online. Publicly available budget documents provided a substantially complete picture of the government’s...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Gabon
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Gabon. During the review period, the government made significant progress by publishing its enacted budget online within a reasonable period. It did not make its executive budget proposal or its end-of-year report publicly available within a reasonable period. Only...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Comoros
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Comoros. During the review period, the government made significant progress by publishing its end-of-year report within a reasonable period and by reviewing its budget throughout the fiscal year. The government made its enacted budget available, but it did not make...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Lesotho
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Lesotho. During the review period, the government made its enacted budget publicly available within a reasonable period. The government did not, however, publish its budget proposal or end-of-year report within a reasonable period. The government published information...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Ethiopia
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Ethiopia. During the review period, the government made significant progress by ensuring its newly established sovereign wealth fund has a. sound legal framework and discloses its source of funding and general approach to withdrawals. While the government published...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Somalia
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Somalia. During the review period, the government made significant progress by reviewing its budget throughout the fiscal year. The government published its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report online within a reasonable period. Information...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Vietnam
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Vietnam. During the review period, the government made its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report accessible to the public, including online. Information on debt obligations of state-owned enterprises was not publicly available. Publicly...
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Bitter Travel to Canada
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter will travel June 28-30 to Toronto and Ottawa. The Assistant Secretary will meet with embassy staff and observe consular operations in both cities. Her trip underscores our deep and sustained commitment to the protection of U.S. citizens overseas and the facilitation of legitimate travel and immigration to the United States. For updates on Assistant Secretary Bitter’s travel follow @TravelGov on Twitter.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Guinea-Bissau
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Guinea-Bissau. During the review period, the government made significant progress by making information on debt obligations, including major state-owned enterprise debt, publicly available within a reasonable period. However, it did not make all budget documents...
McCaul Introduces Bipartisan Res Declaring a Nuclear Iran is Unacceptable
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) along with Congressmen Brad Schneider (D-IL), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jared Golden (D-ME), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Rich McCormick (R-GA), and Kathy Manning (D-NC) introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the United State’s enduring commitment to preventing a nuclear Iran.
U.S. Department of State Launches Study of the U.S. Institutes’ Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: Honoring the foreign policy contributions and legacy of the United States’ first female Secretary of State and engaging a new generation of future young women leaders from around the world, today, the U.S. Department of State announced the launch of the Study of the U.S. Institutes’ Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program.
Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: Pursuant to a delegation of authority from President Biden, I am authorizing our 41st drawdown for Ukraine, which will provide $500 million worth of U.S. arms and equipment from Department of Defense stocks. This security assistance package will support Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive operations with ...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Laos
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Laos. During the review period, the government made its executive budget proposal publicly available online, but not within a reasonable period. It did not publish its enacted budget or end-of-year report. The completeness and reliability of budget information could...
The United States Issues an Advisory Focused on the Gold Sector Across Sub-Saharan Africa
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Today, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the United States Agency for International Development issued a unique business risk advisory focused on the gold sector...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Madagascar
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Madagascar. During the review period, the government made its enacted budget widely and easily accessible to the public, including online, but it did not publish its executive budget proposal or end-of-year report within a reasonable period. Information on debt obligations...