News from June 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Nafez Hutchings, 22, of Upper Darby, PA, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Court Judge Anita Brody to an Indictment charging 12 counts of providing false information to a federal firearms licensee.
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2021
Release: U.S. Department of State’s “Heroes of U.S. Diplomacy" initiative will recognize Locally Employed Staff honoree, Jenkins Vangehn of Liberia, in a conversation with Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Belinda Jackson Farrier and Ambassador...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, MD -Ronald Alexander, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and powder and crack cocaine. While participating in a narcotics conspiracy, Alexander was employed by “Safe Streets," an organization working to reduce violence and crime in Baltimore through...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Michael Stanley Wright, 34, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 72 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Djibouti as you celebrate the 44th anniversary of your nation’s independence.
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
News Release: “Congratulations, Prime Minister Mario Draghi. I look forward to working closely with you to deepen our strong bilateral relationship, cooperate during your leadership of the G20, and address global challenges from COVID to climate change.” – President Joseph R. Biden, Feb. 14, 2021 Secretary Antony ...
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
News Release: Secretary Antony J. Blinken will travel to Vatican City on June 28, where he will meet with Pope Francis and Archbishop Paul Gallagher to discuss efforts to work together to tackle the climate crisis and promote peace and human rights around the world. The United States Celebrates Strong Relations with ...
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary Antony J. Blinken spoke with Sudanese Prime Minister Hamdok today to discuss progress in achieving peace and implementing political, security, and economic reform. They also discussed regional stability, implementing Sudan’s peace agreements, ...
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with the heads of the Rome-Based Food Security Agencies today in Rome, including UN World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Qu ...
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
News Release: MR SMITHAM: (In progress) to the team. Is that okay? More seriously, let me just, on behalf of the Tri-Mission and my colleagues Jenny and Patrick, welcome you, Mr. Secretary, to Rome. A lot of what we do in diplomacy is build relationships, so let me just make a couple of introductions. Mr. Secretary, this is your Tri-Mission Italy team. It’s been a fantastic team that works every day to promote our interests and our joint interests with our partners here in Italy.
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER LAPID: Hello, everybody. Secretary Blinken and I represent new administrations, yours a few months old, ours a few weeks old, and two days. But we also represent a very long and strong tradition of close friendship and cooperation. There is no relationship more important to Israel than the United States of America. There is no loyal friend of the United States of America than Israel.
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and Acting Counterterrorism Coordinator John T. Godfrey travels from Iraq to Rome today to attend the June 28 meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition with Secretary of State Blinken.
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
News Release: The United States welcomes today’s historic visit to Baghdad by the President of Egypt and King of Jordan. This visit is an important step in strengthening regional economic and security ties between Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan and to advance regional stability.
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
News Release: The House Appropriations Committee today released the fiscal year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation funds agencies and programs in the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Forest Service, and other programs.
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
Release: Secretary Antony J. Blinken will travel to Vatican City on June 28, where he will meet with Pope Francis and Archbishop Paul Gallagher to discuss efforts to work together to tackle the climate crisis and promote peace and human rights around the world.
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
Release: “Congratulations, Prime Minister Mario Draghi. I look forward to working closely with you to deepen our strong bilateral relationship, cooperate during your leadership of the G20, and address global challenges from COVID to climate change.".
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
Release: Acting U.S. Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and Acting Counterterrorism Coordinator John T. Godfrey travels from Iraq to Rome today to attend the June 28 meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition with Secretary of State Blinken.
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
Release: FOREIGN MINISTER LAPID: Hello, everybody. Secretary Blinken and I represent new administrations, yours a few months old, ours a few weeks old, and two days. But we also represent a very long and strong tradition of close friendship and cooperation. There is no relationship more important to Israel than the United States of America. There is no loyal friend of the United States of America than Israel.
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2021
Release: Acting U.S. Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and Acting Counterterrorism Coordinator John T. Godfrey travels from Iraq to Rome today to attend the June 28 meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition with Secretary of State Blinken.
