News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


'Historic': Transportation Department cites benefits of new infrastructure law for Tribal roads, transit

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently issued a press release detailing the bipartisan infrastructure law’s investments into Tribal roads and transit.


USDA reports harvest of corn, soybeans is in the final stretch with 'less than 10% remaining'

The United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that the harvesting of corn and soybeans is in its final run during its annual crop and inventory forecast.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Institute Pasteur of Dakar

Release: MR SALL: Mr. Secretary, distinguished guests, let me tell you that it’s a great honor and privilege for us to welcome you at Institut Pasteur de Dakar. Institut Pasteur de Dakar is a place of longstanding collaboration between United States and Senegal for research, public health, training that can be traced back to the early 30s when American and French scientists worked together to develop the first vaccine for yellow fever in 1937.



News Release: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today co-led a bipartisan Senate Delegation Press Conference at Halifax International Security Forum with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and ...


Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols will visit Tegucigalpa, Honduras from Sunday, November 21 through Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. In Tegucigalpa, he will meet with Honduran Government leaders, National Electoral Council leadership, as well as representatives of...


Release: MR SALL: Mr. Secretary, distinguished guests, let me tell you that it’s a great honor and privilege for us to welcome you at Institut Pasteur de Dakar. Institut Pasteur de Dakar is a place of longstanding collaboration between United States and Senegal for research, public health, training that can be traced back to the early 30s when American and French scientists worked together to develop the first vaccine for yellow fever in 1937.


Release: MODERATOR: (In French.). FOREIGN MINISTER TALL SALL: (In French.). MODERATOR: (In French.). SECRETARY BLINKEN: Merci. (In French.). I’ve been told about the Senegalese concept of teraanga. We spoke about that last night. And as I understand it, roughly translated it’s hospitality based on openness and...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken with U.S. Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau Tulinabo S. Mushingi and Senegalese Economy Minister Amadou Hott at a Women’s Economic and Digital Roundtable

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: (Via interpreter) Thank you, Mr. Ambassador and Mr. Minister, ladies - thank you for being here today for this conversation, for this exchange.


'A big step toward more transit options’: USDOT announces advancement of BART Phase II project

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced in a press release that the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA's) Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Phase II project will advance under the first Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Senegalese President Sall

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Meet and Greet with U.S. Embassy Personnel and Families

Release: AMBASSADOR MUSHINGI: Thank you. Thank you very much. I wonder which music is that? (Laughter.) I’ve heard it before, but I don’t remember where.


Release: FOREIGN MINISTER TALL SALL: (Via translation.) Thank you, Secretary (inaudible) Mr. Secretary of State in charge of foreign policies. Ambassadors, Secretary General representing the office of ambassadors from Washington, Ambassador of the United States in Senegal.


Under Secretary Zeya’s Remarks at the “Future of Democracy” Forum in Vilnius, Lithuania

Release: Thank you, Foreign Minister Landsbergis, for your powerful call to action and for the invitation to address this Forum on the Future of Democracy.


Release: (All via translation.). QUESTION: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a special interview with the U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. Good evening. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening. QUESTION: (inaudible) You’re ending your trip to Africa, which brought you to Kenya and Nigeria, with...


Haaland announces steps to protect land in New Mexico's 'sacred' Chaco Canyon

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland recently announced steps the Bureau of Land Management will take to segregate land in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico for proposed federal withdrawal.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken with U.S. Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau Tulinabo S. Mushingi and Senegalese Economy Minister Amadou Hott at a Women’s Economic and Digital Roundtable

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: (Via interpreter) Thank you, Mr. Ambassador and Mr. Minister, ladies - thank you for being here today for this conversation, for this exchange.


'Welcome people from every zip code': Interior, Transportation Departments to collaborate to improve national parks

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg started new initiatives on Nov. 17 that will increase access, support jobs and enhance the transportation experience on public lands across the country.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Senegalese Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall at a Joint Press Availability

Release: MODERATOR: (In French.). FOREIGN MINISTER TALL SALL: (In French.). MODERATOR: (In French.). SECRETARY BLINKEN: Merci. (In French.). I’ve been told about the Senegalese concept of teraanga. We spoke about that last night. And as I understand it, roughly translated it’s hospitality based on openness and...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Meet and Greet with U.S. Embassy Personnel and Families

Release: AMBASSADOR MUSHINGI: Thank you. Thank you very much. I wonder which music is that? (Laughter.) I’ve heard it before, but I don’t remember where.