News from October 2021
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: U.S. Department of State’s “Heroes of U.S. Diplomacy” initiative will recognize Ambassadors Deborah Malac, John Hoover, Alexander Laskaris, and Dr. Gary Penner, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Ervin Massinga, Sheila Paskman, and Dr. Gregory Martin for their steadfastness in advancing the Department of State’s mission during the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: The United States is providing more than $26 million in additional assistance to respond to the humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia. With this funding, the United States has provided nearly $663 million in humanitarian assistance for northern Ethiopia since the crisis began.
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met with Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Alon Ushpiz today and welcomed the Director General to Washington. The Deputy Secretary and the Director General discussed the importance of the ...
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning or, almost, good afternoon, everyone. Just over a year ago, the leaders of Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords. Today, I am honored to host Foreign Minister Lapid, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah, to review the progress that’s been made ...
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: And it looks like we have a full house. Good afternoon, everyone. Hope you’re enjoying the balcony. It’s a particular pleasure to welcome my friend Yair Lapid here to Washington and to the State Department, I think your first official visit as foreign minister — FOREIGN MINISTER LAPID: As foreign minister, yes.
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone, and let me just say again, welcome to my friend, Sheikh Abdullah. It’s wonderful to have him here. We spent the morning with our Israeli colleague and had a very good and productive meeting among the three of us, both in celebration of the anniversary of the ...
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Secretary Blinken welcomed the UAE’s Net Zero Initiative to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050 and ...
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Today marks six years that Iran has wrongfully detained Siamak Namazi, a U.S. citizen who has committed no crime and has been held by the Iranian government for the better part of a decade.
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia from October 15-21 to meet and discuss with our Gulf partners a range of concerns with Iran, including its activities in the region and our attempt to negotiate a mutual return to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.]
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary Blinken met today with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid, whom he welcomed to Washington for the Minister’s first official visit. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed a range of issues, including ...
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: On Monday, October 4, 2021, the U.S. State Department’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Keith A. Jones opened a month-long workshop highlighting Cybersecurity Awareness Month, hosted by the Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM). The workshop brings together State Department experts in cybersecurity, ...
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Today, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivered virtual remarks at the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, hosted by the Government of Sweden. Heads of state and government ministers, envoys, and ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor and the Consulate General of Mexico in Boston have signed an alliance to provide hazard prevention training and training on employees’ workplace safety and health rights to Mexican nationals and others working in New England. It will also educate them on how the ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: AUSTIN, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against an Austin luxury car dealer for terminating an employee who warned managers and other co-workers about potential coronavirus hazards in the workplace.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposed rule that would remove barriers to plan fiduciaries’ ability to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when they select investments and exercise shareholder rights.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: The 2021 American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Virtual College and Career Fair will take place on Friday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (MDT).
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Screening at Speed Program announced the award of $387,415 in technology maturation funding to Voxel Radar, based in San Francisco, California, and headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, to develop a passenger...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup of 15 bills. Five Republicanbills passed the committee with unanimous consent.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Cities Working with the National Public Safety Partnership Receive Resources to Prevent and Combat Violent Crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: With Embezzlement of a Bankruptcy Estate and Wire Fraud.
