News from October 2021
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: Today in Washington, D.C., U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim participated in a trilateral meeting with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Funakoshi Takehiro and ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security ...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met yesterday with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi. Secretary Blinken underscored the strong U.S. support for the IAEA’s global nuclear nonproliferation verification mission, ...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Entering the room is Mr. Guillermo Lasso Mendoza, Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador; and Secretary Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America. (Applause.) PRESIDENT LASSO: (Via interpreter) I want to express a warm welcome to Secretary of ...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso and Foreign Minister Mauricio Montalvo to discuss strengthening democracy in the region, growing bilateral opportunities for trade and investment, combatting the climate ...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Mexican States on the occasion of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s visit to Palenque, Mexico.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER MONTALVO: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon, everyone, friends and gentlemen of the press. It’s very pleasing to be here in the Yellow Hall to speak about this fruitful meeting that we have held with the Secretary of State, Mr. Antony Blinken, in where we accorded all aspects of the very ...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: MS CALDERON: Before we start, I want to say hello to our colleagues in Guayaquil – hello, Guayaquil – and all the rest of the embassy community that are with us through Webex. Okay. So let’s start.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: AMBASSADOR FITZPATRICK: Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Thank you all for coming. Muy buenas noches. Gracias por estar con nosotros. It is my great honor to present you all to the Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who’s on a – his first visit to South America as the Secretary of State, and of course ...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: Emergency preparedness exercise scheduled for the Surry Power Station
By Interior Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office announces the two-year segregation of the application area for the Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project from appropriation under the public land laws to facilitate consideration of renewable energy resources development.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, both of Annapolis, Maryland, were indicted today by a Grand Jury in Elkins, West Virginia, on national security charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we added the Republic of Mali to the list of regions that the APHIS considers to be affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). This action follows our imposition of HPAI-related restrictions on avian commodities originating from or transiting the Republic of Mali, as a result of the confirmation of HPAI in the Republic of Mali.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Scott Brooks, 40; Jeffrey McDonald, 22; and Jesse Brintley, 28; all of Philadelphia, PA, were sentenced by United States District Court Judge C. Darnell Jones II for their involvement in the armed robbery of a locally-owned...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
Release: U.S. Senior Advisor for Global Energy Security Amos Hochstein will travel to Beirut, Lebanon, today to discuss sustainable solutions to Lebanon’s energy crisis. Mr. Hochstein will also underscore the Biden Administration’s willingness to help Lebanon and Israel find a mutually agreeable solution to their shared maritime boundary for the benefit of both peoples.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Scott Brooks, 40; Jeffrey McDonald, 22; and Jesse Brintley, 28; all of Philadelphia, PA, were sentenced by United States District Court Judge C. Darnell Jones II for their involvement in the armed robbery of a locally-owned ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - A former Columbus-based attorney was sentenced to federal prison and was ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution for mail fraud after a U.S. Secret Service investigation revealed he had stolen a settlement fee from two clients in a personal injury case.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: “This Department of Energy investment in the University of Wisconsin-Madison will support new technologies and innovation at concentrating solar power plants, which can lead to lower operational costs and better reliability. We are thankful that the Biden Administration recognizes that Made in Wisconsin science, research, and innovation can play a leading role in helping to create clean energy jobs and a renewable energy economy," said U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss - A Jackson man was sentenced today to serve 17 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as an armed career criminal, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Leandro Rodriguez, 45, of Allentown, PA, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Court Judge Edward G. Smith to a charge of conspiracy in connection with a fraud scheme to smuggle mislabeled drugs and sell them as dietary supplements.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senator floor about President Biden’s punishing energy policies.
