News from February 2022
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: Yesterday, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Heide Fulton and White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Assistant Director Eric Talbot, participated virtually alongside representatives from Mexico and Canada in the fifth NADD meeting to advance trilateral public health and security efforts to address the drug threats facing North America, especially the production, trafficking, and use of synthetic drugs.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAMES LEE, 24, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin, cocaine and crack.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Jahvaris Lamoun Springfield was sentenced in federal court today to 300 months in prison for selling the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of U.S. Army veteran Brendan James Gallagher on February 5, 2019.
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: The following is the joint statement released by the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of the Governments of Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Melbourne. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Jaishankar reviewed the progress made over the past year in broadening and deepening ...
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Demar A. Brown, age 38, of Paterson, New Jersey and Winston-Salem, North Carolina to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and for transportation of stolen property, taken during a series of burglaries committed in Maryland and Georgia.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Michael Shafer, 34, of Modesto, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, (inaudible), very good to see you again. As always, I’m glad that Quad meetings have brought us together but also given us the opportunity and the excuse to be able to compare notes directly on the many the challenges we’re dealing with together, the United States and India. ...
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Two South Los Angeles men were each sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for committing an armed robbery last year on the crowded patio of a Beverly Hills restaurant in which one customer had a gun held to his head while the robbers removed his $500,000 wristwatch, and a second restaurant patron was shot and wounded.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Jesus B. Cordero, 26, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to possession of ammunition after sustaining a domestic violence conviction, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa on the sidelines of the fourth Quad Foreign Ministers Ministerial in Melbourne. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister reaffirmed the vital importance ...
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Omicron variant’s rapid spread has had far-reaching impacts around the world, and gaps in the global response hinder our efforts to counter this crisis. Ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority for the United States, but we cannot do this alone.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
There were nine press releases published by the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry in December 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to have this opportunity to be with our friends and partners. Eui-yong and I have been working very closely together for many months now and – just a testament to the absolute vitality of the relationship, the partnership between ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
There were 13 press releases published by the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry in August 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER PAYNE: Well, colleagues, I can’t begin to say what a great pleasure it is to welcome you and your teams to Melbourne and to Australia. Let me begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet here in Melbourne today, the Wurundjeri people, and pay my respects to their elders past, present, and emerging.
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: The United States will host the Ninth Summit of the Americas the week on June 6, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. In the spirit of fostering a more inclusive summit, the United States Department of State announces partnerships with stakeholder groups drawing in participants from across the Americas.
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: The people of Afghanistan face enormous challenges: an economic crisis born of decades of dependence on international aid, severe drought, COVID-19, and endemic corruption. In response to the worsening humanitarian and economic crisis, President Biden signed an Executive Order (E.O.) today as part of an effort to set aside $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets for the benefit of the Afghan people.
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Akunna Cook and Prosper Africa Acting Chief Operating Officer Leslie Marbury will travel to Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Namibia on a State Department Prosper Africa economic diplomacy visit, February 14 – March 1. The delegation will meet with entrepreneurs, ...
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dymtro Kuleba to reaffirm the United States’ robust support for Ukraine in the face of an increasingly acute threat of possible further Russian aggression. The ...
