News from February 2022
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today. They discussed the importance of strengthening the U.S. relationship with the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people, as well as the ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Since the military coup of Feb. 1, 2021, the people of Burma have stood firm in rejecting military rule and calling for their country’s return to the path to inclusive democracy. Tragically, in its continued violent quest to consolidate control, the regime has killed nearly 1,500 people, including women and children, and detained some 10,000 more, including civilian officials, civil society and labor activists, journalists, and foreign citizens.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman spoke with Swiss State Secretary Livia Leu today. Deputy Secretary Sherman and State Secretary Leu reaffirmed the strength of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Switzerland. The Deputy ...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Delivers Sharp Increase in Funding
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The United States continues to increase its assistance to the Kingdom of Tonga in the wake of the recent Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruptions, ashfall, and tsunami.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Dennis Dean Garcia, Jr., 34, of Grants, New Mexico, was arraigned in federal court on Feb. 2 on one count each of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine and attempt to provide contraband in prison. Garcia was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 25.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
Release: The United States is designating World Human Care, an Indonesia-based organization that has provided financial support to Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), an Indonesia-based terrorist group. World Human Care provides financial support for MMI activities in Syria under the pretense of providing humanitarian...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, 34 U.S.C. § 20711(a).
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: In advance of a potential further invasion of Ukraine, Russian intelligence services, mainly the Federal Security Service (FSB), a U.S. sanctioned entity, have been recruiting Ukrainian nationals in key positions to gain access to sensitive information. The FSB leverages these officials in an attempt ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on Feb. 2, 2022, an information was filed in federal court in Milwaukee, charging Blessing Egbon with wire fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The Department of Justice today launched Justice Counts, an effort to help states make smarter policy and budget decisions using up-to-date, actionable criminal justice data. The initiative, announced today by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta during a virtual conference with criminal justice practitioners ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: A Nevada man made his initial appearance in federal court today for allegedly making multiple threatening phone calls to an election worker in the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The United States is troubled by continuing reports of abductions and arbitrary detentions carried out by authorities in Russia’s Republic of Chechnya, including dozens of reported abductions and arbitrary detentions in recent weeks targeting the relatives of Chechen human rights defenders and dissidents. ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
Release: The Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on Belarusian nationals under the “Khashoggi Ban," a tool the Administration announced last year to counter transnational repression. Today’s actions target multiple Belarusian nationals for their involvement in serious, extraterritorial counter-dissident ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
Release: The United States is designating World Human Care, an Indonesia-based organization that has provided financial support to Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), an Indonesia-based terrorist group. World Human Care provides financial support for MMI activities in Syria under the pretense of providing humanitarian...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Last week in Geneva, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and I met to discuss the crisis instigated by Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine’s borders and steps to de-escalate tensions and pursue diplomacy. Russia had previously outlined its concerns and proposals ...
