The Memorial Day holiday celebrated by Americans on the last Monday of May represents for many the unofficial beginning of summer. Many will travel over the long holiday weekend to seek out friends and family, beaches and amusement parks. But most will pause at some point to recall the holiday’s true purpose: honoring those who ...
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By Webmaster | 24 May, 2018 | Categories:
History, U.S. & United Kingdom, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: holidays, Memorial Day
The United States celebrates its
Independence Day on July 4, a day of patriotic celebration and family events throughout the country. In the words of Founding Father John Adams, the holiday would be “the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance. … It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, ...
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By Webmaster | 5 June, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. & United Kingdom, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: 4th July, Fourth of July, independence day, july 4
The
Freedom of Information Act, As Amended is the legislation which provides for the release by U.S. government departments and agencies of certain categories of information on request. Since its original enactment in 1966 more than 500,000 requests have been filed by members of the public, reporters, and companies. Foreign citizens may also file requests. Similarly the Department of Justice and ...
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By Webmaster | 19 January, 2016 | Categories:
History, Human Rights, U.S. & United Kingdom, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: FOIA, Freedom of Information Act
02 April 2014 Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 2, 2014 Below is the text of the fact sheet issued by the Co-Chairs (Turkey and the United States) of the Global Counterterrorism Forum on April 2, 2014. Begin text: The GCTF is an informal, multilateral counterterrorism (CT) platform that focuses on identifying ...
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By Webmaster | 1 December, 2015 | Categories:
Policy, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Clinton, counterterrorism, GCTF, terror, Terrorism
Thanksgiving marks the busiest travel season of the year in the United States — a fact that would come as no surprise to these weary travelers in line at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. At this time of year, Americans travel long distances and put up with congested roads or long lines at airports just to ...
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By Webmaster | 24 November, 2015 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Thanksgiving
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Washington, D.C. 08 January 2015 FACT SHEET U.S. Assistance to Haiti 2010-2015 Five years after the 2010 earthquake that devastated the country, Haiti has transitioned to a period of long-term development. Much more remains to be done, and Haiti’s reconstruction will continue for many years. With other ...
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By Webmaster | 8 January, 2015 | Categories:
Policy, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: aid, assistance, Haiti
“The New START Treaty responsibly reduces the number of nuclear weapons and launchers that the United States and Russia deploy, while fully maintaining America’s nuclear deterrent.” – President Barack Obama Fact Sheet Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance 22 October 2013 Strategic Offensive Reductions: The Treaty between the United States of America and ...
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By Webmaster | 22 October, 2013 | Categories:
Policy, President Barack Obama, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: arms control, new START, Nuclear deterrent, Nuclear weapon
Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream has returned to Washington. The memorial honoring King’s legacy opened to the public for the first time August 22. Built on four acres of the National Mall, the memorial includes a 450-foot inscription wall with more than a dozen quotations selected by a council of historians from King’s writing, sermons ...
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By Webmaster | 23 August, 2011 | Categories:
History, Human Rights, Western Hemisphere
Open Skies Partnerships: Expanding the Benefits of Freer Commercial Aviation 29 March 2011 “Work to ‘democratize’ aviation continues to allow millions more Americans the opportunity to fly to international destinations each year and for countless foreign tourists to visit our country.” — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton The United States has pursued a ...
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By Webmaster | 29 March, 2011 | Categories:
Europe & Eurasia, Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: civil aviation, Clinton, open skies, Trade
August 20, 2009 The Obama administration says it is deeply disappointed by the decision of the Scottish Executive to release Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi, the only individual convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan American World Airways Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. In an August 20 statement, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton remembered the ...
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By Webmaster | 20 August, 2009 | Categories:
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| Tags: Bomber, Lockerbie, Megrahi, Pan Am 103, terror, Terrorism
