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Africa: U.S. Assistant Secretary on Africa Johnnie Carson's Opening Remarks for Hearing on Counterterrorism in the Sahel Region
Washington :: WA :: USA | 6 days ago
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Assistant Secretary on Africa Johnnie Carson's Opening Remarks for Hearing on Counterterrorism in the Sahel Region 17 November 2009 document The following was delivered by the U.S. Assistant Secretary on Africa Johnnie Carson before the Senate Committee...
Tags: Africa, Sahel Region, U.S, assistant secretary, africa johnnie, Johnnie Carson, Washington, Sahel, Johnny Isakson, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace
Bangkok :: Thailand | 20 days ago
Credibility Senior United States representatives returned from a two-day fact-finding trip to Myanmar on Thursday without any major breakthroughs, but then they were not planning on any. In Myanmar, the United States appears to be opting for a long-term strategy...
Tags: U.S.-Burma, Myanmar, Scot Marciel, United States, assistant secretary
Reaching Out to Burma- Bertil Lintner
Yangon :: Myanmar | 20 days ago
Credibility U.S. diplomats Kurt Campbell and Scot Marciel are visiting Burma this week to test the Obama administration’s new policy of engagement with authoritarian regimes. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has asserted this policy will “help achieve democratic...
Tags: Myanmar PM, U.S, Scot Marciel, Tokyo, Mekong-Japan, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, Washington, assistant secretary, United States
China Starts Work on Burma's Pipeline
Shanghai :: China | 22 days ago
Credibility China's state-owned National Petroleum Corporation said Tuesday it has begun construction of a pipeline in Burma for transfer of Middle East oil. Officials say construction work started Monday on Burma's Maday Island in the Indian Ocean. The oil and gas...
Tags: Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese, assistant secretary, Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, China
US resumes talks with Burmese junta
Yangon :: Myanmar | 22 days ago
Credibility Kurt Campbell, the US assistant secretary of state for east Asian and Pacific affairs, arrived in the Burmese capital, Naypyidaw, on Tuesday morning for a two-day visit during which he will meet government officials, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi...
Tags: Mr. Kurt Campbell, Burma, East Asian, assistant secretary, Rangoon, Burmese, Aung San Suu Kyi, US State Department, Barack Obama, Southeast Asian
Getting the Facts First
Yangon :: Myanmar | 25 days ago
Credibility He found her engaging and fully focused on the subject at hand�clearly intent on learning all the facts before coming to any conclusions. In this exclusive interview with The Irrawaddy , Ambassador Heyn describes his encounter with Burma�s leading pro-democracy...
Tags: Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. State Department, assistant secretary, Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, Burma Heralds Obama, Scot Marciel, United States, East Asian, senior government
US bans senior Kenyan official
Nairobi :: Kenya | about 1 month ago
Credibility Kenya agreed to carry through reforms after 1,300 people died in post-election violence last year. But the US believes some officials have deliberately been blocking the reforms. Mr Carson told reporters in Nairobi: "The US government has taken the decision...
Tags: travel ban, senior kenyans, Kenyans, Johnnie Carson, United States, assistant secretary, U.S, affairs johnnie, Nairobi, kenyans government
United States to Engage with Burmese Officials
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Staff Writer Washington — President Obama believes that “pragmatic engagement” with Burmese authorities is the best means for advancing U.S. goals of a unified, peaceful, prosperous and democratic Burma, Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says....
Tags: Burma, assistant secretary, U.S, Kurt Campbell, Myanmar, United States, Aung San Suu Kyi, East Asia, finding mission, Obama Administration
Suu Kyi lawyers hopeful for Myanmar appeal
Yangon :: Myanmar | about 1 month ago
Credibility Lawyers for Myanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday they were "hoping for the best" as they braced for a court ruling on the Nobel laureate's appeal against her extended house arrest. Judges are set to announce on Friday whether they will...
Tags: US-Burma, Myanmar, Burmese, Kurt Campbell, Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S, assistant secretary, lifting sanctions, East Asia, military junta
Gulf Rail Network Cost Balloons Up To $25bn
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | about 1 month ago
Credibility The estimated cost of the Gulf rail network has rocketed from the initial $14 billion (Dh51.4bn) to between $20bn and $25bn, a senior official has revealed. The increase is the result of improvements to the specifications ordered by the rulers of the...
Tags: Mohammed Obaid Al Mazrouie, Mohammed Obaid Al-Mazroui, Mohammed Obaid al-Mazrouie, GCC Assistant, assistant secretary
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