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Resolution on Halki Seminary presented to Senate committee
İstanbul :: Turkey | 12 days ago
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Cardin, chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, or the U.S. Helsinki Commission, on Thursday presented a resolution to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee calling on the Turkish government to facilitate the reopening of the...
Tags: Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Turkey, İstanbul, Ben Cardin, Greek Orthodox Christians, Heybeliada, Christianity in Turkey, Greece￢ﾀﾓTurkey relations, Halki seminary, Politics, Education
Sen. LeMieux blasted for blocking diplomat
Venezuela :: Cuba | 15 days ago
Credibility New Florida Sen. George LeMieux's first foray into foreign relations has drawn brickbats from former high-ranking State Department officials who say his effort to block the Obama administration's new ambassador to Brazil is damaging U.S. relations with...
Tags: Sen. George LeMieux, Sen. LeMieux, Mr. Shannon, Tom Shannon, U.S.-Cuba, U.S-Cuba, Brazil, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Latin America, State Department, Cuba, Venezuela, Lemieux, Mel Martinez, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Charlie Crist, Surnames, George LeMieux, Opposition to Fidel Castro, Politics
Kerry pushes World Bank to support cleaner power plants
Brussels :: Belgium | 15 days ago
Credibility Kerry, a chief architect of Senate proposals to attack global warming, used a mid-day speech at the Bank’s headquarters to outline steps the Bank and similar institutions must take to become “21st century” development banks. Among them: Avoiding finance...
Tags: John Kerry, World Bank, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, powered plants, world banks, Belgium, Brussels, Energy economics, Chemical engineering, Clean coal, John Kerry, Fossil fuel power plant, Climate change, Energy development, Coal, Environment
Shah to be named head of USAID
Washington :: DC :: USA | 23 days ago
Credibility Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education and Economics Rajiv Shah, is going to be named to head the Agency for International Development, sources familiar with the choice said Tuesday. Shah, 36, is a medical doctor who worked for the Bill...
Tags: Dr. Rajiv Shah, Barack Obama, Dr Raj Shah, Melinda Gates Foundation, U.S, USAID, Mr. Shah, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, international developing, US Department of Agriculture
Senate Democrats Say Climate Bill Provision Will Help Consumers
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Boxer introduced legislation this week with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) aimed at capping U.S. greenhouse gas emissions nationwide, which will force any facility emitting at least 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year...
Tags: pollution, John Kerry, clean energy, oil, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, energy jobs, power act, boxer introduce, Senate Democrats, Washington
Kerry takes marquee on climate bill
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility When Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) released her long-awaited climate bill on Wednesday, the first surprise came in the first line: “Mr. Kerry (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following bill.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) tapped...
Tags: John Kerry, climate bills, Barbara Boxer, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, greenhouse gas, Mr. Kerry, House, Congress, EPA, gas emissions, Washington
Afghanistan throws up tough choices for Obama
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 3 months ago
Credibility At a recent meeting with senior military staff, James Jones, Barack Obama’s national security adviser, warned that any request for more US troops in Afghanistan would prompt a presidential “WTF” moment. WTF, in the highly acronymic Pentagon culture, literally...
Tags: Afghanistan, Taliban, Barack Obama, U.S, afghans war, drug trade, Stanley McChrystal, upper hand, president barack, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
US Senate endorses new envoy to China
Shanghai :: China | 3 months ago
Credibility The confirmation came after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsed Huntsman's nomination Tuesday. The Senate Friday also confirmed John Roos as new US ambassador to Japan. Huntsman, 49, was appointed by President Barack Obama as top US diplomat...
Tags: Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Barack Obama, Huntsman
Senate panel endorses Obama nominees for ambassadors to China, Japan
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Senate panel has endorsed Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as U.S. ambassador to China. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday also endorsed campaign fundraiser and lawyer John Roos as top diplomat to Japan. President Barack Obama's nominations now go...
Tags: Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Barack Obama, Japan, John Roos, senate panel
Huntsman vote Tuesday; committee bosses supportive
Shanghai :: China | 4 months ago
Credibility Washington » Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry and ranking Republican Richard Lugar will support Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. Tuesday to advance his nomination as U.S. ambassador to China. Huntsman is expected to move a step closer...
Tags: Jon Huntsman, Jr., Senate Foreign Relations Committee, China
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