Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles Rivkin Travels to Paris
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Washington, DC - Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin will participate in the Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct held at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on June 18 in Paris, France.
Travel of Sudanese President Bashir to South Africa
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Washington, DC - The United States is deeply concerned by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's travel to South Africa for the African Union summit.
Human Rights Defender Emin Huseynov's Safe Departure From Azerbaijan
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Washington, DC - The United States welcomes the decision of the Azerbaijani government to permit Emin Huseynov’s safe departure from Azerbaijan today.
International Atomic Energy Agency Approves Agreement to Establish Nuclear Fuel Bank
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Washington, DC - The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved an agreement between the IAEA and Kazakhstan to establish a bank of low enriched uranium (LEU) in that country. When it is finally established, the LEU would be owned by the IAEA and the bank operated by Kazakhstan. The LEU would be made available to member states of the IAEA for peaceful nuclear reactor fuel if they could not obtain LEU on the global commercial market.
ICE investigation, takedown of Liberian war criminal recounted in book 'American Warlord'
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Washington, DC - How does a young man from Orlando, Florida, a short drive from Disney World, grow up to become “a brutal, drug crazed torturer,” is the question Johnny Dwyer, author of the recently published book American Warlord, attempts to answer. Dwyer chronicles the life of Chucky Taylor who traveled to Liberia and became “the most feared man in Liberia.”
Pakistan: Raid on Save the Children Non-Governmental Organization
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Washington, DC - We are concerned about Pakistan's crackdown on international charitable organizations and other NGOs. Save the Children is one of many such organizations that has long operated with transparency and in close coordination with the Government of Pakistan. Save the Children has worked in Pakistan for more than 35 years, carrying out programs in health, education, and food security that reach more than four million children and their families.
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