Imperial Valley News Center
Passing of Barry Schweid
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "Teresa and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Barry Schweid, an Associated Press legend and the longtime dean of the State Department press corps.
Counselor Thomas Shannon Travel to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
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Washington, DC - Ambassador Thomas Shannon, Counselor of the Department of State, will travel to Bangladesh December 13-14 and Sri Lanka December 14-16. He will be accompanied by Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal in Bangladesh and Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia Manpreet Singh Anand in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Military Leaders from More Than 40 Nations Attend SECNAV-Hosted Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security Dialogue 2015
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Annapolis, Maryland - Delegates from more than 40 countries across Africa, Europe and the Americas attended the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security Dialogue 2015 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
Local Leaders Sedalia Sanders and Don Campbell, Presented with County of Imperial Medal of Merit
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Imperial, California - Tuesday, during the regularly scheduled Imperial County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board presented two exceptional individuals with the County of Imperial Medal of Merit in honor of their years of service in civic and community leadership.
Syrian Opposition Conference in Riyadh
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "We welcome the positive outcome of the gathering of the Syrian opposition in Riyadh today, including reaching a consensus on principles for a pluralistic and democratic Syria and on how to advance a political settlement to end the conflict in Syria.
Garcia Pushes Clean Energy at UN Climate Change Conference
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Paris, France - Joining the world's top climate leaders on his fourth day at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in France, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) spoke today at the United Nations Children's Fund ‘Earth to Paris’ forum. Other panelist included Jules Kortenhorst of the Rocky Mountain Institute, Bernard J. Tyson-CEO of Kaiser Permanente, Pasquale Romano-President of Chargepoint, and Thad Miller of Calpine on how California’s innovation has quickly become a global leader on climate and clean energy action across sectors and a model for subnational public-private collaboration.
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