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Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine

Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine   PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 18, 2023 Based on a careful analysis of the law and available facts, I have determined that members of Russia’s forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Members of Russia’s forces have committed execution-style killings ...
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Ambassador Duncan Visits H2 Visa Job Fair

Ambassador Duncan Visits H2 Visa Job Fair The U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, William Duncan, attended this past Wednesday, February 15, an H2 visa job fair, where U.S. companies interviewed more than a thousand Salvadorans to apply for a temporary work visa in the United States. This visa program is an initiative of the U.S. ...
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United States Announces Additional $42.5 Million in Humanitarian Assistance for the People of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

United States Announces Additional $42.5 Million in Humanitarian Assistance for the People of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras The United States Agency for International Development announced $42.5 million in new humanitarian funding for the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. This brings USAID’s total humanitarian funding for these three countries to nearly $261 million ...
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Treasury Sanctions MS-13-Affiliates for Drug Trafficking and Contract Killings in Central America and the United States

Treasury Sanctions MS-13-Affiliates for Drug Trafficking and Contract Killings in Central America and the United States February 8, 2023 Action Part of Interagency Effort to Disrupt Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias a.k.a. “Alexander Mendoza” a.k.a. “Porky,” an ...
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Remarks by President Biden in State of the Union Address

Remarks by President Biden in State of the Union Address U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker — (applause) — (Turns to audience members.) Thank you. You can smile. It’s okay. Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Please. Mr. Speaker, Madam Vice President, our First Lady and Second Gentleman — good ...
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