Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Carstens Travel to Norway

Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Carstens Travel to NorwaySpecial Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens will travel to Oslo, Norway, from June 3-5.  Ambassador Carstens will deliver remarks and participate in a panel titled “Silencing Critics: Authoritarian Hostage Taking” at the 16th Oslo Freedom Forum hosted by the Human Rights Foundation.  While in Oslo, Ambassador Carstens will also meet with other attending government representatives and […]

Maduro’s Decision to Withdraw Invitation to European Union Election Observers

Maduro’s Decision to Withdraw Invitation to European Union Election Observers

The United States is deeply concerned by the decision by Nicolas Maduro and his representatives to withdraw an invitation to European Union election observers. This action runs counter to the commitments made in Barbados in October 2023 to support the integrity of the electoral process. Maduro and his representatives should immediately reverse this decision and […]

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Deputy Secretary Verma’s Meeting with Jamaican Foreign Minister Johnson Smith

Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Carstens Travel to NorwayDeputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma met with Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith on the margins of the Conference on Small Island Developing States in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday May, 29. Deputy Secretary Verma thanked Foreign Minister Johnson Smith for Jamaica’s key role in contributing personnel and coordinating […]

Another Stifling Blow to Silicon Valley AI Startups

Another Stifling Blow to Silicon Valley AI Startups

Talal Thabet, CEO and co-founder, Haltia.AI New AI regulations could hinder innovation, favoring big tech and challenging smaller firms in Silicon Valley Wrapping up new AI models in red tape effectively cements the biggest tech players as winners of the AI race.” — Todd O’Boyle, Chamber of Progress DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, May 24, 2024 […]

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Designation of Ugandan Public Officials

Maduro’s Decision to Withdraw Invitation to European Union Election Observers

The Department of State is publicly designating five current and former Ugandan officials for their involvement in significant corruption or gross violations of human rights. Speaker of Parliament Anita Among is designated due to involvement in significant corruption tied to her leadership of Uganda’s Parliament.  Former Minister of Karamoja Affairs Mary Goretti Kitutu, former Minister of […]

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