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U.S. Government Responds to Nicaragua Elections - Not Transparent Enough
November 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. government through the U.S. Department of State issued a statement on Sunday's municipal elections which was not a vote of confidence: continue reading »
U.S. Diplomat Travels to Brazil Ahead of Rio+20
June 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis is traveling in Brazil, June 14-23. She is visiting the cities of Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro. continue reading »
State Department Announces Basketball Envoy Program to Venezuela
May 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. State Department and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that they will send Nykesha Sales, a six-time Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star, to Venezuela May 28 - June 1. Sales will join Greivis Vasquez, a Venezuelan-born player with NBA’s New Orleans Hornets, to participate in a U.S. government exchange program that brings people together for greater understanding through sports. continue reading »
Diplomatic Visit to Brazil Underway by State Department
December 5, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs María Otero is in Brasilia, Brazil, December 5 and 6 to lead the United States delegation to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) continue reading »
U.S. State Department: Trade Agreements With Panama, Colombia Will Create Jobs Here
October 4, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
From the U.S. State Department: The Free Trade Agreements that President Obama submitted to Congress today demonstrate our commitment to strengthen our economic leadership around the world. continue reading »
Over 125 Global Scholars & Student Leaders Participate in U.S. Exchange Programs
July 26, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will host over 125 participants for the inaugural Around the World in an Afternoon, a cultural and academic festival at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. continue reading »
U.S. Diplomats Traveling to Colombia and Brazil to Discuss Mutual Security Challenges
May 29, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro will travel to Colombia and Brazil, May 30-June 3. While in Colombia May 30-31, Assistant Secretary Shapiro will visit Tolemaida Airbase to observe Colombian training activities and will meet with senior civilian and military officials in Bogota continue reading »
U.S. and Brazil Set to Discuss International Parental-Child Abductions
May 16, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will visit Brazil May 17 – 19 for meetings regarding international parental child abduction. In Brazil, Ambassador Jacobs will meet with senior Brazilian officials to discuss judicial delays in unresolved Hague Abduction Convention applications and how the two countries can facilitate quicker reunification of parents and their children. continue reading »
Former Ambassador to Mexico Pascual Now U.S. Special Envoy for Energy Affairs
May 7, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton has appointed Ambassador Carlos Pascual as the Department of State Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs. Ambassador Pascual will assume his duties on May 18. continue reading »
U.S. Offers Additional Grants to Fight Human Trafficking in Haiti, Specially at Dominican Border
January 22, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. State Department announced the additional award of $4.75 million to ten grantees to strengthen Haitian institutional and civil society capacity to identify and respond to human trafficking continue reading »
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Attend Brazil’s Presidential Inauguration
December 30, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Brazil on January 1, 2011, to attend the inauguration of President-elect Dilma Rousseff. continue reading »
U.S. Officials Travel to South America to Discuss Trade and Security Issues
December 9, 2010 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William J. Burns is traveling to Chile, Argentina, and Brazil today through December 13. The purpose of his trip is to expand relations with key regional partners. continue reading »
U.S. State Department Issues Travel Warning to Mexican Border State Tamaulipas
November 19, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The last several days has seen a lot of activity on the U.S.-Texas border with the U.S. State Department issuing a travel warning to the border state of Tamaulipas. continue reading »
Study Abroad to South America by U.S. Students Increases Substantially
November 16, 2010 | by U.S. State Department | Latino Daily News
U.S. students studied in significantly greater numbers in less traditional destinations in 2008-2009, according to the new Open Doors survey report released today by the U.S. Department of State. continue reading »
U.S. Officials Set to Visit Paraguay and Uruguay This Week
November 6, 2010 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo A. Valenzuela will be in Asuncion, Paraguay November 8–9 and in Montevideo, Uruguay November 9–10. continue reading »
92 Americans Have Died in Mexico Since June of Last Year
November 1, 2010 | by The Monitor | Latino Daily News
According to a recent U.S. State Department report 92 Americans have been killed in Mexico from June 2009 through June 2010. Even though the David Michael Hartley shooting on Falcon Lake has garnered worldwide attention most other cases do not. Some homicides are of Mexican-American citizens visiting family back in Mexico and traveling to unsafe areas. continue reading »
Ocean Shrimp from Mexico Can Now be Imported to U.S.
October 16, 2010 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
The State Department today certified Mexico allowing it to import its shrimp and shrimp products harvested from its commercial fisheries as a result of numerous strides the country has made in sea turtle conservation. continue reading »
