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Secretary of State John Kerry's Phone Call With UN Special Envoy Ould Cheikh Ahmed
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 03 August 2016 03 August 2016
Washington, DC - Secretary Kerry spoke by phone with UN Special Envoy Ould Cheikh Ahmed today and expressed the United States’ continued support for the UN-led Yemen peace negotiations, highlighting that these talks are the best opportunity to bring an end to the conflict.
White House Council on Environmental Quality Releases Final Guidance on Considering Climate Change in Environmental Reviews
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 02 August 2016 02 August 2016
Washington, DC - Building on President Obama’s unprecedented steps to address climate change, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is today releasing final guidance for Federal agencies on how to consider the impacts of their actions on climate change in their National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews.
Benin's National Day
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 02 August 2016 02 August 2016
Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Benin as you celebrate the 56th anniversary of your nation’s independence on August 1.
Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Ziad Haider travels to Laos for the ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting
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- Published: 02 August 2016 02 August 2016
Washington, DC - Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Ziad Haider will visit Vientiane, Laos from August 2-5 and join Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Barbara Weisel and U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Nina Hachigian for the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting.
Should the gray wolf keep its endangered species protection?
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- Written by Stuart Wolpert Stuart Wolpert
- Published: 02 August 2016 02 August 2016
Los Angeles, California - Research by UCLA biologists published today presents strong evidence that the scientific reason advanced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act is incorrect.