US & Canada
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Chargé d’Affaires Junaid “Jay” Munir
Junaid “Jay” Munir is the Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Oman. He joined the embassy in 2020 as deputy chief of mission. Before working in Oman, he was Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Yemen. He also served as Special Assistant to Deputy Secretary of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Ambassador…
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New Visa Fees 2023 – US Embassy & Consulates in Mexico
The State Department is committed to making legal travel to the United States easier for both immigrants and nonimmigrants. The Department of State has issued a Final Rule regarding increases in certain nonimmigrant visa (NIV) and Border Crossing Card (BCC) processing fees for Mexican citizens age 15 and older. These increases were posted to the Federal Register on March 28,…
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Nuevas tarifas visas 2023 – US Embassy & Consulates in Mexico
El Departamento de Estado se encuentra comprometido a facilitar los viajes legítimos a los Estados Unidos, tanto para los viajeros immigrants as los no immigrants. El Departamento de Estado publicó and Dictamen Definitivo referente a los incrementos a las tarifas de procesamiento de ciertas solicitudes de visas para no immigrants y de las Tarjetas de Cruce Fronterizo (BCC, por sus…
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Interview by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield with María Grazzia Acosta from Teleamazonas
Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldUS Representative to the United NationsQuito, EcuadorMarch 31, 2023 AS DELIVERED ASK: Madam Ambassador, nice to meet you. Thank you very much. Welcome. It’s such a pleasure to have you here. AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD: I am pleased to be here. ASK: Thank you very much. Please tell us why – what is the reason for your visit to…
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Remarks at a UN Security Council briefing on threats to international peace and security, additional response
Ambassador Robert WoodDeputy Commissioner for Special Political AffairsNew-York, New-YorkMarch 31, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you Mr President. I apologize for taking the floor, but I have to respond to some of the allegations made against the United States by the representative of the Russian Federation. Honestly, there are too many ridiculous accusations to respond to. Russia has completely twisted the…
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Remarks at a UN Security Council briefing on threats to international peace and security
Ambassador Robert WoodDeputy Commissioner for Special Political AffairsNew-York, New-YorkMarch 31, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you Mr President. And I thank the High Representative for her informative and sobering briefing this morning. It is unfortunate that today’s meeting was necessary. That President Putin is escalating Russia’s dangerous and destabilizing behavior. Now, by threatening to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, he has…
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Reading of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s meeting with Nicaraguan exiles and refugees
United States Mission to the United NationsOffice of Press and Public DiplomacyFor Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2023 Reading of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s meeting with Nicaraguan exiles and refugees The following is attributable to the US Mission to United Nations Spokesman Nate Evans: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Representative to the United Nations, met with Nicaraguan exiles and refugees in Costa Rica today.…
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Demonstration Alert: US Embassy Copenhagen, Denmark (March 31, 2023)
Demonstration Alert: US Embassy Copenhagen, Denmark (March 31, 2023) Location: Opposite the US Embassy, Dag Hammarskjölds Allé, Copenhagen. case: A demonstration is expected to take place on Saturday April 1 from 13:00 to 16:00. Demonstrators want to draw attention to events in the Afrin region. We remind all citizens to avoid demonstrations and remain vigilant in the area of demonstrations…
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Remarks by Ambassador Chris Lu at the conclusion of the first resumed session of the Fifth Committee
Ambassador Chris LuUS Representative for UN Management and ReformNew-York, New-YorkMarch 31, 2023 AS DELIVERED Over the next year and a half, much of the UN’s attention will be focused on two major gatherings: the SDG Summit this fall and the Summit of the Future in fall 2024. Far less attention has been given to whether the UN has the system…
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Demonstrations planned in Madrid from March 31 to April 7, 2023
DATE DURATION PURPOSE OF PROTEST OR DEMONSTRATION LOCATION March 31, 2023 1800-1930 Petition to the Government of England to comply with UN Resolution 2429 Paseo de la Castellana 259D in MADRID April 1, 2023 1100-1400 Report on activities of Podemos etc. Avenida de America 9-0 in MADRID AEAT –…
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