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On Sunday, March 24th, the embassy telephone systems may not work for a short time
Embassy for US Citizens On Sunday, March 24th, the embassy telephone systems may not work for a short time. If you are a US citizen calling in an emergency that requires immediate assistance, first call the normal embassy number +34 91 587 2200. However, if this number does not work, call +34 674 855 546. The post On Sunday, March…
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Letter from President Joe Biden on US strategy to prevent conflict and promote stability
March 24, 2023 In our interconnected world, instability can have global repercussions anywhere. The security and prosperity of Americans here at home is directly linked to the security and economic health of people everywhere. Disputes spill over borders. Violence and deprivation are driving a record number of people from their homes. The horrors of war in Ukraine, where Russian forces…
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Building a Water Safe World – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Italy
dipnoteMonica Medina, Assistant SecretaryOffice of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific AffairsMarch 24, 2023 I’m in New York this week for the first UN water conference in almost 50 years. Fifty years in which our scientific understanding of the Earth’s water resources has expanded and deepened dramatically. And 50 years in which global water problems have become more pressing and…
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EU-US Joint Naval Exercise – US Embassy and Consulates in Italy
media noticeOffice of the SpeakerMarch 24, 2023 On March 23-24, 2023, the European Union and the United States of America conducted a joint naval exercise as agreed in the latest round of EU-US high-level consultations on the Indo-Pacific on December 2, 2022. The joint naval exercise took place as part of the EU and US patrols and exercise of the…
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Ambassador Katherine Tai travels to the ROK
WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 28-31, 2023. Ambassador Tai will be in Seoul to lead the U.S. delegation to the Republic of Korea (ROK) as part of the 2023 Democracy Summit and attend multiple meetings to further strengthen U.S.-ROK economic and trade ties . On March 30, Ambassador Tai…
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Remarks by the Chair of the 1540 Committee at a UN Security Council briefing
Ambassador Robert WoodDeputy Commissioner for Special Political AffairsNew-York, New-YorkMarch 23, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you Mr President. And thank you, Ambassador Perez Loose, for your informative briefing. We congratulate Ecuador on chairing the 1540 Committee and thank you for the excellent leadership you have shown during your tenure. The United States fully agrees with the Chairman’s assessment that Resolution 1540…
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Explanation of vote following the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution renewing the mandate of the 1718 Committee
Ambassador Robert WoodDeputy Commissioner for Special Political AffairsNew-York, New-YorkMarch 23, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you Mr President. The United States would like to express its appreciation for today’s renewal of the Committee of Experts of the 1718 Committee for another year. We are pleased that this resolution re-approves the mandate of the DPRK Panel of Experts, which provides credible, fact-based,…
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2022 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Sweden
SUMMARY The annual country reports on human rights practices – the Human Rights Report – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political and labor rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international conventions. The US Department of State submits reports to the US Congress on all countries receiving assistance and all member states of the…
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Demonstration Alert (March 24, 2023)
Location: Stockholm, Sweden Case: A demonstration is to take place in the neighborhood of the US Embassy im Friday, March 24, 2023, afternoon. Demonstrators plan to start their march at Parliament and go via Hamngatan and Strandvägen to the US Embassy at Dag Hammarskjölds väg 31. Expect traffic delays in the area. Demonstrations have the potential to trigger counter-demonstrations and…
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Demonstrations in Madrid planned for March 24-31, 2023
DATE DURATION PURPOSE OF PROTEST OR DEMONSTRATION LOCATION March 24, 2023 1630-1800 Work problems: employees of the Zendal hospital Prta del Sol, C. de Alcalá, C. de la Virgen de los Peligros, C. de la Aduana 29-0 March 24, 2023 2115-2400 Skating as a means of transportation **Expected number of…
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