Bangladesh High Commission Ottawa

Mr. Holum is married to Barbara P. Holum, a commissioner of theCommodity Futures Trading Commission, and has one daughter, TracyLynn. ...

In addition to teaching at Harvard, Nye also has taught for briefperiodsin Geneva, Ottawa, and London. He has lived for extended periodsinEurope, East Africa, and Central America. ...

Cohen was born August 28, 1940, in Bangor, Maine. He attendedBangor High School, graduating in 1958. He received his B.A. inLatinfrom Bowdoin College in 1962, and his LL.B. cum laude from BostonUniversity Law School in 1965. ... [Read More]

M) Money Laundering and Financial Crimes

Law No. 318 also established the "Special Investigation Commission," an independent entity with judicial status to investigate money laundering operations, and to monitor compliance of banks and other financial institutions with the provisions of Law No. 318, including requirements relating to customer identification and due diligence. The commission’s Audit and Investigation Unit is responsible for receiving and investigating reports of suspicious transactions. The Special Investigation Commission is the only entity with the authority to lift bank secrecy for administrative and judicial agencies. Another section within the Special Investigation Commission is the Financial Investigation Administrative Unit, (FIAU), which functions as Lebanon’s Financial Intelligence Unit and is the entity for collecting, monitoring, and exchanging information with foreign counterparts. ... [Read More]

Chapter 5B -- Country Reports

There was an increase in political violence using explosives in 2004. In May, the British High Commissioner and more than 70 others were injured in a grenade attack in Sylhet. In August, approximately 20 Awami League supporters were killed, and 200 injured during an attack on the party’s opposition rally in Dhaka. ... [Read More]

United States Report to the Nonproliferation Committee--Efforts Regarding United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540

CSI is a four-part program designed to achieve a more secure maritime trade environment. CSI’s four core elements include, establishing security criteria to identify high-risk containers; pre-screening those containers identified as high-risk prior to arrival to U.S. ports; utilizing technology to quickly pre-screen high-risk containers; and developing and using smart and secure containers. ...

Under Section 57b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, it is unlawful for any person to engage directly or indirectly in the production of special nuclear material (plutonium or enriched uranium) outside the United States, except as authorized by the Secretary of Energy or otherwise provided by law. Department of Energy (DOE) regulations 10 CFR Part 810 govern exports of nuclear technologies and services. To authorize such an export, the Secretary of Energy must have the concurrence of the Department of State and must consult the Departments of Defense and Commerce and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Controls on nuclear technology transfers, as well as reviews on items subject to Department of Commerce, Department of State, or Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing jurisdiction, are administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Export Control Policy and Cooperation. ... [Read More]

Policy and Program Developments

Overview for 2000For U.S. international antidrug programs, the year 2000 was one of important accomplishments and serious challenges. Long-term cooperation with our Western Hemisphere allies continued to bear fruit. We successfully attacked drug crop expansion, enhanced interdiction efforts, worked to arrest leaders of drug trafficking syndicates, and narrowed the opportunities for the drug trade to launder drug profits. At the same time, we provided our partners essential training assistance to strengthen their law enforcement and judicial systems, while helping them with programs to reduce drug consumption in their own countries. The year’s most noteworthy accomplishment was to keep the total Andean coca crop from expanding significantly. Six years of joint ... [Read More]