Botswana Defence Force

The Defense Attache Office Gaborone was established in August 1999 and is headed by the Defense Attache. The purpose of this office is to conduct liasion between the U.S. Department of Defense and the Botswana Defence Force regarding issues of common interest and concern. ... [Read More]

Hague Convention on Legalization of Foreign Public Documents

Nevis: On February 24, 1965, the United Kingdom extended the Convention to Saint Christopher (Kitts), Nevis, and Anguilla which entered into force April 25, 1965. Now independent, Saint Kitts and Nevis (formerly Saint Christopher and Nevis) acceded to the Convention on February 26, 1994. The Convention entered into force on December 14, 1994. Competent Authority: 1. The Chief Secretary in the Office of the Premier. 2. The Legal Adviser in the Legal Department or 3. The Deputy Registrary of the Supreme Court. Ministry of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 186, Government Headquarters, St. Kitts-Nevis, West Indies, tel: 809-465-2521 ... [Read More]

Press Releases, Archives 2003 - "Dar es Salaam, Tanzania"

1111 "E-Forms" to provide faster visa services at U.S. Embassy (December 31, 2003) 1111 A Tanzanian diplomat for the 2004 Fulbright American Studies Institute (December 29, 2003) 1111 United States Agency for International Development Launches Project Promoting Youth Reproductive Health in Tanzania (December 15, 2003) 1111 Teaching Entrepreneurship the Future of Prosperity for Tanzania-- U.S. Embassy Official (December 5, 2003) 1111 Terrorism, Security for Tourists Must Be Concern for Tourism Industry - U.S. Embassy Official (December 3, 2003) 1111 11 Tanzanians to attend AGOA Forum in the US (December   2, 2003) 1111 World AIDS Day: The U.S. Response By Michael S. Owen1   (Kis ... [Read More]

Consular Notification and Access, Part 5: Legal Material

1 The bilateral consular convention with Algeria was ratified by the U.S. Senate in August 1992. Instruments of ratification were exchanged on June 30, 1997, and the convention entered into force on July 30, 1997. 2 Consular convention between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, signed at Washington, DC, June 6, 1951, entered into force September 7, 195 ... [Read More]

Money Laundering and Financial Crimes

(1) Patterns of Global Terrorism—1999, United States Department of State Publication 10687, April 2000.A wide-ranging joint FBI and Department of Treasury investigation into interstate cigarette smuggling, involving a suspected Hizballah terrorist cell operating in Charlotte, North Carolina, led to the July 21, 2000 arrest by U.S. authorities of 18 individuals. Ten days later a federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted these individuals, including seven suspected Hizballah supporters, for immigration fraud and related bribery and conspiracies; conspiring to smuggle contraband cigarettes; and conspiring to launder money. Many of the defendants continue to be detained prior to trial, while the investigation continues. At least seven of the defendants are suspected members of, or sympathetic to Hizballah, a foreign terrorist organization designated as such under U.S. law in 1997 and again in 1 ... [Read More]

American Center Reference Service - Iraq FAQ

U.S. Central Command Home Page 07/09/03 Coalition Forces Seize Stolen Iraqi Artifacts 07/09/03 Statement from U.S. Central Command 07/09/03 Coalition and Iraqi Police Work to Make Iraq Secure [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: Polio Immunization Effort Targets 80 Million African Children

The huge volunteer force is staffed with community leaders, teachers, service-oriented citizens and health workers, working to deliver vaccine village to village, house to house. With 23 nations in the region involved, they will cover an area larger than Western Europe, the release says, making their rounds on foot, horseback, bicycle, and boats and in cars. ...

But if the campaigns reach enough children in the region's hotspots, polio transmission can be expected to slow significantly by the end of this year. In some countries where the virus has a weaker foothold, transmission could stop completely by early 2005, epidemiologists predict. The spearheading partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative - the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF - stress that the benefits of these campaigns must be underpinned by strong routine immunization services and prioritising healthcare to the poorest communities, to provide the best defence against the poliovirus. ... [Read More]