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South and Central Asia: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon Travels to Tashkent, Uzbekistan
U.S. Department of State
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March 22, 2018
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon will travel to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on March 25-27, 2018. He will meet with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulaziz Kamilov to review progress...
Asia medical tourism market is expected to cross US$ 14 Billion by 2022
EIN Presswire
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October 27, 2017
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the fast-evolving, high-growth Medical Tourism Landscape in Asia. RAIPUR, CHHATTISGARH, INDIA, October 27, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Report Sellers has added a new market research report “Asia...
Africa: Senior State Department Officials Previewing Secretary Tillerson's Travel to the Continent of Africa
U.S. Department of State
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March 2, 2018
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you very much for joining us for today’s teleconference. Today we will have senior State Department officials previewing the Secretary’s upcoming travel to the continent of Africa. I want to remind...
NATO, Partner Defense Chiefs Discuss Afghanistan, Iraq, Command Structures
U.S. Department of Defense
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January 16, 2018
BRUSSELS, Jan. 16, 2018 — NATO chiefs of defense are meeting here today to examine the situations in Afghanistan, Iraq and on the alliance border with Russia. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is...
Many U.S. Troops Serving Overseas During the Holidays
U.S. Department of Defense
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December 19, 2017
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2017 — It’s the holidays, and millions of Americans are making their way to visit family and friends. And many of those travelers are military personnel returning home from their duty stations. But hundreds of thousands of...
Pence Visits U.S. Troops in Afghanistan; Chairman Continues USO Holiday Tour
U.S. Department of Defense
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December 22, 2017
AL-DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 22, 2017 — Vice President Mike Pence delivered America’s holiday wishes to service members in Afghanistan yesterday during an unannounced visit to that nation. Pence visited troops at Bagram Airfield...
Chairman’s USO Holiday Tour Entertains Troops in Afghanistan, Iraq
U.S. Department of Defense
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December 26, 2017
Q-WEST, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2017 — “We could not bring you home for Christmas, so we decided to bring a little bit of home to you,” Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said yesterday on Christmas to service members here at this base near Mosul. That’s the...
Flying High: Afghan Tactical Air Controllers Strengthen Capabilities
U.S. Department of Defense
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December 20, 2017
By Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Hopkins, Resolute Support Headquarters KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2017 — Several Afghan air force tactical air controllers worked to enhance their ability to direct aircraft during airstrike training at Camp Shorabak...
DLA sends holiday meals to deployed service members
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 20, 2017
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deployed service members will be able to enjoy a traditional holiday meal this Christmas thanks to the efforts of Subsistence supply chain professionals at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support....
USO Troupe Commences Holiday Tour at Spanish Air Base
U.S. Department of Defense
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December 21, 2017
MORON AIR BASE, Spain, Dec. 21, 2017 — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford and Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell arrived here today with the 2017 USO Holiday Tour in tow, bringing a little bit of America to service members. This is the third...
Remarkable Resilience of Human Rights Defenders a Source of Hope Amid Global Rollback on Rights
EIN Presswire
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May 5, 2025
At least 324 defenders killed in 32 countries for their peaceful work in 2024 DUBLIN, IRELAND, May 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Despite an increasingly hostile world with expanded threats to their work, human rights defenders (HRDs) everywhere...
Face of Defense: Airman Keeps Civil Engineering Unit in Afghanistan on Task
U.S. Department of Defense
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November 22, 2017
By Air Force Staff Sgt. Divine Cox, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2017 — Maintaining the structural integrity of an entire airfield is no easy task, and the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron stays...
Asia Medical Tourism Market Research Report 2017 Analysis and Forecast to 2022
EIN Presswire
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June 5, 2017
WiseGuyReports.com adds “Asia Medical Tourism Market 2017 Analysis, Growth, Trends, Opportunities Research Report Forecasting to 2022”reports to its database. PUNE, INDIA, June 5, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Asia Medical Tourism Market: Executive...
Chaplain Launches Dialogue, Exchange Supporting Afghan Air Force
U.S. Department of Defense
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October 11, 2017
By Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2017 — Faith is a center piece of life for many people in the world. In the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, however, it is a matter of...
South and Central Asia: Press Availability at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
U.S. Department of State
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October 23, 2017
SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, I want to start by thanking President Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah and the Afghanistan leadership for meeting with me this morning. I thought it was very important to stop here in Afghanistan coming to the South...
South and Central Asia: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Human Rights Curricula for Afghan Police Forces
U.S. Department of State
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November 8, 2017
This is the announcement of funding opportunity number DRLA-DRLAQM-18-023 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: January 9, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project...
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Human Rights Curricula for Afghan Police Forces
U.S. Department of State
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November 8, 2017
This is the announcement of funding opportunity number DRLA-DRLAQM-18-023 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: January 9, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project...
VA, non-profits partner to honor fallen Veterans during Memorial May
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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May 1, 2025
WASHINGTON — Throughout May, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration is joining forces with non-profit organizations Carry The Load, Travis Manion Foundation and Victory for Veterans to pay homage to Veterans interred...
South and Central Asia: Acting Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells Travel to South Asia
U.S. Department of State
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July 27, 2017
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs and Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Alice Wells will travel to New Delhi, India and Islamabad, Pakistan on her introductory trip to the...
Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: We Got It Done: Governor Hochul Celebrates Huge Budget Win to Put Nearly $5,000 Back in Pockets of Working Families
New York State Office of the Governor
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April 30, 2025
Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul today rallied with New Yorkers to celebrate a FY 2026 New York State Budget deal that delivers all of the Governor’s affordability commitments and will put nearly $5,000 back in the pockets of New York...