Holiday Island Marshall
US Department Of State Post Report
The outside world had little contact with the islands until the mid-19th century, when American whalers and missionaries entered the region. Spain claimed the Caroline and Mariana Islands in 1885 and retained them until 1899, when Germany purchased most of the island chains in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War. Germany, in turn, lost its possession to Japan in 1914 at the beginning of World War I. The League of Nations formally extended a mandate to Japan in 1920, thus confirming the Japanese era of colonization. Intensive crop production began, and the islands became exporters of many agricultural products. In 1945, after World War II, control passed to the U.S. Navy and then to the Department of Interior under a Trusteeship under U.N. auspices which began in 1947. The FSM, together with the Marshall Islands, Palau, and Northern Mariana Islands, made up the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The FSM came into existence in 1979, and on November 3, 1986, the FSM and the Uni ... [Read More]
2004
1111--12/08/04 Remarks at the German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Center; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Residential Palace; Brussels, Belgium ... 1111--06/08/04 Press Briefing by Reijo Kemppinen, Spokesman, European Commission, and Stefano Sannino, Diplomatic Advisor of European Commission; Briefing Room East ; Sea Island , Georgia ... 1111--06/08/04 Remarks by President Bush and Chancellor Schroeder of Germany in Photo Opportunity; President George W. Bush; Dunbar House; Sea Island, Georgia ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
The Bahamas stretch over a distance of some 760 miles from northwest to southeast and includes 30 inhabited islands, 661 cays, and about 2,387 exposed reefs. The total land area is approximately 5,380 square miles, about the size of Wales or two‑thirds the size of Massachusetts. The largest island is Andros, with an area of 2,300 square miles and the smallest inhabited island is Spanish Wells, with an area of one-half mile. The highest point is 206‑foot high Como Hill on Cat Island. Some of the most beautiful beaches and lagoons in the world are located in the Bahamas. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Thwarting Terrorism Requires Strong International Partners
As we move into the traditional holiday period, I am immediately reminded of our work together last year at this time. That high-threat holiday brought gifts of its own - and I am not talking about spending Christmas morning with your co-workers, as many of us did. We unwrapped the strength of our unity - and just as important - the depth of our ability to work effectively together. We were tested and I had no doubt that we would pass. ... We have a task in front of us not unlike that faced by Secretary Marshall - a task driven by social, human, and economic concerns - a task to rid the scourge of terrorism from our world - and it will take both the willingness and cooperation of all freedom-loving nations to see that task through to completion. Already, in pursuit of this mission, we have seen unprecedented cooperation at the international level. ... [Read More]
Taiwan
Macedonia, the Marshall Islands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, ... technologies that are central to the island's industrial ... year tax holiday for new investments was re-instituted in ... [Read More]
IEW Events > United States
As follow-up to the October 24 Hawaii IEW Conference on Responsible Global Citizenship (co-sponsored by PAAC, East-West Center's AsiaPacificEd Program for Schools, the Hawaii Department of Education, University of Hawaii-Manoa Globalization Research Center, UNA-USA Hawaii Division and Youth Service Hawaii), PAAC held a high school conference on Sustainable Development. Eighty-five students from 7 schools on Oahu and 2 schools on the Big Island participated in an all-day event held at Sacred Hearts Academy. During the conference, students attended workshops on environmental and alternative energy themes, participated in a simulation involving conflicts of interest about resource use on a fictional island, and planned Global Action Projects for their school groups later this year. ... [Read More]
Daily Press Briefing for April 18 -- Transcript
QUESTION: And also, do you have anything to say about the report released by the German Marshall Fund regarding the Balkans in the Europe's future? ... QUESTION: (Inaudible) was supposed to be in July, middle of July. It was going to be postponed for religious reasons, not for political reasons, because it coincide with a Jewish holiday. Now, Sharon thinks that it's wiser to do it after, sort of the -- by August or September. I mean, you tell us that they have not informed you that since every newspaper wrote about it today, and they haven't told you it was postponed for religious reasons? ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
NOTE: There are approximately 22 Burmese holidays in a year. However, in accordance with 2 FAM 115.2d, post restricts the number of designated local holidays to the number of U.S. holidays or fewer. For Idd, Deepavali, and Karen New Year, the Embassy observes a liberal leave policy. Buremese holidays falling on either Saturday or Sunday will be observed only on the respective day.1 ... [Read More]
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