Coin From Island Marshall

The Freely Associated States were formerly part of the Trust Territory of Pacific Islands (TTPI), a group of islands administered by the United States after 1947 under a UN Strategic Mandate. In 1969, the United States entered into discussion with representatives of the various islands on their future political status, a process which had different outcomes for the four island groupings in the Trust Territory. ...

Mr. Chairman, thank you for the invitation to discuss one of the United States' most unique relationships: our relationship with the Freely Associated States (FAS). Though poorly understood and often overlooked, U.S. ties to the three FAS (the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau) have a long history and are an important part of our posture in the Pacific. I personally devoted many years of my life to this issue in the mid 1980s, when, as Staff Director of the House Asia and Pacific Affairs Committee, I worked to get the Compacts of Free Association legislation through Congress. This process, as you know, Mr. Chairman, was long and arduous, in part because Congress had not been adequately consulted from the outset of negotiations. I thus welcome the opportunity to open a dialogue with Committee members on the state of US-FAS relations and to consult with you regarding the upcoming renegotiation of certain provi ... [Read More]

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA With Explanatory Notes

(3) [The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall imm ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: Larson on Global Development and National Security

In fact, there is evidence that current strategies are gaining some traction. According to the United Nations, the share of people experiencing what is known as medium human development rose from 55 percent in 1975 to 66 percent in 1997. At the same time, the share suffering from low human development dropped from 20 percent to 10 percent. To be sure, the status quo is not acceptable, but the path to progress does not involve throwing out the baby with the bath water. ... [Read More]

Civil-Military Affairs and U.S. Diplomacy: The Changing Roles of the Regional Commanders-In-Chief

So, for the Type A threat, which, does not exist at this time, a principal component of U.S. security strategy is to prevent that Type A threat from re-emerging. This is where the word preventive defense comes from. That is the lowest probability of the threats that we faced, but it would be the highest order of disaster if it happened. So our argument then, and my argument still today, is that preventive defense ought to be at the top of our priorities of things that we do, everything we reasonably can do to prevent a cold war from re-emerging. ... [Read More]

Index

McNamara, Robert S., 49, 82, 83, 84, 95, 132, 149  Cuba, 228, 229, 230, 234, 245, 262, 263, 277, 280  Dismissal of Cuban national employees from Guantanamo, 236, 237, 246 ... [Read More]

International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports

US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAGEGY REPORTAPRIL 1994FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY LAUNDERING1994 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTINTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERINGOVERVIEWIntelligence findings from North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe, South and East Asia, Africa and the Middle East confirm that another significant shift has occurred in money laundering trends and methods, requiring changes in policy and strategy for 1994.The critical aspects are the volume of non-drug related money laundering; increased investment of illegal proceeds in legitimate business, including the financial industry; and the targeting of financial systems in countries/territories (some with little or no domestic involvement in drug trading or other serious proceeds-generating crimes) to launder drug and other proceeds generated by crimes committed in other jurisdictions.In 1988, when the United Nations Convention was ... [Read More]

International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTMARCH 1995BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY LAUNDERING11995 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTOVERVIEWThere were a number of significant accomplishments in the world of money laundering in 1994, and a number of new and/or intensified concerns. Accomplishments and concerns are summarized here and explained in detailed sections below.Accomplishments. Several financial center governments, such as Singapore and Panama, have adopted broad, new anti-money laundering policies and/or laws, and a number of governments were in the final stages of presenting/adopting new legislation.The Financial Action Task Force completed the evaluations of each of its 26 member governments, all conducted by outside experts and all culminating in recommendations for changes and improvements which will be monitored through continuing examinations be ... [Read More]