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1111--05/28/03 Remarks After His Meeting with President Kessai H. Note of the Marshall Islands; Secretary Colin L. Powell; C Street Entrance; Washington, DC ... 1111--07/17/02 Compact Negotiations With the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; Albert V. Short, U.S. Negotiator for the Compact of Free Association; Statement before the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives; Washington, DC ... [Read More]
IEW Events > United States
The Office of International Programs will honor the rich culture of Japan in honor of IEW and the 20th Anniversary of the sister state relationship between Montana and Kumamoto, Japan. Free events include a Japanese Film Festival; speakers; and workshops on Japanese cooking, Zen meditation, origami and chopstick techniques presented by Japanese students and interns currently studying at MSU. Study abroad and employment opportunities in Japan will be discussed at an information session. Displays of Japanese culture and literature will be located in the Library and Bookstore all week. Free bookmarks will be available from the Library which lists top 10 picks from Japanese Studies professors of books and films available at the Library. ... [Read More]
M) Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
Marshall Island non-resident corporations (NRCs), the equivalent of international business companies (IBCs), are of the greatest concern with respect to money laundering. By December 2000, there were reportedly 4000 NRCs registered, half of which are companies formed for registering ships. NRCs are allowed to offer bearer shares. Corporate officers, directors, and shareholders may be of any nationality and live anywhere. NRCs are not required to disclose the names of officers, directors and shareholders or beneficial owners and corporate entities may be listed as officers and shareholders. The authorities also do not actually possess the relevant information on non-resident companies. Although NRCs must maintain a registered office in the Marshall Islands, corporations can transfer domicile into and out of the Marshall Islands with relative ease. Marketers of offshore services via the Internet promote the Marshall Islands as a favored jurisdiction for establishing NRCs. NRCs are prohib ... [Read More]
International Education Week Events and Activities
Community College of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) - The College recently announced its first-ever London, England Study Abroad Program to take place during the Summer 2001 Semester. A special "Coffee Break" will be held for participants in the College's Integrated International Year Program. This program matches nearly a dozen student from the International Education Program with international students. The College welcomes Ms. Paule Marshall, noted author of "Brown Girl, Brownstones." Ms. Marshall will read from and sign copies of her novel "The Fisher King." ... [Read More]
Civil-Military Affairs and U.S. Diplomacy: The Changing Roles of the Regional Commanders-In-Chief
In this new era, we believed that we were facing three different kinds of situations. In my book, Preventive Defense, we refer to these as the Type A, Type B and Type C threats. The Type A threat is that a cold war would re-emerge and we would, again, be faced with an enemy, a formidable enemy of the size of the Soviet Union, the capability of the Soviet Union, with a prospect of a global war. ... Question: I’m an attorney at Arnold & Porter in the public policy group. And, I wrote a book on the Goldwater-Nichols Act that came out about a year ago. I appreciate your very articulate remarks about defense policy and the commentary that followed it. Just a quick question for the Secretary and also for Ms. Priest. There’s been some talk on, concerning a Goldwater-Nichols II, a legislation to follow the original Goldwater-Nichols Act. I’m wondering, first of all, if you think such a legislation is desirable? And, if so, what would be the subject of that legislation? And, also, whether you found any resistance to the original Goldwater-Nichols Act, the implementation of the Act, when you were the Secretary? And also, Ms. Priest, if you have any comments on that? Thank you. ... [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]
M) Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
Marshall Islands non-resident corporations (NRCs), the equivalent of international business companies, are of concern with respect to money laundering. By December 2000, there were reportedly 4,000 NRCs registered, half of which were companies formed for registering ships. Currently, there are 5,500 registered NRCs. NRCs are allowed to offer bearer shares. Corporate officers, directors, and shareholders may be of any nationality and live anywhere. NRCs are not required to disclose the names of officers, directors, and shareholders or beneficial owners, and corporate entities may be listed as officers and shareholders. Although NRCs must maintain registered offices in the Marshall Islands, corporations can transfer domicile into and out of the Marshall Islands with relative ease. Marketers of offshore services via the Internet promote the Marshall Islands as a favored jurisdiction for establishing NRCs. In addition to NRCs, the Marshall Islands offer non-resident ... [Read More]
Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
Marshall Islands (Concern). The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a constitutional government in free association with the United States. Comprising a collection of atolls and reefs in the north Pacific equidistant from Hawaii and Indonesia, the Marshall Islands has maintained a relatively low international profile. The Marshall Islands has been the focus of increased international attention with the development of its offshore sector, which is managed by a U.S.-based company. Non-resident corporations (NRCs)-the equivalent of international business companies (IBCs)-have been linked to the laundering of criminal proceeds from Russia and other jurisdictions. In 1999, the Russian Central Bank instituted regulatory measures to scrutinize offshore financial transactions involving the Marshall Islands and other offshore financial centers to prevent illegal financial transactions. Features of NRCs make them ideal vehicles for money laundering. ... [Read More]
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