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United States Places Global Magnitsky Sanctions on the Cuban Ministry of Interior and Its Minister

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on the Cuban Ministry of Interior (MININT) and Minister of Interior General Lazaro Alberto Álvarez Casas for their connection to serious human rights abuse under Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. MININT is designated for being responsible for, complicit ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: Economic Issues, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Cuba, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Office of the Spokesperson, Sanctions, The Secretary of State

Fact Sheet: Activity at the Wuhan Institute of Virology

OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON For more than a year, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has systematically prevented a transparent and thorough investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s origin, choosing instead to devote enormous resources to deceit and disinformation. Nearly two million people have died. Their families deserve to know the truth. Only through transparency can we learn what caused this ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Global Health

Ensuring a Transparent, Thorough Investigation of COVID-19’s Origin

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States has repeatedly called for a transparent and thorough investigation into the origin of COVID-19. Understanding the origin of this pandemic is essential for global public health, economic recovery, and international security. To assist the vital work of the World Health Organization (WHO) investigative team that arrived in China this week, the United ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Global Health, The Secretary of State, World Health Organization

Increasing Iran Metals Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Nuclear, Military, and Ballistic Missile Programs and the IRGC

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Iran’s nuclear, ballistic missile, and military programs pose continued threats to the world’s safety and security. To address these threats, I am increasing the scope of State Department-administered Iran metals-related sanctions. Today, the State Department is identifying 15 specific materials used in connection with Iran’s nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs. Those who knowingly transfer ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: Economic Issues, Key Officials, News | Tags: Iran, Iran Sanctions

Kamala Harris: America’s next vice president

By Lauren Monsen Kamala Devi Harris, a senator who has represented California in the U.S. Congress since 2017, will break barriers when she is inaugurated as vice president of the United States on January 20. She will be the first woman — and the first person of African, Jamaican and South Asian ancestry — to occupy that ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: African Americans, Asian Americans, female leaders, U.S. elections, women's empowerment

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