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Last Updated: Nov 25th, 2007 - 10:09:00 |
U.S. State Department
Department of State to Introduce Passport Card
To meet the documentary requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), the Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), today announced and submitted for public comment a federal rule proposing the development of a card-format passport for international travel by U.S. citizens through land and sea ports of entry between the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda
Oct 21, 2006, 08:02
U.S. State Department
SAMSUNG EXECUTIVE AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY, SERVE JAIL TIME
A San Jose, Calif., executive of Samsung Semiconductor Inc. the world's largest manufacturer of a common computer component called dynamic random access memory or DRAM has agreed to plead guilty and to serve jail time for participating in a global conspiracy to fix DRAM prices, the Department of Justice announced.
Sep 22, 2006, 09:10
U.S. State Department
2008 U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery Program Registration Begins Otctober 4th
Applications for the 2008 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery will be accepted between noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 4, 2006 and noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5) Sunday, December 3, 2006. Applicants may access the electronic Diversity Visa entry form at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period.
Sep 20, 2006, 06:19
U.S. State Department
Department of State Begins Issuing Electronic Passports to the Public
To enhance border security and to facilitate travel, the Department of State began issuing Electronic Passports (e-passports) to the public today. Production has started at the Colorado Passport Agency and will be expanded to other production facilities over the next few months.
Aug 14, 2006, 18:42
U.S. State Department
Wanted: Extremists - FBI Offers a $30,000 Reward in ALF Case
How would you like to find a fire bomb on your doorstep, even if it was intended for your neighbor and left by activists claiming to be protecting animals? You'd probably feel stunned, like the elderly California woman who could've been killed when this happened to her. Now we're looking for the culprits.
Aug 4, 2006, 06:55
U.S. State Department
Lebanon Situation Update
The Department of State advises Americans that the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, and the U.S. Embassy in Ankara have completed their mutual efforts to assist Americans to depart Lebanon via Cyprus and Turkey on U.S. government-chartered vessels and aircraft for return to the United States. The sustained endeavors of these offices, working with several U.S. military units, helped approximately 15,000 Americans depart Lebanon from July 16 through August 2, 2006.
Aug 3, 2006, 06:33
