For Antony Blinken, the incoming administration’s pick for America’s top diplomat, returning to the U.S. State Department brings the opportunity to continue both professional and family traditions. If confirmed by the Senate, Blinken would resume a career at the State Department, where he served during the Clinton and Obama administrations. His career in public service ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 22 January, 2021 | Categories: News | Tags: Antony Blinken
White House statement. I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on December 12, 2015, do hereby accept the said Agreement and every article and clause thereof on behalf of the United States of America. Done at Washington this 20th day of January, 2021. ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 21 January, 2021 | Categories: Environment, News | Tags: Paris Climate Agreement
The United States Capitol 11:52 AM EST THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, distinguished guests, and my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope. Of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages America has been tested anew ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 21 January, 2021 | Categories: News, President of the United States | Tags: Biden, President Biden, President Joseph R. Biden
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 position. ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 20 January, 2021 | Categories: News | Tags: Kamala Devi Harris, Kamala Harris
Joseph R. Biden Jr., a former vice president and a longtime Capitol Hill lawmaker known for reaching across the political aisle to get things done, takes office on January 20 as the 46th president of the United States. Biden served eight years as former President Barack Obama’s vice president and defeated incumbent President Donald J. ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 20 January, 2021 | Categories: News | Tags: Capitol Hill, Joe Biden, Joseph R. Biden Jr., Pennsylvania, Scranton
Last updated: 01/21/21 FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC), VISIT
CORONAVIRUS.GOV COVID-19 Information: *** Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel. Alternatively, travelers to the U.S. may ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 20 January, 2021 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Information
For Antony Blinken, the incoming administration’s pick for America’s top diplomat, returning to the U.S. State Department brings the opportunity to continue both professional and family traditions. If confirmed by the Senate, Blinken would resume a career at the State Department, where he served during the Clinton and Obama administrations. His career in public service ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 22 January, 2021 | Categories: News | Tags: Antony Blinken
Health Alert – Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs (January 15, 2021) Location: Worldwide – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director has signed an order requiring all airline passengers traveling to the United States, including U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 viral test or recovery from COVID-19. Event: Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 21 January, 2021 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: COVID19, Health
White House statement. I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on December 12, 2015, do hereby accept the said Agreement and every article and clause thereof on behalf of the United States of America. Done at Washington this 20th day of January, 2021. ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 21 January, 2021 | Categories: Environment, News | Tags: Paris Climate Agreement
The United States Capitol 11:52 AM EST THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, distinguished guests, and my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope. Of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages America has been tested anew ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 21 January, 2021 | Categories: News, President of the United States | Tags: Biden, President Biden, President Joseph R. Biden
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 position. ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 20 January, 2021 | Categories: News | Tags: Kamala Devi Harris, Kamala Harris
