Less than a month after the B-2’s departure, another Bomber Task Force deployment of B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at RAF Fairford, England, on Oct. 10, 2019, to conduct theater integration and flying training.
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four individuals for corruption in South Africa pursuant to Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.
MODERATOR: Thanks, everybody, for joining us this afternoon. Sorry to be a few minutes late here at the end of the day, but this is a follow-up from the backgrounder that we had with our State Department bullpen on Monday.
This will confirm for the first time that Ibrahim al-Asiri, a senior al-Qa’ida bomb maker and terrorist coordinator, was killed two years ago in a United States counterterrorism operation in Yemen
The State Department is hosting the Warsaw Process: Human Rights Working Group on Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11. The theme of the working group is Women, Peace, and Security based on UNSCR 1325. Below are the sessions that are open to the press. There will not be any question/answer sessions.
In April, the International Criminal Court (ICC) resoundingly rejected the ICC Prosecutor’s request to open an investigation into Afghanistan, including allegations against U.S. personnel. More recently, the ICC Prosecutor asked the judges for permission to appeal aspects of that rejection. On September 17, the Court partially granted the Prosecutor’s request, allowing a limited appeal to proceed. Last week, the ICC Prosecutor submitted a brief to appeal the April decision. In the meantime, the earlier decision stands, rejecting any Afghanistan investigation.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you all for being with us this morning. It’s my great honor to welcome my friend Foreign Minister Trujillo back to Washington for the U.S.-Colombia High Level Dialogue. It’s the fourth meeting that you and I have had this year.
Last December, the Congolese people cast their votes for change – for a peaceful transition of power, for stability, and for a brighter future. The United States applauds the recent formation of a DRC government that embraces new leaders who could help realize this future.
In April, the International Criminal Court (ICC) resoundingly rejected the ICC Prosecutor’s request to open an investigation into Afghanistan, including allegations against U.S. personnel.
STEMMING THE SURGE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to confront this crisis are delivering results.