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High Point University Supports Bennett College with 1 Million Dollars Gift

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Published on 02-04-2019 07:21 AM

High Point University Supports Bennett College with $1 Million Gift

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High Point University President Nido Qubein is both a renowned motivational speaker and prolific fundraiser

High Point, NC - - (February 1, 2019) - - High Point University (of High Point, North Carolina, USA) provided (today) the following information:

Today, High Point University contributed $1 million to Bennett College to support Bennett and rally others to help the college reach their $5 million fundraising goal.

The announcement, made by HPU President Nido Qubein in HPU’s Charles E. Hayworth Memorial Chapel, challenges supporters to meet the campaign’s total goal, which will allow Bennett to make an appeal to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to reinstate its accreditation.

“Like High Point University, Bennett College has roots in the United Methodist Church,” said Qubein. “Bennett is our partner in educating future leaders. As a historically black college for women, one of only two in the nation, Bennett’s role in the educational landscape is vital. We stand with Bennett and support it in its mission. Together, we celebrate the collective values on which our institutions are built.”

HPU made the announcement after faculty voted enthusiastically in favor of the challenge gift to support Bennett. Faculty from both institutions came together for fellowship and support during the announcement.

Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, President of Bennett College, gives High Point University President Nido Qubein a professional embrace of gratitude

“I am grateful for High Point University President Nido Qubein’s generosity and his guidance through this process,” said Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, president of Bennett College. “Bennett College has been overwhelmed by the support of so many. High Point University’s gift is impactful, and we couldn’t have reached this important milestone without them. Institutions like Bennett and High Point University are strong, and when we work together, we are capable of achieving phenomenal results.”

Qubein, who has completely transformed and raised $400 million for HPU, said the world is a better place with Bennett College in it.

High Point University President Nido Qubein addresses the gathering

“As the president of a university that is blessed with resources, advocacy, and opportunities, I’m compelled by this excerpt from one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches,” Qubein said. “In the words of Dr. King, ‘Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.’ So today, with the blessing of the High Point University Board of Trustees and faculty, HPU will contribute $1 million to the Bennett College Transformation Fund. We are a better community with Bennett College, and I am grateful for the opportunity to help our friends who have invested their lives helping others. I hope you will join me in praying for Bennett College, advocating for Bennett College, and investing in Bennett College. We are, after all, family.”

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U.S. Department of State addresses Marie Colvin Civil Suit Against the Syrian Regime

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Published on 02-02-2019 10:40 AM

U.S. Department of State addresses Marie Colvin Civil Suit Against the Syrian Regime

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Washington, DC - - (February 1, 2019) - - Today, the U.S. Department of State's Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino issued the following statement:

The U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia determined that the Syrian ...

White House Releases National Drug Control Strategy

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Published on 02-01-2019 11:39 AM

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Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is sworn-in

(January 31, 2019) - - The U.S. Executive Branch published (today) the following information:

Today, Jim Carroll, the newly sworn-in Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), released the Administration’s National Drug Control Strategy, which establishes the President’s priorities for addressing the challenge of drug trafficking and use.

“Our number one goal is to save American lives, and this comprehensive plan reaffirms President Trump’s commitment to addressing the opioid crisis aggressively and in partnership with our partners across the nation. We must be relentless in our efforts to tackle the scourge of addiction that has affected so many families and communities across the United States. The Strategy builds upon our current whole-of-government approach that educates Americans about the dangers of drug abuse, ensures those struggling with addiction get the help they need, and stops the flow of illegal drugs across our borders,” ONDCP Director Jim Carroll said.

The National Drug Control Strategy can be accessed and downloaded by clicking here .

Director Carroll was nominated on April 24, 2018 by the President to be the Director of National Drug Control Policy. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 2, 2019, and was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence today during a ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo makes Remarks Before a Procedural Vote at a UN Security Council Meeting on Venezuela

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Published on 01-28-2019 07:26 AM

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo makes Remarks Before a Procedural Vote at a UN Security Council Meeting on Venezuela

United Nations, New York City - - (January 26, 2019) - - Today, U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo made the following remarks before a procedural vote at the United Nations Security Council Meeting concerning Venezuela:

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President Trump to Deliver State of the Union Address when the Government Shutdown is Over

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Published on 01-24-2019 05:34 AM

President Trump to Deliver State of the Union Address when the Government Shutdown is Over

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Washington, DC - - (January 24, 2019) - - Writing on Twitter tonight, U.S. President Donald J. Trump says he will deliver the State of the Union Address when the Shutdown is over.

The president said he is not looking for an alternative venue for the State of the Union Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber.

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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers Remarks to the World Economic Forum

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Published on 01-23-2019 08:19 AM

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers Remarks to the World Economic Forum

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Washington, DC - - (January 22, 2019) - - Today, the U.S. Department of State published the video and text of remarks U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivered to the World Economic Forum. The published content is as posted and outlined herein:

MR BRENDE: Mr. Secretary, it is with deep appreciation that I welcome you to our annual meeting here in Davos. In the 49-year history of the forum, we have only done video links less than 10 times, always under exceptional circumstances. With the current U.S. Government shutdown, we fully understand that the cabinet has to be standby in D.C. So we are really pleased that you can be with us today to share U.S. perspective on international diplomacy, and to also challenge us to think out of the box when it comes to the theme of this annual meeting: “Globalization 4.0: Shaping A New Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”

The U.S. perspective is critical to shaping this conversation in Davos this week, since President Trump is, after all, the person most identified in the world today who questions the status quo.

We will hear from you for brief opening remarks where we look forward to hearing your vision regarding the future global architecture, which will be followed by a discussion.

Secretary, the floor is yours, and welcome.

SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, and thank you, Borge, for your kind introduction. And thank you to the World Economic Forum for the invitation to speak today. It’s 18 degrees Fahrenheit here in Washington, D.C. You see the Lincoln Memorial to my back. So while I’m not here in person, I at least feel like I’m in Davos with the weather.

It’s interesting times that we live in. Over the past few years, all around the world, voters have tuned out politicians and political alliances that they thought weren’t representing their interests. A few examples of new directions that people have taken: Brexit; the election of President Macron in France; the rise of the Five Star Movement in Italy; Mahathir’s comeback in Malaysia; and of course, Borge, as you referenced, the election of President Donald Trump.

In Ohio, Rio de Janeiro, and in Rome, people are asking questions that haven’t been asked, or at least haven’t been taken seriously, in an awfully long time. Is economic globalization really good for me? Are our political leaders adequately protecting us from threats like terrorism? Are they working to secure our national interests abroad?

You all know this: New winds are blowing across the world. The central question is this: Do they signal fair weather or foreshadow a storm? Is this pattern of disruption a force for good or not?

I’d argue that this disruption is a positive development. We are embracing time-tested truths. Truths like this: Nations matter. No international body can stand up for a people as well as their own leaders can. Strong borders are key to strong nations. This is how we keep our people safe and protect our sovereignty. Sturdy alliances built on key principles are key to shared security. We need all nations to contribute to security imperatives. President Trump also knows that economic security is national security. Robust defenses aren’t possible without healthy economies to undergird them.

I’ll talk about this for a minute. It’s why pro-growth policies matter so much. I’ll spend a little time on this, and I’m confident that Secretary Mnuchin will understand if I step on his turf just a little bit here this morning.

President Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” was a call to return America to the principles that have made us the most prosperous nation in world history. It was a rejection of trade arrangements that discounted the interests of American workers. It was a rejection of red tape, which constricted entrepreneurs here in America. This is the lifeblood of our economy. It was a rejection of all high taxes that tell American families that government knows how to spend their money better than those families do.

And perhaps more than anything, President Trump’s election was a rejection of low expectations. I remember that mantra – I’m sure many of you do – the idea that 2 percent was the new normal for economic growth. Well, so much for that. Today, thanks to President Trump’s pro-growth policies, our real GDP growth here in America has exceeded 3 percent over each of the last four quarters.

And that’s not all. Wage growth is up. This matters to hardworking Americans. Job openings outnumber the number of unemployed for the first time on record. The women’s unemployment rate recently reached its lowest rate in 65 years. Manufacturing – that’s what I did before I entered politics – added 284,000 jobs in 2018, the most since 1997. It was said this couldn’t be done. Small business optimism is at a record high.

There’s more to that story. But the important point is this: The unleashing of animal spirits has allowed our economy to grow, even as the global slowdown looms.

This economic blueprint – low taxes, streamlined regulations, and trade reform – can work for you and your countries as well. The time is now to adopt these policies. I remember President Reagan’s maxim, “peace through strength.” This wasn’t exclusively military strength. It was the strength created by a free and robust economy that not only creates wealth, but also freedom.

As you all know, we face many new threats, some of them not so new. They range from North Korea’s nuclear program, to Iran’s foreign adventurism, to China’s state-centered economic model, its belligerence toward its neighbors, and its embraces of a totalitarian state at home. Radical Islamic terrorism remains a persistent threat that we will continue to fight together.

In all of these areas we’re making progress. But none of this progress could have happened without beautiful coalitions in which America has played a central role. Collectively, we have exerted maximum pressure on North Korea, and that pressure has gotten Kim to the negotiating table. The United Nations did amazing work, acting as the center of gravity for sanctions that built out this global coalition. We’ve also assembled a global coalition of nations to confront Iran and support the aspirations of the Iranian people.

And we’re rebalancing the relationship with China, alongside partner nations in Asia and all around the world. It should not go unnoticed that we’ve also defeated the ISIS caliphate in Syria and Iraq, alongside more than six dozen nations in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.

There’s a lot more work to do, and with your help, I know we’ll achieve it. The United States looks forward to partnering with you to take on the challenges of our time.

And Borge, I’m now looking forward to our conversation today. Thank you all very much for the opportunity to make these remarks.

MR BRENDE: Thank you, Secretary. We’re very pleased that you have joined us, and it does look brisk there. And you also mentioned China in your short intervention, and I know from all participants here in Davos there is huge interest in the Sino-U.S. relationship. We see that growth is slowing in China. We also know that there will be a trade delegation visiting DC later this year. So from your perspective as Secretary of State, how do you see the role of China in the world today as an emerging regional and global power, and also in relationship to the U.S.-Sino relationship?

SECRETARY POMPEO: Borge, there are those who say that conflict, superpower conflict between our two countries, is inevitable. We don’t see it that way. We want to find places where we can work together. You talked about the trade delegation coming. I am optimistic that we’ll receive them well and that we’ll have a good outcome from those conversations. But remember, the course of the relationship will be determined by the principles that America standbys – stands by: free and open seas, the capacity for nations to take their goods around the world, fair and reciprocal trade arrangements where every country has the opportunity to compete on a fair, transparent, and open basis. These principles of democracy, these things that have created so much wealth for the whole globe, will drive the relationship between the United States and China in the years ahead, and we hope that China will adopt policies that are consistent with that. If they do, I am very confident that our two nations can thrive and prosper together.

MR BRENDE: Thank you, Secretary. It’s interesting to hear that you are optimistic. I know that you are an optimistic person. Last year in Davos, the big discussion was the future of NAFTA. There you found a solution. So when you’re saying “optimistic,” you think we will say another breakthrough this year on the trade side between the U.S. and China? I think a lot of our business CEOs are very curious about that here.

SECRETARY POMPEO: I don’t want to get ahead of the conversations, the negotiations that are taking place. There’s lots of hard work to do. There are certainly issues around trade balances; those certainly matter. But the central premises of the trade arrangements, the structures at the WTO, the tariff levels that will be set, the capacity for American businesses to operate in China without risk that their trade secrets and their intellectual property will be stolen, the understandings that investments in our two countries will be reciprocal. A country – a Chinese company that want to – wants to invest here in the United States should have every opportunity to do so, so long as they’re coming here to compete fairly. In the same sense, American companies should be permitted to do that as well without having to have a mechanism by which the technology that they’re providing will be forced to be transferred.

Those aren’t fair arrangements, they’re not reciprocal agreements, they’re not the way free and fair trade ought to be conducted, and so I am hopeful that each of those issues can be dealt with constructively and that China is prepared to compete on those terms. And if they are, I am very confident that there will be a bright future not only for the United States and its people but for the Chinese people as well.

MR BRENDE: Thank you. You just came back from a very comprehensive visit to the Middle East. I think you visited most of the countries, and you also made a very impactful speech in Cairo. But looking now at all the challenges unfolding in the Middle East, being ISIS but also being the situation between Israel-Palestine, between the GCC countries – we also have Yemen and we have the situation with Iran – where do you see the Middle East moving and what is really the U.S. policy moving forward? How will the U.S. be a partner securing a more peaceful Middle East moving forward?

SECRETARY POMPEO: Yeah, Borge, that’s a great question. I just did get back from a trip. What I communicated every place I stopped and with each leader that I met with was that America is committed to helping the Middle East be secure and stable, that in fact we’ll be there and that we are a force for good in the region and we have been for an awfully long time.

You just kind of canvassed the set of threats. In every one of those cases that you mentioned, there are two common themes. One is there are lots of countries that have a stake in those interests or in those challenges. We won’t do this alone. We will need coalitions built out to ensure that there’s Middle East stability. Our effort to develop our MESA program, where we have countries in the region determined to protect themselves together with America as their partner in that fight, is an important component of how America will approach this set of problems.

But also with respect to many of the problems that you identified there, Borge, the threat from the Islamic Republic of Iran is very real. You mentioned Yemen. You mentioned Syria. I think you talked about the challenges of Lebanese Hizballah in Lebanon. It’s still the case that Iran is striving to reduce Iraqi freedom, sovereignty, and independence. Those are places where Iran is truly the malign actor, and it’s why we’re so happy that the coalition that we’ve built out – and we’ll have a ministerial in Warsaw in the middle of next month to talk about this and other issues in the Middle East – is so central to creating the stability that the people of the Middle East so richly deserve. There are diplomatic and political solutions to most of these problems, and we need all of our diplomats from all across the region working to solve them.

MR BRENDE: Do you think we will see an end of the Yemen conflict this year?

SECRETARY POMPEO: I’ll speak with Martin Griffiths later today. I am very hopeful that we can make progress there. We made a big step forward with the agreement surrounding the port in Hodeidah. We got real commitments from all of the parties. It was most unfortunate that the Houthis made a major break on January 10th to that ceasefire by using an Iranian-designed instrument of war to kill people after these agreements were reached back in December in Europe. I hope that we can find that path forward. I know that the Gulf states that are involved there are committed to achieving that outcome. I am hopeful that we can find a path forward there. We are committed in the United States to working with UN Envoy Griffiths to achieving that end.

MR BRENDE: We also know that you, Secretary, work very closely with special advisor of the President Jared Kushner on the peace plan for Israel and Palestine. Do you see any progress there, and you are hopeful to get some momentum post the Israeli elections?

SECRETARY POMPEO: Borge, I am. We’ve been working on this for a long time. Mr. Kushner has been in the lead along with Jason Greenblatt in developing our program. We’ve begun to share elements of this across the region. It won’t be a U.S.-driven process. Ultimately, the Israelis and the Palestinians will have to come to an agreement. But we think that the foundations that we have laid and the work that we’ll do immediately following the Israeli elections will set conditions where we can have a constructive conversation.

Borge, you know this problem has troubled the region for decades and decades now. It seems to me that we’re at a point in time where there are ways that we can resolve the primary differences and encourage those two places, the Israelis and the Palestinians, to come together to resolve their differences and get a solution there that has bedeviled the world for an awfully long time.

MR BRENDE: Secretary, know that you personally have shown a lot of leadership when it comes to North Korea and the DPRK. History was made last June when President Trump met with Chairman Kim Jong-un, which a lot of hope for improvements of the security situation in the Korean Peninsula was established. Expectations, as I said, were high. We know that the President will meet with Chairman Kim Jong-un late in February. I think there is a lot of curiosity. Maybe you can shed some light on the next steps you envisage when President Trump meets again with the chairman, and maybe you can also let us know where it’s going to happen.

SECRETARY POMPEO: Borge, I don’t have any news to break today on that front, but I can say this: The negotiations have been underway for some time now. There’s lots of discussions that have taken place. When Kim Yong-chol visited Washington last week, we made further progress not only in the discussions that he had with the President, but Special Representative Biegun had the opportunity to meet with his newly designated counterpart as well, where they were able to discuss some of the complicated issues towards achieving what the two leaders laid out back last June in Singapore.

And so we have a handful of weeks before the two leaders will meet together again. A set of discussions that took place in Sweden over the weekend have now wrapped up. Again, a little bit more progress. There remains an awful lot of work to do, but good things have happened already. The North Koreans aren’t conducting missile tests. The North Koreans aren’t conducting nuclear tests. There are many steps yet along the way towards achieving the denuclearization that was laid out in Singapore and in achieving the security and stability and peace on the peninsula that the two leaders agreed to as well. We’re determined to work towards achieving that. I believe at the end of February we’ll have another good marker along the way.

MR BRENDE: Thank you. When Professor Schwab and I met with you in your office in December, planning for your visit here in Davos, we also touched on a possibility for private sector to contribute, if there was a breakthrough. Any further reflections on that?

SECRETARY POMPEO: We did have a good conversation about that, Borge. There’s not much role for the private sector today, but if we’re successful, if we can make a substantial step towards achieving the denuclearization and create the right conditions, it’ll be the private sector that sits there, looming in the background, that I know the North Koreans understand they need, whether that’s power for the people of the country, whether it’s to install the infrastructure that is so desperately needed in North Korea. Those things will certainly have a government component to them, but there’ll be an enormous private sector push that will be required to achieve the economic growth in North Korea that will ultimately lead to the stability that we’re all looking for.

And so the specter, the specter of private sector companies who are prepared to invest in North Korea and to assist North Korea if we’re able to achieve that full denuclearization that I know the entire world wants, the private sector will be an important player in achieving the final elements of the agreement as well.

MR BRENDE: So now I want to turn over to another easy topic, U.S.-Russia relationship. At several junctures in the previous three decades, we sensed opportunities for collaboration between Russia and the U.S., but it seems like that optimism be losing ground to geopolitical realities present at each of those junctures. Do you, Secretary, feel that the U.S. and Russia are doomed to Cold War rivalry?

SECRETARY POMPEO: Borge, you haven’t given any easy ones today. But it’s not the case that we are doomed to a Cold War rivalry. These two nations are the two largest possessors of nuclear capability in the world. Russia is a formidable power in that respect and we understand that, and so we need to ensure that there are conversations taking place so that we can prevent both proliferation and the risk that comes with the possession of those nuclear weapons.

But it has – I must say, it’s been a struggle. We’re looking for Russia to begin to change its behavior, whether that’s its behavior in Ukraine or the work that it did to influence elections here in the United States and that it’s done to influence elections all across the world. These aren’t the behaviors of nations that want to be part of the international community. And we hope that they’ll return to the right course of actions, set a course of actions that lead them down the path of the rule of law and order and liberty. If they do those things, I’m confident that our two nations can prosper and grow alongside of each other. We are not destined to be antagonists. We can do better than that, but it will take a Russian change in their outlook and behavior in the world in order to achieve that.

MR BRENDE: Secretary, you were recently also in Brussels and made a speech there about multilateralism and the necessity to reform international organizations. To be more concrete, what will it take from the UN and international organizations? What kind of reforms do they have to undertake to have the full support of the administration?

SECRETARY POMPEO: Borge, I don’t have the time today to sort of go into each of them one by one, but I can certainly tell you about the central principles that underlaid the remarks that I made in Brussels that are part of President Trump’s policies. What we’re looking for in these institutions is to make sure that they are fit for purpose, that they are achieving ends that are good for the peoples of the countries that are part of these coalitions.

And that requires them going back, I think, to first principles. It’s not a matter of taking these institutions down, indeed, quite the contrary. The way to preserve these institutions is to make sure that they’re performing in a way that reflects well on the goals that the people of those nations want them to achieve. And if you go back to the place that these institutions were when they were originally created, and then revisit them and say: Does that make sense, whether that’s 70 years on or 25 years on, depending on the institution? Does it work? Is it achieving its ends? So what the United States is simply looking for is we’re going back to ask those hard questions that, frankly, just haven’t been asked for too long. Do these institutions deliver and are they delivering in a way that is reflective of the world order as it sits today? If they’re not, we need to change them, we need to update them. We need to bring them into his century.

And then a second piece. In each of these, it can be the case that from time to time, roles get out of balance in these institutions. Countries grow; countries move on. They change their views. We need to make sure these institutions have burdens shared correctly amongst them. If you don’t, it’s not just bad for the country that is sharing or carrying too much of the burden, it’s also not good for those who are freeriding, who aren’t participating in a way that’s consistent with their needs from that institution. We need every bit of every one of those institutions to look at itself and say: Do we have our costs allocated directly? Are we sharing burdens appropriately? Are we all benefitting from this in a way that makes sense? And when we do that – when every country does this, not just the United States of America – these institutions will be updated and reformed in a way that is reflective of today, and it’ll be a good thing to make sure that these institutions continue to live on in the decades which follow.

MR BRENDE: Thank you. Second-last question. Last year, when President Trump was on this stage, I would boil down his message to: America First does not mean America alone. Do you feel, Secretary, that your message this year, which encourage such fundamental changes to the international system, is being well received within the Concert of Nations? Or put differently, is America somewhat isolated on the global stage today?

SECRETARY POMPEO: Borge, I don't think we’re remotely isolated. I, in my remarks, went through the various coalitions that we’ve been part of building out. There are lots of folks who continue to see America as the beacon that we hope it is. When you say isolated, I think that has negative connotations. It is the case that sometimes leadership and asking hard questions drives others to be a little concerned. Perhaps they’re not quite ready to stare these problems in the face, but we are, President Trump is. We know that these challenges must be confronted. You can’t continue to let these institutions not perform at a level of excellence that the people around the world demand of those institutions.

And so every place I’ve gone, everywhere I’ve carried this message, the private responses have been to me: We appreciate America taking on these challenges. We’re glad that you’re confronting these, and we want to be with you in achieving the ends that you’re trying to achieve.

MR BRENDE: Thank you. One last easy one. When is the shutdown over?

SECRETARY POMPEO: (Laughter.) We all hope that it’ll end fairly quickly. Political fights in the United States are a time-honored tradition, as those of you who’ve studied our history know. I hope that we get this one resolved in relatively short order. I’m always optimistic. I’m counting on the fact that we’ll get it resolved pretty quickly.

MR BRENDE: Secretary, again, we really appreciate it, you joining us here today. It was well received among the participants. Of course, we’re looking forward to welcome you in the real Davos next year. We know that you had a huge agenda today. Really pleased to also listening to all your candid and insightful answers. So Mike, thank you for your friendship, and welcome back to Davos next year, Secretary. (Applause.)

SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you, all. And thank you, Borge.

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Celebrating the Life and Work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Celebrating the Life and Work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.. Carol M. Highsmith, photographer, September 2011. Highsmith (Carol M.) Archive. Prints & Photographs Division. Library of Congress

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Allison Herren Lee Named Acting Chair of the SEC

U.S. Department of the Treasury FACT SHEET - - - Treasury to Work to Ensure Families Get Access to Economic Impact Payments

Federal Reserve Board announces that the Public Comment period for the application by First Citizens BancShares, Inc. to acquire CIT Group, Inc. has been extended through February 22, 2021

Federal Reserve Board approves reappointment of Reserve Bank Presidents and First Vice Presidents

FDIC Approves Rule on the Role of Supervisory Guidance

U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces the Appointment of Members of Senior Staff

SBA says 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program Loans Approved in First Week

Federal Reserve Board finalizes a Rule that updates the Board's Capital Planning Requirements

Securities and Exchange Commission announces Fee Rate Advisory 2 for Fiscal Year 2021

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Announces Personnel Changes

U.S. Department of the Treasury Finalizes Payroll Support to Aid Airline Industry Employees

Treasury Department and FHFA Amend Terms of Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Minutes of the Board's Discount Rate Meetings from November 16 through December 16, 2020

Treasury Takes Further Action Against Russian-linked Actors

Federal Reserve Board announces Reserve Bank Income and Expense Data and Transfers to the Treasury for 2020

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Over 1.1 Million Dollars to Multiple Whistleblowers

U.S. Department of the Treasury says SBA and Treasury Announce PPP Re-Opening; Issue New Guidance

U.S. Department of the Treasury is Delivering Millions of Economic Impact Payments by Prepaid Debit Card

U.S. Department of the Treasury Launches 25 Billion Dollars Emergency Rental Assistance Program

FDIC Announces Personnel Change in Its Division of Complex Institution Supervision and Resolution

U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service Release Final Rule on Section 45Q Credit Regulations

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, December 15-16, 2020

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Issues List of Banks Examined for Community Reinvestment Act Compliance

Jed Hickman Named SEC’s EDGAR Business Office Director

SEC Issues Statement and Requests Comment Regarding the Custody of Digital Asset Securities by Special Purpose Broker-Dealers

U.S. Department of the Treasury says Treasury and IRS Begin Delivering the Second Round of Economic Impact Payments to Millions of Americans

IRS says Treasury and IRS begin delivering Second Round of Economic Impact Payments to Millions of Americans

Federal Reserve extends Termination Date of Main Street Lending Program Facilities to January 8, 2021

Elad Roisman Named Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

FDIC Makes Public November Enforcement Actions

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes Amendments to Rule 144 and Form 144

Federal Reserve Board announces Appointment of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the Federal Reserve Banks for 2021

President’s Working Group on Financial Markets Releases Statement on Key Regulatory and Supervisory Issues Relevant to Certain Stablecoins

Federal Reserve Board invites Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to Regulation D and issues Final Rule amending Regulation D

President’s Working Group on Financial Markets Releases Report on Money Market Funds

Federal Reserve Board votes to Affirm the Countercyclical Capital Buffer at the Current Level of 0 Percent

Federal Reserve announces Members of its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council for 2021

Federal Trade Commission Data Show Gift Cards Remain Scammers’ Favorite Payment Method

Statement by Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on Passage of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission releases 2020 Office of Credit Rating Reports

FDIC Releases New Application Programming Interface and Modernized Version of BankFind

Christopher J. Waller Sworn In as a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Federal Reserve Board releases Second Round of Bank Stress Test Results

FDA Takes Additional Action in Fight Against COVID-19 By Issuing Emergency Use Authorization for Second COVID-19 Vaccine

Agencies propose Requirement for Computer Security Incident Notification

Agencies release Annual CRA asset-size Threshold Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions

Federal Reserve announces the Extension of its Temporary U.S. Dollar Liquidity Swap Lines

Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release Economic Projections from the December 15-16 FOMC Meeting

Federal Reserve issues FOMC Statement

U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Report on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States
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CPSC and Luyuan Warn Consumers to Stop Using Luyuan Youth ATVs

NTSB Issues 14 Safety Recommendations Following Investigation of Natural Gas Explosion

HHS OCR Publishes Proposed Rule Protecting Infants Born Alive from Discrimination on the Basis of Disability

CPSC Issues Consumer Safety Warning: Serious Injury or Death Can Occur if Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Are Separated from Battery Packs and Used to Power Devices

Federal Emergency Management Agency Announces Reinsurance Program to Manage Future Flood Risk in 2021

Statement from New York Mayor de Blasio on the Law Department Report on NYPD Protest Response

FCC Chairman Pai welcomes Industry efforts to Improve Wireless Emergency Alert Geo-Targeting

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Releases 2019 Crash Fatality Data

U.S. Department of Transportation says Drive Sober This Holiday Season, or Get Pulled Over

PHMSA Notice of Reinstatement and Extension of Enforcement Policy Regarding Hand Sanitizers

Local Officials Determine Whether Home Sustained “Substantial Damage”

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says Protect Your Family During Winter and COVID-19

NHTSA Announces Consent Orders with Hyundai and Kia Over Theta II Recall

Boeing says FAA has lifted the Order that Suspended 737 Operations for Airlines under its Jurisdiction

NHTSA Consumer Alert - - - Important Chevrolet Bolt Recall for Fire Risk

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Click It or Ticket Enforcement Mobilization

NTSB Calls for Major Safety Improvements to Small Passenger Vessels

NTSB Moves Forward in Meeting Federal Data Strategy, Requirements for Open Data

DHS Launches New Center for Countering Human Trafficking

NTSB says Loss of Tow-Line Shackle Pin, Deteriorated Watertight Fittings Led to Sinking of Towing Vessel

Statement from National Transportation Safety Board’s Deputy Director for Regional Operations

Earthquake Ready - - Join the Annual Great ShakeOut Drill - - October 15, 2020

Wet Snow Flight Hazards Highlighted in National Transportation Safety Board Safety Alert

National Transportation Safety Board Renews Call for Inward-Facing Cameras in Locomotives

National Transportation Safety Board Issues 4 Safety Recommendations Based on Investigation of USS Fitzgerald Collision

National Transportation Safety Board calls for Renewed Road Safety Effort as Nation Reopens

SchoolSafety.gov Launches to Help Educators, Administrators, Parents, and Law Enforcement Prepare for Threats

National Transportation Safety Board Issues Investigative Update on Sikorsky Helicopter Crash

DHS Issues Supplemental Instructions For Inbound Flights With Individuals Who Have Been In China

Addition of Graham, Chapman, brings National Transportation Safety Board back to 5 Members

UPDATE 1 - - - National Transportation Safety Board Statement on Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 Crash Investigation

National Transportation Safety Board Releases Preliminary Report on South Dakota Crash Investigation

Two New York Commuter Rail Systems Implement National Transportation Safety Board Most Wanted List Recommendations

National Transportation Safety Board issues 6 Safety Recommendations Following Investigation of Hydrogen Release, Fire

National Transportation Safety Board says Multi-Faceted Approach Needed to Combat Rise in Bicyclist Fatalities

Update on National Transportation Safety Board Investigation Into Fatal Crash of Pilatus PC-12 Airplane in South Dakota

National Transportation Safety Board Issues 7 Safety Recommendations Based on Findings from Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 Investigation

National Transportation Safety Board Calls for Federal Review Process for Automated Vehicle Testing on Public Roads

National Transportation Safety Board says U.S. Aviation Fatalities Increased in 2018

NTSB Again Issues Safety Recommendations for Sufficient Reserve Buoyancy, Improved Emergency Egress on DUKW Amphibious Passenger Vessels

Unvented Gas Space Heaters - - - 40 Years of History

National Transportation Safety Board Calls for National Safety Standards for Limousines

National Transportation Safety Board Issues 7 Safety Recommendations to FAA related to Ongoing Lion Air, Ethiopian Airlines Crash Investigations

National Transportation Safety Board says Overpressurized Gas Distribution System Caused Explosions, Fires

3 More Safety Recommendations Closed from National Transportation Safety Board’s 2019 – 2020 Most Wanted List

National Transportation Safety Board Preliminary Report Issued for Fatal Transit Shuttle Bus Crash

Gas Explosions, Fires in Massachusetts Subject of National Transportation Safety Board Meeting

NTSB Calls for Halt to Doors-Off Helicopter Rides Using Supplemental Passenger Restraints - - - Recommends Closing Regulatory Loophole
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