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28 Nov 2009, 9:52 pm
 On May 21, 2009, he was confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as the Treasury Department’s Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, which means he's the guy responsible for developing policy on legislative and regulatory issues that affect financial institutions. [read post]
28 Dec 2018, 6:00 am by Jack Goldsmith, Robert D. Williams
Also, showing off the fruits of U.S. surveillance capacities in this way must—at least at the margins, if not more deeply—compromise those capacities. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 10:58 am by Jordan Brunner
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared for the first time in his public capacity at the G20 summit yesterday, signing a joint statement with South Korea and Japan condemning the recent North Korean missile launch and meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. [read post]
10 Apr 2019, 1:05 pm by Elena Chachko
 A State Department fact sheet indicates that the IRGC designation will come into force on April 15. [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 9:54 pm by Jeralyn
Also in attendance: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Director of National Drug Policy of the United States Gil Kerlikowske, USAID Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg, Acting Under… [read post]
5 Mar 2017, 2:30 pm by Jane Chong
On this general subject, Jeff Stein of Newsweek quotes a Justice Department official who says that President Trump can declassify whatever he wants and, as “consumer-in-chief” of U.S. intelligence, is entitled to obtain directly from the department any records related to the surveillance of him and his associates. [read post]
14 Oct 2010, 6:44 pm
One argument is that the United States forced Japan to act against its own interests in accepting a stronger yen. [read post]
23 Apr 2018, 1:05 pm by Garrett Hinck
Steven Mnuchin, the treasury secretary, said sanctions relief on Rusal would be possible if Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin, relinquished his control of the company. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 8:07 am by Ed Stein
Ask the State Department about this and you’ll probably hear about Secretary of State John Kerry’s persistent efforts to get banks to do business with Iran and how overly-cautious banks are stymying his efforts. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 6:00 am by Eric Halliday, Connor Veneski
Third, this terrorist activity must threaten “the security of United States nationals or the national security of the United States. [read post]
22 Jul 2019, 3:42 pm by Anne Joseph O'Connell
After several Republicans warned that they would not confirm Ken Cuccinelli to a top post at the Department of Homeland Security, the White House had the agency’s acting secretary create a new position—principal deputy director—for Cuccinelli so that he could then arguably step in as acting director of U.S. [read post]
8 Nov 2019, 12:04 pm by Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca
Launches National Security Probe Into Chinese-Owned App TikTok The Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has reportedly launched a national security investigation into TikTok, a rapidly growing video-streaming and social media app owned by Chinese social media company ByteDance. [read post]
19 Oct 2018, 5:13 am by Caitlyn Yates
On September 21, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States was preparing a “series of actions” directed at the Maduro regime. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 7:21 am by Patrick McDonnell
The case eventually found itself in front of the entire U.S. [read post]
24 Jun 2017, 11:59 am by Alex Potcovaru
On Tuesday, the Treasury Department expanded sanctions against Russia, following the Senate’s vote last week to pass its own set of Russian sanctions. [read post]
11 Mar 2019, 1:42 pm by Joshua White
  The Treasury Department sanctioned 19 of Gertler’s companies and one of his associates, and two of Bol Mel’s companies. [read post]
24 Feb 2022, 1:39 pm
 The (1) FACT SHEET: Joined by Allies and Partners, the United States Imposes Devastating Costs on Russia February 24, 2022 along with (2)Press Releases: U.S. [read post]