Press Releases on March 21, 2014

Democracy, Human Rights, Refugees: FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Malian Refugees in Burkina ...

Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPAF-14-009-049268 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.517 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa Announcement issuance date: Thursday, March 20, 2014 Proposal submission deadline: Friday, …

Europe and Eurasia: On the Occasion of Greek National Day

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I extend best wishes to the people of Greece on the 193rd anniversary of your independence on March 25. My home of Massachusetts is host to one of the largest Greek-American communities in …

Energy Department Invests $17 Million in Small Businesses to Accelerate Clean Energy Innovation

WASHINGTON -- Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to continue U.S. leadership in clean energy innovation, the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) today awarded $17 million in Small Business Innovation …

Youth, Students, and Educators: 115 Pakistani Fulbright Visiting Students to Explore Social Entrepreneurship

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the U.S. Educational Foundation in Pakistan, will sponsor the second Fulbright Pakistan Reentry Social Entrepreneurship Seminar, March 26-30, 2014, in Washington, DC, for 115 Pakistani Fulbright …

U.S. and South Africa Hold Bilateral Discussion on Building a More Sustainable Energy Future

Pretoria — U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and South African Minister of Energy Ben Martins met yesterday in Pretoria to follow up on the U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Energy Dialogue held last December in Washington, DC. They discussed …

EPA Proposes Plan to Remove Contaminated Buildings at Radiation Technology, Inc. Superfund Site in Rockaway Township, New Jersey; ...

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to demolish and remove buildings and smaller structures at the Radiation Technology, Inc. Superfund site in Rockaway Township, New Jersey, which were contaminated during the …

Youth, Students, and Educators: Fulbright Students from 68 Countries Convene in Pittsburgh to Explore Civic Engagement, Education ...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) will welcome 139 first-year Fulbright Foreign Students from 68 countries March 20-23 for a Fulbright Enrichment Seminar on the theme “Civic Engagement – Education and Youth …

Western Hemisphere: FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Colombian Refugees and Internally ...

Funding Opportunity Number: PRMOAPWH-14-001 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.518 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere Announcement issuance date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Proposal submission deadline: …

Press Release: Statement by IMF Mission to Ukraine

Press Release No. 14/116 March 20, 2014 At the request of the Ukrainian authorities, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Nikolay Gueorguiev has been working in Kyiv since March 4. The fact-finding phase of its work has been completed by …

European Commission welcomes agreement reached between European and Chinese wine industries which will put an end to China's anti-...

Trade defence Brussels, 21 March 2014 The European and Chinese wine industries, respectively represented by the European Committee of Wine Companies (CEEV) and the Chinese Alcohol Drinks Association (CADA), have reached an agreement which will lead to the …

China: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde to Visit

Press Release No. 14/113 March 20, 2014 Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, will visit Beijing on March 22-24 to meet with senior government officials and attend the China Development Forum 2014. “I very much look …

Mars Belgium wins the Great Place To Work ‘Inspiring Culture’ Award

Energy Department Seeks Recent Ph.D. Recipients for Postdoctoral Research Projects to Spur Innovation in Solar Energy

Applications accepted through the end of April In order to further spur innovation in solar energy, the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is now accepting applications for postdoctoral researchers in solar energy …

Women: Remarks at the Launch of the Gender-Based Violence Emergency Response and Protection Initiative

Good afternoon. Thank you, Uzra, for those kind words, and for your extraordinary service. I am honored to join so many remarkable people from so many corners of the globe for today’s launch of the Gender-Based Violence Emergency Response and Protection …

Hungary: Statement at the Conclusion of the IMF's 2014 Article IV Consultation Mission

Press Release No. 14/115 March 20, 2014 A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by Mr. Costas Christou, visited Budapest during March 5–17 to hold discussions for the 2014 Article IV consultation.1 The team met with Minister for …

Women: Ninth Annual Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership Kicks Off March 25

On Tuesday, March 25, 23 emerging women leaders from around the world will join Fortune’s Most Powerful Women at the U.S. Department of State to kick off the ninth annual Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership. This public- …

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: IMF Concludes Third ECF Review Mission

Press Release No. 14/119 March 21, 2014 A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ricardo Velloso, visited S o Tom and Pr ncipe during March 7-20, 2014, to conduct discussions for the third review of the Government’s economic and financial …

Merck and Endocyte Announce European CHMP Positive Opinions for VYNFINIT® (vintafolide) and Companion Imaging Agents FOLCEPRI® (...

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck and Endocyte Announce European CHMP Positive Opinions for VYNFINIT® (vintafolide) and Companion Imaging Agents FOLCEPRI® (etarfolatide) and NEOCEPRI® (Intravenous (IV) folic acid) in …

Terra-Medica Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Specified Lots of Pleo Homeopathic Drug Products Due to the Potential for ...

Recall -- Firm Press ReleaseFDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. …

INGREDION INCORPORATED DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.42 PER SHARE

WESTCHESTER, Ill., March 20, 2014 - The Board of Directors of Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) yesterday declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share on the Company's common stock.  The dividend is payable on April 25, 2014, to stockholders of …