Press Releases on July 1, 2014

Statement from Secretary Vilsack on Anniversary of Yarnell Hill and South Canyon Fires

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2014 — This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Yarnell Hill fire tragedy in Arizona and the 20 year anniversary of the South Canyon fire tragedy in Colorado. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today offered the following …

USDA Continues Farm Bill Implementation with Provisions to Help Farmers Manage Risk

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced continued progress in implementing provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill that provide new risk management options for farmers and ranchers. These improvements to crop insurance …

Democracy, Human Rights, Refugees: Key U.S. Outcomes at the UN Human Rights Council 26th Session

The outcomes of the 26th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) underscored the importance of robust U.S. engagement at the Council, where the United States continues to work with a diverse range of countries from all regions to address urgent human …

EA at SF Pride 2014

EA is proud to support Pride parades held all around the world, and we were honored to join Grand Marshals Ross Mathews, Janet Mock and Roberta Kaplan in San Francisco for Pride 2014. We marched down Market Street over the weekend alongside an estimated 1. …

Africa: Mauritania's Presidential Election

The United States congratulates the people of Mauritania on the successful completion of peaceful and orderly presidential elections on June 21. We greatly value our long-standing friendship and partnership with Mauritania and the Mauritanian people. The …

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 6/30/2014

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 30, 2014 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:37 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Apologize for the scheduling switcheroo we had a little earlier today. It was my …

Update on exploration permits WA-315-P and WA-398-P

Western Hemisphere: Remarks With Chilean Foreign Minister Munoz at a Signing Ceremony

SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much for joining us. We’ve just come from a wonderful lunch with President Bachelet and her delegation, and we discussed the very strong relationship between the United States and Chile. And to that end, Foreign …

Saliya Wickramasuriya, Sri Lanka Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat, Colombo, speaking in Singapore

20th Asia Oil Week, 24-26 September, 2014 SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, July 1, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Asia’s emerging frontiers and upstream potential Asia’s oil and gas game is moving into new territories, with established producer countries …