Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s Travel to the Middle East / Meetings in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem IRAN Talks / Implementation SYRIA Geneva II / Participants Implementation of Geneva I Communique SOC / General Assembly Meeting / Re-Election of President Jarba / Geneva[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2014. This afternoon, Vice President Biden spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.  The Vice President emphasized that the United States stands with Iraq in its fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.  The Vice President expressed concern for those Iraqis who are suffering[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2014. With the bipartisan confirmation of Janet Yellen as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve, the American people will have a fierce champion who understands that the ultimate goal of economic and financial policymaking is to improve the lives, jobs and standard of living of American[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2014 – 1:05 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY:  Happy New Year, everyone.  It is great to be back here with you all.  I hope you had an excellent break, those of you who traveled with the President, those of you who did not. We did everything we could[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2014.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the confirmation of Janet Yellen as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.  “America does well when the middle class does well, and I’m confident Janet Yellen will have that common-sense approach to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2014. Deputy National Security Advisor Blinken spoke with Iraqi National Security Advisor Faleh al-Fayyad today.  Blinken expressed the United States’ support for ongoing operations by the Iraqi Security Forces in coordination with local and tribal movements in Anbar province to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and[Read More…]

Jerusalem–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning to everybody. This has been a productive couple of days with very, very intensive talks. And though we’re not done yet obviously, I want to catch you up on the most recent negotiations to give you a sense of where we are. But[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2014. Hi, everybody, and Happy New Year.  This is a time when we look ahead to all the possibilities and opportunities of the year to come – when we resolve to better ourselves, and to better our relationships with one another.  And today, I want to talk[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing SOUTH SUDAN Deteriorating Security Situation / Drawdown of Personnel in Juba Ambassador Booth in Ethiopia for Talks TURKEY/SYRIA Reports of Truck Stopped at Turkey-Syria Border Reports of Turkish Journalist Abducted in Syria IRAQ/SYRIA Violence in Iraq / Syria Destabilizing Threat of al-Qaeda[Read More…]

Proposed Regulation Would Clarify Who Is Prohibited from Possessing Firearms for Mental Health Reasons Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2014. The Department of Justice today announced it is proposing a regulation that will clarify who, due to mental health reasons, is prohibited under federal law from receiving, possessing, shipping or transporting firearms. [Read More…]