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Biden picks Brzezinski as ambassador to Poland - White House
Brzezinski, who speaks Polish, served as former President Barack Obama's ambassador to Sweden, when Biden was vice president.
Aug. 5 - President Joe Biden picked Mark Brzezinski, a Democratic-aligned foreign policy official with ties to Poland, as his ambassador to the European country regarded as a key Western bulwark against Russia.
Biden has been eager to strengthen partnerships in Europe to counter both Russia's and China's assertive posture, given cool relations between Washington and those countries. Poland and the United States are both members of the NATO military alliance.
The White House announced the pick on Wednesday... more
Brzezinski, who speaks Polish, served as former President Barack Obama's ambassador to Sweden, when Biden was vice president.
Aug. 5 - President Joe Biden picked Mark Brzezinski, a Democratic-aligned foreign policy official with ties to Poland, as his ambassador to the European country regarded as a key Western bulwark against Russia.
Biden has been eager to strengthen partnerships in Europe to counter both Russia's and China's assertive posture, given cool relations between Washington and those countries. Poland and the United States are both members of the NATO military alliance.
The White House announced the pick on Wednesday... more
Biden nominates Mark Brzezinski as US ambassador to Poland
Aug. 5 - President Joe Biden has nominated Mark Brzezinski, an Obama-era diplomat with deep ties to Poland, to serve as his ambassador to Warsaw.
If confirmed, Brzezinski would be dispatched to Poland at a moment when Central and Eastern European allies of the United States are closely watching the Biden administration’s approach to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Biden administration announced last month that it had reached a deal with Germany that will allow the completion of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe without the imposition of further U.S. sanctions. That project allows Moscow to bypass Ukraine, Poland and other countries in Eastern and Central Europe that collect transit fees on the energy... more
Aug. 5 - President Joe Biden has nominated Mark Brzezinski, an Obama-era diplomat with deep ties to Poland, to serve as his ambassador to Warsaw.
If confirmed, Brzezinski would be dispatched to Poland at a moment when Central and Eastern European allies of the United States are closely watching the Biden administration’s approach to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Biden administration announced last month that it had reached a deal with Germany that will allow the completion of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe without the imposition of further U.S. sanctions. That project allows Moscow to bypass Ukraine, Poland and other countries in Eastern and Central Europe that collect transit fees on the energy... more
Biden-Merkel Pact: Ukraine becomes hostage to US geopolitics
The United States and Germany have released a "Joint Statement in Support of Ukraine, European Energy Security, and Climate Goals" on the completion of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
Jul 26 - The United States will not disrupt the launch of the gas pipeline, and Germany will not allow Russia to use it as an energy lever of pressure on Ukraine and other European countries. The agreements between US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Nord Stream 2 are reminiscent of the Budapest Memorandum, with the difference that this time instead of nuclear weapons, we are losing a source of income in the form of transit of natural gas from Russia to Europe... more
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European Commission receives Ukrainian note on Nord Stream 2 consultations
Ukraine knew details of Nord Stream 2 agreement in advance, - U.S. State Department
US-Germany Nord Stream Two agreement—a victory for Russia
The United States and Germany have released a "Joint Statement in Support of Ukraine, European Energy Security, and Climate Goals" on the completion of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
Jul 26 - The United States will not disrupt the launch of the gas pipeline, and Germany will not allow Russia to use it as an energy lever of pressure on Ukraine and other European countries. The agreements between US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Nord Stream 2 are reminiscent of the Budapest Memorandum, with the difference that this time instead of nuclear weapons, we are losing a source of income in the form of transit of natural gas from Russia to Europe... more
Related Articles:
Ukraine initiates consultations with EU, Germany on Nord Stream 2, - MFA
Lithuanian Foreign Minister offers Russia conditions for Nord Stream 2 launch
European Commission receives Ukrainian note on Nord Stream 2 consultations
Ukraine knew details of Nord Stream 2 agreement in advance, - U.S. State Department
US-Germany Nord Stream Two agreement—a victory for Russia
President Biden Announces 11 Key Nominations
AUGUST 04, 2021•STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following 11 individuals to serve in key roles:
Biniam Gebre is a Senior Managing Director at Accenture and Head of Management Consulting for Accenture Federal Services. He has spent the past two decades helping dozens of organizations within both the public sector and private sector address management, operational, and technology issues ranging from agriculture to banking to artificial intelligence. He served in the Obama-Biden administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he focused on access to credit for low-income families, FHA’s financial health, and revitalizing public housing properties... more
AUGUST 04, 2021•STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following 11 individuals to serve in key roles:
- Biniam Gebre, Nominee for Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget
- Andrew Fois, Nominee for Chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States
- Susan Tsui Grundmann, Nominee for Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
- Kurt Rumsfeld, Nominee for General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
- Javier Saade, Nominee for Chair of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
- Dana Bilyeu, Nominee for Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
- Leona Bridges, Nominee for Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
- Stacey Olivares, Nominee for Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
- Kathy Im, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Tom Rothman, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Elizabeth Sembler, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Biniam Gebre is a Senior Managing Director at Accenture and Head of Management Consulting for Accenture Federal Services. He has spent the past two decades helping dozens of organizations within both the public sector and private sector address management, operational, and technology issues ranging from agriculture to banking to artificial intelligence. He served in the Obama-Biden administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he focused on access to credit for low-income families, FHA’s financial health, and revitalizing public housing properties... more
AUGUST 4, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki discussed the president’s agenda and other news of the day with reporters. Topics included Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D-NY) sexual harassment scandal, the legality of the new eviction moratorium, infrastructure and COVID-19 vaccine booster shots.
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki discussed the president’s agenda and other news of the day with reporters. Topics included Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D-NY) sexual harassment scandal, the legality of the new eviction moratorium, infrastructure and COVID-19 vaccine booster shots.
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 4, 2021
AUGUST 04, 2021•PRESS BRIEFINGS
MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Happy Wednesday. I have a couple of notes for you at the top.
Today, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge released a statement committing to do everything in HUD’s power to stop evictions for families with HUD assistance or families who rent in housing that is insured by the Federal Housing Administration. This is part of delivering on what the President announced — or we announced in our statement just a couple of days ago.
And while the Emergency Rental Assistance funds are in the hands of state and local governments, one of the critical roles that the administration can continue to play is to act as a leading hub to convene states and cities and to share best practices, as we have done at two major eviction prevention summits.
So, this morning, Treasury published examples of simplified forms that are being used effectively by Emergency Rental Assistance programs around the country. I think Ebony may have asked a version of this yesterday — a question about this. But Treasury has repeatedly discouraged undue documentation burdens that limit access for eligible families and is sharing these example forms to make it easier for state and local governments to put that into practice... more
AUGUST 04, 2021•PRESS BRIEFINGS
MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Happy Wednesday. I have a couple of notes for you at the top.
Today, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge released a statement committing to do everything in HUD’s power to stop evictions for families with HUD assistance or families who rent in housing that is insured by the Federal Housing Administration. This is part of delivering on what the President announced — or we announced in our statement just a couple of days ago.
And while the Emergency Rental Assistance funds are in the hands of state and local governments, one of the critical roles that the administration can continue to play is to act as a leading hub to convene states and cities and to share best practices, as we have done at two major eviction prevention summits.
So, this morning, Treasury published examples of simplified forms that are being used effectively by Emergency Rental Assistance programs around the country. I think Ebony may have asked a version of this yesterday — a question about this. But Treasury has repeatedly discouraged undue documentation burdens that limit access for eligible families and is sharing these example forms to make it easier for state and local governments to put that into practice... more
The state attorney general’s office found that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women, some of them current and former staff members.
Facing Loss of Supporters, Cuomo Gains Attention From Prosecutors
District attorneys in Manhattan, Nassau, Oswego and Westchester Counties separately announced that they were investigating Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s actions.
Aug. 5 - A day after the release of a devastating report concluding that he had sexually harassed 11 women, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo found himself increasingly isolated on Wednesday, with his most loyal supporters abandoning him and four prosecutors saying they would investigate his behavior.
Several unions that had long been aligned with Mr. Cuomo withdrew their support on Wednesday. Two past members of his administration — including a former legal adviser who had been consulted in the governor’s strategic meetings on how to fight the accusations — asked him to resign.
By late afternoon, Mr. Cuomo had lost the backing of perhaps his closest political ally, Jay Jacobs, the head of the state’s Democratic Party, who has been the governor’s staunchest defender in recent months. In a statement, Mr. Jacobs said that the governor’s removal from office was “inevitable,” and that Mr. Cuomo’s refusal to step down ran counter to Mr. Jacobs’s advice.
“The governor has lost his ability to govern, both practically and morally,” said Mr. Jacobs, who was handpicked by Mr. Cuomo for the job in 2019.
The defection of Mr. Jacobs emphasized Mr. Cuomo’s political exile as he faces the biggest challenge of his career: survival in the face of growing public opposition to his continued leadership.
Mr. Cuomo was in Albany on Wednesday, remaining out of public view. He gave no response to the disclosure that prosecutors in Manhattan and Albany had already opened criminal investigations, and prosecutors in Westchester and Nassau Counties asked the attorney general’s office for investigative materials, or to the news that one of his accusers intended to file a lawsuit against him. (On Wednesday evening, Syracuse.com reported that the Oswego County prosecutor, Greg Oakes, would request materials related to one of the accusations made in the report.)
A lawyer for the governor on Tuesday called the report “unfair,” “inaccurate” and “utterly biased.” Asked on Wednesday about the criminal investigations and the defection of some allies, a spokesman for the governor referred back to Mr. Cuomo’s videotaped address from Tuesday, in which he denied any wrongdoing... more
Facing Loss of Supporters, Cuomo Gains Attention From Prosecutors
District attorneys in Manhattan, Nassau, Oswego and Westchester Counties separately announced that they were investigating Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s actions.
Aug. 5 - A day after the release of a devastating report concluding that he had sexually harassed 11 women, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo found himself increasingly isolated on Wednesday, with his most loyal supporters abandoning him and four prosecutors saying they would investigate his behavior.
Several unions that had long been aligned with Mr. Cuomo withdrew their support on Wednesday. Two past members of his administration — including a former legal adviser who had been consulted in the governor’s strategic meetings on how to fight the accusations — asked him to resign.
By late afternoon, Mr. Cuomo had lost the backing of perhaps his closest political ally, Jay Jacobs, the head of the state’s Democratic Party, who has been the governor’s staunchest defender in recent months. In a statement, Mr. Jacobs said that the governor’s removal from office was “inevitable,” and that Mr. Cuomo’s refusal to step down ran counter to Mr. Jacobs’s advice.
“The governor has lost his ability to govern, both practically and morally,” said Mr. Jacobs, who was handpicked by Mr. Cuomo for the job in 2019.
The defection of Mr. Jacobs emphasized Mr. Cuomo’s political exile as he faces the biggest challenge of his career: survival in the face of growing public opposition to his continued leadership.
Mr. Cuomo was in Albany on Wednesday, remaining out of public view. He gave no response to the disclosure that prosecutors in Manhattan and Albany had already opened criminal investigations, and prosecutors in Westchester and Nassau Counties asked the attorney general’s office for investigative materials, or to the news that one of his accusers intended to file a lawsuit against him. (On Wednesday evening, Syracuse.com reported that the Oswego County prosecutor, Greg Oakes, would request materials related to one of the accusations made in the report.)
A lawyer for the governor on Tuesday called the report “unfair,” “inaccurate” and “utterly biased.” Asked on Wednesday about the criminal investigations and the defection of some allies, a spokesman for the governor referred back to Mr. Cuomo’s videotaped address from Tuesday, in which he denied any wrongdoing... more
NBC Nightly News Broadcast (Full) - August 4th, 2021
Aug 5, 2021
Pfizer vaccine could get final FDA approval by September, growing calls for Gov. Cuomo to resign or be impeached, and surviving trees from Hiroshima garden remain powerful symbol after atomic blasts.
00:00 Intro 01:48 FDA Fast Tracks Vaccine Approval 05:53 Cuomo Facing Impeachment? 08:05 Airline Chaos 08:56 Record Border Surge 11:25 New Eviction Moratorium 13:16 Violent Clashes In Beirut 14:44 Hiroshima Anniversary
Aug 5, 2021
Pfizer vaccine could get final FDA approval by September, growing calls for Gov. Cuomo to resign or be impeached, and surviving trees from Hiroshima garden remain powerful symbol after atomic blasts.
00:00 Intro 01:48 FDA Fast Tracks Vaccine Approval 05:53 Cuomo Facing Impeachment? 08:05 Airline Chaos 08:56 Record Border Surge 11:25 New Eviction Moratorium 13:16 Violent Clashes In Beirut 14:44 Hiroshima Anniversary
