The rebirth of the State Department’s Office of Sanctions Coordination: Guidelines for success
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses reporters during his first press briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool
Buried in the 5,593-page stimulus bill signed into law last December was a significant institutional reform of the State Department: the (re-)creation of an Office of Sanctions Coordination.
The office is modeled on the former Office of the Coordinator for Sanctions Policy, which was established in 2013 by then-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and disbanded in 2017 by then-US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. By enshrining the office in law, Congress is seeking to make it a permanent fixture of the State Department. And by calling for it to be led by an ambassador-level, Senate-confirmed official who will report directly to the secretary of state Congress has positioned it well for success. (Full disclo
U.S. tweet signals level of engagement with Taiwan seen under Trump
02/11/2021 01:40 PM
Photo taken from twitter.com/USAsiaPacific
Washington, Feb. 10 (CNA) A meeting between Taiwan s top envoy to the United States and a senior State Department official on Wednesday and its public announcement may indicate continuing contacts with Taiwan at a high level under President Joe Biden s administration.
The meeting was confirmed by the State Department s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, which tweeted a photo of Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴), Taiwan s representative to Washington, and Sung Kim, acting assistant secretary of the bureau. The U.S. is deepening ties with Taiwan, a leading democracy and important economic and security partner, the tweet said.
Hsiao and Biden official hold first public meeting
‘DEEPENING TIES’: The State Department posted a photo of the meeting
on Twitter and described Taiwan as a vital security and economic partner
Staff writer, with CNA, Washington
A meeting between Representative to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) and a senior US Department of State official on Wednesday and its public announcement could be indicative of continuing high-level contacts with Taiwan under US President Joe Biden’s administration.
A photo of the meeting between Hsiao and Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Sung Kim was posted on Twitter by the bureau.
2021/01/16 14:30 U.S. official Pamela Pryor (left) with Taiwan envoy Hsiao Bi-khim and the Taiwanese bear (Twitter, IO Bureau @ State photo) U.S. official Pamela Pryor (left) with Taiwan envoy Hsiao Bi-khim and the Taiwanese bear (Twitter, IO Bureau @ State photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan’s envoy to the United States, Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴), met with State Department official Pamela Pryor Saturday (Jan. 16), but it was a Formosan black bear which stole the limelight. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft was recently spotted heading to work with a stuffed black bear poking its head out of her bag. On Jan. 15, Hsiao met with Pryor, the senior bureau official for International Organization Affairs, a key contact considering Taiwan’s campaign to join global bodies in the face of Chinese opposition.
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