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President William J. Burns was president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He previously served as U.S. deputy secretary of state. Bill Burns is no longer with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Bill Burns was president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States. Ambassador Burns retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2014 after a thirty-three-year diplomatic career. He holds the highest rank in the Foreign Service, career ambassador, and is only the second serving career diplomat in histo...

Khalilzad’s remarks draw grim picture of Afghanistan’s future, says adviser to former government  Updated 08 May 2021 May 08, 2021 18:37 KABUL: The Taliban are not seeking a monopoly of power in Afghanistan, and US-led troops — having failed on the battlefield — should stop interfering in the country’s matters, a Taliban spokesman said on Saturday, as ties between the Taliban and Washington continue to sour. A new chapter of mistrust has opened between the Taliban and Washington since President Joe Biden last month unilaterally announced that US-led troops would not be withdrawn ...

According to the World Bank, trade represented more than 60% of the global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019. And 90% of the world’s trade is facilitated by the shipping industry, according to the International Chamber of Shipping. The vast importance of future ports to shipping makes them a vital element for the function of ...

​​​​​​​THE African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to the Government of South Sudan to boost agricultural markets in a project to be implemented by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

FAO receives USD 14 million from AfDB for agriculture in South Sudan The signing ceremony at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Juba on 3rd Feb 2021. Left to right: Meshack Malo, FAOR, Athian Ding Athian, Min. of Finance, Benedict Kanu, AfDB Country Manager. [Photo: ©FAO/Mayak Akuot. ] The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in South Sudan this week received USD 14 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to enhance agricultural productivity and boosting the marketing and trade of agricultural products in South Sudan. The grant is to finance the Agricultural Ma...