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Venezuela Newsletter for Wednesday June 03, 2026 ( 5 items )  

Diaz-Balart Delivers Opening Remarks at the NSRP Subcommittee Budget Hearing with Secretary Rubio
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Delivers Opening Remarks at the NSRP Subcommittee Budget Hearing with Secretary Rubio * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee (NSRP), Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, delivered the following opening remarks during the NSRP Budget Hearing on Tuesday, June 2nd at 2:00 PM E  more

ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Varney & Co. on Fox Business to Discuss US-Iran Negotiations, Political Violence and Midterms
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Varney & Co. on Fox Business to Discuss US-Iran Negotiations, Political Violence and Midterms * Washington -On Sunday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined Varney & Co. on Fox Business to discuss US-Iran negotiations, political violence and the upcoming midterm elections. *Click the  more

Qatar's role in building sustainable peace
FAIRFAX, Virginia, June 2 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Qatar's role in building sustainable peace * The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University hosted the Minister of State of Qatar, His Excellency Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, for a presentation on "The Role of Qatar in International Mediation and Peacemaking," on May 6 at Mason Square. Students, alumni, faculty, and partners gathered to hear Al-Khu  more

USTR Makes Findings and Proposes Action in 60 Section 301 Investigations Relating to Failures to Take Action on Trade in Forced Labor Goods
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on June 2, 2026: * * * USTR Makes Findings and Proposes Action in 60 Section 301 Investigations Relating to Failures to Take Action on Trade in Forced Labor Goods Today, the United States Trade Representative determined under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 that the acts, policies, and practices of 60 economies related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the i  more

Venezuela: Universal Jurisdiction a Route to Justice
NEW YORK, June 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Venezuela: Universal Jurisdiction a Route to Justice * (Madrid) - Argentina 's efforts to extradite and question a former Venezuelan official residing in Spain accused of crimes against humanity could offer a pathway toward accountability, Human Rights Watch said today, following Spanish authorities' reported decision to continue proceedings on the extradition request. Argentina seeks the extr  more