Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks at the J Street 2016 National Gala at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

Washington, DC - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske has directed the issuance of a withhold release order against imported potassium, potassium hydroxide, and potassium nitrate manufactured or mined by Tangshan Sunfar Silicon Company, a.k.a. Tangshan SunFar Silicon Industries Co. Ltd. in the People’s Republic of China.  The order will require detention at all U.S. ports of entry of any such merchandise manufactured by this company.

Washington, DC - A 17 count federal indictment was unsealed today in the District of Puerto Rico charging 21 defendants with racketeering, conspiracy to commit bank robbery, burglary and larceny, interference with commerce by robbery, carjacking, conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances and related firearm offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez for the District of Puerto Rico.  

Albany, New York - A former Guatemalan police officer, who is wanted by authorities in his home country for homicide and aggravated robbery, stemming from his alleged role in a fatal 2012 holdup in Jutiapa, Guatemala, was arrested Wednesday by officers and special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Marshals Service.

Washington, DC - Statement by Secretary Johnson on The European Union's Passenger Name Record Directive:

Washington, DC - Vice Adm. David C. Johnson, principal military deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development, and acquisition, along with other senior military leadership, named the 2016 Military Child of the Year award recipients during an awards gala in Washington, D.C. April 14.