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Washington, DC - Alstom S.A., a French power and transportation company, was sentenced today to pay a $772,290,000 fine to resolve criminal charges related to a widespread corruption scheme involving at least $75 million in secret bribes paid to government officials in countries around the world, including Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the Bahamas and Taiwan.
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Washington, DC - Leaders from five state departments of agriculture and 26 U.S. agribusinesses and organizations will accompany Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden on a mission to sub-Saharan Africa Nov. 16 to Nov. 20, to expand export opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products in that market.
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Washington, DC - Meeting in Vienna on November 14, 2015 as the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), the Arab League, China, Egypt, the EU, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United Nations, and the United States to discuss how to accelerate an end to the Syrian conflict.
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Washington, DC - Six years ago, on November 16, 2009, Russian lawyer Sergey Magnitskiy died in a Moscow prison. An investigation by Russia's Presidential Human Rights Council found that Magnitskiy had been severely beaten in prison and members of the Council said his death resulted from the beatings and “torture” by police officials.
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry On the Attacks in Paris:
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Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom will host an event featuring Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on November 16 at 9:30 a.m. in the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin Franklin Room to bring together leaders in government, the private sector, foundations, and humanitarian organizations to forge new ideas and solutions for the refugee education crisis, with a particular focus on Turkey.
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