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United States Information Agency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The United States Information Agency (USIA), which existed from 1953 to 1999, was a United States agency devoted to what it called "public diplomacy." The term public diplomacy (q.v.) is closely related to the word "propaganda," possibly synonymous with it depending on how the latter word is defined. The agency was known as United States Information Service (USIS) overseas but could not use that abbreviation to avoid confusion with the United States Immigration Service. The Foreign Affairs and Restructuring Act abolished the U.S. Information Agency effective October 1, 1999, when its information and exchange functions were folded into the Department of State under a new Bureau of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, headed by an Under Secretary. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Information_Agency   (283 words)

United States Information Agency August 3, 1953 - President Eisenhower creates the United States Information Agency (USIA) under Reorganization Plan No. 8, as authorized by the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948. The new agency encompasses all the information programs, including VOA (its largest element), that were previously in the Department of State, except for the educational exchange programs, which remain at State. Public Law 89-274 allows the film to be shown in the United States. history.acusd.edu /gen/20th/usia.html   (1983 words)

In Their Own Words An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The information may also be made available to foreign governments and non-governmental organizations in vetting the process and selection of participants and to peer review committees of cooperating agencies for the ranking and rating process. The information solicited on this form is made available as a routine use to appropriate agencies, whether federal, state, local or foreign, for law enforcement and administration purposes. speakout.state.gov   (470 words)

UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY The United States Information Agency conducts the international informational, educational, cultural and exchange programs of the United States and advises the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of State on these matters. North/South Center To enable the Director of the United States Information Agency to provide for carrying out the provisions of the North/South Center Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2075), by grant to an educational institution in Florida known as the North/South Center, [$1,495,000] $1,500,000, to remain available until expended. 175 192 298 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Endowment for Democracy For grants made by the United States Information Agency to the National Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. www.fas.org /man/docs/fy98/appendix/fy98_app_1125.htm   (4836 words)

United States Country Analysis Brief The United States experienced a steep decline in refining capacity between 1981 and the mid-1990s. During 2003, the United States produced around 7.8 million barrels per day (bbl/d) of oil, of which 5.7 million bbl/d was crude oil, and the rest natural gas liquids and other liquids. Overall, the United States depends on natural gas for about 24% of its total primary energy requirements (oil accounts for around 40% and coal for 23%). www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/usa.html   (10928 words)

Selling democracy: The United States Information Agency's portrayal of American race relations, 1953--1976. During the Cold War, the United States Information Agency (USIA) communicated with other nations to promote U.S. foreign policy goals. Selling democracy: The United States Information Agency's portrayal of American race relations, 1953--1976. By examining Department of State and USIA archives, as well as more than ninety Agency films and dozens of its publications, this study shows how the USIA responded to racism and the civil rights movement and reflected the changing foreign and domestic policy imperatives of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon. repository.upenn.edu /dissertations/AAI3125895   (389 words)

United States Anti-Doping Agency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which began operations on 1 October 2000, is a non-governmental agency responsible for implementation of the World Anti-Doping Code in the United States. The World Anti-Doping Code, which lists drugs and methods that are prohibited in sports, was developed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which was established by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1999. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Anti-Doping_Agency   (124 words)

United States Information Agency The Office carries out the policy of the agency to provide equal opportunity in employment for all persons; to prohibit discrimination and reprisal in employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), national origin, age, mental or physical disability; and to promote equal employment opportunity through a continuing affirmative employment program. www.usccr.gov /pubs/crd/federal/usia.htm   (64 words)

United States Information Agency -- AEGiS The USIA Washington File provides United States Government official texts, policy statements and interpretive material, features, and byline articles prepared daily by the United States Information Agency. This information is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. www.aegis.com /news/usis   (131 words)

FCIC - Home Page States and colleges offer different plans, so read on and explore the 529 plan options available. It features general advice and information on how to solve consumer problems, as well as addresses, telephone numbers, and websites where you can file consumer complaints. This service is provided by the Federal Citizen Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration. www.pueblo.gsa.gov   (450 words)

UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY The information contained on this site is intended to educate members of the public generally and is not intended to provide solutions to individual problems. Readers are cautioned not to attempt to solve individual problems on the basis of information contained herein and are strongly advised to seek competent legal counsel before relying on information on this site. Siskind Susser limits its practice strictly to immigration law, a Federal practice area, and we do not claim expertise in the laws of states other than where our attorneys are licensed. www.visalaw.com /siteindex/usia.html   (416 words)

ALA Resolution on the United States Information Agency Whereas,  The United States Information Agency (USIA) has, over the past years, developed an excellent record in fulfilling its mission "to understand, inform and influence foreign publics in promotion of the U.S. national interest, and to broaden the dialogue between Americans, their institutions and their counterparts, abroad"; and Resolved,  That the American Library Association urges all members of the United States Congress to oppose legislation that will undermine the USIA by merging it with another agency, cutting back its funding, reducing or eliminating any USIA programs relating to library programs or the exchange of librarians; and, be it further Resolved,  That the United States Congress should allocate the needed funds to enable the USIA to continue to operate independently and to maintain its ability and flexibility to manage the public dialogue abroad for each of the U.S. government agencies which have lead on policy issues of foreign affairs significance; and, be it further www.ala.org /ala/iro/awardsactivities/resolutionunited.htm   (416 words)

United States Information Agency RPO offers a catalog, 1995 List of Publications in Translation, which lists "pamphlets and books on democracy, market economics, aspects of civl society, United States historyr, geography, economics, politics and society." The number of publications translated into Russian and other languages of the NIS is considerable. Separately, USIA has for a number of years also operated a Book Translation Program, under which the agency partially subsidizes the translation and printing of a range of American books by an in-country publishing house. USIA's RPO is funded by the Office of East European and NIS Affairs to provide services and products to 33 Posts in the region. www.civilsoc.org /print/region/usia-rpo.htm   (296 words)

News from Washington - U.S. Department of State Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns says the United States is committed to developing a strategic partnership with India because of shared values and converging national interests. United States Leading Relief Efforts in South Asia, Rocca Says Leader of Colombian Cocaine Ring Extradited to United States usinfo.state.gov /usinfo/products/washfile.html   (790 words)

Federal Aviation Administration - Home On Thursday, October 20 a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) was signed between the United States and China for the airlines and aviation authorities of both nations. www.faa.gov   (27 words)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Information for veterans and VA employees affected by Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Katrina. Dramatic advances in artificial limb technology are allowing amputees to use nerves and brain signals to move their arms and legs. We encourage returning veterans to visit VA's Seamless Transition web site to learn about the VA benefits you have earned and to find links to other federal agencies and organizations that offer related benefits and services. www.va.gov   (134 words)

United States Patent and Trademark Office Home Page an Agency of the United States Department of Commerce The United States implemented these important WIPO Internet treaties through passage of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 1998. This week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office hosted a conference for senior-level copyright lawmakers from China on “Internet Copyright Issues in China and the United States: Implementing the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty.” www.uspto.gov   (420 words)

GPO GILS: United States Information Agency Abstract: The mission of the United States Information Agency is to understand, inform, and influence foreign communities in promotion of the national interest; and to broaden the dialog between Americans, their institutions, and counterparts abroad. The index to the publications available through the FDLP is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT), which also includes ordering information for those publications available for sale. In other cases, some use constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on using the information resource. www.access.gpo.gov /su_docs/gils/gils_docs/usia014.html   (412 words)

Welcome to the Legal Information Institute United States (04-368), overturns the company's obstruction of justice conviction because of improper jury instructions. The Legal Information Institute needs your support for this free service. It will return information and commentary about broad areas of law. www.law.cornell.edu   (704 words)

Environmental Protection Agency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is an agency of the United States federal government charged with protecting human health and with safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land. The legislation here is general environmental protection legislation, and may also apply to other units of the government, including the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture. Each EPA regional office is responsible within its states for the execution of the Agency's programs. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency   (1512 words)

U.S. Doping Agency USADA was also informed that some of these "patches" had been tested by a private laboratory and allegedly showed the presence of a prohibited substance. Likewise, USADA has no credible evidence to believe that the use of the patches by the swimmers associated with the Stanford women's swimming program was a violation of any anti-doping rules. Importantly, USADA warns all athletes, including your swimmers, that they are strictly responsible for everything that goes into their body by whatever means. www.energyrich.com /html/u_s__doping_agency.html   (808 words)

USADArules.html The locale of the arbitration shall be in the United States at a location determined by the Administrator using criteria established by the AAA. Doping cases shall be administered by the AAA through the AAA Vice President then serving as the Secretary for the North American/Central American/Caribbean Islands Decentralized Office of The Court of Arbitration for Sport or his/her designee (the "Administrator"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) The IOC laboratories used by USADA shall be presumed to have conducted testing and custodial procedures in accordance to prevailing and acceptable standards of scientific practice. www.adr.org /sp.asp?id=22251   (5119 words)

US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation USADA has been recognized by Congress as the independent, national anti-doping agency for Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United States. The true victims of doping are today’s clean athletes who want to compete in clean sport, the young athletes of tomorrow who are being deceived into believing that doping is an acceptable path to winning and the public who is being defrauded by athletic performances that are dependent on the use of drugs. USADA’s mission is to protect and preserve the health of athletes, the integrity of competition, and the well-being of sport through the elimination of doping. www.senate.gov /comm/commerce/general/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=1511&wit_id=4274   (1395 words)

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East on Encyclopedia.com United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East on Encyclopedia.com (UNRWA), agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Amman, Jordan. Originally the agency was charged with the care of the refugees until they could be repatriated, compensated, or resettled; UNRWA has, in fact, found itself faced with the job of housing, feeding, and educating people for long periods of time in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. www.encyclopedia.com /html/U/UN1R1elW1or.asp   (555 words)

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East --  Encyclopædia Britannica United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East... United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) www.britannica.com /eb/article-9074314   (1141 words)

Encyclopedia article on United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East [EncycloZine] United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA is the largest agency of the United Nations, employing over 25,000; 99% of UNRWA's employees are locally-recruited Palestinians. Contributions and pledges in 2003 totalled almost $440 million US dollars; the major contributors (based on 2003 figures) were the United States ($134 million), the European Commission ($94 million), the United Kingdom and Sweden. encyclozine.com /UNRWA   (1390 words)

A/RES/40/165. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Strongly appeals to all States, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to augment the special allocations for grants and scholarships to Palestine refugees in addition to their contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East; 3. Appeals to all States, specialized agencies and the United Nations University to contribute generously to the Palestinian universities in the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including, in due course, the proposed University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" for Palestine refugees; 6. Urges the Secretary-General, in consultation with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to undertake effective measures to guarantee the safety and security and the legal and human rights of the Palestine refugees in all the territories under Israeli occupation in 1967 and thereafter; 2. www.un.org /documents/ga/res/40/a40r165.htm   (1390 words)

eduPASS College Admissions USIA Educational Advising Centers They can provide profiles of US educational institutions, a review of application requirements, procedures and strategies, information about financial aid, information about standardized tests required for admission, such as the TOEFL, SAT, and GRE, information about visas, and information about adjusting to academic and cultural life in the United States. The educational advising centers are located in US Information Service offices, in Fulbright Commission offices, at Institute of International Education (IIE) offices, and at other locations. They provide much information and advice free of charge. www.edupass.com /admissions/eac.phtml   (180 words)

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