State Department
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White House Orders Deeper Federal Travel Cuts, New Meetings Policies
… noted that the Department of Homeland Security has achieved "more than $13 million in travel cost avoidance"; the State Department now holds the "majority" of its conferences in government facilities instead of hotels; and the Department of …
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Obama Signs Executive Order To Ease Inbound International Travel
… other initiatives to facilitate inbound international travel and tourism. Following a year in which the U.S. State Department issued 17 percent more visas than during fiscal 2010, Obama's plans call for expanding reciprocal international …
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Interview: Loews Hotels' Jonathan Tisch
… challenge. It's important for our industry to continually work with [the Department of] Homeland Security and the State Department to get them to understand the ability to get a visa for an individual who lives in a non-Visa Waiver Program country …
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The U.S. Department of State released a Smart Traveler app
that provides "official country information, travel alerts, travel warnings, maps, U.S. embassy locations and more." It is available for Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads.
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Slots, Visas Stymie U.S.-China Open Skies
… optimistic. Session moderator and former U.S. State Department deputy assistant secretary of transportation affairs ..... smart decision when I was leading negotiations in the State Department was I delegated the Chinese negotiations in every …
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Japan's Meetings Industry Hit Hard, Long-Term Impact Uncertain
… several thousand employees who we're in daily contact with. At the same time, we have our eyes and ears open to any State Department alerts and keep that in the back of our minds. Regardless of the actual health risks, the radiological situation …
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The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry Of 2010
… transportation affairs U.S. State Department By the time he retired from the U.S. State Department in October last year, John Byerly had ..... DOT officials worked with the State Department to hammer out the second stage of …
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The German government ordered increased security patrols at airports and railway stations
… end of November. Maiziére said there is "cause for concern, but there is no cause for hysteria." The U.S. State Department last month warned of possible terror attacks in Germany and France, which the German government played down at the …
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5Q With Former State Department Official John Byerly
John Byerly at the end of October retired from his post at the U.S. Department of State, where he served for the past decade as deputy assistant secretary for transportation affairs. During his tenure, Byerly oversaw many Open Skies agreements with other nations, serving as the chief U.S....
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Aviation Negotiator Urs To Replace State Dept.'s Byerly
… efforts. Byerly announced his retirement from the State Department earlier this year "after over 30 years of government ..... affairs." Urs over the past year has served as State Department director of aviation negotiations, following the …
