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Extractions: Social Security Online International Programs www.socialsecurity.gov Home Questions? How to Contact Us ... International Programs Home An ever-increasing number of social security agencies and organizations around the world are publicizing their programs on the World Wide Web. We have listed some of these Web sites below and will be adding to the list as we learn of new sites. Please pass along any additions or corrections using our Feedback form or e-mail to webmaster@ssa.gov Note: Before writing to us, you may want to review Social Security Online's . Also, please note that nearly all of the following links lead to web sites outside Social Security Online. The content and availability of these external sites are beyond the control of the Social Security Administration. Algeria Caisse Nationale des Assurances Sociale National Social Insurance Fund National Social Security Fund for the Self-Employed Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Social Security Scheme Argentina Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social (ANSES) National Social Security Administration Superintendencia de Administradoras de Fondos de Jubilaciones y Pensiones Superintendency of Retirement and Pension Fund Management Companies Australia Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services Centrelink Austria
Welcome To The American Corners In Indonesia american Corner IAIN Walisongo Opening Ceremony Semarang, central Java, January The new american Corner collection at UGM will be open to the general http://www.usembassyjakarta.org/americancorners/
USAID: Caribbean Hurricane Update The central Haitian pharmacy, PROMESS, and several NGOs have received the kits USAIDs Bureau for Latin american and the Caribbean (USAID/LAC) has also http://hurricane.info.usaid.gov/
Extractions: Home Locations Latin America and the Caribbean Total USAID/OFDA Humanitarian Assistance to the Caribbean - $9,045,937 Total U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance to the Caribbean - $22,576,847 USAID/OFDA Staff in the Caribbean A USAID/OFDA regional advisor remains in Haiti to coordinate with international and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). USAID/OFDA consultants continue to assist with follow-up hurricane response activities in Grenada, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. From September 22 to October 26, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) and CARE distributed a total of 2,118 metric tons (MT) of food assistance to beneficiaries in Gonaïves and surrounding areas. General food distributions are scheduled to end during the first week of November, after which targeted distributions will start to vulnerable groups. WFP and CARE have established vulnerability criteria for the targeted distributions, including flood-related and structural vulnerability factors.
Mental Health: A Report Of The Surgeon General - Chapter 2 1987) and with successive waves of immigration from central America, In general, African Americans tend to deny the threat of mental illness and http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter2/sec8.html
Extractions: and Mental Illness The Neuroscience of Mental Health References The Federal government officially designates four major racial or ethnic minority groups in the United States: African American (black), Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic American (Latino), gender, age, class, religious/spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation , and physical disabilities (Lu et al., 1995). Many people have multiple ethnic or cultural identities. Cultural identity imparts distinct patterns of beliefs and practices that have implications for the willingness to seek, and the ability to respond to, mental health services. These include coping styles and ties to family and community, discussed below. Coping Styles A number of idioms of distress are well recognized as culture-bound syndromes and have been included in an appendix to DSM-IV. Among culture-bound syndromes found among some Latino psychiatric patients is ataque de nervios
Terrorism, Technology & Homeland Security Subcommittee Lisa Graves, Senior Counsel for Legislative Strategy, american Civil Liberties Union, Meredith Fuchs, general Counsel, National Security Archive, http://kyl.senate.gov/legis_center/subcom.cfm
US Embassy Mexico City The central AmericaDominican Republic Free Trade Agreement Is Approved By The United Ambassador Garza Meets With Texas Attorney general And Tamaulipas http://mexico.usembassy.gov/
Extractions: September 19, 2005 - "Today, this same spirit of mutual support and friendship are as evident as they were 20 ago. In the past few days, as a result of Hurricane Katrina, Americans witnessed one more demonstration of Mexican generosity. I was moved by the compassion and solidarity in the faces of those Mexicans who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the American people and who helped us start down a new path." (complete text) An Open Letter to the People of Mexico on their Independence Day September 13, 2005. As Mexicoâs Independence Day approaches, the Mexican people are deservedly proud of their distinguished history, rich culture, and independence. On this Independence Day, I want the Mexican people to know that they also have the respect, gratitude and heartfelt appreciation of the people of the United States. (complete text)
Costa Rica (08/04) Costa Rica joined other central american provinces in 1821 in a joint declaration of www.ita.doc.gov. Costa Rican american Chamber of Commerce http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2019.htm
Extractions: Cities: Capital San Jose (greater metropolitan area pop. 2.1 million, the greater metropolitan area as defined by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Policy includes the cities of Alajuela, Cartago, and Heredia). Other major cities outside the San Jose capital areaPuntarenas (102,504), Limon (89,933). (Note: These figures are for the Canton of each city, administrative areas that include the municipality and surrounding areas, rural or urban.)
Untitled Guatemala is a preferred transit point in central America for onward shipment President Fox and Attorney general Rafael Macedo de la Concha continued to http://www.state.gov/g/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2005/vol1/html/42364.htm
Home - U.S. Consulate General Mumbai, India US Consulate general Mumbai, India Home, flag graphic of Political Science and International Relations at the american Center, Calcutta, August 1, http://usembassy.state.gov/mumbai/
Extractions: and promote prosperity and opportunity for all nations. More President Addresses United Nations High-Level Plenary Meeting "Through the new U.N. Democracy Fund, the democratic members of the U.N. will work to help others who want to join the democratic world. It is fitting that the world's largest democracy, India, has taken a leadership role in this effort, pledging $10 million to get the fund started." Related Link: U.S.-India Global Democracy Initiative Remarks As Prepared By Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns on The U.S. and India for the House International Relations Committee, September 8, 2005 President Bush has made a fundamental judgment that our relations with India will be central to the future success of American foreign policy in South Asia and around the world. ( more more USEFI Seeks Student Applications For "Plus" Scholarship Program (September 14, 2005)
Extractions: KANSAI AMERICAN CENTER JAPANESE The Kansai American Center Reference Service is closed to the public due to renovations. Reference service is still being provided as usual by phone and fax, see below for contact information. We regret the inconvenience but look forward to serving you in our newly renovated building.
Welcome To U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe, Japan Rubyball About the United States Consulate general in OsakaKobe. Rubyball Public Affairs Section (Kansai american Center). Rubyball Consular Section http://osaka.usconsulate.gov/wwwhcmai.html
Extractions: United States Consulate General in Osaka-Kobe JAPANESE Condolences after Hurricane Katrina Osaka Governor Fusae Ota visited the Consulate General on Sept. 2 to present condolences for Hurrican Katrina victims to Consul General Daniel Russel (right). Hurricane Katrina Information: About the United States Consulate General in Osaka-Kobe Public Affairs Section (Kansai American Center) Consular Section: This site is produced and maintained by Public Affairs Section (Kansai American Center), United States Consulate General in Osaka-Kobe. Links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. For questions, please send an email to each section. Sorry, you need a JavaScript capable browser to get the best from this page
American Information Resource Center - "Krakow, Poland" The american Information Resource Center (AIRC) is located in the US Consulate LexisNexis, GaleNet, Stat-USA, Proquest general Periodicals, EBSCO, http://krakow.usconsulate.gov/krakow/irc.html
Extractions: About the Consulate U.S. Citizen Services Visas to the U.S. About the U.S.A. ... Polski You Are In: Home About us Ambassador About the Consulate Consulate General of the United States Public Affairs Section American Information Resource Center Education Information Center ... Job opportunities The American Information Resource Center (AIRC) is located in the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow. Its mission is to provide timely, reliable and comprehensive information on U.S. foreign policy, economic and trade issues, U.S. domestic issues and American society and culture. AIRC's monthly newsletter: Spotlight . To subscribe to an e-mail version of Spotlight newsletter, please send an e-mail with "Subscribe to Spotlight" in the Subject line to KrakowAIRC@state.gov . State your name and choose between English and Polish versions in the e-mail. To unsubscribe please send an e-mail with "Unsubscribe" in the Subject line from the same address.
"Krakow, Poland" Polish Defense Minister Szmajdzinski greets Major general Edward L. Lafountaine american Information Resource Center http://krakow.usconsulate.gov/
Extractions: The U.S. Consulate General Krakow, along the Poetry and Music Association of Krakow and the Book Institute, celebrated âPoetry Foreverâ, an event bringing together the best in U.S. and Polish contemporary poetry, featuring American poets Yusef Komunyakaa and Ed Hirsch on September 14. (more) Krakow for New Orleans Victims of Katrina On September 9, 2005, the U.S. firm Whirlpool celebrated the formal opening of a new plant at their Wroclaw facility (the Polar plant) producing stoves and ovens. The U.S. Consul General in Krakow, Kenneth Fairfax joined Whirlpool's Vice President for European Operation, Michael Todman, plant manager Egidio Calvi, and many other guests for the opening ceremony. (more)
U.S. Consulate Karachi Pakistan Consulate general of the United States to Karachi Home, flag graphic Electronic Journal american Teenagers Trafficking in Persons Report 2005 http://karachi.usconsulate.gov/
Extractions: U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C. Crocker said that the United States and Pakistan need to have a long-term strategic partnership, as suggested by the 9/11 commission report. He said this in an interview on GEO television that will be broadcast Tuesday evening. When asked whether the U.S. would abandon Pakistan once Usama Bin Laden was captured, he said that there were a lot of people in Pakistan, who thought of this disassociation, and there were a lot of people in the United States, who thought that when Usama Bin Laden was captured, the war on terror would end. (complete text) U.S. Provides Flood Relief To NWFP The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Pakistan, has launched an Emergency Flood Relief Program aimed at providing emergency relief goods to deserving families in the three flood hit districts of NWFP. The relief package includes distribution of 2000 food baskets and 60,000 sand bags in flood affected areas of Peshawar, Charsada and Nowshera. (complete text)
U.S. Consulate General In Chiang Mai The US community in Chiang Mai dates to 1867, when american missionaries, The Consulate general closely monitors developments along the ThaiBurma http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/consulcm/consulcm.htm
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Extractions: Consul General Matthew M. Rooney and Mrs. Dianna Rooney visited Lichtenfels, the famous basket weaver town in Franconia. Lichtenfels is twinned with the U.S. city of Vandalia, Ohio. The sister cities program regularly arranges meetings and exchanges between citizens of both cities to promote mutual understanding. The picture shows Consul General Matthew M. Rooney (center) and Mrs. Dianna Rooney with American and German sister city program participants at the Lichtenfels city hall. (more) Interreligious Dialogue Consul General Matthew M. Rooney gave introductory remarks at an âInterreligious Dialogueâ panel discussion at Amerika Haus that took place on the fourth anniversary of the tragic September 11 events. Over 200 people attended the program. It was organized by the German-Turkish Culture Council in conjunction with the U.S. Consulate General Munich and the Turkish Consulate General. The panelists were experts and representatives of the three monotheistic world religions Islam, Judaism and Christianity. From right to left: Professor Dr. Mahmut Aydin, Professor of Theology, University Samsun; Professor Dr. Richard Heinzmann, Professor Emeritus for Christian Philosophy, University of Munich; moderator Professor Dr. Gunther Wenz, Protestant-Theological Faculty, University of Munich; Professor Dr. Michael Brenner, professor for Jewish history and culture, University of Munich.
FirstGov.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal Firstgov.gov Home page of the US government s Official Web Portal for all Reference and general government Acronyms, directories, data, forms, photos, http://www.firstgov.gov/
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Health And Nutrition For Citizens On FirstGov.gov Firstgov.gov for Citizens Health and Nutrition Medical, health care, governmentSkip to Reference CenterSkip to general HealthSkip to Health Topics http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Health.shtml
GSA - Good Neighbor Program Locating attractive and useful federal facilities in central business areas, historic districts, frank.giblin@gsa.gov View Contact Details http://www.gsa.gov/goodneighbor
Extractions: @import url("/gsa/css/global-styles.css"); @import url("/gsa/css/content-styles.css"); SEARCH Find a GSA Organization or Region... Office of the Administrator Federal Acquisition Service Federal Supply Service Federal Technology Service Public Buildings Service Office of Governmentwide Policy Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer Office of the Chief People Officer Office of the Chief Information Officer Office of Small Business Utilization Office of Performance Improvement Office of General Counsel Office of Civil Rights Office of Inspector General Office of Emergency Management Board of Contract Appeals Key Staff Find a Regional Office... New England (1) Mid-Atlantic (3) Southeast Sunbelt (4) Great Lakes (5) Heartland (6) Greater Southwest (7) Rocky Mountain (8) Pacific Rim (9) National Capital Region (11) BUILDINGS PRODUCTS SERVICES TECHNOLOGY ... A Key to Community Client Success Urban Development Urban Development/Good Neighbor Program About the Urban Development Program GSA seeks to leverage its federal real estate activities in ways that support community development efforts, while meeting our client agencies' needs and our business bottom line. GSA does this through its property development, leasing, and building management activities. We strive to be a "good neighbor" in all the communities where we do business. GSA activities can get multiple returns for communities by making strategic location and design decisions, partnering with local customers and communities, and managing active public buildings:
USTR - CAFTA-DR Final Text The central AmericaDominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement, which was signed on August 5, 2004, is designed to eliminate tariffs and trade http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements/Bilateral/CAFTA/CAFTA-DR_Final_Texts/Sectio
Extractions: Home Trade Agreements Bilateral CAFTA ... CAFTA-DR Final Texts CAFTA-DR Final Text The Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement, which was signed on August 5, 2004 , is designed to eliminate tariffs and trade barriers and expand regional opportunities for the workers, manufacturers, consumers, farmers, ranchers and service providers of all the countries. CAFTA-DR will immediately eliminate tariffs on more than 80 percent of U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products, phasing out the rest over 10 years. Eighty percent of CAFTA-DR imports already enter the United States duty free under the Caribbean Basin Initiative, Generalized System of Preferences and Most Favored Nation programs; the CAFTA-DR will provide reciprocal access for U.S. products and services. Table of Contents Preamble 1. Initial Provisions 2. General Definitions ... Annex 4.1 (Product Specific Rules of Origin) Annex I Formatting Note Costa Rica Schedule Dominican Republic Schedule El Salvador Schedule ... Annex III (Financial Services Non-Conforming Measures) Tariff Schedules Costa Rica General Notes and Appendix I Schedule of Costa Rica to Annex 3.3
