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# 									Brown, Arthur W. – Republic of Ecuador – September 2022							

Certificate of Competency

September 30, 2022

REPORT FOR THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

UNITED STATES SENATE

SUBJECT:            Ambassadorial Nomination:  Certificate of Demonstrated Competence — Foreign Service Act, Section 304(a)(4)

POST:                  Republic of Ecuador

CANDIDATE:     Arthur W. Brown

Arthur W. Brown, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, has served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe since 2021.  He was the USAID Mission Director at Embassy Harare from 2020-2021.  Prior to that, Brown was USAID Director in the Dominican Republic from 2016-2020, twenty months of which he was on detail to the Department of State as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo.  Before that, Brown was USAID Director at the U.S. Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua.  Additionally, Brown has served in Kabul, Afghanistan and in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo as USAID Deputy Director.  Other assignments include Botswana, Guinea, Nigeria, and regional support activities in Sierra Leone, Haiti, Jamaica, Barbados, and Namibia.  Brown has devoted much of his career, spanning nearly 30 years, to the Africa and Western Hemisphere regions.  This extensive and substantive regional experience, coupled with his management experience and demonstrated ability to lead large interagency teams, makes him a well-qualified candidate to be the U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador.

Mr. Brown is the recipient of numerous USAID performance awards and the USAID Administrator’s Management Improvement Award.  He is a distinguished recipient of the Franklin H. Williams award for Outstanding Community Leaders.  Brown has an MBA degree from Johns Hopkins University, a BA degree from the University of Virginia, and a MS degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College.  Prior to joining USAID, Brown worked for Johns Hopkins University (JHPIEGO) on international maternal and child health programs, and his international development career began when Brown served as a Rural Community Development Extension Agent in the Republic of Bénin, West Africa, where he was a Peace Corps Volunteer for over three years.  He speaks French and Spanish.

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#### § 515.337 Prohibited officials of the Government of Cuba.

For purposes of this part, the term *prohibited officials of the Government of Cuba* means Ministers and Vice-Ministers; members of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers; members and employees of the National Assembly of People's Power; members of any provincial assembly; local sector chiefs of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution; Director Generals and sub-Director Generals and higher of all Cuban ministries and state agencies; employees of the Ministry of the Interior (MININT); employees of the Ministry of Defense (MINFAR); secretaries and first secretaries of the Confederation of Labor of Cuba (CTC) and its component unions; chief editors, editors, and deputy editors of Cuban state-run media organizations and programs, including newspapers, television, and radio; and members and employees of the Supreme Court (Tribuno Supremo Nacional).

[82 FR 51999, Nov. 9, 2017]
#### Noblitt et al. *v.*Metropolitan Planning Com., etc. et al.

[No. 19,676.

Filed June 5, 1963.

Rehearing denied August 8, 1963. Transfer denied February 1, 1965.]

*John H. Baldwin,*of Indianapolis, for appellants.

*William F. LeMond,*of Indianapolis, for appellees, Sun Oil Company, Florence E. Dawson, and Emily S. Maxwell. *William B. Patrick,*of Indianapolis, for ap*629pelle,'Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals of Marion .'County. . .

Ryan, J.

This and *Noblitt et al.*v. *The Metropolitan Plan Commission of Marion County, Indiana, Board of Zoning Appeals, et al.*(No. 19680) are companion cases.

This is a second appeal, and arises from the trial court's action in dismissing the cause following our opinion previously rendered. See *Noblitt v. Metropolitan Plan Comm., etc.*(1961), 131 Ind. App. 497, 172 N. E. 2d 580.

The original appeal was from a judgment of the Marion Circuit Court which sustained the granting of a variance by the Metropolitan Plan Commission of Marion County, Indiana, and the Board of Zoning Appeals. The appellants had petitioned the Circuit Court for a writ of certiorari pursuant to the statutory authority granted by Burns’ §§53-974 and 53-975, 1962 Cumulative Pocket Supplement.

Burns’ §53-975, *supra,*specifically states the procedure to be followed on the filing of a petition for a writ of certiorari, and clearly directs the petitioner to cause a *“notice to be issued and served by the sheriff of the county upon the adverse party or parties, if any, as shown by the record of the appeal in the office of the board of zoning appeals.”*(Emphasis added.)

Our original opinion in following the cases of *Kupfer et al.*v. *Board of Zoning Appeals*(1959), 130 Ind. App. 55, 162 N. E. 2d 110, and *McArdle*v. *Board of Zoning Appeals, etc.*(1960), 131 Ind. App. 5, 167 N. E. 2d 608, held that the parties who received the grant of a variance are both necessary and indis*630pensable and must be named as party defendants, and since the judgment below had been made by the trial court without, the indispensable parties, the judgment was void.

As our Supreme Court stated in *Ballman*v. *Duffecy*(1952), 230 Ind. 220, 102 N. E. 2d 646, a failure to comply with the statute is jurisdictional and therefore the trial court did not have jurisdiction of the parties or of the particular case. This rule has been recently reiterated by this court in the case of *Molton et al.*v. *Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Hammond, etc. et al.*(1963), 136 Ind. App. 607, 190 N. E. 2d 199.

The court has the inherent power to dismiss those actions in which it does not have jurisdiction. *State ex rel. Terminix Co. of Ind.*v. *Fulton C. C.*(1956), 235 Ind. 218, 132 N. E. 2d 707; *Cook et al.*v. *Herring et al.*(1959), 130 Ind. App. 72, 162 N. E. 2d 108.

The appellants having failed to comply with the jurisdictional requirements of the statute, the only proper course of action for the trial court was to dismiss the same.

Affirmed.

Carson, P. J., and Clements and Cooper, JJ., concur.

Note.—Reported in 190 N. E. 2d 664.
[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42917-42918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20435]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


New Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan; 
Yosemite National Park; Madera and Mariposa Counties, CA; Notice of 
Extension of Public Scoping Period for Environmental Impact Statement

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Sec.  102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190 as amended), the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior, will prepare a Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (DEIS) for a Comprehensive Management Plan which will 
guide future management of the Merced River corridor in Yosemite 
National Park during the next 10-15 years. The Notice of Intent to 
prepare the EIS was published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2009 
(with a 60-day public scoping period originally set to conclude on 
August 29, 2009). In deference to general public interest expressed to 
date by interested individuals, local entities, and concerned 
organizations, the scoping period has been extended.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any individual, organization, agency, or 
other interested parties are encouraged to provide written comments--
any further responses must now be postmarked or transmitted no later 
than December 4, 2009. Comments already provided in response to the 
June 30, 2009 Notice of Intent need not be resubmitted. All written 
responses should be addressed to the Superintendent, Attn: Merced River 
Plan, P.O. Box 577, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389, or may be sent 
via the Internet to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4831273b2d17382429262621262f0826383b662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="235a4c50467c534f424d4d4a4d44634d53500d444c55">[email protected]</span></a> or submitted via FAX to 
(209) 379-1294. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 
address, or other personal identifying information, you should be aware 
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Public meetings originally planned to be hosted during late July 
and August will be rescheduled for September-October. To request 
meeting details (pending confirmation) or to be included on the 
Comprehensive Management Plan mailing list, contact the park at the 
address or e-mail noted above, or via telephone at (209) 379-1365.


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    Dated: July 22, 2009.
George J. Turnbull,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2660 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 460
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2660

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 24, 1996

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

                             June 25, 1996

               Reported by Mr. Chafee, without amendment

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 
To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
     of the Interior for the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED TO THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR THE TENSAS RIVER NATIONAL 
              WILDLIFE REFUGE.

    Section 5(1) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Tensas 
River National Wildlife Refuge'', approved June 28, 1980 (Public Law 
96-285, 94 Stat. 597), as amended by section 2 of Public Law 99-191 (99 
Stat. 1327), is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) beginning October 1, 1995, not to exceed $20,000,000 
        to the Department of the Interior; and''.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 23, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                     

                                                       Calendar No. 460

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2660

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
     of the Interior for the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 25, 1996

                       Reported without amendment
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HomeAssisted Schools...Bucharest, Romania: American International School of Bucharest: 2024 Special Needs Profile

# 									Bucharest, Romania: American International School of Bucharest: 2024 Special Needs Profile							

Special Needs Profile

Office of Overseas Schools

February 29, 2024

## 								School Contact Information							

        -  Tel: +40-21-204-4300 | Overseas Schools Fact Sheet | Acting Regional Education Officer: Andrew Hoover 
        -  E-mail: office@aisb.ro | Website: www.aisb.ro 
        -  Additional details on special needs support at post found on the **School Summary Information Portal**(must have OKTA login to access).  For more information, contact A/OPR/OS (**overseasschools@state.gov** / +1-202-261-8200), MED/CFP Child and Family Program Team (**MEDCFP@state.gov**/ +1-202-663-1815), or the school directly. 

**Download the Special Needs Profile** (Bucharest 2024 Special Needs Profile Romania) for this school to learn more about their capability to support students with exceptionalities.

 

The **American International School of Bucharest** (AISB) is an international, coeducational day school, which offers an educational program from early childhood (two to five-year-old) through grade 12 for students of any nationality. The school was founded in 1962. The school year comprises two semesters extending from late August through mid-June.

*This is intended to provide general information. Prospective users of the schools may wish to inquire further of A/OPR/OS or contact the school directly for more specific and up-to-the-minute information. Information and statistics are current as of December 2023 and provided by the school.*

NOTE: School situations can change quickly, particularly as schools face cutbacks to learning support programs due to the pandemic, unrest, and economic uncertainty. For the most current information, work with the REO and school. Information in this document was collected by the Department of State’s Office of Overseas Schools directly from the school in December 2023 and shows the availability of services rather than an assessment of the quality of the services. The profile is intended as a jumping off point for a conversation with the REO and school to understand the best fit for your child. Definitions may vary school to school.

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§ 546.511 Official business of certain international organizations and entities. ( a ) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, all transactions prohibited by this part that are for the conduct of the official business of the following entities by employees, grantees, or contractors thereof are authorized: ( 1 ) The United Nations, including its Programmes, Funds, and Other Entities and Bodies, as well as its Specialized Agencies and Related Organizations;
( 2 ) The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA);
( 3 ) The African Development Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), including any fund entity administered or established by any of the foregoing;
( 4 ) The International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies;
( 5 ) The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD);
( 6 ) The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and
( 7 ) The African Union, including the African Union Commission and other subsidiary bodies and organs.
( b ) This section does not authorize funds transfers initiated or processed with knowledge or reason to know that the intended beneficiary of such transfers is a person blocked pursuant to this part, other than for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services.
[87 FR 78474, Dec. 21, 2022. Redesignated at 89 FR 15749, as amended at 89 FR 15750, Mar. 5, 2024]
#### Richard W. CZUBINSKI, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF the TREASURY, Respondent.

No. 00-3170.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Feb. 9, 2001.

Before MAYER, Chief Judge, LOURIE and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

*Judgment*

PER CURIAM.

This CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDER and ADJUDGED:

AFFIRMED. *See*Fed. Cir. R. 36.
§ 510.412 Facilitation; change of policies and procedures; referral of business opportunities offshore. With respect to § 510.211, a prohibited facilitation or approval of a transaction by a foreign person occurs, among other instances, when a U.S. person: ( a ) Alters its operating policies or procedures, or those of a foreign affiliate, to permit a foreign affiliate to accept or perform a specific contract, engagement, or transaction involving North Korea or the Government of North Korea without the approval of the U.S. person, where such transaction previously required approval by the U.S. person and such transaction by the foreign affiliate would be prohibited by this part if performed directly by a U.S. person or from the United States;
( b ) Refers to a foreign person purchase orders, requests for bids, or similar business opportunities involving North Korea or the Government of North Korea to which the United States person could not directly respond as a result of the prohibitions contained in this part; or
( c ) Changes the operating policies and procedures of a particular affiliate with the specific purpose of facilitating transactions that would be prohibited by this part if performed by a U.S. person or from the United States.
39973.

#### MILLS et al. v. MANGUM.

Decided April 15, 1963.

*617
      *Fulcher, Fulcher, Hagler & Harper, Gould B. Hagler,*for plaintiffs in error.

*Randall Evans, Jr.,*contra.

Jordan, Judge.

The general grounds of the motion for new trial have been abandoned, it being the sole contention of the defendants, as set forth in the special ground of the amended motion, that the verdict for the plaintiff was excessive in that the evidence did not authorize an award of punitive damages.

With this contention we must agree. To authorize the imposition of punitive or exemplary damages there must be affirmative evidence of facts showing “wilful misconduct, malice, fraud, wantonness, or oppression, or that entire want of care which would raise the presumption of a conscious indifference to consequences.” *Co-op Cab Co. v. Arnold,*106 Ga. App. 160, 163 (126 SE2d 689). “If this be not the law, then practically every case of negligent injury can be made the vehicle of submitting to the jury the question of wilfulness and wantonness, by merely using adjectives in describing the character of the negligence.” *Southern R. Co. v. Davis,*132 Ga. 812, 819 (65 SE 131). Negligence, although gross, will not alone authorize the recovery of punitive damages. *Southern R. Co. v. O’Bryan,*119 Ga, 147 (45 SE 1000).

While the evidence in this case was sufficient to authorize the jury to find that Mrs. Mills was negligent in allowing her automobile to skid into the plaintiff’s parked automobile and damage the same, there was no affirmative evidence of facts or circumstances which would authorize the finding that she intentionally *618disregarded any duty owed the plaintiff or acted with such want of care as would amount to a conscious indifference to the consequences of such acts. Therefore, the award of punitive damages was error.

The verdict for actual damages and interest not being contested by the defendants, however, the judgment will be affirmed on condition that the sum of $500, awarded as punitive damages, be written off. Otherwise, the judgment will be reversed. Since the provision herein for the writing off of punitive damages amounts to a substantial modification of the judgment of the trial court, the costs of bringing the case to this court are taxed against the defendant in error. *Royal Ins. Co. v. Cohen,*105 Ga. App. 746, 748 (6) (125 SE2d 709).

*Judgment affirmed on condition.*

*Nichols, P. J., and Frankum, J., concur.*
HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Bulgaria’s National Day

# 									Bulgaria’s National Day							

Press Statement

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

March 3, 2023

On behalf of the United States of America, I extend our best wishes to the people of Bulgaria on your national day.

This is a special year, as we mark the 120th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the United States. Over the years, our friendship has grown into a multi-faceted partnership. As friends, partners, and NATO Allies, we take pride in our shared values as we work together to ensure peace, security, and prosperity for the people of our countries. Know that we stand with you and your neighbors as we confront the hardships brought about by Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine.

We are stronger together because of our cooperation on important issues like rule of law and democratic institutions, a diverse and reliable energy landscape, and expanded economic and people-to-people ties between our countries. I look forward to deepening our partnership in the year ahead.

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###### Editorial Note on Subchapter A of Chapter II

#### Editorial Note:

Nomenclature changes to subchapter A appear at 78 FR 60697, Oct. 2, 2013.

#### § 315.82 Reissue or payment to successors of corporations, unincorporated associations, or partnerships.

A bond registered in the name of a private corporation, an unincorporated associations, or a partnership which has been succeeded by another corporation, unincorporated association, or partnership by operation of law or otherwise, in any manner whereby the business or activities of the original organization are continued without substantial change, will be paid to or reissued in the name of the succeeding organization upon appropriate request on its behalf, supported by satisfactory evidence of successorship. The appropriate form should be used.