Президент Трамп демонстрирует свою подпись под административным указом (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A look back at how presidents made history with executive orders

President Trump has signed many documents since his January 20 inauguration. These documents set out Trump’s policies on health care and international trade, among other things. Some of these measures are called executive orders. Others are considered White House or presidential memoranda. So what’s the difference? Executive orders vs. memoranda Both executive orders and memoranda ...
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By | 2 February, 2017 | Topics: Government Offices, History, News, President of the United States, U.S. Agencies | Tags:

Сегодня мир отмечает – 72-ю годовщину героического освобождения советскими войсками концентрационного лагеря Освенцим.

“Never forget. Never again.” A blog post by Ambassador Tefft.

Today marks the 72nd anniversary of an act of heroism of the Soviet Army — the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. In remembering this historic day, we are called to reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust and honor the six million Jews and millions of Slavs, Roma, Jehovah’s Witnesses, persons with disabilities, and ...
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By | 27 January, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Blogs, History, Moscow, News | Tags:

Statement by the President on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

“It is with a heavy heart and somber mind that we remember and honor the victims, survivors, heroes of the Holocaust. It is impossible to fully fathom the depravity and horror inflicted on innocent people by Nazi terror. “Yet, we know that in the darkest hours of humanity, light shines the brightest.‎ As we remember ...
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By | 27 January, 2017 | Topics: History, News, President of the United States, Press Releases | Tags:

Great Seal of the United States

28 Historic Documents to Return to Russia

The Return of 28 Historic Documents Repatriated to Russia The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cultural Property, Art, and Antiquities Program (CPAA) will repatriate 28 documents of historical value to the Russian government in a ceremony on March 3, 2016. The documents consist of imperial decrees, military records, and architectural ...
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By | 1 March, 2016 | Topics: History

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