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  • 2024-31258 — Proposal To Extend the Cultural Property Agreement Between the United States and Morocco
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 106724
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The State Department is proposing to extend the current agreement between the United States and Morocco, known as the "Morocco Agreement." This agreement involves imposing import restrictions on certain categories of archaeological and ethnological materials from Morocco. The extension is suggested under the authority of U.S. laws concerning cultural property. More details about this proposal, including a list of restricted materials, can be found on the Cultural Heritage Center's website.

    Simple Explanation

    The State Department wants to keep working with Morocco to protect old and special things from Morocco by making rules about bringing them into the U.S., like what they're doing now.

  • 2024-31259 — Review of the Foreign Terrorist Organization Designations of al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent, Boko Haram, Hizballah, ISIS-West Africa, and Jemaah Islamiyah
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 106724
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The State Department has reviewed the status of several organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, including al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent, Boko Haram, Hizballah, ISIS-West Africa, and Jemaah Islamiyah. After looking at various records and consulting with the Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury, it was determined that the circumstances have not changed enough to remove these groups from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. As a result, the designations for these groups will remain in place to protect national security. Hillary Batjer Johnson from the Bureau of Counterterrorism made this determination public.

    Simple Explanation

    The State Department looked at some groups to see if they are still considered dangerous and decided that they still need to be on a special list that helps keep people safe.

  • 2024-30859 — U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 106724
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a public meeting in person and online to discuss how China uses public diplomacy to achieve its goals. This meeting will take place on January 16, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. It is open to the public and requires online registration to attend. The ACPD, established in 1948, evaluates and supports strategies to influence global audiences and reports its findings to U.S. leadership.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will have a meeting where smart people talk about how China tells its story to others to reach its goals. This meeting will happen in person and online in January, and people need to sign up to join.