U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Notice of Meeting, 5308 [2021-01073]

Download as PDF 5308 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 19, 2021 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF STATE states-advisory-commission-on-publicdiplomacy/. DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11323] Kristina K. Zamary, Department of State. [Public Notice:11326] U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Notice of Meeting [FR Doc. 2021–01073 Filed 1–15–21; 8:45 am] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4710–45–P The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a virtual public meeting from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 11, 2021. The meeting will showcase the Commission’s 2020 Comprehensive Annual Report on Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting, and a panel of independent experts will examine the challenges and opportunities facing U.S. government public diplomacy in 2021 and beyond. The ongoing COVID–19 pandemic and the continuously evolving information and political environments at home and abroad are profoundly affecting public diplomacy policies and practices in the new decade. This meeting is open to the public, including the media and members and staff of governmental and nongovernmental organizations. To obtain the web conference link and password and to request reasonable accommodation, please email ACPD Program Assistant Kristy Zamary at ZamaryKK@state.gov. Please send any request for reasonable accommodation no later than February 4, 2021. Requests received after that date will be considered, but might not be possible to fulfill. Attendees should plan to enter the web conference waiting room by 11:50 a.m. to allow for a prompt start. Since 1948, the ACPD has been charged with appraising activities intended to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics and to increase the understanding of, and support for, these same activities. The ACPD conducts research that provides honest assessments of public diplomacy efforts, and disseminates findings through reports, white papers, and other publications. It also holds public symposiums that generate informed discussions on public diplomacy issues and events. The Commission reports to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress. The Office of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs supports it. For more information on the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, please contact Executive Director Vivian S. Walker at WalkerVS@ state.gov or Senior Advisor Shawn Baxter at BaxterGS@state.gov, or please visit https://www.state.gov/bureausoffices/under-secretary-for-publicdiplomacy-and-public-affairs/united- VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Jan 17, 2021 Jkt 253001 DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11324] Designation of Ansarallah as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Acting under the authority of and in accordance with section 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, as amended by Executive Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, and Executive Order 13886 of September 9, 2019, I hereby determine that the person known as Ansarallah, also known as Ansar Allah; also known as Ansarullah; also known as Partisans of God; and also known as Supporters of God, is a foreign person who has committed or has attempted to commit, or poses a significant risk of committing, or has participated in training to commit, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Consistent with the determination in section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that prior notice to persons determined to be subject to the Order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States would render ineffectual the blocking and other measures authorized in the Order because of the ability to transfer funds instantaneously, I determine that no prior notice needs to be provided to any person subject to this determination who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, because to do so would render ineffectual the measures authorized in the Order. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register. Dated: January 12, 2021. Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2021–01000 Filed 1–15–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P PO 00000 Designation of Abdul Malik al-Houthi, Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din al-Houthi, and Abdullah Yahya al Hakim as Specially Designated Global Terrorists Acting under the authority of and in accordance with section 1(a)(ii)(B) of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, as amended by Executive Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, and Executive Order 13886 of September 9, 2019, I hereby determine that the persons known as Abdul Malik alHouthi, also known as Abdul-Malik alHouthi, also known as Abdel-Malek alHouthi, also known as Abdel-Malik alHouthi, also known as Abdulmalik Bin Bader Al-Deen al-Houth, also known as Abdul Malik Badruddin Ameerudin Hussain al-Houthi; Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din al-Houthi, also known as Abdul Khaliq Badreddin al-Houthi, also known as Abd al-Khaliq al-Houthi, also known as Abd-al-Khaliq al-Huthi, also known as Abd-al-Khaliq Badr-al-Din al-Huthi, also known as ‘Abd al-Khaliq Badr alDin al-Huthi, also known as Abu-Yunus; and Abdullah Yahya al Hakim, also known as Abu Ali al Hakim, also known as Abu-Ali al-Hakim, also known as Abdallah al-Hakim, also known as Abu Ali Alhakim, also known as Abdallah al-Mu’ayyad, are leaders of Ansarallah, a group whose property and interests in property are concurrently blocked pursuant to a determination by the Secretary of State pursuant to Executive Order 13224. Consistent with the determination in section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that prior notice to persons determined to be subject to the Order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States would render ineffectual the blocking and other measures authorized in the Order because of the ability to transfer funds instantaneously, I determine that no prior notice needs to be provided to any person subject to this determination who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, because to do so would render ineffectual the measures authorized in the Order. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register. Dated: January 12, 2021. Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2021–01002 Filed 1–15–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P Frm 00179 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11323]


U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a 
virtual public meeting from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m., Thursday, 
February 11, 2021. The meeting will showcase the Commission's 2020 
Comprehensive Annual Report on Public Diplomacy and International 
Broadcasting, and a panel of independent experts will examine the 
challenges and opportunities facing U.S. government public diplomacy in 
2021 and beyond. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the continuously 
evolving information and political environments at home and abroad are 
profoundly affecting public diplomacy policies and practices in the new 
decade.
    This meeting is open to the public, including the media and members 
and staff of governmental and non-governmental organizations. To obtain 
the web conference link and password and to request reasonable 
accommodation, please email ACPD Program Assistant Kristy Zamary at 
[email protected]. Please send any request for reasonable 
accommodation no later than February 4, 2021. Requests received after 
that date will be considered, but might not be possible to fulfill. 
Attendees should plan to enter the web conference waiting room by 11:50 
a.m. to allow for a prompt start. Since 1948, the ACPD has been charged 
with appraising activities intended to understand, inform, and 
influence foreign publics and to increase the understanding of, and 
support for, these same activities. The ACPD conducts research that 
provides honest assessments of public diplomacy efforts, and 
disseminates findings through reports, white papers, and other 
publications. It also holds public symposiums that generate informed 
discussions on public diplomacy issues and events. The Commission 
reports to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress. The Office 
of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
supports it.
    For more information on the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 
Diplomacy, please contact Executive Director Vivian S. Walker at 
[email protected] or Senior Advisor Shawn Baxter at 
[email protected], or please visit https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-public-diplomacy-and-public-affairs/united-states-advisory-commission-on-public-diplomacy/.

Kristina K. Zamary,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-01073 Filed 1-15-21; 8:45 am]
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