Where are they today?
Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Tom Countryman is in New York for the Arms Trade Treaty Conference at the U.N. Observers say the talks are "a week behind schedule" as the July 27 deadline approaches. The National Rifle Association’s opposition to the treaty on the grounds that it could violate citizens’ Second Amendment ...
Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Tom Countryman is in New York for the Arms Trade Treaty Conference at the U.N. Observers say the talks are "a week behind schedule" as the July 27 deadline approaches. The National Rifle Association's opposition to the treaty on the grounds that it could violate citizens' Second Amendment rights promises to hinder President Barack Obama's goal of signing the treaty on deadline.
Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Tom Countryman is in New York for the Arms Trade Treaty Conference at the U.N. Observers say the talks are "a week behind schedule" as the July 27 deadline approaches. The National Rifle Association’s opposition to the treaty on the grounds that it could violate citizens’ Second Amendment rights promises to hinder President Barack Obama’s goal of signing the treaty on deadline.
Elsewhere:
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with USAID administrator Rajiv Shah and U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar in Washington.
- Special Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal is in Hungary, where she will meet with government officials, parliamentarians, and representatives from the Jewish and Roma communities.
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Mike Hammer will meet with Honduran government officials, students, and journalists in Tegucigalpa.
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