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State Department restricts visas for 61 more people in Colombia and Bolivia under hemisphere anti-corruption policy
The second round under a September policy names a former Ecopetrol president, Colombian lawmakers-elect, Bolivia’s former attorney general and Santa Cruz judges. The department says it supports both governments’ efforts to remove…
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Chemonics, the former USAID contractor, hires its third lobbying firm in a year as State Department work shrinks
Hudgins Strategic Partners reported $60,000 from Chemonics for third-quarter work on foreign assistance, with contacts at the State Department and OMB. Chemonics’ previous lobbying firm, ACG Advocacy, has filed to end its…
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Venezuela’s opening drew $3.6 million in lobbying last quarter, and most of it went through the State Department’s door
An Inquisitor Data review of third-quarter lobbying reports found 30 Venezuela-focused accounts worth $3.6 million. The State Department was the agency lobbied most often, and Ballard Partners took 71 percent of the…
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State Department announces an Itaipú-powered AI data-center partnership in Paraguay; fact sheet gives no investment size
A fact sheet from Deputy Secretary Landau’s visit calls the Crusoe–Araico partnership potentially one of Paraguay’s largest private investments, but gives no size, power volume or price. Araico has described a $12…
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State Department orders nonessential staff and families out of Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks mount
The ordered departure applies to Saudi Arabia only, the department says. Riyadh’s main airport remains shut after an Oct. 10 strike that killed 12, including an American, and embassy staff now need…