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DEC 10, 2008
S: 1661 Travel Promotion Act of 2007
govtrack.us
A bill to communicate United States travel policies and improve marketing and other activities designed to increase travel in the United States from abroad.  Read more...

DEC 4, 2008
Obama Administration’s Policies on the Travel Industry
BUCOM Beat
Key meetings & travel industry professionals have come out in full support of the new administrations moves thus far. The main issues being considered include the value of the U.S. dollar, open sky agreements, modernizing air traffic control, airline bailouts & merger approvals, TSA overhaul, passenger rights, funding for rail transportation and infrastructure, visa waivers, and promotion of the U.S. as an international tourism destination. The Obama Administration does support the Travel Promotion Act, as he was one of the 51 Senators supporting S. 1661 on the Hill.  Read more...

NOV 26, 2008
A Thanksgiving Present and Reality Check
Blogger News Network
Ted Kaufman (Edward E. Kaufman) was appointed to the U.S. Senate seat from Delaware vacated by his former boss, Vice President elect Joe Biden. Ted Kaufman was the primary force behind the shutting down of many Voice of America radio broadcasts, including programs to Russia.  Read more...

SEP 24, 2008
The Visa Waiver Program: Mitigating risks to ensure safety of all Americans
Senate.gov
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, heard testimony on the visa waiver program (VWP). The VWP allows citizens in participating countries to enter the United States without obtaining a visa or being interviewed or screened in U.S. embassies and consulates. Bush administration officials are “moving aggressively” to expand the program to include 13 new countries before the end of the year, according to a General Accounting Office (GAO) report released in late September.  Read more...

SEP 24, 2008
Schuker Testifies on Reforming Public Diplomacy
Atlantic Council
Jill A. Schuker, president of JAS International and a member of the Atlantic Council Board of Directors, testified 24 September before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee On Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia on “A Reliance on Smart Power--Reforming the Public Diplomacy Bureaucracy."  Read more...

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