The Office of Foreign and Domestic Commerce is also active in the field of international trade, assisting Rhode Island firms in developing and enlarging markets abroad.

This matter is addressed by the use of the Apostille, a means of certifying the legalization of a document for international use under the terms of the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also known as Itamaraty, is the government department responsible for advising the President and conducting Brazil's foreign relations with other countries and international bodies.

The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States, as mentioned in the Foreign Policy Agenda of the U. S. Department of State, are " to create a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community.

" In addition, the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs states as some of its jurisdictional goals: " export controls, including nonproliferation of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware ; measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations and to safeguard American business abroad ; international commodity agreements ; international education ; and protection of American citizens abroad and expatriation.

The United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office delivered a note to the Ecuadorian government in Quito reminding them of the provisions of the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987 which allow the British government to withdraw recognition of diplomatic protection from embassies ; the move was interpreted as a hostile act by Ecuador, with Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño stating that this " explicit threat " would be met with " appropriate responses in accordance with international law ".

A subplot in the book is Peter Wimsey's role as an informal envoy of the British Foreign Ministry, called upon to help defuse international crises where more conventional diplomats have failed.

The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office speaks of Vatican City as the " capital " of the Holy See, although it compares the legal personality of the Holy See to that of the Crown in Christian monarchies and declares that the Holy See and the state of Vatican City are two international identities.

Edward Trimnell, author of Why You Need a Foreign Language & How to Learn One ( 2005 ) argues that the international version of English is only adequate for communicating basic ideas.

Especially under Joseph Bech, head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the country participated more actively in several international organizations, in order to ensure its autonomy.

In April 2007, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry parliamentary secretary Ahmad Shabery Cheek said Malaysia and other Asean members had decided not to defend Burma if the country was raised for discussion at any international conference.

" Now Burma has to defend itself if it was bombarded at any international forum ," he said when winding up a debate at committee stage for the Foreign Ministry.

Foreign visitors can link their computers to the Internet through international phone lines available in a few hotels in Pyongyang.

Oman is an active member in international and regional organizations, notably the Arab League and the GCC, and its foreign policy is overseen by the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This letter, addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, reads as follows: “ In acknowledging the decision of the International Court of Justice on the independence of Kosovo, the Government of the Sultanate of Oman will welcome Kosovo ’ s membership to the United Nations, as well as to other international and regional organizations it wishes to join ”.

At the political level, diplomatic affairs and international relations of Paraguay are officially handled by the Ministry of Foreign Relations, which answers to the executive branch of the government.

The former term would seem to indicate only those types of policing that are formally directed by institutions usually responsible for international affairs ( for example the State Department in the US, the Foreign Office in the UK, etc .).

British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden called for Arab unity during the 1940s, and this was followed by specific proposals from pro-British leaders, including King Abdullah of Transjordan and Prime Minister Nuri al-Said of Iraq, but Egyptian proposals for a broader grouping of independent Arab states prevailed with the establishment of the League of Arab States, a regional international organization, in 1945.

Notable daily soaps that did exist included Family Passions, Scarlett Hill, Strange Paradise, Metropia, Train 48 and the international coproduction Foreign Affairs.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov asserted that the sale wouldn't upset the balance of power in the Middle East and were " in line with .. international law.

" A 1908 map of The Province of Eastern Bengal and Assam prepared for the Foreign Department of the Government of India, showed the international boundary from Bhutan continuing to the Baroi River, following the Himalayas foothill alignment.

Foreign relations of the Republic of Turkey are the Turkish government's policies in its external relations with the international community.

In August 2008, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review ruled that the President and the Congress had the authority to wiretap international phone calls and intercept e-mail messages without a specific court order.

Foreign influences also include popular styles of music like rock and roll, hip hop and reggae.

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She organized the sewing circle and after meeting Elder Searcy, she encouraged the women to support mission work through the Home and Foreign Mission bands.

There are four types of military bands today in France: military marching bands ( subdivided into marching and mounted brass bands ), Corps of Drums ( only in the French Foreign Legion ), Fanfare bands ( attached to the marching band or as separate marching bands ) and Pipe bands ( more known in Brittany as the Bagad ).

In 2007, the iTunes Store released the first in a series of " iTunes Foreign Exchange " singles, in which two bands of different nationalities cover one of the other band's songs.

Rechtshaid played with them for a time before forming his own group Foreign Born, and also became a producer, working with bands such as Taking Back Sunday and We Are Scientists.

Foreign bands are also invited every year-The Stranglers, Papa Roach, The Prodigy, Guano Apes, Kontrust, Clawfinger, Nigel Kennedy, Gentleman, Korpiklaani to name but a few appearances.

Constantly on call throughout the country, heavily engaged in fighting against the National Liberation Front and the Armée de Libération Nationale ( ALN ), the Foreign Legion was brought to the brink of extinction after some officers, men and the highly-decorated 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment took part in the Generals ' putsch.

** 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment ( 2 < sup > e </ sup > REP ), based in Calvi, Corsica

The 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment ( 1 < sup > e </ sup > Régiment Étranger Parachutiste, 1 < sup > e </ sup > REP ) was established in 1955 during the Algerian War and disbanded in April 1961 as the entire regiment rose against the French government of Charles de Gaulle ( Algiers Putsch ), in protest against moves to negotiate an end to the Algerian War and providing Algeria's independence from France.

Members of the 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company in Indochina. In May 1943, the 1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes was created from the 601e Groupe d ' Infanterie de l ' Air in Morocco and the 3ème and 4ème Bataillons d ' Infanterie de l ' Air ( BIA ) in England in the Special Air Service.

Paratroopers of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment | 2ème REP ( France ).

During the Shaba invasions, France sided firmly with Mobutu: during the first Shaba invasion, France airlifted 1, 500 Moroccan troops to Zaire, and the rebels were repulsed ; a year later, during the second Shaba invasion, France itself would send French Foreign Legion paratroopers ( 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment ) to aid Mobutu ( along with Belgium ).

That Khe was quickly reinforced by the Foreign Legion's 1st Parachute Battalion ( 1st BEP ), which parachuted in on 17 September.

* 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment.

2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment | 2eme REP Legionnaires HALO jump from a Transall C-160 | C-160.

The following day, during the celebration of the French Foreign Legion's annual " Camerone ", de Galard was made an honorary Légionnaire de 1ère classe alongside Lieutenant Colonel Marcel Bigeard, the commander of the 6th Colonial Parachute Battalion.

Paratroopers of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment | 2e REP storming Kolwezi in 1978

The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment ( 2ème REP ) of the French Foreign Legion is based in the citadel of Calvi.

He returned to Vietnam in May 1954 to join the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion.

In Algeria, during the Algerian War, while heading the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment, he agreed to support the April 1961 " Generals ' Putsch " against President Charles de Gaulle.

* French Foreign Legion-2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment

In 1960, he joined the French Foreign Legion, and served for five years in the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment ( 2e REP ).