In March, 2012 the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, ruling in an action brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council and others, ordered the FDA to revoke approvals for the use of antibiotics in livestock which violated FDA regulations.

The National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 would have authorized indefinite detention of suspected terrorists, but enforcement of the relevant section was blocked by a federal court on May 16, 2012, ruling on a suit brought by a number of private citizens, including Chris Hedges, Daniel Ellsberg, Noam Chomsky, and Birgitta Jonsdottir.

In May 2012 the tribunal again under a purported exercise of universal jurisdiction took testimony from victims of torture at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, and convicted in absentia former President Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, former Deputy Assistant Attorneys General John Yoo and Jay Bybee, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and former counselors David Addington and William Haynes II for conspiracy to commit war crimes.

In 2012, U. S. President Barack Obama signed the 2012 Defense Authorization Act into law.

Additionally, the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance Report declared a rebalancing of national security and military focus towards the Asia-Pacific region with special mention of North Korea:

As of 2012, the U. S. military consists of an Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps under the command of the United States Department of Defense.

The United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta visited CRB in June of 2012, the first visit by an American official of cabinet rank to Vietnam since the Vietnam War.

In 2012 Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense will merge with Aegis Open Architecture and deliver the benefits of both platforms.

2012 ), Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ), which defines marriage for the purposes of federal statutes, regulations, etc.

* Defense Clandestine Service, an intelligence agency announced by the Pentagon in April 2012 aimed at expanding the military ’ s espionage efforts beyond war zones

In 2011, McClintock voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 as part of a controversial provision that allows the government and the military to indefinitely detain American citizens and others without trial.

On 26 April 2012, the Department of Defense announced the 7th Infantry Division headquarters will be reactivated as an administrative unit on 1 October 2012.

They went on a North American tour in early 2012 with Crown Jewel Defense and Foxy Shazam.

Tauscher served as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security until her appointment on February 6, 2012 as Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense.

In 2011, Capps voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 as part of a controversial provision that allows the government and the military to indefinitely detain American citizens and others without trial.

He also recently voted in favor of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.

McKeon inserted language into the 2012 National Defense Authorization Bill that would grant the President of the United States unprecedented powers to wage war freely against persons abroad.

In 2011, Baca voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 as part of a controversial provision that allows the government and the military to indefinitely detain American citizens and others without trial.

In 2011, Whitfield voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 as part of a controversial provision that allows the government and the military to indefinitely detain American citizens and others without trial.

In 2011, Rogers voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 as part of a controversial provision that allows the government and the military to indefinitely detain American citizens and others without trial.

In 2012, former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger addressed the U. S. policy on East Pakistan, as " Gun boat diplomacy ".

On the 13th of January 2012, the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the US will exchange ambassadors with Burma, after a landmark Burmese political prisoner amnesty .< ref > British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC )– US to exchange ambassadors with Burma, < http :// www. bbc. co. uk / news / world-asia-16554415 >.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced plans in the spring of 2012 for a “ targeted easing ” of sanctions to allow American dollars to enter the country, but companies could not move ahead until the sanctions were formally suspended.

Secretary general of the Presidium: Thae Hyong Chol ( from April 2012 )

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 ) is a Russian politician who has been the General Secretary of the United Russia since 1 January 2008, and the President of Russia since 7 May 2012.

On June 21, 2012, Bryson announced he was resigning as Secretary of Commerce.

On 26 June 2012 he interviewed the Economic Secretary to the Treasury Chloe Smith about Chancellor George Osborne's decision that day to delay plans to increase fuel duty.

As Secretary of State in the 2012 comic novel Nick & Jake, by Tad Richards and Jonathan Richards, Dulles demands the resignation of Undersecretary Nicholas Carraway ( from The Great Gatsby ), who has been accused of subversive activity by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

On January 24, 2012 Secretary Vilsack was named the designated survivor by President Obama during the President's State of the Union address.

Property on the U. S. side of the border has already been secured for this project, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has provided approval, allowing the project to move forward with an expected groundbreaking in 2012.

Also in an interview with Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago by the Philippine Star in March 25, 2012 she shared her experience as a speech writer to President Marcos: " one time, the Secretary of Justice forgot to tell me that the President had requested him to draft a speech that the President was going to deliver before graduates of the law school.

In September 2012, Michael Gove as Secretary of State for Education, announced plans to scrap GCSE exams for core subjects in England and to introduce a replacement qualification in 2015 called the English Baccalaureate Certificate.

Following the government accepting the agreement, between the four local councils, to underwrite the remaining debt Transport Secretary Justine Greening confirmed the reduction in tolls on 29 February 2012.

He was proclaimed the Eternal General Secretary of the Workers ' Party of Korea and Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission in 2012.

* Eternal General Secretary, Worker's Party of Korea ( posthumous ) ( 11 April 2012 – present )

In August 2012, Ahtisaari opined on the sectarian violence in Syria and was mentioned as a possible replacement as Joint Envoy there to succeed former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

On February 20, 2012, It has been announced by both the city of Aguadilla Major and the Secretary of commerce that the Airport will be designated a " free zone " as many other airports in the U. S., a move believed to improve the development of the airport and surrounding areas.

Indeed, Xi is widely considered to have been tapped to succeed Hu Jintao as General Secretary at the 18th Party Congress in 2012, and President in 2013.

He later returned to the Cabinet from 2009 to 2010 as Welsh Secretary, before becoming Shadow Welsh Secretary in Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet from 2010 until 2012, when he announced his retirement from front-line politics.

In January 2012, Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore and Prime Minister David Cameron indicated that they were willing for the UK Parliament to devolve the power to hold a binding referendum, but disagree with the SNP over its timing and composition.

In July 2012, Abbas accused former U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of fabricating a conversation between them and denied that such a conversation took place.