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Chargé d'Affaires Arnold Chacón gives his remarks to guests, July 2, 2009 |
Arnold A. Chacón, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i.
Remarks for the July 4th Reception Me complace mucho
darles la bienvenida en nombre de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Madrid a esta
celebración del dos cientos treinta y tres aniversario de la independencia de
los Estados Unidos de América. El año pasado en esta misma fecha me situaba a un
lado mientras que el Embajador Eduardo Aguirre les recibía y hablaba de las
próximas elecciones en Estados Unidos, así como la necesidad de que España y
Estados Unidos se mantuviesen firmes como aliados y amigos. Desde entonces, se
han celebrado elecciones en mi país y una nueva Administración ha asumido el
poder. Este año tengo el privilegio de ser el anfitrión y el gran honor de
representar a mi país como Encargado de Negocios de la Embajada en espera de la
confirmación de un nuevo Embajador estadounidense ante España y Andorra. (más)
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Jane Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security meeting with Alfredo Perez
Rubalcaba, Minisry of the Interior. July, 1, 2009 |
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security visits Spain Janet
Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security visited Spain to
sign an immigration agreement with Spanish Minister of the Interior, Alfredo
Perez-Rubalcaba. During her stay in Madrid, Napolitano also honored the victims
of the 11 of March 2004 Madrid train bombings with a wreath laying at the site
of the memorial in the Atocha train station. She also had a working meeting with
Second Vice President and Minister of Economy, Elena Salgado and a visit to the
President of the Government, Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero at the Moncloa Palace.
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Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo at US Embassy, Madrid,
June 16, 2009 |
Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo Brings Together the Spanish and American Judicial Systems,
Madrid, June 16, 2009
District of Columbia Superior Court judge Hiram Puig-Lugo participated in a
series of conferences and meetings with Spanish legal authorities recently,
which centered on strengthening judicial cooperation between the U.S. and Spain.
Judge Puig-Lugo spoke about economic crimes, as well as judicial system reforms
being proposed by President Barack Obama’s new government. During his stay in
Madrid, Puig-Lugo visited Spain’s National Court, Attorney General’s Office and
General Council of the Judiciary, some of the country’s most important legal
institutions. (more)
Interview at US Embassy in
Madrid, June 16, 2009
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Mike Mandel and Larry Sultan with Prince Felipe, Pricess Letizia and Esperanza Aguirre, Madrid, June
3, 2009 |
American Artists Mike Mandel and Larry Sultan’s Exhibit “Evidence” at the
Official Opening of the International Festival of Photography and Visual Arts
PHotoEspaña 2009
The artists visited Madrid for the official opening of the Festival on June 3
where they had the honor of giving a guided tour of the exhibit to the Spanish
Crown Prince and Princess. The exhibit “Evidence,” featured at the Pabellón
Villanueva of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid until July 26, is a selection
of the photos published by Mandel and Sultan in a book with the same title in
1977. They are images from US institutional archives that were used as
“evidence” in police and judicial investigations. By selecting the images based
on artistic criteria, the artists gave the photos a different value by depriving
them of their original context. (more)
Interview by Ann Bateson in Radio Círculo, June 9, 2009
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