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Syria’s parliamentary elections were “an illegitimate process” illegitimately timed while violence in the country continued, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said, and the United States does not consider them to be free, fair, transparent or representative of the will of the Syrian people.

The Department of Homeland Security said the action builds on a series of administrative reforms designed to increase the department’s commitment to attracting international students.

From our Americans Abroad Video Profile Series: Meet Theresa Hitchens, Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

On May 10th, the U.S. and Mexican Missions partnered, in cooperation with the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF), to screen the Mexican film El Estudiante, written and directed by Mr. Roberto Girault, who was present at the screening and spoke and took questions following the film. The event highlighted the need for intellectual property protection. Ambassador Gomez Camacho remarked that if we want to protect the creativity, invention and productivity of our young filmmakers and other artists, then we need to assist them by protecting their intellectual property rights. Ambassador King concurred, stating that the hard work of artists must be protected and that “intellectual property protection today creates a film heritage for the future, safeguarding a nation’s creative output.”.