[wanabidii] Press Releases: Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard to Travel to Portugal and Nicaragua

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard to Travel to Portugal and Nicaragua 06/21/2014 02:54 PM EDT Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard to Travel to Portugal and Nicaragua Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 21, 2014 Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne C. Richard will travel to Lisbon, Portugal, from June 21-25 and then to Managua, Nicaragua, from June 26-27, 2014. In Lisbon, Assistant Secretary Richard will represent the United States at the twelfth plenary meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration. This meeting of the Transatlantic Council will examine the costs and benefits of new migration patterns. At the Regional Conference on Migration in Managua, Assistant Secretary Richard will join representatives from ten North and Central American nations to discuss migration policy and management, human rights, development issues, and the spike in unaccompanied children migrating from Central America. Assistant Secretary Richard will continue conversations that President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Secretary Kerry have had with their Mexican and Central American partners on the unaccompanied minor situation. The United States is expanding partnerships with Mexico and Central American countries to address the root causes of migration, receive and reintegrate repatriated citizens from Central America, and better inform potential migrants that they are not eligible to remain in the United States under programs like Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or immigration reform proposals. For more information on PRM, you can follow us on Twitter or Facebook. For questions about this trip, please contact PRM Public Affairs Officer Michael Zeltakalns at PRMPress@state.gov or (202) 453-9371.   The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:   External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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