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U.S. Embassy and U.S. Consulates in China - China

Embassy and Consulates in China are located at the following addresses. U.S. Visa interviews take place in two separate locations – please check your appointment letter to confirm the location of your interview. Main Embassy Building: No. 55 An Jia Lou Lu, Beijing 100600Ritan Branch: No. 2 Xiushui Dongjie, Jianguomenwai, Beijing 100600 U.S. 4 Lingshiguan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan U.S.

Huaxia Road, Zhujiang New Town, (near Exit B1 of the Zhujiang New Town subway station, Line 3 and Line 5) Tianhe District, Guangzhou. U.S. 1038 West Nanjing Road, Westgate Mall 8th Floor, Shanghai. Theresa May. Emmanuel Macron. Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (French: [ɛmanɥɛl makʁɔ̃]; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician serving as President of France since 2017.

Emmanuel Macron

He previously was Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs from 2014 to 2016. Angela Merkel. Chancellor of Germany Merkel was born in Hamburg in then-West Germany, moving to East Germany as an infant when her father, a Lutheran clergyman, received a pastorate in Perleberg.

Angela Merkel

She obtained a doctorate in quantum chemistry in 1986 and worked as a research scientist until 1989.[15] Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, briefly serving as deputy spokesperson for the first democratically elected East German Government led by Lothar de Maizière. Following German reunification in 1990, Merkel was elected to the Bundestag for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As the protégée of Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Merkel was appointed as Minister for Women and Youth in 1991, later becoming Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in 1994. Contents Background and early life Education and scientific career. Narendra Modi. 14th and current Prime Minister of India Narendra Damodardas Modi (Gujarati pronunciation: [ˈnəɾendrə dɑmodəɾˈdɑs ˈmodiː] ( Modi was appointed Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001 due to Keshubhai Patel's failing health and poor public image following the earthquake in Bhuj.

Narendra Modi

Modi was elected to the legislative assembly soon after. His administration has been considered complicit in the 2002 Gujarat riots,[a] or otherwise criticised for its handling of it. A Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team found no evidence to initiate prosecution proceedings against Modi personally. President of India. Ceremonial head of state of India The President of India is the ceremonial head of state of India and the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces.

President of India

Origin The Indian constitution accords with the president, the responsibility and authority to defend and protect the Constitution of India and its rule of law.[6] Invariably, any action taken by the executive or legislature entities of the constitution shall become law only after the President's assent. The president shall not accept any actions of the executive or legislature which are unconstitutional. The president is the foremost, most empowered and prompt defender of the constitution (Article 60), who has pre-emptive power for ensuring constitutionality in the actions of the executive or legislature.

Powers and duties. President of Israel. Coordinates: Election[edit] The President of Israel is elected by an absolute majority in the Knesset, by secret ballot.

President of Israel

If no candidate has received an absolute majority of votes by the first round of voting, a second round, in which only the two most-voted candidates in the first round may participate, is held; the top vote-getter in the second round is the winner. From 1949 to 2000, the president was elected for a five-year term, and was allowed to serve up to two terms in office. Benjamin Netanyahu. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu (;[3] Hebrew: Since December 2016, Netanyahu has been under investigation for corruption by Israeli police and prosecutors.[19] On 21 November 2019, he was indicted on charges of breach of trust, bribery and fraud.[20] Due to the indictment, Netanyahu is legally required to relinquish all of his ministry posts other than the prime minister position.[21][22] Early life and military career.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Executives. FBI National Security Branch. Seal of the National Security Branch The National Security Branch (NSB) is a service within the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

FBI National Security Branch

The NSB is responsible for protecting the United States from weapons of mass destruction, acts of terrorism, and foreign intelligence operations and espionage. Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, and its principal federal law enforcement agency.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, the FBI is also a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and reports to both the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence.[3] A leading U.S. counter-terrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigative organization, the FBI has jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes.[4][5] Although many of the FBI's functions are unique, its activities in support of national security are comparable to those of the British MI5 and the Russian FSB. Despite its domestic focus, the FBI also maintains a significant international footprint, operating 60 Legal Attache (LEGAT) offices and 15 sub-offices in U.S. embassies and consulates across the globe.

Budget, mission, and priorities History Background Creation J. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Charles Michel. Charles Yves Jean Ghislaine Michel (French pronunciation: ​[ʃaʁl miʃɛl]; Dutch: [ˈcɑrl(s) miˈʃɛl]; born 21 December 1975) is a Belgian politician who is the current Prime Minister of Belgium.

Charles Michel

He is the son of Louis Michel, also a prominent politician. Charles Michel was the leader of the francophone liberal party Mouvement Réformateur (MR) since February 2011 until becoming Prime Minister. Michel is the youngest Belgian Prime Minister since 1845. Prime Minister of New Zealand. The Prime Minister of New Zealand (Māori: Te Pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The incumbent[update] Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, took office on 26 October 2017.[2][3] Shinzō Abe. Abe comes from a politically prominent family and was first elected Prime Minister by a special session of the National Diet in September 2006. Then aged 52, he became Japan's youngest post-war Prime Minister and the first to have been born after World War II. Abe resigned on 12 September 2007 for health reasons after his party lost the House of Councillors election that year.

He was replaced by Yasuo Fukuda, the first in a series of five Prime Ministers who failed to retain office for more than sixteen months. Early life and education[edit] Shinzō Abe was born in Tokyo, to a politically prominent family. List of United States Senators from California. Current delegation since January 3, 2019 California elects United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 3.

The state has been represented by 44 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its current U.S. Senators are Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. List of United States Senators from Texas. Current delegation since January 3, 2013 List of Senators[edit] List of living former senators[edit]

The Texas State Senate – Members of the Texas Senate. Donald Trump. Vladimir Putin. Kim Jong-un. Xi Jinping. FBI chief Chris Wray's mission: restoring the bureau's iconic brand. William S. Sessions. William Steele Sessions (born May 27, 1930) is an American civil servant who served as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sessions served as FBI director from 1987 to 1993, when he was dismissed by President Bill Clinton. Early life and education[edit] Legal career[edit] Sessions was an attorney for the firm of Haley, Fulbright, Winniford, Sessions, and Bice in Waco, Texas from 1963 until 1969.

He was then appointed Chief of the Government Operations Section, Criminal Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., where he served until his appointment as United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas in 1971.[2] Federal judicial service[edit] Sessions was nominated by President Gerald Ford on December 11, 1974, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas vacated by Judge Ernest Allen Guinn. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang - Cerca con Google. Biography of Minister Lu Kang.