Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle Updated 8:34 am CST, Monday, January 14, 2019 Halliburton has promoted company executive Mark Richard to serve as president of the Western Hemisphere. Halliburton has promoted company executive Mark Richard to serve as president of the Western Hemisphere. Photo: Halliburton Co. Photo: Halliburton Co. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Halliburton has promoted company executive Mark Richard to serve as president of the Western Hemisphere. Halliburton has promoted company executive Mark Richard to serve as president of the Western Hemisphere. Photo: Halliburton Co. Halliburton names Mark Richard as new western hemisphere president 1 / 1 Back to Gallery … [Read more...] about Halliburton names Mark Richard as new western hemisphere president
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Western Hemisphere: Remarks at the Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism Ministerial
DEPUTY SECRETARY SULLIVAN: Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Nathan, for that kind introduction. It’s my pleasure to welcome you all – esteemed ministers, colleagues, and guests – to this important discussion on counterterrorism in the Western Hemisphere. I’d like to begin, as Nathan said, to thank all of you for making what in many cases was a long trip here to Washington, D.C. for this gathering. When we think about transnational terrorism, many immediately picture families grieving after a large-scale attack on civilians who are halfway around the world, or black ISIS flags flying in the group’s last pocket of resistance in Syria. But transnational terrorism poses an immediate threat to us here in the Western Hemisphere. Although the perceived center of gravity seems far away, groups like ISIS, al-Qaida, Lebanese Hizballah operate wherever they can find recruits, raise support, operate unchecked, and pursue their terrorist … [Read more...] about Western Hemisphere: Remarks at the Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism Ministerial
At Southcom, Mattis sees stability in Western Hemisphere
Curt Anderson, Associated Press Updated 11:59 am PST, Monday, November 26, 2018 MIAMI (AP) — Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday that the U.S. military brings stability to most of Latin America through its operations run across the hemisphere by the Miami-based Southern Command. Mattis spoke Monday at a ceremony appointing Navy Adm. Craig Faller as new leader of the command that oversees U.S. military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is also responsible for security of the Panama Canal and the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In brief remarks, Mattis said the Western Hemisphere is not as chaotic and prone to conflict as much of the world because of strong U.S. military alliances and cooperation with most of the 31 nations in the region. "There is more in this hemisphere that binds us together than drives us apart," Mattis said. "Our hemisphere's military forces can be stabilizing forces." Mattis singled out Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua … [Read more...] about At Southcom, Mattis sees stability in Western Hemisphere
Man hiked the entire Western Hemisphere to figure out what to do with his life
In May 2015, Holly Harrison – known as “Cargo” to most of his buddies – was hiking along the Appalachian Trail and taking stock of his situation. “You know, trying to figure out what I was going to do with the rest of my life,” he said. He was 55 years old at the time and had always dreamed big. He wanted to do something no one before had ever done, maybe something no one would ever be able to match. But he felt time was running out. “I just had this thought: I wonder if anybody’s ever hiked the entire Western Hemisphere,” he said, “from the bottom of South America to the top in North America.” He’d discover that one man had, in fact – the British explorer George Meegan did it four decades earlier, taking 6 years 236 days to walk from Patagonia to the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska – but Harrison thought just maybe he could do it faster. Seven months later, he set out on his journey, making it only about … [Read more...] about Man hiked the entire Western Hemisphere to figure out what to do with his life
Western Hemisphere Leaders Say They Won’t Recognize Venezuelan Elections
By Ryan Dube Ryan Dube The Wall Street Journal BiographyRyan Dube [email protected] April 14, 2018 9:23 p.m. ET 1 COMMENTS LIMA, Peru—A meeting of leaders from across the Americas centered its attention on Venezuela’s authoritarian government, as the U.S. and Latin America’s largest nations said in a session on Saturday they wouldn’t recognize next month’s presidential election, calling it a farce. At the Summit of the Americas, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called for nations to do more to isolate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He traveled to Peru in the place of President Donald Trump. “The United States of America will not stand idly by as Venezuela crumbles,” said Mr. Pence, who met with Venezuelan opposition activists in Peru’s capital city. “Now is the time to do more, much more.” Venezuela’s economic collapse and perceived growing authoritarianism has loomed over the meeting of … [Read more...] about Western Hemisphere Leaders Say They Won’t Recognize Venezuelan Elections