“Today, I was honored to represent President Trump as I led the United States Delegation attending the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz on this International Holocaust Remembrance Day. I was proud to deliver the President’s Proclamation marking this solemn day to President Andrej Duda, and I want to thank him, the Republic of Poland, and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum for bringing together Holocaust survivors, […]
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Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s meeting with Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid, of the United Kingdom
London – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin met with Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid, of the United Kingdom (U.K.). The Secretary and Chancellor underscored the importance of the special relationship between the U.S. and the U.K., and discussed a range of topics including trade, Brexit, international taxes, and sanctions. #### Related posts: Mnuchin […]
OCC Issues Notice of Charges Against Five Former Senior Wells Fargo Bank Executives, Announces Settlement With Others
News Release 2020-6 | January 23, 2020 Share This Page: WASHINGTON – The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today issued a notice of charges against five former senior executives of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and announced settlements with the bank’s former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other members of […]
Treasury Targets International Network Supporting Iran’s Petrochemical and Petroleum Industries
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against four international petrochemical and petroleum companies that have collectively transferred the equivalent of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of exports from the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), an entity instrumental in Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical industries, […]
OCC Fines Citibank More Than $17 Million for Violating the Flood Disaster Protection Act
News Release 2020-5 | January 21, 2020 Share This Page: WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced a $17,998,510 civil money penalty against Citibank, N.A, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for violating the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (FDPA) and its implementing regulations. The OCC found the bank engaged in a […]
United States Government Continues Pressure on Former Maduro Regime
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified fifteen aircraft as blocked property of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13884, which blocks the property and interests in property of the Government of Venezuela. Several PdVSA aircraft have been used to transport […]
Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin to Lead U.S. Delegation to attend the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
Washington – Today, the Department of Treasury announced the U.S. delegation that will attend the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz in Poland on January 27, 2020, hosted by the Republic of Poland and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, will lead the delegation, which will include: […]
Secretary Mnuchin Leads Trip to Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Poland
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced key engagements for Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin’s upcoming trip to Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Poland. Secretary Mnuchin will lead the U.S. delegation, which includes Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, United States Trade Representative Robert […]
Statement by Assistant Secretary Billingslea on Dominican Republic Official Visit
SANTA DOMINGO –U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary Marshall Billingslea issued the below statement following his meeting with President Danilo Medina: I thank President Medina for his hospitality and for a productive series of meetings with him and his financial authorities today. We discussed a number of global illicit finance threats and identified concrete areas to strengthen […]
Treasury International Capital Data for November
Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for November 2019. The next release, which will report on data for December 2019, is scheduled for February 18, 2020. The sum total in November of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was […]