8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (8)
#11570419 at 2020-11-10 05:19:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14772: Desperately seeking Loretta Lynch Edition
Top USAID Official Tells Agency Leadership: 'There Is No Transition In Place'
The acting deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, John Barsa, told colleagues on Monday that there will be "no transition" until the General Services Administration certifies the election results. "You should be aware, the only official announcement about an election result that matters is from the head of GSA, so until the head of GSA makes a determination as to who won an election, nothing changes. There is no transition in place," Barsa told his colleagues, according to a recording of the call obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The General Services Administration is tasked with determining when an election winner has been "ascertained" and enabling a transition effort thereafter. The White House intervened on Friday to save Barsa's job and keep him atop the agency. Because he had been serving as acting administrator, Barsa was slated to step down: Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, acting officials must step aside after 210 days. So the director of presidential personnel, John McEntee, fired deputy administrator Bonnie Glick, who was slated to take over the agency. Barsa is now serving as acting deputy administrator. A spokeswoman for the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On the same call, White House liaison Catharine O'Neill reiterated the White House's view that "the election is still happening." "The Electoral College has not voted yet, so we are still here, business as usual, working for the president, and making sure that everything that we're doing is to serve the president of the United States," she said. McEntee is also warning political officials that anybody caught looking for a new job will be fired, according to CNN's Jake Tapper. McEntee himself, who previously served as body man to President Donald Trump, was escorted out of the White House in 2018 over an unspecified "security issue" and brought back earlier this year. Barsa had a more muted warning for his colleagues: "D.C. is a really small town, sooner or later everyone gets outed for who they are," he told colleagues. "So until you are no longer in your role, please continue to carry out your duties with the same pride and enthusiasm you have always had for your jobs, don't let anything distract you from the mission you have before you and the task the president has trusted you to execute. It's a small town. Comport yourself in a manner that you'll be proud of years from now."
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/top-usaid-official-tells-agency-leadership-there-is-no-transition-in-place/
#11567519 at 2020-11-10 02:08:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14769:Winning Winning Winning Edition
Eliana Johnson - November 9, 2020 2:30 PM
The acting deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, John Barsa, told colleagues on Monday that there will be "no transition" until the General Services Administration certifies the election results.
"You should be aware, the only official announcement about an election result that matters is from the head of GSA, so until the head of GSA makes a determination as to who won an election, nothing changes. There is no transition in place," Barsa told his colleagues, according to a recording of the call obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
The General Services Administration is tasked with determining when an election winner has been "ascertained" and enabling a transition effort thereafter.
The White House intervened on Friday to save Barsa's job and keep him atop the agency. Because he had been serving as acting administrator, Barsa was slated to step down: Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, acting officials must step aside after 210 days. So the director of presidential personnel, John McEntee, fired deputy administrator Bonnie Glick, who was slated to take over the agency. Barsa is now serving as acting deputy administrator.
A spokeswoman for the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On the same call, White House liaison Catharine O'Neill reiterated the White House's view that "the election is still happening."
"The Electoral College has not voted yet, so we are still here, business as usual, working for the president, and making sure that everything that we're doing is to serve the president of the United States," she said.
McEntee is also warning political officials that anybody caught looking for a new job will be fired, according to CNN's Jake Tapper. McEntee himself, who previously served as body man to President Donald Trump, was escorted out of the White House in 2018 over an unspecified "security issue" and brought back earlier this year.
Barsa had a more muted warning for his colleagues: "D.C. is a really small town, sooner or later everyone gets outed for who they are," he told colleagues. "So until you are no longer in your role, please continue to carry out your duties with the same pride and enthusiasm you have always had for your jobs, don't let anything distract you from the mission you have before you and the task the president has trusted you to execute. It's a small town. Comport yourself in a manner that you'll be proud of years from now."
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/top-usaid-official-tells-agency-leadership-there-is-no-transition-in-place/
#11562231 at 2020-11-09 20:49:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14762: Eyes on Anons, Attacks from All Directions
China Works to Expand Influence in Caribbean
China seeks to expand its influence in the Caribbean through offering foreign aid and government loans to developing nations, the New York Times reported Sunday.
By backing countries such as Jamaica and Cuba, Beijing hopes to leverage its regional influence to gain support for China's geopolitical aims.
"There are a lot of reinforcing reasons that go beyond balance sheets," Robert Ellis, research professor of Latin American studies at the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute, told the New York Times. "China understands intuitively the strategic importance of that space."
Though Caribbean countries represent relatively smaller markets, they are of major strategic importance due to their close proximity to the United States. The Caribbean is also on China's radar because many of the countries that recognize Taiwan's sovereignty are located in the region.
"China's objective is to gradually eliminate the recognition of Taiwan," Richard Bernal, former Jamaican ambassador to the United States, told the New York Times.
Beijing also hopes for assistance from Caribbean countries in multilateral organizations. China has capitalized on influence gained through foreign investments, such as the Belt and Road Initiative, to gain control of United Nations agencies.
China's efforts to make inroads in the Caribbean have already paid dividends. Beijing declared its intention in September to seek a "permanent friendship" with Cuba. This week, Cuba followed the lead of the Chinese mission to the United Nations in calling for an end to "white supremacy" and "institutional racism" in the United States, among other talking points often used by the American far left.
These efforts occur in a larger context of significant investment in the region from China. Over the last 15 years, Chinese investment in the Caribbean in the form of low-interest government loans totals over $6 billion, and that number rises by $62 billion when including Beijing's support for Venezuela's failing oil industry. While Washington still outpaces Beijing in Caribbean investment by a significant margin, the current status of American foreign-aid programs is a matter of some concern.
Last week, the White House ousted Bonnie Glick from her position as deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development before she was set to inherit control of the agency from the outgoing acting administrator. Glick was known for her efforts to curb China's growing influence in developing countries.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-works-to-expand-influence-in-caribbean/
#11561632 at 2020-11-09 20:10:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14761: Lawsuit Monday Edition
Top USAID Official Tells Agency Leadership: 'There Is No Transition In Place'
The acting deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, John Barsa, told colleagues on Monday that there will be "no transition" until the General Services Administration certifies the election results.
"You should be aware, the only official announcement about an election result that matters is from the head of GSA, so until the head of GSA makes a determination as to who won an election, nothing changes. There is no transition in place," Barsa told his colleagues, according to a recording of the call obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
The General Services Administration is tasked with determining when an election winner has been "ascertained" and enabling a transition effort thereafter.
The White House intervened on Friday to save Barsa's job and keep him atop the agency. Because he had been serving as acting administrator, Barsa was slated to step down: Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, acting officials must step aside after 210 days. So the director of presidential personnel, John McEntee, fired deputy administrator Bonnie Glick, who was slated to take over the agency. Barsa is now serving as acting deputy administrator.
A spokeswoman for the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On the same call, White House liaison Catharine O'Neill reiterated the White House's view that "the election is still happening."
"The Electoral College has not voted yet, so we are still here, business as usual, working for the president, and making sure that everything that we're doing is to serve the president of the United States," she said.
McEntee is also warning political officials that anybody caught looking for a new job will be fired, according to CNN's Jake Tapper. McEntee himself, who previously served as body man to President Donald Trump, was escorted out of the White House in 2018 over an unspecified "security issue" and brought back earlier this year.
Barsa had a more muted warning for his colleagues: "D.C. is a really small town, sooner or later everyone gets outed for who they are," he told colleagues. "So until you are no longer in your role, please continue to carry out your duties with the same pride and enthusiasm you have always had for your jobs, don't let anything distract you from the mission you have before you and the task the president has trusted you to execute. It's a small town. Comport yourself in a manner that you'll be proud of years from now."
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/top-usaid-official-tells-agency-leadership-there-is-no-transition-in-place/
#11547886 at 2020-11-08 23:32:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14745: A Time To Heal From The Cabal Edition
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/exodus-coming-four-trump-officials-left-posts-ballots-were-counted
Four Trump Officials Left Posts As Ballots Were Counted
Since election day on November 3rd three top officials have departed the Trump administration, and one other was demoted. All resignations were described as 'sudden' and unexpected, suggesting there could be more to come.
While there's no significant evidence they were directly related to the election, it caused some media outlets to begin speculating that "a last-minute shake up" was on the immediate horizon, also as rumors persisted last week that Trump was set to fire CIA Director Gina Haspel as well as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
Either some didn't want to serve in what was a possible four more years of the Trump administration, or alternately knowing that Trump was not going to concede in the event of defeat perhaps didn't want to stick around for the spectacle of Trump digging in for the legal fight.
Below is a quick rundown of the latest administration departures in order of their exit.
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James Jeffrey, US Special Envoy for Syria Engagement and the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA
Bonnie Glick, Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
Neil Chatterjee, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
#11508674 at 2020-11-06 23:35:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14695: As The Sun Sets Patriots Are Just Getting Started Edition
USAID acting administrator required to leave post by midnight
The acting administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) must vacate his position by midnight on Friday as his time as temporary head of the State Department's international aid agency expires due to federal requirements, according to a report by DEVEX.
USAID's ethics attorney Jack Ohlweiler sent an email to John Barsa, the agency's acting administrator, confirming the end of his appointment as of Friday at midnight.
Barsa assumed his post as acting head of the agency on April 11, filling the role left vacant with the departure in March of former head Mark Green.
Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, administration officials serving in acting capacities can only do so for 210 days from the date the position became vacant. For Barsa, that deadline arrived Friday.
The email sent to Barsa affirming his termination recommended issuing a notice of the change in leadership to "maintain calm and stability," DEVEX reported.
"Obviously this is going to be very confusing for the Agency and our partners. ... In order to maintain calm and stability, I recommend an Agency notice that announces this change," the email reads.
The change in leadership at the State Department's premier international aid organization amid the COVID-19 pandemic adds more uncertainty to an already tense few days as the country and world wait anxiously for the final results of the U.S. presidential election.
Barsa is expected to be replaced by USAID's deputy administrator Bonnie Glick and will return to his Senate-confirmed position as head of the agency's bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Barsa's time as temporary head of the agency occurred as the world was grappling with the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic and President Trump's halting of funding to the World Health Organization.
The agency also came under scrutiny for restrictions imposed on USAID grantees blocking them from buying personal protective equipment that was being sourced to supplement the short supply in the U.S., a prohibition that was later rescinded.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/524847-usaid-acting-administrator-required-to-leave-post-by-midnight
#10721523 at 2020-09-20 16:40:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13721: Kamaltoe Admin Front and Center Edition
https://www.gazetaexpress.com/u-s-government-delegation-joined-by-special-advisor-to-the-president-richard-grenell-to-visit-kosovo/
U.S. Government Delegation joined by Special Advisor to the President, Richard Grenell, to visit Kosovo
A U.S. government delegation led by U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive Officer Adam Boehler will travel to Kosovo, Serbia, Greece and Israel from September 20 through September 25 to advance economic cooperation and development.
Boehler will be joined by Special Advisor to the President on Serbia-Kosovo Ambassador Richard Grenell; Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bonnie Glick; President and Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Kimberly Reed; and other senior government officials from the U.S. Departments of Energy and Commerce. The delegation will hold meetings with senior government officials and private sector leaders, according to a statement of the US Embassy in Kosovo.
The delegation's trip comes on the heels of the historic Abraham Accords between Israel, the U.A.E., and Bahrain and the economic normalization agreement between Serbia and Kosovo. "DFC, America's development bank, facilitates private sector investment and offers a principled financing alternative to authoritarian regimes. DFC works closely with USAID, EXIM, and other government agencies to promote development and advance U.S. foreign policy through its financing tools," according to the statement. The delegation will advance strategic investments that support diversity of supplies and reinforce energy independence in Greece and the wider region.
The delegation will also assess opportunities to expand investment in the region to enhance stability and economic cooperation in the Middle East.
#4579153 at 2019-01-03 16:05:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5841: Court Confirms NoName Leaked The Phony Russian Dossier Edition
List of Nominations Confirmed (Civilian) by Senate
The following civilian Executive Nominations were confirmed by the Senate during the current congress. Nominations flagged with an asterisk were approved subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate. The nominations are listed to reverse chronological order based on the date of confirmation.
2019-01-02 PN1102 Social Security Administration
Gail S. Ennis, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Social Security Administration.
2019-01-02 PN1187 The Judiciary
Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
2019-01-02 PN1346 Department of Defense
Alex A. Beehler, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
2019-01-02 PN1362 Federal Communications Commission
Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2018.
2019-01-02 PN1678 Surface Transportation Board
Patrick Fuchs, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for the term of five years.
2019-01-02 PN1823 United States Agency for International Development
Bonnie Glick, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
2019-01-02 PN1864 Executive Office of the President
James W. Carroll, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy.
And Moar Here:
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nom_confc.htm