End Distractions and Take Serious Steps, Obama Tells North Korea (11/19/2009)
The door is open to peacefully resolve the issue of North Korea's nuclear weapons program and allow it to become more integrated with the international community, President Obama says. But Pyongyang must take concrete action and work with its partners in the Six-Party Talks to make progress on the core issues of the discussions. (more) U.S. Welcomes Armed Repulsion of Pirate Attack (11/19/2009)
The United States on November 18 welcomed the repulsion of a band of pirates by gunfire from a private security team on a ship off the northeastern coast of Somalia. (more) Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program: Beginning November 28, 2009, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) will fall under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act. Simultaneously, the new Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program will come into effect, replacing the current Guam Visa Waiver Program. The Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program allows certain passport holders traveling to Guam and the CNMI (Saipan) to enter without a visa for a stay of up to 45 days. Persons holding either the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) or British National Overseas (BNO) passports are eligible for participation in the new Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. Please note that HKSAR passport holders will also be required to present their Hong Kong identification cards as a condition of the program. Persons holding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Document of Identity for Visa Purposes (HKDI) or Macau Special Administrative Region (Macau SAR) passports are not eligible for this program. (more) | 
