To seal the deal on the Canal treaties, President Carter agrees to meet with two emissaries of General Omar Torrijos to explain his administration’s final proposals after more than a decade of negotiations on the future of the Canal Zone. In preparation for that meeting, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance provides Carter with this briefing memorandum on the remaining issues to be resolved. Vance ...

4 days ago · Washington, D.C., February 3, 2025 - Continued U.S. control of the Panama Canal “looks like pure colonialism,” Henry Kissinger advised President Gerald Ford during a National Security Council meeting in May 1975, 50 years ago. “Internationally, failure to conclude a treaty is going to get us into a cause celebre, with harassment, demonstrations, bombing of embassies,” Kissinger warned ...

5 days ago · The vice president also defended Trump’s objectives of reclaiming the Panama Canal. “They have violated a core tenet of the agreement,” Vance said, referring to Panama.

Jan 12, 2025 · Why it matters: Trump's refusal to rule out military force to acquire Greenland, currently defended by NATO member Denmark, or the Panama Canal sent shockwaves through the U.S. and its ally nations. Vance said on "Fox News Sunday" that military force isn't needed in Greenland, and that the U.S. already has troops stationed on the island.

Jan 28, 2025 · U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Fee...

Jan 13, 2025 · This was stated by J.D. Vance, future U.S. Vice President in the Donald Trump administration, who spoke in an interview with Fox News, Ukrinform reports. When asked if Trump would consider using military force as regards his political intentions toward Greenland, the Panama Canal, or Canada, J.D. Vance replied:

Jan 20, 2025 · Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in a ceremony held in the United States Capitol on Jan. 20. "Golden age of America begins right now," Trump said. Vice President J.D. Vance took the oath of office alongside the president. J.D. Vance is sworn in as U.S. Vice President as his wife Usha Vance looks on during the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump at the ...

Even putting aside that Donald Trump urged a mob to kill his last vice president, J.D. Vance is in for a tough time should he take office as Trump’s vice president.

Jan 22, 2025 · In his inaugural address, US President Donald Trump promised to "take back" the "foolish gift" from the United States that was the Panama Canal. But was it in fact a gift? And does China really ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee heard testimony from maritime experts on the impact of the Panama Canal on U.S. trade and national security. Witnesses raised ...