Eileen Carey
@eileenmcarey
Optimist. Basketball fan. Cultural Diplomacy. Press Officer @StateDept prev: @USTreasury, founder @glassbreakersco *views are all my own*
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29-08-2008 16:38:31
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The United States opposes efforts to lift Russia’s suspension from International Chess Federation. Russia’s suspension from this and other international competitions is a direct result of its brutal, ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in 2022, International Chess Federation voted to suspend the Russian and Belarusian chess federations from international competitions. The U.S. strongly supports this decision which upholds the rights of neutral chess players from Russia and Belarus to
Ultimately the votes International Chess Federation GA were a crushing defeat for the Chess Federation of Russia There were 2 motions maintaining sanctions that secured 107 votes in total with only 21 of the 'usual suspects' (out of 140 who voted) voting to lift sanctions #chess #Ukraine Alexander Kamyshin European Chess Union
Important: #FIDEGA text of option 1 has been updated and it is now amended in the article ➡️ chessdom.com/russian-kyrgyz… Peter Heine Nielsen George Mastrokoukos Kevin Högy Malcolm Pein
Day 2/2 of International Chess Federation GA ends with the victory for Ukrainian Chess Federation and the whole free world. russian management of FIDE made voting, which leads to consulting with IOC MEDIA. Considering unwavering position of IOC, we believe consulting will end with no changes in current policy.
Big win International Chess Federation Congress bbc.com/news/articles/… and big defeat for Russia but I'll be writing about what I see as a looming threat of increasing Russian influence via Kazakh surrogate Eileen Carey Department of State Peter Heine Nielsen Alexander Kamyshin
Thrilled to recently host a celebration of Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai with Brand USA and Japan Embassy DC🌸. I hope you will visit #Expo2025, opening in April 2025 in Japan, and celebrate human potential, imagination, and achievement in our "Imagine What We Can Create Together" themed USA