WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Friends Committee on National Legislation issued the following news release on May 21: The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) expressed disappointment in today's Trump Administration announcement that it will withdraw from the long-standing, multilateral Treaty on Open Skies. Formal termination will be effective in six months. "This is the wrong time to walk away from a hard-won cooperative agreement that has made our country, our allies, and our world a more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 23 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement: Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after President Trump announced his planned withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty, which promotes openness, transparency and surveillance of military forces and activities and was negotiated and signed under President George H.W. Bush and entered into force under President George W. Bush. * * * "Withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty without more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Open Skies Treaty: "For nearly two decades, the Open Skies Treaty has contributed to international peace by allowing the thirty-four signatories to the agreement to perform unarmed reconnaissance flights over other signatory states to promote transparency and build confidence. While the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Nuclear Threat Initiative issued the following statement on May 22 by Ernest J. Moniz, co-chair and chief executive officer and founder and Co-Chair Sam Nunn: President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty removes yet another pillar of the arms control architecture that supports international security and stability. This decision will erode the collective ability of the United States and our allies to monitor Russian military activities and facilitie more PR

BERLIN, Germany, May 23 -- The U.S. Embassy in Germany issued the following news release: Ambassador Grenell and his deputy Robin Quinvile honored the legacy of former President George H.W. Bush by dedicating the new Bush Plaza at Clayallee. The Embassy building on Clayallee is a historic building and was long our representation to West Berlin; a sign of our support for the divided city's democratic future as part of the western alliance. The building was occupied by U.S. forces from July 1, 1 more PR