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Ongoing Violence in Bangladesh
Friday, 6 February 2015, 2:09 pm | U.S. Department of State
Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 5, 2015 More >>
Reported Extra-Judicial Killings and Detentions in Burundi
Friday, 6 February 2015, 1:24 pm | U.S. Department of State
Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 5, 2015 More >>
Press Availability With Ukrainian Prime Minister
Friday, 6 February 2015, 1:23 pm | U.S. Department of State
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Cabinet of Ministers Kyiv, Ukraine February 5, 2015 More >>
Remarks With Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
Friday, 6 February 2015, 1:21 pm | U.S. Department of State
PRESIDENT POROSHENKO: Mr. Secretary, we are very pleased to welcome you, as the United States Secretary of State. More >>
Meeting of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 10:11 am | U.S. Department of State
This morning, Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed to the State Department senior diplomatic representatives from nearly 60 nations, including more than 35 Washington-based ambassadors, from partner countries in the global coalition to counter ISIL. This ... More >>
Waitangi Day
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 10:11 am | U.S. Department of State
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I would like to congratulate the people of New Zealand as you celebrate the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document. More >>
Extraordinary Meeting of the Friends of the Lower Mekong
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 10:09 am | U.S. Department of State
On February 2, Counselor Tom Shannon and Senior Advisor to the Secretary Ambassador David Thorne led a U.S. delegation to the Extraordinary Meeting of the Friends of the Lower Mekong in Pakse, Laos. This is the first time the Friends of the Lower ... More >>
The Death of Jordanian First Lieutenant al-Kasasbeh
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 12:12 pm | U.S. Department of State
Jordanian First Lieutenant Moaz al-Kasasbeh represented everything that ISIL is not: he was brave, compassionate, and principled. More >>
Briefing on President Obama's FY 2016 Budget Request
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 12:09 pm | U.S. Department of State
Special Briefing Heather Higginbottom Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Rajiv Shah Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development Washington, DC February 2, 2015 More >>
Remarks With Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 12:05 pm | U.S. Department of State
SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon. My very real pleasure to welcome Dr. Khalid al-Attiyah, the foreign minister of Qatar, here and my friend. We have worked very, very hard together on any number of issues, and I appreciate the many ways in which Qatar, ... More >>
2015 P3 Impact Award Applications Open
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 12:04 pm | U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships (S/GP), along with Concordia and the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society (IBiS) opened the application process for the second annual ... More >>
ISIL Murder of Japanese Journalist Kenji Goto
Monday, 2 February 2015, 5:13 pm | U.S. Department of State
The United States condemns ISIL’s vicious murder of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto. We extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences to his wife, his family, and his loved ones, as well as to the people of Japan. More >>
Welcoming the Start of Military Operations Against the FDLR
Saturday, 31 January 2015, 12:29 pm | U.S. Department of State
The United States welcomes the announcement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of the start of military operations against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed group that has inflicted immeasurable ... More >>
The United States Condemns the Terrorist Attacks in Egypt
Saturday, 31 January 2015, 12:27 pm | U.S. Department of State
The United States strongly condemns today’s terrorist attacks in Egypt’s North Sinai Governorate in which at least twenty nine Egyptian citizens were killed and dozens others wounded. We express our sincere condolences to the victims, their families, ... More >>
Zone 9 Bloggers Move to Trial on Amended ATP Charges
Friday, 30 January 2015, 12:32 pm | U.S. Department of State
The United States is concerned by the Ethiopian Federal High Court’s January 28, 2015, decision to proceed with the trial of six bloggers and three independent journalists on charges under the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation. The decision undermines a free ... More >>
Remarks With Latvian Foreign Minister
Friday, 30 January 2015, 12:25 pm | U.S. Department of State
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, again. I’m really pleased to welcome my friend, Edgars Rinkevics, the Foreign Minister of Latvia. And he is here to discuss a number of issues, actually, that I also shared with our friend from Sweden, but some other ... More >>
Remarks With Swedish Foreign Minister
Friday, 30 January 2015, 12:23 pm | U.S. Department of State
SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning. Good morning, everybody. Very pleased to welcome the Foreign Minister of Sweden Margot Wallstrom, and very happy to have a strong partner visiting this morning in so many different respects. Sweden is helping on ... More >>
Attack on the Corinthia Hotel in Libya
Friday, 30 January 2015, 12:09 pm | U.S. Department of State
The following is a joint statement on Libya by the Governments of the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, and the United Kingdom. Begin text: The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States ... More >>
U.S. Relations With Kosovo
Friday, 30 January 2015, 11:52 am | U.S. Department of State
More information about Kosovo is available on the Kosovo Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. More >>
Equatorial Guinea: Concerns Regarding Arrests
Friday, 30 January 2015, 11:47 am | U.S. Department of State
The United States is deeply concerned by reports of the arrests and indefinite detentions of Equatoguinean citizens protesting the expenditures incurred by the Government of Equatorial Guinea to host the ongoing Cup of African Nations (CAN) football tournament. ... More >>
