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Conviction of Azerbaijani Human Rights Activist

Friday, 17 April 2015, 2:23 pm | U.S. Department of State

Press Statement Marie Harf Acting Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 16, 2015 More >>

U.S. Delegation to the Global Conference on Cyberspace

Friday, 17 April 2015, 10:06 am | U.S. Department of State

Coordinator for Cyber Issues Christopher Painter Heads the U.S. Delegation to the Global Conference on Cyberspace in The Hague More >>

48th UN Commission on Population and Development

Friday, 17 April 2015, 10:01 am | U.S. Department of State

Remarks Margaret Pollack, Director for Multilateral Coordination and External Relations and Senior Advisor on Population Issues New York City April 13, 2015 More >>

Assistant Secretary Nuland Travel to Poland and Turkey

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 12:06 pm | U.S. Department of State

Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will travel to Warsaw, Poland, on April 13 to meet with senior government officials to discuss a broad range of bilateral and regional issues. She will also meet with members of ... More >>

Officials to discuss combating international crime

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 12:04 pm | U.S. Department of State

On April 15, U.S. Government officials and non-governmental organization leaders will meet with approximately 70 international judicial, law enforcement, and security officials who are in Washington, D.C. as a part of a high-profile exchange program. ... More >>

Richard Stengel travels to Indonesia and Singapore

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 11:34 am | U.S. Department of State

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel travels to Indonesia and Singapore More >>

Assistant Secretary in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 11:21 am | U.S. Department of State

Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski traveled to Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan from April 2 – 10. In Sri Lanka, he met with senior government representatives to discuss human rights and strengthening ... More >>

U.S.-China Coordination Meeting on Disability

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 11:18 am | U.S. Department of State

The U.S.-China Coordination Meeting on Disability will take place in Washington, DC, April 14-15, 2015. Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Judith Heumann will lead the U.S. delegation. Sun Xiande, Executive Vice President of the ... More >>

Memorandum of cooperation to support African health centres

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 11:11 am | U.S. Department of State

Signing of a memorandum of cooperation to support the African centres for disease control and prevention More >>

Funding opportunity for NGO programs benefiting refugees

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 11:05 am | U.S. Department of State

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.520 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Europe More >>

Joint Statement on Libya

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 10:58 am | U.S. Department of State

Following is a joint statement on Libya by Foreign Ministers Fabius, Steinmeier, Gentiloni, García-Margallo, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Hammond, and Secretary of State Kerry. More >>

Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal death sentence

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 10:43 am | U.S. Department of State

The United States supports bringing to justice those who committed atrocities in the 1971 Bangladesh war of independence. In doing so, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) trials must be fair and transparent, and in accordance with international obligations ... More >>

Bengali New Year

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 10:40 am | U.S. Department of State

On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I am delighted to send our warmest greetings to all Bengali-speaking people around the world as you celebrate Pahela Boishakh. More >>

Sinhala and Tamil New Year

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 10:37 am | U.S. Department of State

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I offer our warmest greetings to the people of Sri Lanka and the vibrant global Sri Lankan diaspora. More >>

Thingyan Water Festival and New Year

Saturday, 11 April 2015, 11:45 am | U.S. Department of State

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I send my warmest wishes to the people of Myanmar on the occasion of the Thingyan Water Festival and New Year. More >>

Lao New Year

Saturday, 11 April 2015, 11:45 am | U.S. Department of State

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States of America, I am honored to wish the people of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic peace and prosperity on the occasion of the Lao New Year. More >>

Ongoing Detention of Chinese Women's Rights Activists

Saturday, 11 April 2015, 11:23 am | U.S. Department of State

The United States strongly urges China to immediately and unconditionally release the “Beijing+20 Five” – Li Tingting, Wu Rongrong, Zheng Churan, Wei Tingting, and Wang Man. These women were detained before International Women’s Day in March ... More >>

The importance of a free and open Internet

Thursday, 9 April 2015, 1:59 am | U.S. Department of State

Remarks Charles H. Rivkin Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Japan Association of the New Economy (JANE), New Economy Summit Tokyo, Japan April 7, 2015 More >>

Countering Radical Ideologies

Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 7:48 pm | U.S. Department of State

As part of the State Department’s ongoing efforts to counter violent extremism, 11 high-level government representatives from Counter-ISIL Coalition countries will begin a U.S. exchange program this week aimed at discrediting and de-legitimizing ... More >>

Condemning the Deaths of Red Cross/Red Crescent Staff

Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 7:47 pm | U.S. Department of State

Press Statement Marie Harf Acting Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 6, 2015 More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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