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U.S. Condemns Terrorist Activities by Boko Haram
Saturday, 7 February 2015, 11:39 am | U.S. Department of State
Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 6, 2015 More >>
Statement on South Sudan's Leaders' Failure to Achieve Peace
Saturday, 7 February 2015, 11:04 am | U.S. Department of State
The text of the following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Norway. More >>
Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
Saturday, 7 February 2015, 11:03 am | U.S. Department of State
I’ve been Secretary of State for two years now and in all my travels, one of the most horrific and searing things I’ve witnessed is seeing firsthand the destruction to young women’s lives wrought by female genital mutilation and cutting. It has ... More >>
Submission of U.S. Universal Periodic Review Report
Saturday, 7 February 2015, 11:01 am | U.S. Department of State
On February 2, the United States submitted its report as part of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The U.S. Government will present its report ... More >>
The National Security Strategy
Saturday, 7 February 2015, 10:58 am | U.S. Department of State
This National Security Strategy is a blueprint to leverage America's leadership in a more complicated world than many people would have ever imagined. More >>
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 >>
