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Secretary Kerry Travels to Germany
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 12:45 pm | US Department Of State
Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Lubeck, Germany, from April 14 to 15 to attend the 2015 G-7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting. More >>
Rose Gottemoeller Travels to Discuss Arms Control
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 12:43 pm | US Department Of State
Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, will travel to Rome, Vatican City, Warsaw, Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn for meetings on international security issues with counterparts from April 9-17. More >>
March was a momentous month for gender equality
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 12:40 pm | US Department Of State
The President and the First Lady announced an initiative championing adolescent girls’ education. And the international community came together to proclaim 2030 as the expiration date for gender inequality at the 59th session of the UN Commission ... More >>
Enhancing Regional Missile Defense Cooperation
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 12:38 pm | US Department Of State
By way of introduction, while I am the Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, my work at the State Department is focused on enhancing strategic stability around the world. Arms control, verification and compliance are some of ... More >>
Criminal charges filed against protesters in Burma
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 3:19 pm | US Department Of State
The United States is concerned by reports that the Government of Burma has filed criminal charges against peaceful protesters engaged in campaign activities advocating reform of the National Education Law. We call for the immediate, unconditional release ... More >>
Disarmament Verification and the NPT Ahead
Friday, 27 March 2015, 3:17 pm | US Department Of State
I’m Anita Friedt, and I serve as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Bureau at the U.S. Department of State. More >>
Counter-ISIL Coalition Provides Air Support for Tikrit
Friday, 27 March 2015, 2:43 pm | US Department Of State
At the request of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the Coalition today launched airstrikes in and around Tikrit in support of Iraqi Security Forces ground operations. These strikes were designed to destroy ISIL strongholds with precision – protecting innocent ... More >>
Secretary of State John Kerry's Meeting with al-Khatib
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 3:38 pm | US Department Of State
Secretary of State John Kerry and Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Anne Patterson met today with Moaz al Khatib, former President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition. Mr. Khatib shared his views on ways to advance a political solution ... More >>
Remarks at Global Chiefs of Mission Conference
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 3:35 pm | US Department Of State
Good morning and welcome, everybody. Joe, thank you for entertaining everybody this morning. I will not challenge you as to when the last time was you were at high mass, but that’s all right. (Laughter.) More >>
Terrorist Designation of Aliaskhab Kebekov
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 3:32 pm | US Department Of State
The Department of State has designated Russian citizen Aliaskhab Kebekov as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. As a result of the ... More >>
Remarks at the of the Commission on the Status of Women
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 3:30 pm | US Department Of State
I am here today to reaffirm a simple, but powerful principle: that our collective pursuit of global peace, prosperity, and security will only be successful once we break through the economic, political, and social barriers to gender equality. More >>
Remarks at Dinner in Honor of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 3:27 pm | US Department Of State
Remarks at Dinner in Honor of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah More >>
Strengthening the Partnership of the US and Afganistan
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 3:01 pm | US Department Of State
During the historic visit to Washington of President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah from March 22 to 25, 2015, U.S. and Afghan officials have reviewed the achievements of the last 13 years and discussed ... More >>
Death of Lee Kuan Yew
Monday, 23 March 2015, 1:31 pm | US Department Of State
When Lee Kuan Yew became its first Prime Minister in 1959, Singapore was a newly independent nation with an uncertain future. By the time he left office 31 years later, the small island had been transformed into one of the most prosperous and ... More >>
Relocation of U.S. Personnel From Yemen
Monday, 23 March 2015, 1:05 pm | US Department Of State
Due to the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, the U.S. Government has temporarily relocated its remaining personnel out of Yemen. We have informed President Hadi of this step as part of our close coordination with the Yemeni government. More >>
Joint statement on Libya
Sunday, 22 March 2015, 7:27 pm | US Department Of State
The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the resumption of the Libyan political dialogue in Skhirat, Morocco. We strongly support the efforts of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary ... More >>
The continued detention of Chinese women’s rights activists
Saturday, 21 March 2015, 4:28 pm | US Department Of State
Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations New York, NY March 20, 2015 More >>
United States breaks ground on new U.S. embassy in N'Djamena
Saturday, 21 March 2015, 4:03 pm | US Department Of State
U.S. Ambassador to Chad James Knight broke ground on the new U.S. Embassy in N’Djamena today, a milestone in the enduring friendship with the Republic of Chad. More >>
The Release of Civil Society Activists in Azerbaijan
Friday, 20 March 2015, 4:21 pm | US Department Of State
The United States welcomes the March 18 pardon and release of Bashir Suleymanli, the Executive Director of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center in Azerbaijan, as well as three others considered by Azerbaijani NGOs to have been incarcerated ... More >>
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative
Friday, 20 March 2015, 1:17 am | US Department Of State
On March 18, 2015, the United States assumed the Chairmanship of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) Initiative at the closing of this year’s Annual Plenary Meeting in London. In the VPs Initiative, governments, companies and non-governmental ... More >>
