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Kerry: Gays & Lesbians In Foreign Affairs Agencies Event
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 4:17 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Please, please, please, please. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very, very much. Ken, thank you for a generous welcome. Thank you all. Secretary Pat Kennedy and Director ... More >>
Briefing On the 2013 Trafficking In Persons Report
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 4:08 pm | US State Department
MR. VENTRELL: Good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining the call. Today, we’re doing a call with Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, who is our Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. He’s going to talk to you today a little bit ... More >>
U.S. Government Assistance to Syria
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 2:31 pm | US State Department
The United States supports the Syrian people’s aspirations for a democratic, inclusive, and unified post-Asad Syria. The Asad regime, reinforced by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters, has turned the full force of its firepower against its own people in an ... More >>
Key U.S. Outcomes at UN Human Rights Council 23rd Session
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 2:25 pm | US State Department
The 23rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) underscored the importance of U.S. leadership to keep the HRC at the forefront of international efforts to promote and protect human rights. In this session, the United States ran an important consensus ... More >>
US State Department: Daily Press Briefing - June 19, 2013
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 2:21 pm | US State Department
Topics of Potential U.S.-Taliban Meetings / We Remain in Discussion with Afghans and High Peace Council about Next Steps More >>
New Legal Framework for U.S.-Russian Nuclear Cooperation
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 2:07 pm | US State Department
On June 14, the United States and the Russian Federation signed a bilateral framework on threat reduction that reinforces our longstanding partnership on nonproliferation. This new legal framework builds upon the success of the 1992 Agreement between the ... More >>
Trafficking in Persons Report 2013: New Zealand
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 1:13 pm | US State Department
New Zealand is a destination country for foreign men and women subjected to forced labor and to an extent, a source country for underage girls subjected to sex trafficking within the country. More >>
Passage of Restrictive Communications Law in Ecuador
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 4:36 pm | US State Department
The United States is concerned by the Ecuadorian National Assembly’s passage last Friday of a Communications Law that could restrict freedom of the press and limit the ability of independent media to carry out its functions as a critical part of ... More >>
Statement At UNICEF Executive Board Annual Session Meeting
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 4:34 pm | US State Department
U .S. Mission to the United Nations: Statement At the UNICEF Executive Board Annual Session Meeting More >>
Bottom Line Diplomacy: Why Public Diplomacy Matters
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 4:15 pm | US State Department
Thank you, Andrew, and congratulations to CSIS, on 50 years of strategic insights and bipartisan policy solutions. More >>
John Kerry Marks 10th Anniversay of PEPFAR
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 4:05 pm | US State Department
Washington, D.C. – In a fitting tribute to the success of the PEPFAR (the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) program, Secretary Kerry announced today that the one-millionth baby will be born HIV-free this month due to PEPFAR-supported ... More >>
10th Anniversary: President's Plan For Emergency AIDS Relief
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:23 pm | US State Department
Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the U.S. President's Plan For Emergency Aids Relief (PEPFAR) More >>
US StateDepartment: Daily Press Briefing - June 18, 2013
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:17 pm | US State Department
Decisions Made, Moving Forward / Upcoming Conference / Meetings with Russian Counterparts / G8 / Ambassador Ford / Secretary Kerry / Syria's Political Transition More >>
Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 4:09 pm | US State Department
U.S. Mission to the United Nations: Remarks at the Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict More >>
The Philippines Joins G8 Global Partnership as 26th Member
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 4:03 pm | US State Department
The U.S. Department of State congratulates the United Kingdom, 2013 Chair of the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP), as they welcome the Philippines as the 26th member of the GP. The Philippines’ ... More >>
Indiscriminate Bombing Kills UN Peacekeeper in Sudan
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 4:01 pm | US State Department
The United States strongly condemns the shelling of the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) interim headquarters today in Kadugli, Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state reportedly by elements of the Sudan People’s Liberation ... More >>
US State Department: Daily Press Briefing - June 17, 2013
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:05 pm | US State Department
Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 / Direct Mail Service / Technical Discussions with U.S. Postal Service More >>
Terrorist Attack On Camp Hurriya In Iraq
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:27 pm | US State Department
The United States strongly condemns today’s brutal, senseless, and utterly unacceptable rocket attack on Camp Hurriya that killed and injured camp residents. More >>
Result of the Iranian Presidential Election
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:25 pm | US State Department
We have seen the announcement by Iran’s Interior Ministry that Hassan Rouhani has been declared the winner of the country’s 11th presidential election. More >>
Secretary Kerry's Call with Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:22 pm | US State Department
Yesterday Secretary Kerry called Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari to discuss recent developments in Iraq and the region. The Secretary thanked the Foreign Minister for his efforts to help organize a unity meeting of Iraq’s political and religious ... More >>
