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New Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns
Monday, 1 August 2011, 1:24 pm | US State Department
Today, Bill Burns began serving as the Department of State’s newest Deputy Secretary of State, alongside Tom Nides. I am grateful for Bill's decision to continue his nearly 30 years of service to the American people as we implement President Obama’s ... More >>
Axis of Abuse:US Human Rights Policy toward Iran & Syria Pt1
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 3:58 pm | US State Department
Chairman Chabot, Ranking Member Ackerman, Distinguished Members of the Committee: thank you for inviting us to appear before you today to discuss the Iranian and Syrian governments’ continuing and worsening abuses against their own people. As people ... More >>
Remarks to Educators for Holocaust Education Program
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 3:28 pm | US State Department
Being in Sarajevo is important for two reasons -- we can see, and feel, and hear the stories of how Jews, Muslims, Orthodox Christians, and Catholics really did get along, and we can see what happened when people let their differences get in the ... More >>
Events in Northern Kosovo
Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 11:30 am | US State Department
The United States regrets that last night’s action by the Kosovo Government to take control of customs border crossings in northern Kosovo was not coordinated with the international community. More >>
US and Indonesia- Strengthening our 21st Century Partnership
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:08 pm | US State Department
Today, Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Natalegawa co-chaired the second Joint Commission meeting under the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership in Bali, Indonesia, highlighting our broadening and deepening relationship as reflected in our joint ... More >>
Remarks With Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:06 pm | US State Department
I had begun our discussion this morning by expressing one key thought. First, that during the past few days, as you are aware, Secretary Clinton has given Bali to attend the ASEAN-U.S. meeting, the East Asia Summit meeting at the ministerial level, as ... More >>
Background Briefing on North and South Korea, China
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 4:59 pm | US State Department
SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: Well, there was a preliminary meeting this morning to work out some of the specific details, and then Ambassador Wi Sung-lac from the South Korean team met this afternoon at 3:00 with his North Korean counterparts, ... More >>
U.S. Condemns Ongoing Violence in Syria
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 4:14 pm | US State Department
The United States condemns the ongoing violence in Syria, particularly the brutality practiced by the Syrian Government against its own citizens – peaceful protestors and bystanders alike. On July 23, the world witnessed the death of 12-year-old Talha ... More >>
Attacks in Norway
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 1:44 pm | US State Department
The United States strongly condemns today's attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island. We stand with the people of Norway in this moment of sorrow and offer our deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of those injured and killed. More >>
Interview With Asahi Shimbun Newspaper's Yusuke Murayama
Friday, 22 July 2011, 5:25 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Thank you so much. I appreciate that. Let me begin with the South China issue. So, yesterday, China and ASEAN ruled guidelines of declaration of conduct. And, what is your evaluation of that? Positive? More >>
India and US: A Partnership of Peoples Taj Lands End Bandra
Friday, 22 July 2011, 5:23 pm | US State Department
Thank you, Nehal, for that warm introduction. Thank you also to the Gateway House for hosting this wonderful event. By helping facilitate dialogue between policymakers like us and business and community leaders like all of you, Gateway House plays an ... More >>
Release of Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Volume XXV
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 3:20 pm | US State Department
The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973. This volume is part of a subseries of volumes of the Foreign Relations series that document the most important issues ... More >>
Remarks on India and the United States:Vision for the 21st C
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 1:48 pm | US State Department
’ve been coming to India since the 1990s as my country’s first lady, as a senator from New York, and as a Secretary of State in the Obama Administration. But this is the first opportunity to come to this extraordinary coastal city here in the South, ... More >>
Background Briefing With Senior State Department Officials
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 5:19 pm | US State Department
I guess you want a bit of a readout from yesterday on Turkey, and then we can preview the Greece legs. I’ll do – she saw President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan, and Foreign Minister Davutoglu, so I’ll just sort of package it together as issues, ... More >>
Human Rights in Syria
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 5:41 pm | US State Department
The Government of Syria continues to carry out a pattern of gross human rights violations despite promises to stop. As Secretary Clinton said yesterday, from the U.S. perspective, President Assad “has lost legitimacy.” More >>
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 3:06 pm | US State Department
First, Lady Ashton and I discussed events in Syria. The United States strongly condemns Syria’s failure to protect diplomatic facilities in Damascus, including the American and French embassies and our ambassador’s residence. As we have expressed directly ... More >>
Recent Afghanistan-Pakistan Cross-Border Incidents
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 3:04 pm | US State Department
The United States supports the decision by Afghanistan and Pakistan to form a joint military working group to address recent incidents along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. We call on both sides to continue to engage cooperatively to lower tensions ... More >>
European Contributions to Nuclear Disarmament
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 3:03 pm | US State Department
Good afternoon. I am pleased to be joining you for this important conference on how Europe can contribute to nuclear disarmament and conflict resolution. Although my brief remarks, as requested, will focus on what the United States and Russia can ... More >>
The Nonproliferation and Disarmament Nexus
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 3:01 pm | US State Department
The theme of today’s panel is “The Nonproliferation and Disarmament Nexus.” Too often, we approach these dual imperatives in a binary, “either or” fashion. That’s silly because they are two sides of the same coin. More >>
Daily Press Briefing - July 8, 2011
Monday, 11 July 2011, 3:59 pm | US State Department
On July 15-16, Secretary Clinton will travel to Turkey to participate in the Contact Group meetings on Libya, and also to have a bilateral visit with Turkish officials. The Contact Group meetings allow the international community to come together and ... More >>
