Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, Ambassador Susan Jacobs, will visit Japan from June 27-July 1, 2016. Special Advisor Jacobs will travel to Tokyo to participate in the “Asia Pacific Symposium on the 1980 Hague Convention.” She will join senior …
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks at an event celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation at 5:00 p.m. on June 21, 2016, at the Department of State. During this event, former Secretary of State and …
Also available in French, Portuguese and Spanish The Governments of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United States, and Uruguay, the founding members of the OAS LGBTI Core Group, Having met on the margins of the 46th Regular Session …
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Tom Shannon will travel to Ottawa, Canada June 15. He will lead the U.S. delegation to the eighth U.S.-Canada High-Level Policy Review Group, co-chaired by Canadian Assistant Deputy Minister for International …
The following is attributable to Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner: Secretary Kerry met with his Venezuelan counterpart Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, today on the margins of the General Assembly of the Organization of …
Thank you Mr. Chairman, Mr. Secretary General Luis Almagro, Su Excelencia former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero of Spain, permanent representatives and observers, and delegates. Good afternoon to one and all. Muy buenas tardes a todos y a …
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Paraguay on the occasion of the second United States – Paraguay Political and Economic Dialogue. Begin Text: On June 20, Under Secretary of State for …
MR KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody, and happy Friday to you. I’m going to welcome here to the podium William Brownfield, who I think you know is our Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, in …
Building on the momentum of President Obama’s historic March trip to Cuba, hall of famer Shaquille O’Neal, a 15 time National Basketball Association (NBA) all-star, will serve as a U.S. Department of State Sports Envoy to Cuba from June 25–28. This people- …
Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Frank A. Rose will travel to Japan, the Republic of Korea, and China, from June 27 to July 7, for the third plenary meeting of the International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament …
Purposes of U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense The United States views our missile defense programs as a hedge against the ballistic missile threats we face now and those threats that unfortunately will confront us, and our allies and partners, in the future. …
Today in Oslo, the United States and Norway announced the U.S.-Norwegian Demining Initiative. This effort reflects a new chapter in our longstanding partnership to address the humanitarian impact of landmines and unexploded ordnance that is saving lives …
The Initiative The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) established the Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI) in 2010 with the help of the United States to raise extra-budgetary contributions to support Agency activities that promote peaceful uses of nuclear …
From June 28 - July 1, the United States and Cuba will meet to promote bilateral cooperation on key issues affecting the marine environment. This is the first such meeting under the U.S.-Cuba Joint Statement on Cooperation on Environmental Protection – a …
MR KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. I have a special guest with me today, a special briefer. I think you all know Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Tom Shannon. Ambassador Shannon, as I think you also know, spent the last couple of days in …
The following is attributable to Spokesperson John Kirby: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon traveled to Caracas, Venezuela, June 21-23 at the request of Secretary Kerry and the invitation of the government of Venezuela. He met with …
FOREIGN MINISTER QUJAUKITSOQ: Good afternoon. I think it’s appropriate to have a brief presentation and introduction of what we are doing here. Welcome to this briefing and good afternoon to all of you. I am pleased to welcome Secretary John Kerry to …
The following statement was released by the Governments of Norway and the United States of America at the Oslo REDD Exchange held on June 15, 2016 in Oslo, Norway. [Begin Text] Recognizing the critical importance of forests and land use in mitigating the …
The U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission's (SPC) Democracy and Governance Working Group met on June 21 in Tbilisi to review progress on goals set at the Working Group’s November 2015 meeting in Washington. Both sides affirmed the importance of …
FOREIGN MINISTER JENSEN: Well, I think I’m going to go first; you continue. First of all, thank you. It’s been great seeing what you do and it’s been great hearing about how you go out and reach out to your local communities. What you’re doing is so …
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