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 …
On June 14, President Obama submitted to Congress for its review an Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Kingdom of Norway Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. Upon entry into force, following the …
On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Croatia as you celebrate the anniversary of your declaration of independence on June 25. The United States is proud to count Croatia as a close friend and ally. The values …
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 …
SECRETARY KERRY: I think we have great expectations for the NATO summit on July 8th and 9th, and I think the E.U. participation, the U.K. engagement with respect to NATO, is as important as ever. And we have high expectations of a very strong NATO meeting …
Earlier today, I spoke to British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond regarding yesterday's referendum in the United Kingdom. The citizens of the U.K. have made their decision and we will of course respect it. I want to emphasize that although the U.K. …
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 …
PRIME MINISTER RASMUSSEN: Once again, welcome. It’s a real pleasure to welcome Secretary Kerry in Denmark today. First of all, I want to thank you for a very productive and at the same time joyful Nordic-U.S. summit in Washington most recently. It was fun …
FOREIGN MINISTER JENSEN: I’d like to welcome Secretary Kerry to Denmark and to Tivoli. It is a great pleasure for me to have you here, and I’m looking forward to the discussions we’re going to have tonight but also tomorrow. I think we have some very …
2:19 p.m. EDT MR KIRBY: Hello, everybody. QUESTION: Hello. MR KIRBY: Just a quick update on the Secretary’s travel. As I think you saw in the readout earlier today, the Secretary met in Oslo with his Iranian counterpart, Foreign Minister Zarif, to discuss …
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Minister Helgesen, (in Norwegian), thank you very much, nice to be here with you. I am really glad to be here in Oslo and delighted to see all of you. I don’t know where you all come from, who you are – (laughter) – but it’s …
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 …
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 …
2:12 p.m. EDT MR KIRBY: Hello, everybody. QUESTION: Hello. MR KIRBY: Why are you smiling, Samir? QUESTION: It’s nice to see you back. MR KIRBY: It’s been a long time. QUESTION: Did you miss us? (Laughter.) MR KIRBY: Oh, you have no idea. What’s that? ( …
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The United States is deeply concerned by a recent increase in violence in the Central African Republic. We underscore the fundamental need for all actors to work together to promote peace and prosperity in a country that has suffered for far too long from …
The United States welcomes the Government of Sudan’s declaration of a unilateral cessation of hostilities in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. We find this an important and welcome step towards a peaceful resolution to conflict in those states, which we …
MR WALSH: Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. My name is Mark Walsh. I’m the deputy chief of protocol. It’s my pleasure to welcome you to the Department of State’s Benjamin Franklin Room for the – excuse me – for the swearing-in of …
