AMBASSADOR OLSON: Mr. Secretary, good morning. Colleagues, it is my great honor and privilege to introduce a man who needs no introduction here, especially, Secretary of State John Kerry, who has been to Pakistan more times than I think we can count. This …
MODERATOR: Hello, everyone. I feel like we’ve spent a lot of quality time together today. This is a background briefing embargoed for our landing in Pakistan. We have two senior Administration officials here with us who will be speaking to you, giving …
On behalf of President Obama, I congratulate the people of the Republic of Maldives on the 48th anniversary of your independence on July 26. The United States stands with the people of the Maldives as they advance their commitment to democracy and the rule …
The United States congratulates the people of Bhutan on their successful July 13 general election, and welcomes Bhutan’s continued democratic progress following its first national elections in 2008. The United States looks forward to working with the new …
Thanks for giving both Peter Lavoy and I an opportunity to appear before you. And thank you for your constructive opening remarks and your advice, which we will certainly take to heart and make sure others in the administration are aware of. As you noted, …
Good morning. I am delighted to welcome all of you to the State Department’s Benjamin Franklin Room. I am especially pleased to welcome our guests from the Government of India, Finance Minister Chidambaram, Minister of Commerce Sharma, and Planning …
I would like to thank USIBC for inviting me to participate in this annual event. I’m particularly honored to appear with Secretary Cohen and a distinguished g roup of influential leaders who have contributed so much to the U.S.-India relationship. I’ve …
On July 8-10, Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov paid an official visit to the United States and held meetings with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Deputy National Security …
More information about Bangladesh is available on the Bangladesh Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. U.S.-BANGLADESH RELATIONS The United States established diplomatic relations with …
Ambassador Dobbins: Thank you. It’s a pleasure to be here in New Delhi. I’ve been in the job I currently hold for a month now. I’ve been touring the region for the last week. I went to Doha with Secretary Kerry for discussions there, and then met with …
(As Prepared) Thank you for the kind introduction and warm and generous welcome. The Academy of Sciences has a rich tradition of bringing together some of the greatest minds to address the day’s most pressing security issues. In keeping with that tradition …
SECRETARY THAKUR: Secretary Kerry, Minister Raju, all the distinguished participants here today, I welcome all of you to the Higher Education Dialogue 2013, especially Secretary Kerry, as he has been taking a lot of interest in what we are doing. And …
AMBASSADOR POWELL: Mr. Secretary, please. A very big thank you to you. We are delighted that you came. I think yesterday advanced our relationship with India, this very, very key relationship, in very important ways. And I assure you that team India not …
QUESTION: Secretary Kerry, thank you for joining CNN. SECRETARY KERRY: My pleasure. Thank you. QUESTION: Let’s talk about Mr. Snowden right now. Tell me what the U.S. is doing to try and get him back. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, the United States, through …
QUESTION: Thank you so much for doing this, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY KERRY: Happy to be with you. QUESTION: NBC is reporting that Mr. Snowden is not on the flight he was previously booked on from Russia to Cuba. Does the United States Government know where …
U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry and External Affairs Minister of India Shri Salman Khurshid met in New Delhi and co-chaired the fourth U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue on June 24. During their first meeting, they reviewed the extensive transformation of …
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, friends. I welcome you to this media interaction. As is usual, we will first have opening remarks followed by a few questions that the two leaders have agreed to respond to. May I now request the External Affairs Minister of …
The United States and India and enjoy robust bilateral science and technology cooperation. This collaboration has been vital in achieving a broad range of shared goals, including sustaining economic growth and job creation; allowing our citizens to live …
The United States and India pursue civil space cooperation under the framework of the Joint Working Group on Civil Space, which was constituted as the follow-up to the U.S.-India Conference on Space Science, Application, and Commerce held in Bangalore in …
Defense cooperation is an important aspect of U.S.-India bilateral collaboration. The defense relationship encompasses military-to-military dialogues, exercises, defense sales, professional military education exchanges, and practical cooperation. Both …
