The United States welcomes the Parliament of Pakistan’s unanimous passing of legislation against so-called “honor killings” today. We commend the efforts of the Government of Pakistan to end this practice. This legislation is an important step toward …
Thank you, Dan. I want to begin by acknowledging Ambassador McKinley, thank you very much for coming. And I want to highlight the presence of my nephew, Andre Bezou, who is sitting here in the front row. Andre and I were in Afghanistan at the same time in …
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan will travel September 26-30 to India and Nepal to explore opportunities to further strengthen people to people relations, including through educational collaboration, programming …
The following is the text of a trilateral statement from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of India, and the United States of America. Begin Text: Delegations from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of India, and the United …
The below is attributable on the record to John Kirby, Spokesperson: Secretary Kerry met with President Sirisena to discuss our strong, bilateral partnership and to build upon the first U.S.-Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue. The Secretary commended President …
SECRETARY KERRY: Very happy to meet with President Sirisena, and it’s the second time at UNGA we’ve been able to meet. And we’re very encouraged by the steps that the president is taking and Sri Lanka is taking with respect to reconciliation, and they’re …
The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack on an Indian army base in Kashmir during the early morning of September 18. We extend our condolences to the victims and their families. The United States is committed to our strong partnership with …
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal hosted a meeting with a delegation from the Indian State of Gujarat, led by Resident Commissioner Bharat Lal and accompanied by Indian Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Taranjit …
Thank you so much for that introduction, Dr. Inboden, and it is such a pleasure and an honor to be back here on campus with all of you today. And it’s great to be here speaking at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, not only because I’m a proud UT alumnus, …
(As Prepared for Delivery) Good evening everyone. Thank you Ambassador Schuwer for your kind words and for hosting all of us at your beautiful home this evening. Let’s just say this is not what Monday night normally looks like at my house. I’d also like to …
Hello everyone and thank you Ambassador Yamamoto for the kind introduction, and for your distinguished service at the Department of State. After tours in Somalia, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia, you’ve more than earned this nice perch. And thank you to the …
Thank you, Charles, for the introduction and the invitation to be here with you all today. I am delighted to be here with Walter as well - this is another example of the cooperation that has been ongoing between my bureau—South and Central Asia affairs—and …
On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Tajikistan as you celebrate the 25th anniversary of your independence on September 9. As one of the first countries to recognize Tajikistan, the United States affirms its …
As prepared for delivery Thank you, it’s a pleasure to be here with so many of my distinguished colleagues from around the region. I have to congratulate Ram Madhav and the India Foundation, as well as RSIS and organizing partners from Bangladesh and Sri …
On September 1, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Ziad Haider will visit Mumbai, India to discuss strong intellectual property (IP) protection as a key element of the U.S.-India economic relationship. Special Representative Haider …
SECRETARY KERRY: Swati, good morning. Thank you very, very much. Thank you very – you guys all deserve an award for being able to get here today. (Laughter.) I don’t know if you came in boats or amphibious vehicles of some kind, but I salute you for being …
SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you. Wow, thank you. How are you? AUDIENCE: Good. SECRETARY KERRY: Namaste. AUDIENCE: Namaste. SECRETARY KERRY: Nice to see everybody. Thank you very much. You guys staying dry? (Laughter.) I’ve been in a lot of floods – …
On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I extend our congratulations and best wishes to the government and people of the Kyrgyz Republic on the 25th anniversary of their independence on August 31. The United States was among the first nations …
MINISTER SWARAJ: (In progress, via interpreter) …the finalization of which President Obama and Prime Minister Modi played key roles. We have agreed to scale our collaboration in clean energy and to quickly operationalize the various initiatives that were …
MINISTER SWARAJ: Secretary of State Mr. John Kerry, Secretary of Commerce Ms. Penny Pritzker, my colleague Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, co-chairs of India-U.S. CEO Forum Mr. Cyrus Mistry and Mr. Dave Cote, distinguished (inaudible). I’m delighted to …
