Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Cathy Russell and Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan will accompany Dr. Jill Biden to Havana and Camaguey, Cuba from October 6 – 9. Together, they will meet with …
PRESIDENT SANTOS: Let me start by saying welcome to you, Secretary Kerry, and others on your team. You know that the presence here of a bipartisan delegation is very important because you can also feel very proud that you had a very important stake in this …
SECRETARY KERRY: So I’m just trying to measure how long ago you all were starting out with a different set of courses. So let me first of all tell you how really proud we are and how grateful we are that you’ve made the decisions that you’ve made. You’ve …
The United States is troubled by yesterday’s announcement by the Venezuelan National Electoral Council that its recall referendum process might not be completed until 2017. This decision, continuing media restrictions and other actions to weaken the …
The following can be attributed on the record to Mark Toner, Deputy Spokesperson: Secretary Kerry met with Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski today in New York, NY. This meeting was an opportunity to reinforce shared U.S.-Peru priorities on important …
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis as you celebrate the 33rd anniversary of your beautiful nation’s independence on September 19. Our countries enjoy a …
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Mexico as you celebrate the 206th anniversary of your nation’s independence. The United States and Mexico are not only neighbors, but close partners and friends. …
SECRETARY KERRY: I’m very happy to welcome Foreign Minister Loizaga of Paraguay here to Washington, and I want to thank him for the June dialogue that our countries had, for the strong partnership we have. And we’re very grateful for the peacekeeping role …
The United States and Cuba will hold the first Legal Cooperation Technical Exchange in Havana, Cuba, on September 15. The U.S. delegation will include working-level representatives from the Department of Justice, the Department of State, the Federal Bureau …
The United States and Cuba held the inaugural Economic Dialogue in Washington, D.C., today. Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Charles Rivkin led the opening of the dialogue. U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for …
Remarks As Prepared Governor Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, Grand Marshals, New York state officials, Colleagues of the diplomatic corps, Honored West Indian American Day Carnival Association organizers; in particular, I thank West Indian American Day Carnival …
Special Representative for International Labor Affairs Sarah Fox will travel to Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador September 6-13. She will meet with senior leaders from government, labor and other civil society organizations, and business and raise issues …
The United States strongly condemns the August 27 ambush near Concepcion, Paraguay that killed eight Paraguayan military officials. We express our deepest condolences to the families of those killed and all those affected by this vicious attack. The …
The United States is deeply disturbed by the Venezuelan government's decision to move opposition leader Daniel Ceballos from house arrest to prison. Mr. Ceballos' transfer to prison represents an effort to intimidate and impede the Venezuelan …
After over fifty years of conflict and four years of difficult negotiations, a final peace accord has been reached by the Colombian government and the FARC. The United States strongly supports this accord that can achieve a just and lasting peace for all …
Thank you David [Luna] for your kind introduction. Mr. Raul Salazar, APEC Senior Official for Peru and the 2016 APEC Anticorruption and Transparency Working Group Chair, Commissioner Laode Syarif, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi, Indonesia, Mr. Kristian Holge …
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Ecuador as you celebrate the 207th anniversary of your nation’s Proclamation of Independence on August 10. The friendship between our countries is long standing, …
QUESTION: Secretary of State John Kerry attended the opening ceremony last night, his first in person. He is leading the U.S. delegation here at the games, joined by nine-time Olympic gold medalist Mark Spitz who’s a part of the delegation as well. Good …
SECRETARY KERRY: I don’t want to temper this energy at all, but I want to say how proud we are of all of you just for getting here, being here and representing the United States of America. And so many of you I’ve actually watched. I watched some of the …
Today, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Argentine Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra launched in Buenos Aires a High-Level Dialogue (HLD) to strengthen a bilateral partnership that is rooted in common values, principles, and interests. They agreed …
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