SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I am very, very pleased this afternoon to welcome to the State Department my colleague, Bruno Rodriguez, the foreign minister of Cuba. And I apologize for our being a little bit late, but we were downstairs – we …
MODERATOR: Thanks so much, [Operator], and thanks to all of you for joining us on the call today. Our speaker today is [State Department Official]. For this call, [State Department Official] can be referred to as a State Department Official. He’s briefing …
Director of Policy Planning David McKean will travel to Haiti from July 20-21 to meet with senior members of the Haitian government, United Nations officials, and representatives of the private sector to discuss upcoming elections, cooperation on social …
The Department of State welcomes the commitment made by the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, to de-escalate the conflict and accelerate the pace of the peace negotiations. The …
President Obama announced on July 1, 2015, the historic decision to re-establish diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States of America, effective July 20. The U.S. Department of State also notified Congress of its intent to convert the U.S. …
Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Counselor of the Department of State, will lead a U.S. interagency delegation, including representatives from the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of Homeland Security, and …
SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for your patience. In Washington a few moments ago, President Obama announced that we had reached an agreement to formally re-establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba and that we will …
Leaders from around the world are signaling loud and clear that taking action to address climate change is a top priority. As an important step, China, the Republic of Korea, Serbia, and Iceland all formally submitted their greenhouse gas emissions targets …
DEPUTY SECRETARY BLINKEN: (In progress) our nation’s first diplomat and one of the most brilliant scientific and literary minds in American history. He charted the Gulf Stream, he pioneered the study of electricity, he authored our first diplomatic treaty …
Counselor Thomas A. Shannon will travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil June 22-24. He will participate in a conference of the Atlantic Strategy Group hosted by the Fernando Henrique Cardoso Institute, German Marshall Fund, and the OCP Policy Center. He will also …
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State David Thorne will represent the United States as an observer nation at the Summit of the Pacific Alliance in Peru, July 1-3. While in Peru, Senior Advisor Thorne will meet with a range of Peruvian government …
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Paraguay on the occasion of the U.S. – Paraguay Political and Economic Dialogue. Begin Text On June 18, Deputy Secretary of State …
Thank you. I am honored to come to Chile and speak to you as an American Ambassador. It is to some degree a homecoming. This is where my parents are from, our extended family is here, and this country and its people hold a very special place in my heart. I …
The United States and the governments of Central America’s Northern Triangle – El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras – met today at the U.S. Department of State to discuss a sub-regional approach to improving security at a High Level Security Dialogue. …
DEPUTY SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you all very, very much. And Roberta, thank you for your very kind words of introduction. It’s wonderful to welcome all of you here to the Department of State. We have an outstanding Assistant Secretary of State for …
(Via interpreter) Thank you very much, Mr. President. Good morning, and thanks to everyone. (In English) (Inaudible) Almagro for your very strong presentation and for hosting this 45th General Assembly of the OAS. It is an honor to represent the United …
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sheba Crocker will travel to Mexico City, Mexico on June 3 for trilateral consultations on multilateral issues with her counterparts from the Governments of Mexico and Canada. Discussion …
I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the people of El Salvador as you celebrate the beatification of Monsignor Oscar Romero. He was, at a time of deep division and sorrow in your land, an inspirational spiritual leader, a courageous defender of human …
On Thursday, May 21, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson hosted the delegation from the Cuban government led by Josefina Vidal, Director General of the U.S. Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for the …
MODERATOR: Thanks very much, Operator, and thanks to everyone for calling in today. And we’re grateful to have with us a senior State Department official who can talk about the talks with Cuba that are coming up later this week. And so for everyone’s …
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