SECRETARY KERRY: It’s my great pleasure to welcome His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uruguay, President Jose Mujica. Yesterday we had the privilege of meeting with President Obama, and now today, I have an opportunity to discuss with he and …
(As prepared for delivery) Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, Members of the Committee, I am glad for this opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the deteriorating human rights situation in Venezuela. I join my friend Roberta Jacobson in …
The Honduran Supreme Court authorized the extradition of Carlos Lobo to the United States on drug trafficking charges. His extradition took place yesterday. We commend Honduras’ resolve in taking this historic step to extradite one of its own citizens, …
I’m very, very happy to be here with all of you, and I thank you for coming here for this meeting. Delighted to be introduced by John. My sister Peggy works up at the UN and she had a chance to work for John, who has served the President and Hillary …
We congratulate the Panamanian people on the high turnout and electoral officials on a peaceful and orderly election. International and domestic election observers, including those from the Organization of American States, the U.S. Embassy, the Carter …
MODERATOR: Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us. Today [Senior State Department Official One] will provide an update on the application – the presidential permit application review for the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. [The official] will be referred …
Today, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan announced two sports exchange programs under the “Sports for All” initiative in the lead-up to the World Cup in Brazil. The “Sports for All” program promotes greater social …
Secretary of State John Kerry will join Vice President Joe Biden in delivering remarks at a FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour Ceremony at 3 p.m. on April 14, 2014, at the Department of State. The actual trophy that will be awarded to the winner of this year’s …
The U.S. Department of State, in partnership with the World Environment Center, launched the Pathways to ProsperityInnovation Challenge in February 2014 to identify and build a support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that will spur …
Ladies and gentlemen, it is indeed a pleasure to be back in Austin. As the Dean has suggested, I spent three years of my life at that fine academic institution, just across the street in that direction, and in fact it was my nearly three years at the law …
We congratulate Luis Guillermo Solis on his election as the next President of Costa Rica. The partnership between the United States and Costa Rica has a long history, and reflects many issues of common interest, including energy, education, citizen …
The outcomes of the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) underscored the importance of robust U.S. engagement at the Council, where the United States continues to work with a diverse range of countries from all regions to address urgent human …
We congratulate Salvador Sanchez Ceren on his election as president, and we particularly congratulate the Salvadoran people for their participation in a process that the OAS election observer mission called calm and orderly. We recognize that there are …
Funding Opportunity Number: PRMOAPWH-14-001 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.518 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere Announcement issuance date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Proposal submission deadline: …
The United States remains deeply concerned by the government’s response to the ongoing protests in Venezuela. The government’s arbitrary detention and excessive use of force against protesters and journalists, lack of due process, and the shutdown of …
Secretary of State John Kerry hosted the fourth round of the High-Level Partnership Dialogue between the United States and Colombia on February 28. Together with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Holguin, Secretary Kerry opened the day with remarks. …
SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much, all. Sorry to keep you waiting for a couple of minutes. It’s a privilege, as I said earlier, for me to have Foreign Minister Holguin here and her colleagues with us in Washington today. And as I indicated when we …
ASSISTANT SECRETARY JACOBSON: Well, good morning, everyone. Buenos dias, bienvenido. I hope that everybody’s here ready to work. I’m delighted this morning to inaugurate, to kick off this next round of the high-level partnership dialogue that we have with …
On February 27, 2014, over fifty representatives of U.S. and Mexican Governments, private sector, academia, and civil society met at Northern Virginia Community College to address workforce development needs through greater higher education collaboration. …
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the Government and people of the Dominican Republic on the 170th anniversary of your independence. The United States is proud of its thriving Dominican-American community. …
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