Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Jane Zimmerman traveled to San Salvador on April 29 to participate in the launch of a regional Journalism Security Hub, in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day (May 3). The new …
MODERATOR: Thank you. Thanks, everyone for joining us here for a background conference call on Burma sanctions. I’m going to introduce our two Senior State Department Officials. For your records only, they are [Senior State Department Officials]. And from …
Vice President Joe Biden will deliver remarks at the 43rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, co-hosted by the U.S. Department of State and the Council of the Americas, on May 8, 2013, at the Department of State. The conference will also feature …
Building on a strong foundation of cooperation and shared commitment to address mutual environmental concerns, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) will hold its seventh …
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman will deliver opening remarks at the first Central American Integration System (SICA) – North America Security Dialogue on April 30, 2013, in Washington, DC. Assistant Secretary of State for …
On April 25-26, the United States and Chile will explore new areas for scientific cooperation and discuss technology innovation and researcher exchanges at the fourth Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation in Santiago, Chile. The …
Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen J. Rapp will travel to Guatemala April 24-26 to attend meetings and consultations related to the trial of José Efraín Ríos Montt. Retired General and former head of state, José Efraín Ríos Montt, and …
Good morning, everybody. Before we begin (cough) – excuse me, allergy season. Before we begin, I just want to say that, as a father and a grandfather, my thoughts are, of course, in my hometown right now, Boston, where events are still unfolding and the …
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, April 15-17. While in Mexico City, Assistant Secretary Brimmer will meet with Mexican counterparts to discuss a variety of important …
Senior U.S. government officials will meet with a visiting delegation of Mexican economic officials on April 11-12, in Washington, D.C., to discuss the U.S.-Mexican economic relationship. The U.S. officials include: U.S. Department of State Assistant …
Distinguished ambassadors, current and former, representatives of the – and members of the Council of the Americas, ladies and gentlemen, I have just returned from what I believe is my sixth, if not my seventh, visit to Central America over the past two …
Thank you Dennis for the kind introduction. I am delighted to be here today at the Pacific Energy Summit. NBR has done a tremendous job in organizing the event. It will, I believe, help inform the consequential debate now underway regarding the worlds—and …
Twenty-one officers from the Haitian National Police Counternarcotics Unit (BLTS) started a three-week “Train the Trainer” course at the Miami-Dade Public Safety Training Institute (MDPSTI) yesterday, April 1. The training covers advanced law enforcement …
The United States is pleased to welcome last night's resolution, adopted by consensus, of the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly to reaffirm the importance of strengthening the Inter-American Human Rights System. The independent and …
Mr. Chairman, Secretary General Insulza, thank you for convening this Special General Assembly. In a single generation, our hemisphere transformed from an exception to an example of the worldwide embrace of democratic values. The consolidation of democracy …
Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns will lead the U.S. delegation to the Organization of American States (OAS) Special General Assembly in Washington, DC, March 22. At the assembly, he will underscore the United States commitment to a robust system …
Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be here today to witness the signing of the Sister City Agreement between Washington, DC and Brasilia. Thank you, Mayor Gray and Governor Queiroz, for inviting me and for signing this important agreement. We are grateful …
Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs William R. Brownfield will visit Honduras March 17-18, and Costa Rica March 18-20. He will meet with senior officials and civil society leaders to discuss citizen security …
Good Morning. Let me extend the greetings of my new boss, Secretary of State John Kerry, who has already demonstrated his commitment to working with all of our partners in this hemisphere and across the globe to address today’s security challenges, and to …
MODERATOR: Hello, everyone, and thanks for joining us this afternoon. Today we have with us two senior State Department officials to discuss the situation in Venezuela. We have with us [Senior State Department Official One] and [Senior State Department …
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