Secretary of State John Kerry delivered the keynote address at a ceremony at the U.S. Department of State on June 19, where three distinguished scientists were named winners of the 2013 World Food Prize: Marc Van Montagu, Professor Emeritus at the …
Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones will travel to Indonesia June 16–19 and Kazakhstan June 20–26. In Indonesia, Dr. Jones will represent the United States at the fourth annual …
Partenariat des industries extractives entre la Guinée et les États-Unis Groupe consultatif du G-8 sur la transparence 1. Aperçu général La Guinée, dont la population de 10 millions d’habitants occupe une superficie de la taille du Royaume-Uni, possède de …
Extractives Partnership between Guinea and the United States G-8 Transparency Advisory Group 1. Overview Guinea, which has a population of 10 million in an area the size of the UK, has vast mineral resources, many of which remain undiscovered or …
World Oceans Day appropriately demands our focus on protecting our planet’s most critical resource and we reaffirm our responsibility to ocean conservation as environmental stewards. The United States, working domestically and with partners around the …
The Governments of the United States and Peru convened the fourth meetings of the Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) and the Environmental Cooperation Commission (ECC) on June 4-5, 2013 in Washington, DC. The meetings focused on progress to implement the …
On World Environment Day, the United States proudly joins the community of nations in recognizing that the protection and sustainable use of our planet’s natural resources is fundamental to creating a safe, secure world for future generations. Perhaps most …
City mayors, development planners, and civil society representatives met today in Antigua, Guatemala on the margins of the 43rd Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly to discuss challenges linked to rapid urbanization in the Americas and …
Transparency has momentum. There is a global momentum behind Transparency, what a famous Supreme Court Justice in the United States once referred to as the strongest of all disinfectants. There are about 1300 people signed up to participate in the …
On May 23, 2013, the Department of State posted the first set of approximately 100,000 comments, out of the more than 1.2 million received, on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to www. …
Your Royal Highness, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I first want to thank Her Majesty’s Government and His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, and His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cambridge, for their leadership in combating …
The text of the following statement was released by His Excellency Union Minister of Energy U Than Htay of Myanmar and Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Carlos Pascual. Begin Text: The energy sector plays a vital role in the …
As Prepared Thank you for the kind introduction. I would also like to thank the University of Pretoria Center for Wildlife Management and the Mammal Research Institute for hosting us today. I am honored to share this panel with Mr. Fundesile Mketeni from …
[Kiruna Declaration Signing takes place.] FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT: And could I then – I think they are ready for the readout, for two or three questions, anyone here on Arctic Council issues. Then I think there is – that’s a microphone over there – and then …
Thank you very much, Minister Bildt, and thank you for hosting this important event. I’m pleased to be joined at the table by our senior Arctic official Julia Gourley and I’m pleased also to have Senator from Alaska, Senator Lisa Murkowski, a good friend …
PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT: Okay, warmly welcome. It’s a great pleasure for me to welcome Secretary of State John Kerry to Sweden and Stockholm only a few months after his appointment. It’s a sign of the excellent bilateral relations between Sweden and the …
Thank you. Thank you Principal Daniel and Director Haileselassie. I am delighted to visit this beautiful country. It is my first trip – and I have quickly learned what Ethiopian hospitality is all about. And right now, I am going to ask two people to come …
As part of the United States efforts to combat the illegal trade in wildlife and promote conservation, 13 parks and wildlife ministry officials, field agents, and nongovernmental organization leaders from across Africa will visit the United States April 22 …
The United States joins countries around the world today in commemorating Earth Day. Ever since I was involved in the first Earth Day in Massachusetts, way back in 1970, this has always been a day to reflect on our environmental challenges and our …
Good morning everyone. Let me first acknowledge and thank His Excellency Minister Ergün and his Ministry and TÜBİTAK for hosting today’s very important meeting. It is a pleasure to be here and co-chairing today’s meeting with Professor Altunbasak. I would …
