Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ankara, Turkey September 26-28 for meetings with senior Turkish officials to discuss the United States’ ongoing cooperation with Turkey in the fight against Da’esh and other strategic and bilateral …
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning everybody, and welcome. Welcome to Tufts University, welcome to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and welcome especially to greater Boston and to Massachusetts. I am personally particularly grateful to everybody …
MODERATOR: Okay, folks, thanks for joining. We’re going to get right to this. This is on background attributable to senior Administration officials. Senior Administration Official One is [Senior Administration Official One]. Senior Administration Official …
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Government and Civil Society Representatives, My name is Tom Malinowski, and I am the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. Forty-one years ago, the Helsinki Final Act enshrined the principle …
On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I want to extend my congratulations to the people of Armenia as you celebrate the 25th anniversary of your nation’s independence on September 21. The United States deeply values its warm friendship with …
On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I send my best wishes to the people of Malta as you mark the 52nd anniversary of your nation’s independence on September 21. Positioned at the crossroads between Europe, the Middle East, and North …
The following statement was issued by the Governments of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. Begin text: Representatives of the Governments of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, …
The text of the following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Begin Text: As Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the …
The United States welcomes the peaceful conduct of the September 11 parliamentary elections in Belarus. We recognize some improvements in the electoral process, and we note that alternative voices will be represented in parliament for the first time in 12 …
SECRETARY KERRY: So thank you all for tremendous patience during the course of a very long day which obviously has required a lot of detail work, and we appreciate everybody’s patience in hanging in there. Today, the United States and Russia are announcing …
On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I offer my warmest wishes to the people of Macedonia as you observe the 25th anniversary of your nation’s independence. This important anniversary offers our two countries a chance to reflect on the …
On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I offer warm wishes to the people of Andorra as you celebrate your national holiday, Our Lady of Meritxell Day, on September 8. With its long history of independence dating back to medieval times, …
Today the United States and China demonstrated their continued, shared commitment to climate leadership when, on the margins of the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Hangzhou, China, President Obama and President Xi deposited each country’s official instrument to …
The United States welcomes the “school year” ceasefire recommitment made by Ukraine and Russia and witnessed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. A sustained ceasefire and full and unfettered access for the OSCE Special Monitoring …
Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Potsdam, Germany to attend an informal OSCE Foreign Ministers’ meeting to discuss common challenges in the OSCE region, in particular the ongoing violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial …
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody, and thank you very, very much for your patience. I know you were expecting us to have a chance to chat with you a little bit earlier, and you’ve been waiting and waiting, and we thank you for that. We’ve been …
We are deeply troubled by the Russian government’s decision to designate the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) as so-called “undesirable” organizations. Throughout the world, IRI and MDIF promote …
Good afternoon everyone. Before I take your questions, I’d like to briefly explain why I’ve come to Kazakhstan and share a few observations from my meetings this week. As you may know, two weeks ago Secretary Kerry hosted the so-called “C5+1” meeting …
The United States is troubled by the August 12 arrest of Azerbaijani opposition Republican Alternative (REAL) Movement Executive Secretary Natig Jafarli. We also are troubled by reports of additional arrests of activists. We urge the Azerbaijani government …
This notice concerns all U.S. nationals who are entitled to pension payments from the Government of Belgium due to their work in the former Belgian overseas territories or as survivors of those who worked in such territories. These individuals, along with …
