Department of State Press Releases

• Published on July 7, 2016 - 14:30 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: United States Announces Nearly $23 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Ukraine Crisis

  Today, Secretary of State John Kerry announced in Kyiv that the United States is providing nearly $23 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance to help thousands of vulnerable people affected by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. This …

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• Published on July 7, 2016 - 12:14 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks at Top of Meeting With Georgian Opposition Leaders

  SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning. How are you guys doing? PARTICIPANT: Good morning. This morning, technically very well. (Laughter.) SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Let me just say to our friends in the press that I am delighted to be able to meet with members …

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• Published on July 7, 2016 - 11:49 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks at Embassy Meet and Greet

  AMBASSADOR KELLY: So, Mr. Secretary, this is your Tbilisi team working hard to keep America safe and helping Georgia become a independent and democratic nation. And Team Tbilisi, this your Secretary of State John Kerry. (Applause.) SECRETARY KERRY: Well, …

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• Published on July 6, 2016 - 17:28 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks With Georgian Prime Minister Kvirikashvili

  PRIME MINISTER KVIRIKASHVILI: (Via interpretation) Please accept my warm welcome, ladies and gentlemen. We are extremely delighted to pay host to the U.S. State Secretary. It’s a great honor to receive him in Georgia, and we hold high in esteem the support …

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• Published on July 5, 2016 - 21:20 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Personal Representative Gary Hart Travel to Belfast

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s Personal Representative, former Senator Gary Hart, will travel to Belfast, U.K., July 6-7, to encourage continued and full implementation of the December 2014 Stormont House and November 2015 Fresh Start Agreements. …

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• Published on July 1, 2016 - 21:40 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Travel to Germany

  U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Dr. Jonathan Pershing will travel July 3 – 6 to Berlin, Germany to participate in the Seventh Petersberg Climate Dialogue, a ministerial-level meeting convened by the German government focused on the international …

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• Published on July 1, 2016 - 20:20 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: On the Occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Belarus

  On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Belarus on the anniversary of Belarus’ declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on July 27, 1990, and on the officially observed Independence Day on July 3. I also …

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• Published on July 1, 2016 - 00:21 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Secretary Kerry's Calls With President Sargsyan of Armenia and President Aliyev of Azerbaijan

  The following is attributable to Spokesperson John Kirby: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke today with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. He noted positively that the ceasefire along the Nagorno-Karabakh …

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• Published on June 30, 2016 - 19:25 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Secretary Kerry Travel to Tbilisi, Kyiv and Warsaw

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Tbilisi, Georgia on July 6, 2016, to meet with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili for bilateral discussions on a range of issues, including U.S. support for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations and …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:34 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Norway Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation

  On June 14, President Obama submitted to Congress for its review an Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Kingdom of Norway Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. Upon entry into force, following the …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:34 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: U.S.-Norwegian Demining Initiative

  Today in Oslo, the United States and Norway announced the U.S.-Norwegian Demining Initiative. This effort reflects a new chapter in our longstanding partnership to address the humanitarian impact of landmines and unexploded ordnance that is saving lives …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:34 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Joint Statement from the United States and Norway on Deeper Collaboration on Forests and Climate Change

  The following statement was released by the Governments of Norway and the United States of America at the Oslo REDD Exchange held on June 15, 2016 in Oslo, Norway. [Begin Text] Recognizing the critical importance of forests and land use in mitigating the …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:34 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks at the Oslo Forum

  SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. Borge, thank you so much for a very generous introduction. More importantly, thank you for a wonderful welcome back to Norway and to this pretty idyllic and appropriate setting for the discussions that you …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:34 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks at the Oslo Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Conference

  SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Minister Helgesen, (in Norwegian), thank you very much, nice to be here with you. I am really glad to be here in Oslo and delighted to see all of you. I don’t know where you all come from, who you are – (laughter) – but it’s …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:33 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks at GAME Copenhagen

  FOREIGN MINISTER JENSEN: Well, I think I’m going to go first; you continue. First of all, thank you. It’s been great seeing what you do and it’s been great hearing about how you go out and reach out to your local communities. What you’re doing is so …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:33 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks With Greenland Foreign Minister Vittus Qujaukitsoq and Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen

  FOREIGN MINISTER QUJAUKITSOQ: Good afternoon. I think it’s appropriate to have a brief presentation and introduction of what we are doing here. Welcome to this briefing and good afternoon to all of you. I am pleased to welcome Secretary John Kerry to …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:33 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Joint Statement of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission Working Group on Democracy and Governance

  The U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission's (SPC) Democracy and Governance Working Group met on June 21 in Tbilisi to review progress on goals set at the Working Group’s November 2015 meeting in Washington. Both sides affirmed the importance of …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:33 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: On the Occasion of Croatia's National Day

  On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Croatia as you celebrate the anniversary of your declaration of independence on June 25. The United States is proud to count Croatia as a close friend and ally. The values …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:33 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: On the United Kingdom - European Union Referendum

  Earlier today, I spoke to British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond regarding yesterday's referendum in the United Kingdom. The citizens of the U.K. have made their decision and we will of course respect it. I want to emphasize that although the U.K. …

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• Published on June 28, 2016 - 04:33 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks With NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

  SECRETARY KERRY: I think we have great expectations for the NATO summit on July 8th and 9th, and I think the E.U. participation, the U.K. engagement with respect to NATO, is as important as ever. And we have high expectations of a very strong NATO meeting …

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