As prepared Thanks very much, Under Secretary Gottemoeller, and thank you again to the students and faculty at the National Defense University for hosting us today. My name is Frank Rose, and as the Under Secretary mentioned, I am responsible for …
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Monaco as you celebrate your 158th National Day, la Fête du Prince, on November 19. The United States and Monaco have enjoyed a long and productive relationship, …
SECRETARY KERRY: All right. Good morning, everybody. I am, first of all, delighted to be in London with my friend Philip Hammond. I think the fact that we are meeting on a regular basis now, almost weekly since he has become the foreign secretary, is an …
As Prepared Thank you, Rob, for that introduction. I am so pleased to be here in Romania and at this important time. We congratulate the people of Romania on their election yesterday. We look forward to working with the President-elect and the government …
We honor the memory of Russian lawyer Sergey Magnitskiy, who died of medical neglect on November 16, 2009, after a year in pre-trial detention in a Moscow prison. He was arrested immediately after uncovering a large tax fraud scheme perpetrated by Russian …
Twenty-five years ago, the people of Czechoslovakia rose up to peacefully demand their freedom during the Velvet Revolution. Those students, artists, and union workers led by Vaclav Havel helped usher in the historic wave of freedom that swept across …
The first-ever U.S.-Poland Innovation Program (PLUS-IP) will be launched on November 17, 2014 at the InterContinental hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, California. PLUS-IP will expand bilateral innovation cooperation, and facilitate links between our …
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals: Combatting Anti-Semitism in Europe Department of State Public Notice Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals: Combatting Anti-Semitism in Europe I. Requested …
The United States will attend the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons this December. Following a careful review of the agenda, as well as discussions with the conference host Austria, the United States concluded there were real …
The United States notes with concern the Georgian Prime Minister’s dismissal of Defense Minister Alasania and his deputy ministers, and the subsequent resignations of State Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration Petriashvili and Foreign Minister Panjikidze …
SECRETARY KERRY: Well good evening, and thank you for being here. It’s a pleasure for me to be back in Paris on my way to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing. And in the meantime, I was able to have a number of important and …
The special envoys for Libya from the African Union, the Arab League, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States met yesterday in Paris with Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General …
I look forward to collaborating with a new European Commission that will take office on November 1 under the leadership of President Jean-Claude Juncker. He has assembled a talented group of European leaders for his new Commission, including old friends …
U.S. Special Representative for the Arctic Admiral Robert Papp will visit Reykjavik, Iceland, October 31-November 1 to attend the Arctic Circle Assembly. While in Iceland he will deliver opening remarks at the Assembly, meet with the President of Iceland, …
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Turkey as you celebrate the founding of your republic on October 29. The partnership between our two governments is vital to the security and prosperity of all …
The Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations announces the design/build construction award for a new U.S. Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo, to B.L. Harbert, International of Birmingham, Alabama. The new Embassy will facilitate efforts to …
I join President Obama in congratulating Ukraine on successful parliamentary elections. The people of Ukraine have spoken, and they have again chosen to chart the course of democracy, reform, and European integration. We applaud Ukraine’s commitment to an …
