Under Secretary Sherman will travel to Switzerland January 20-24, 2014. On January 20, Under Secretary Sherman will travel to Geneva, Switzerland for meetings with the political directors of the P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the UK, United States plus …
The United States views the UN Secretary General’s invitation to Iran to attend the upcoming Geneva conference as conditioned on Iran’s explicit and public support for the full implementation of the Geneva communique including the establishment of a …
This is a courageous vote in the interests of all the Syrian people who have suffered so horribly under the brutality of the Assad regime and a civil war without end. By voting to go to Geneva II with a mission to negotiate an end to the war, the …
SECRETARY KERRY: I’m very pleased to welcome Greek Foreign Minister Venizelos here to Washington. We have met but we have not had a chance to be able to get together like this, and it’s my pleasure to welcome him here. I want to congratulate Greece on …
Also see Assistant Secretary Nuland's testimony. Thank you, Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, and distinguished Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for inviting me to testify on the situation in Ukraine. We very much appreciate …
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Ambassador Marcie Ries and Minister of Culture Dr. Petar Stoyanovich signed an agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria to protect Bulgaria’s cultural …
(As prepared) Thank you, Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, and distinguished members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It is my honor to appear before you today to discuss the situation in Ukraine and our response to it. These are …
Well, let me just say that it was a privilege for me as the first Catholic Secretary of State in about 32 or 33 years to have the privilege of going to the Vatican today to talk with the new secretary of state there about the broad array of issues that we …
President Traian Basescu: Nice to see you back in Bucharest. It's an honor for us having you here. Assistant Secretary Nuland: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. It's good to see you again. President Traian Basescu: You must be tired after your …
Assistant Secretary Nuland: I am so delighted to be back in Romania after a number of years and so early in my tenure as Assistant Secretary, and particularly on the Foreign Minister’s birthday. I thank you for taking some time out of your special day and …
Assistant Secretary Nuland: Thank you colleagues, thank you media friends, for being here today. I am not going to make a long opening statement because I’ve already spoken publicly when I saw the President and when I saw the Foreign Minister. I am …
SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning. I want to thank all of you for coming, and I want to particularly thank both Ambassador Brahimi and Minister Lavrov for joining me here today as we prepare for the Geneva II conference later this month. Today, Ambassador …
On January 11, 1994, the United States and the other allied nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) created the Partnership for Peace. Today marks its twentieth anniversary. Based on a commitment to the democratic principles that underpin …
Question: First of all could you tell me, why are you in the Netherlands at the moment? What is your mission here? Assistant Secretary Nuland: I’m here for bilateral consultations on the full range of things that we do together. As you know, the U.S.- …
On January 7, Assistant Secretary Nuland will travel to The Hague, Netherlands, where she will meet with senior Dutch government officials to discuss bilateral and other foreign policy issues, including planning for the Nuclear Security Summit, the …
As coordinators of the U.S. – Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission (BPC), Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today welcomed the submission of the 2013 U.S. – Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission Annual Report. …
The United States expresses its grave concern over an emerging pattern of targeted violence and intimidation towards activists and journalists who participated in or reported on the EuroMaidan protests. The violent beating of journalist Tatiana Chornovol …
We welcome the pardon and release from prison of Mikhail Khodorkovskiy. We have repeatedly expressed our concerns about due process violations and selective prosecution in Russia, including against Khodorkovskiy and his business partner Platon Lebedev, who …
The U.S. Department of State hosted working group meetings of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission December 9 – 13. All the working groups congratulated Georgia on its well-administered presidential election and initialing an Association …
Thank you, Roman. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here and for your continued support for the U.S.-Ukraine relationship, and thank you for the invitation to speak to you today. I’m still jetlagged from my third trip in five weeks to …
