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President Obama’s Speech on Counterterrorism
Yesterday at National Defense University, President Obama laid out the framework for U.S. counterterrorism strategy as we wind down the war in Afghanistan.
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Kerry’s Visit to African Union Summit Shows Continent’s Value
Secretary of State John Kerry’s attendance at the May 19–27 African Union (AU) Summit in Ethiopia showcases the importance of the African continent to the United States.
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Friends of Syria Press for Syrian Peace Conference
Secretary Kerry met in Amman with the foreign ministers of 10 countries in Europe and the Middle East to plot a common course aimed at convening an international conference in Geneva to end the war in Syria.
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USAID Expands Partnership to Improve Access to Technology
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and a leading wireless technology provider are expanding their collaboration to use technology to improve economic and social development in emerging markets.
Human Rights News
Religious Freedom Is Moral, Strategic Concern for U.S.
Attacks on religious freedom are both a moral and a strategic national security concern for the United States, says […]
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO for short) is celebrated on May 17 each year.
U.S. Policy Spotlights the Human Right of Religious Freedom
Among U.S. values, religious freedom is prominent, and it is a human right the United States vigilantly protects at […]
Development & Humanitarian Aid
USAID Expands Partnership to Improve Access to Technology
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and a leading wireless technology provider are expanding their collaboration to use […]
U.S. Statement at the Opening Plenary of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Ambassador King: “The challenges have never been greater, nor our collective efforts more important, to reducing disaster risk.”
United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Mali
The new assistance builds on the significant ongoing commitment of the United States to address the crisis in Mali.
Latest News: Arms Control
Ambassador Kennedy’s Final Statement in the CD
“I must begin by thanking the Secretariat, in particular, my old friend, our distinguished Secretary General Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.”
The United States – Republic of Korea Alliance
The U.S. commitment to the Republic of Korea’s security remains unwavering. Through a bilateral Extended Deterrence Policy Committee, our […]
Cluster 3 Specific issue – Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and other Provisions of the Treaty
The United States welcomes this opportunity to address the important NPT issues of nuclear safety and security as well […]
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- Press Releases: Azerbaijan's National Day May 23, 2013
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