America and a Changing Middle East

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns

2013-05-06

Thank you, Dan. It’s an honor to be back at Princeton, and back at the Woodrow Wilson School, an institution whose commitment to public service I have long admired. It’s... Read More

Secretary Kerry on the Release of the Human Rights Report

U.S. Department of State - Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State John Kerry

2013-04-19

Read the 2012 Human Rights Reports | Learn more: the Human Rights Reports SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Some people asked whether or not we might postpone this today because... Read More

A Sustained Commitment to Human Rights

DipNote, U.S. Department of State Offical Blog

Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Uzra Zeya

2013-04-19

Read the 2012 Human Rights Reports | Learn more: the Human Rights Reports Uzra Zeya serves as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Some 15... Read More

U.S. Priorities at UN Human Rights Council 22 Opening

Geneva, Switzerland

Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, Esther Brimmer

2013-02-26

Mr. President, fellow delegates, distinguished guests, It is an honor for me to once again represent the United States before the UN Human Rights Council, to present our first intervention... Read More

Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action More Relevant Today Than Ever

UN Human Rights Council 22nd Session - Geneva, Switzerland

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Paula Schriefer

2013-02-25

Thank you, Mr. President. As the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action underscores, the protection and promotion of universal human rights and fundamental freedoms are, and I quote, “the first... Read More

Ambassador Rice on the Signing of the Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Region

Washington, D.C.

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Susan E. Rice

2013-02-24

AS DELIVERED The United States welcomes today’s signing of the Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Region, a significant step toward promoting... Read More

Victoria Nuland on the Two-Year Anniversary of the House Arrests of Iranian Opposition Leaders

U.S. Department of State – Washington, D.C.

State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland

2013-02-15

Two years ago today, the Iranian regime put former presidential candidates and opposition leaders Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and his wife, women’s rights activist Zahra Rahnavard, under house arrest... Read More

On Internet Freedom at the Closing Plenary of the OSCE Internet 2013 Conference

Vienna, Austria

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Daniel Baer

2013-02-15

AS DELIVERED I am pleased to join you in addressing a defining challenge of the 21st century: upholding Internet Freedom. I commend the RFOM for convening this Conference and note... Read More

President Obama’s Message to the People of Kenya on the Upcoming Elections

The White House

President Barack Obama

2013-02-05

In a video message, President Barack Obama tells the people of Kenya that the upcoming elections are a historic opportunity for Kenyans to stand together, as a nation, for peace... Read More

President Obama on National Emergency with respect to Côte d’Ivoire

President Barack Obama

2013-02-04

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency, unless, within 90 days... Read More

UPR 15th Session – Intervention for Liechtenstein

U.S. Department of State

2013-01-30

Learn more about the Universal Periodic Review, and see other interventions on the UPR 15th Session page. AS PREPARED The Unites States warmly welcomes H.E. Aurelia Frick and the Liechtenstein... Read More

UPR 15th Session - Intervention for Serbia

U.S. Department of State

2013-01-30

Learn more about the Universal Periodic Review, and see other interventions on the UPR 15th Session page. AS PREPARED The United States warmly welcomes H.E. Gordana Stamenic, State Secretary, Ministry... Read More

Fact Sheet: U.S. Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Response to the Syrian Crisis

U.S. Department of State

Office of the Spokesperson

2013-01-29

Up-to-date information on the situation in Syria including maps and figures. Today, President Obama reaffirmed the United States’ continued commitment and support for the Syrian people by announcing an... Read More

Human Rights Council Agreement Protecting the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism

Organizational Meeting of the Human Rights Council - Geneva, Switzerland

Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe

2013-01-29

We would like to thank the Human Rights Council President for his hard work and creativity in finding what we hope will be a consensus solution to a very difficult... Read More

President Obama: $155 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian People

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

2013-01-29

For nearly two years, the Assad regime has waged a brutal war against the Syrian people—murdering innocent men, women and children, in their homes, in bread lines, and at universities.  ... Read More

Secretary Clinton on the Death of Ambassador Max M. Kampelman

Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton

2013-01-29

On behalf of the men and women of the Department of State, I wish to express our sadness at the passing of Max Kampelman, whose contributions to American diplomacy remain... Read More

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

DipNote Blog - U.S. Department of State

Ambassador Michael G. Kozak

2013-01-29

Ambassador Michael G. Kozak serves as Interim Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. When many of us reflect on the Holocaust, the horrific gas chambers and ovens of the... Read More

UPR 15th Session - Intervention for Montenegro

U.S. Department of State

2013-01-28

Learn more about the Universal Periodic Review, and see other interventions on the UPR 15th Session page. AS PREPARED The United States warmly welcomes H.E. Suad Numanovic and the Montenegrin... Read More

UPR 15th Session - Intervention for the United Arab Emirates

U.S. Department of State

2013-01-28

Learn more about the Universal Periodic Review, and see other interventions on the UPR 15th Session page. AS PREPARED The United States welcomes H.E. Dr. Anwar Mohammad Gargash, Minister of... Read More

Assisting Syrian Refugees in Turkey

DipNote Blog - U.S. Department of State

2013-01-28

U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne C. Richard, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict,... Read More