Secretary Clinton: Statement on Iranian Journalist Ahmad Zeidabadi Named 2011 UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize Winner

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-04-07

I send my deepest congratulations to jailed Iranian journalist Ahmad Zeidabadi for being named the 2011 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom prize winner. Mr. Zeidabadi, along with his fellow activists,... Read More

Charge d’Affaires Fuller: Statement on Elections in Kazakhstan

United States Mission to the OSCE

Chargé d'Affaires of the US Mission to the OSCE Carol Fuller

2011-04-07

Following the results of the presidential elections on April 3 in Kazakhstan, the United States welcomes the preliminary conclusions set forth in the Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions issued... Read More

Charge d’Affaires Fuller: Response to Statement on Koran Burning in the United States

United States Mission to the OSCE

Chargé d'Affaires of the US Mission to the OSCE Carol Fuller

2011-04-07

We would like to thank the delegation of Kazakhstan for bringing this to the attention of the permanent Council, and we join with you in condemning these heinous acts. President... Read More

President Obama Meets With Colombian President Santos

President Barack Obama and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos

2011-04-07

President Obama and President Juan Manuel Santos speak to the press after meeting in the Oval... Read More

Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on the 17th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

Ambassador Susan E. Rice

2011-04-07

On the 17th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, the United States shares in the boundless grief for those who died and extends our profound sympathy to the survivors and... Read More

International Conference on Hate Studies

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal

2011-04-07

 Hannah Rosenthal: Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Congratulations on this conference. I am intrigued by hate studies as a discipline – something that didn’t exist when I... Read More

Secretary Clinton's Interview With Jeff Goldberg of The Atlantic

Interview Originally Appeared in The Atlantic

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-04-07

Click here for the full interview. QUESTION: I wanted to start with something that was interesting. The day after you – I stayed in Tunisia when you left, and the... Read More

Secretary Clinton: Statement on the Inauguration of the Republic of Niger’s President and Parliament

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-04-06

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I offer my deepest congratulations to the people of the Republic of Niger on the inauguration of your... Read More

Secretary Clinton: Remarks With Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini After Their Meeting

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini

2011-04-06

 SECRETARY CLINTON: You’re very popular, Franco. Look at this. (Laughter.) Oh, my goodness. And I know why, because he is a very good colleague and an excellent friend not... Read More

Secretary Clinton: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-04-06

   SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all. Thank you and good morning, and I apologize to all of you who are here with us in the State Department in the... Read More

Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Humanitarian Assistance in Response to the Libya Crisis

Office of the Spokesman

2011-04-06

The U.S. Government has provided $47 million to international and non-governmental organizations to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of people fleeing the violence in Libya. (Please see chart below for... Read More

FACT SHEETS: U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement and Action Plan

The White House Office of the Press Secretary

2011-04-06

President Obama is committed to pursuing an ambitious trade agenda that will help grow our economy and support good jobs for U.S. workers by opening new markets.  To achieve that... Read More

FACT SHEET: Advancing U.S. Interests at the United Nations

Fact Sheet from the U.S. Mission to the United Nations

2011-04-06

The Obama Administration, in its first two years in office, has dramatically changed America’s course at the United Nations to advance our interests and values and help create a world... Read More

Johnnie Carson on U.S. Policy Towards Africa in 2011: Implications of Current Events

Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Johnnie Carson

2011-04-05

Click here for State.gov video of Assistant Secretary Carson's remarks I would like to thank Steve McDonald and the Woodrow Wilson Center for inviting me to speak today. It’s a... Read More

Mark Toner: Statement on Vietnam's Conviction of Activist Cu Huy Ha Vu

Acting Deputy Spokesman Mark C. Toner

2011-04-04

The United States is deeply concerned by the April 4 conviction and sentencing to seven years imprisonment of activist Cu Huy Ha Vu on charges of “propagandizing against the government.”... Read More

Secretary Clinton: Statement on the Violence in Cote d'Ivoire

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-04-02

We are deeply concerned by the dangerous and deteriorating situation in Cote d’Ivoire, including recent reports of gross human rights abuses and potential massacres in the west. The United States... Read More

U.S. Department of State Honors Dr. Protais Bunini Gahungu of Rwanda

Office of the Spokesman

2011-04-01

The U.S. Department of State has named Dr. Protais Bunini Gahungu, an alumnus of the Citizen Exchanges program, as State Alumni Member of the Month. Throughout April, his leadership in... Read More

2011-04-01

7 images of Az-Zabadani... Az-Zabadani, Syria - Update    Posted on April 2, 2012 Syrian government security forces have conducted operations in Az-Zabadani since the start of pro-democracy protests last year,... Read More

Johnnie Carson: Statement on the Situation in Cote d'Ivoire

Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs

2011-03-31

MR. TONER: Good afternoon, everyone. Well, we thought it was – would be useful to invite our Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson to come and give you all... Read More

Princeton Lyman: Remarks From the New Special Envoy for Sudan

Special Envoy for Sudan, Ambassador Princeton Lyman

2011-03-31

AMBASSADOR LYMAN: Madam Secretary, thank you so very, very much. The support that President Obama and Secretary Clinton have given to this process has been extraordinary and sustained, and with... Read More