The White House on Azerbaijan’s Decision to Pardon Ramil Safarov

Washington, D.C.

National Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor

2012-09-04

Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Azerbaijan’s Decision to Pardon Ramil Safarov President Obama is deeply concerned by today’s announcement that the President of Azerbaijan has pardoned Ramil Safarov... Read More

Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton Underscores U.S. Commitment to the Pacific

Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2012-09-04

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Post Forum Dialogue in the Cook Islands on August 31, 2012, as part of our intensive engagement and... Read More

Defending Labor Rights: A Smart Investment

U.S. Department of State - DipNote Blog

Special Representative for International Labor Affairs for U.S. Department of State, Barbara Shailor

2012-09-04

Barbara Shailor serves as Special Representative for International Labor Affairs. As Special Representative for International Labor Affairs, I work along with colleagues in the Department of State's Office of International... Read More

Fact Sheet: U.S. Engagement in the Pacific

U.S. Department of State

2012-09-04

For over a century, the United States has remained a positive force for development throughout the Pacific region -- from the establishment of Naval Station Pearl Harbor in 1912 to... Read More

The State Department on the Pardon of Azerbaijani Soldier

Washington, D.C.

Acting Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State Patrick Ventrell

2012-09-04

The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov, who returned to Baku today following his transfer from Hungary.... Read More

U.S.-Japan Statement on Aid Coordination in Pacific Region

Washington, D.C.

U.S. Department of State

2012-09-04

Following is the text of a joint statement issued by the United States and Japan on the sidelines of the Pacific Island Forum meetings in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on August... Read More

Joint Statement on the Rarotonga Dialogue on Gender Equality

Washington, D.C.

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesperson

2012-09-04

On the occasion of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum, gender equality leaders from the Pacific region held the Rarotonga Dialogue on Gender Equality in Cook Islands on August 31st. Dialogue... Read More

Secretary Clinton on the Republic of San Marino’s National Day

Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2012-09-04

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of San Marino as you celebrate your National... Read More

Secretary Clinton on U.S. Peace and Security Partnerships in Pacific

Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2012-09-04

Thank you very much, Admiral Locklear for your strong leadership and your wise insights and your understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing this vast region. Also, Rear Admiral Ray,... Read More

U.S.-Iraq Political, Diplomatic Coordination Panel Joint Statement

Washington, D.C.

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesperson

2012-09-04

The Governments of the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America reaffirmed their strategic partnership during a meeting of the Political and Diplomatic Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on... Read More

Fact Sheet: U.S.-Indonesia Relations

Washington, D.C.

U.S. Department of State

2012-09-04

Since Secretary Clinton visited Indonesia in 2009 on her first international trip as Secretary of State, and two years after the launch of the Comprehensive Partnership, United States-Indonesia relations have... Read More

Fact Sheet: U.S. Institutional Support for ASEAN

Washington, D.C.

U.S. Department of State

2012-09-04

On September 4, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will meet with the ASEAN Secretary General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan and the ASEAN Committee of Permanent Representatives at the ASEAN Secretariat... Read More

Remarks from Secretary Clinton and Indonesia Foreign Minister in Jakarta

Jakarta, Indonesia

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Indonesian Foreign Minister Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa

2012-09-04

FOREIGN MINISTER NATALEGAWA: (In Indonesian.) I will say a few words in Bahasa, and for those who are not proficient in Bahasa (inaudible.) (Via interpreter.) I am pleased to be... Read More

Secretary Clinton on Swaziland's National Day

Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2012-09-04

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Swaziland as you celebrate your Independence Day... Read More

Secretary Clinton and ASEAN Secretary-General Surin in Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and ASEAN Secretary General Surin

2012-09-04

ASEAN SECRETARY GENERAL SURIN: Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, chair of ASEAN program representative, Excellencies, members of the CPR, it is a great privilege for us to welcome the Secretary here... Read More

Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton in Indonesia

Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2012-09-04

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with senior Indonesian officials, including President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa, to discuss the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership,... Read More

Secretary Clinton on the Occasion of Switzerland's National Day

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2012-08-31

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Switzerland as you celebrate the 721st anniversary... Read More

Remarks by Ambassador Rice at a Security Council Meeting on Syria

New York, N.Y.

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

2012-08-31

AS DELIVERED Thank you, Foreign Minister Fabius, for convening this important meeting. Mr. President, we gather at a somber hour—less than a week after some of the bloodiest days since... Read More

Secretary Clinton on Vietnam’s National Day

Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2012-08-31

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I would like to congratulate the Vietnamese people as they celebrate Vietnam’s National Day on September 2. In... Read More

Statement by Spokesperson Nuland on the Release of Maldivian National Inquiry Report

Washington, D.C.

State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland

2012-08-31

The United States welcomes the release of the report of the independent Commission of National Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the February 7 transfer of power in Maldives. The United... Read More