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Ambassador DeLaurentis on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
New York, New York
Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, United States Ambassador and Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs
2012-06-07
Thank you, Mr. President. Tribunal Presidents Meron and Joensen, Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow, thank you very much for your briefings today and your continued service. Congratulations, President Joensen, on your... Read More
Fact Sheet: U.S. Humanitarian Aid Reaching Syria and Neighboring Countries
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesperson
2012-06-07
The United States is pursuing every avenue to provide humanitarian relief to those affected by the violence in Syria and is engaged in focused diplomatic efforts to secure full and... Read More
Friends of the Syrian People Sanctions Working Group
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2012-06-06
Recent events, including the killings at Houla, have exposed the Asad regime’s determination to continue waging war on the Syrian people. The international community cannot sit idly by, and we... Read More
Secretary Clinton with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
Baku, Azerbaijan
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2012-06-06
FOREIGN MINISTER MAMMADYAROV: Welcome for those who are from the foreign press to Azerbaijan. I am really happy to greet Secretary of State Madam Hillary Clinton to Azerbaijan precisely on... Read More
Assistant Secretary Richard's Recent Trip to Geneva, Iraq, and Jordan
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne C. Richard
2012-06-06
Dear colleagues and friends, I write to share with you a description of my first trip as Assistant Secretary. First stop was Geneva to participate in an international conference on... Read More
Ambassador Mozena at the Bangladesh Garment Manufactures Export
BGMEA Complex, Dhaka, Bangladesh
U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, Dan W. Mozena
2012-06-06
(Begin text) Mr. Md. Shafiul Islam, President, BGMEA Mr. Ghulam Hussain, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce Respected Former Presidents and Vice Presidents of BGMEA Members of the BGMEA Board of Directors ... Read More
Deputy Spokesperson Toner on the Situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner
2012-06-06
The United States is concerned by the continued mutiny of officers and soldiers formerly integrated into the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and now operating... Read More
Remarks by Assistant Secretary Posner to the Kimberley Process Intersessional Natural Resources Governance
Loy Henderson Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael H. Posner
2012-06-06
Thanks very much, I’m delighted to have the opportunity to speak to you today. We are very pleased to be hosting and chairing these meetings. I want to thank Ambassador... Read More
Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner on the Refugee Crisis in South Sudan
Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner
2012-06-06
The United States is concerned about the dire situation faced by the growing Sudanese refugee population in South Sudan. We remain deeply committed to meeting the humanitarian needs of the... Read More
INTERVIEW: Secretary Clinton With Eka Kvesitadze of Georgian Public Broadcaster
Sheraton Hotel, Batumi, Georgia
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2012-06-06
QUESTION: Madam Secretary, thank you very much for your time. And your statement in Chicago that this was a last non-enlargement summit brings some optimism to Georgia. And what should... Read More
Deputy Assistant Secretary Clements on Syria Humanitarian Forum
Geneva, Switzerland
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kelly Clements, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
2012-06-05
( As Delivered) As this Humanitarian Forum is convened today, we acknowledge the exceptional work and sacrifice of humanitarian organizations and individuals in Syria and surrounding countries. This forum has... Read More
Secretary Clinton's Remarks in Georgia at the Omnibus Session of the Strategic Partnership Commission
Radisson Blu Hotel, Batumi, Georgia
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2012-06-05
Well, thank you very much, and it is a great pleasure being here on the 20th year anniversary of our diplomatic relations. And I appreciate greatly Georgia hosting this third... Read More
U.S. Makes Additional Contribution to Humanitarian Relief to Syrians
U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kelly Clements, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
2012-06-05
United States is providing an additional $12.8 million to bolster the Syrian humanitarian response, bringing the total amount of U.S. assistance in 2012 to just over $52 million. Deputy Assistant... Read More
Serbian President Nikolic's Denial of Srebrenica Genocide
Statement by Mark Toner, Deputy Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State
2012-06-05
The United States deplores the statement made by newly elected Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic denying genocide in Srebrenica. Genocide in Srebrenica is not a subjective determination—it is a defined criminal... Read More
Marshall Plan’s 65th Anniversary
Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner
2012-06-05
Sixty-five years ago today, Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlined the details of a plan to assist Europe in its recovery from the ravages of the Second World War... Read More
Ambassador DeLaurentis at the International Criminal Court
New York, New York
Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, U.S. Ambassador and Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs
2012-06-05
Thank you, Mr. President. Let me start by thanking the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, for his informative briefing today on the situation in Darfur, as... Read More
Secretary Clinton Denmark's Constitution Day
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2012-06-04
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Denmark as you celebrate your Constitution Day... Read More
Secretary Clinton and Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian
Presidential Palace, Yerevan, Armenia
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2012-06-04
FOREIGN MINISTER NALBANDIAN: Dear Madam Secretary of State, dear Hillary, it’s a great pleasure for me to welcome you again in Armenia. Your last visit to Yerevan coincided with July... Read More
Secretary Clinton at the Universal Rights Award Ceremony
U.S. Embassy Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2012-06-04
Thank you very much, Ambassador, and it is such a pleasure to be here in Yerevan at the U.S. Embassy. Let me acknowledge some of the partners that the Ambassador... Read More
Message on the Twenty-Third Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner
2012-06-03
On this the twenty-third anniversary of the violent suppression by Chinese authorities of the spring 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, the United States joins the international community in remembering the tragic... Read More


