In London, Secretary Pompeo is very honored to be delivering this year’s Margaret Thatcher Lecture at the Center for Policy Studies. In his remarks, the Secretary is going to discuss the Special Relationship that binds the United States and the United Kingdom in a relationship that has indelibly contributed to the prosperity, security, and freedom ...
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By Weblord | 2 May, 2019 | Categories:
News, U.S. & United Kingdom, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Policy, policy update
Thanks for the opportunity to discuss the administration’s FY 2020 budget. It’s designed around the National Security Strategy to achieve our foreign policy goals. The request for $40 billion for State Department and USAID puts us in position to do just that. Testimony Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Opening Statement Before the House Committee on ...
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By Weblord | 27 March, 2019 | Categories:
News, Policy, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: foreign policy, Michael R. Pompeo, Policy, policy update
Eight years ago today, tens of thousands of Syrians took to the streets to claim the right to express themselves freely, call for reform, and demand justice. The Assad regime’s brutal response, and role in the conflict that followed, resulted in the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II.
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By Weblord | 15 March, 2019 | Categories:
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| Tags: Assad, Policy, policy update, Syria
In four graphics, learn more about the 116th Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government, composed of the Senate, made up of 100 members, and the House of Representatives, which consists of 435 members.
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By Weblord | 8 February, 2019 | Categories:
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| Tags: Congress, Policy, policy update
The United States stands with interim President Juan Guaidó, the democratically elected National Assembly and the people of Venezuela as they peacefully restore constitutional order and democracy to their country.
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By Weblord | 7 February, 2019 | Categories:
News, Policy, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Policy, policy update, Venezuela
To address this ongoing crisis, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently announced $20 million in aid in initial humanitarian assistance for Venezuelans, on top of the $140 million in humanitarian and development aid for surrounding countries to support the more than 3.6 million Venezuelans who have fled Maduro’s tyranny.
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By Weblord | 5 February, 2019 | Categories:
News, Policy, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Food, Nicolas Maduro, Policy, policy update, usaid, Venezuela
Russia has not, unfortunately, honored the agreement, so we’re going to terminate the agreement. We’re going to pull out The White House February 01, 2019 RESTORING ACCOUNTABILITY TO ARMS CONTROL: President Donald J. Trump is taking decisive action to hold Russia accountable for its violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Violations must have ...
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By Weblord | 1 February, 2019 | Categories:
News, Policy, President of the United States
| Tags: arms control, INF, Intermediate-Range, Nuclear, Policy, policy update
Secretary of State Pompeo said "[Such] scenes of misery are now the norm in Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela, where millions of children are suffering from malnutrition and starvation thanks to a socialist experiment that caused the economy to collapse."
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By Weblord | 31 January, 2019 | Categories:
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| Tags: deprivation, hardship, Nicolas Maduro, Policy, policy update, Venezuela
The White House Statements & Releases January 24, 2019 Vice President Mike Pence met today with Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt of the United Kingdom. The Foreign Secretary updated the Vice President on the status of preparations for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union and both reaffirmed a mutual desire for a U.S.-UK bilateral ...
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By Weblord | 24 January, 2019 | Categories:
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| Tags: Policy, policy update
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC August 8, 2018 Following the use of a “Novichok” nerve agent in an attempt to assassinate UK citizen Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal, the United States, on August 6, 2018, determined under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 ...
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By Weblord | 9 August, 2018 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: CBW Act, Novichok, policy update, Russia, Skripal, united ki, united kingdom
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND PRIME MINISTER MAY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE Chequers Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 1:52 P.M. BST PRIME MINISTER MAY: Well, good afternoon. And I’m pleased to welcome the President of the United States to Chequers today on his first official visit to the United Kingdom. No ...
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By Weblord | 13 July, 2018 | Categories:
News, Policy, President of the United States
| Tags: Chequers, Donald J. Trump, policy update, Theresa May, united kingdom
Five Things To Know About The State Department's 2017 International Religious Freedom Report.1
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By Weblord | 30 May, 2018 | Categories:
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| Tags: policy update
Today’s topics: U.S. Women at the Olympics / Blue energy / U.S. Army ‘Mad Scientist’ program / China human rights / Helping Libya against ISIL U.S. Women at the Olympics 10 August 2016
U.S. women a major force at the Olympics For the second straight Olympics, women athletes outnumber men on the U.S. Olympic team, 292 to 262. In fact, the 2016 Team ...
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By Weblord | 10 August, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Blue Energy, China, Gou Hongguo, Hu Shigen, Human Rights, Mad Scientist, olympics, policy update, Rio, Women, Zhai Yanmin, Zhou Shifeng
Today’s topics: Happy birthday State Department / Past Olympians / Murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet / North Korean missile launch / Anti-ISIL Efforts in Libya and Iraq Sporting Greats of Past Olympics 02 August 2016
U.S. Olympic standouts: A look back in photos As the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro bring us new heroes from around the world, we’re taking ...
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By Weblord | 3 August, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: 227th birthday, anniversary, Baghdad, ISIL, libya, Mosul, Pavel Sheremet, policy update, Qayyarah bridge, State Department, Tigris
Today’s topics: Scotland holiday closure / Free State of Jones / Millennial voting / Gymnastics at Rio Olympics / Munich attack / Restoring vision / DoD on Counter-ISIL Efforts Scotland Holiday The
U.S. Consulate-General in Edinburgh , Scotland, will be CLOSED on Monday, 01 August 2016 for the
Scottish Summer Bank Holiday . The Consulate will re-open the next business day, on Tuesday 02 ...
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By Weblord | 25 July, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Alzheimer’s, Ash Carter, Counter-ISIL, DoD, edinburgh, Free State of Jones, glaucoma, gymnastics, ISIL, Joint Base Andrews, Millenial voting, olympics, policy update, Scottish holiday, Stanford University
Today’s topics: Cuba update / Turkey / Solar power / Telehealth / Carter on counter-ISIL fight Cuba 1 Year On 20 July 2016
A year of strengthening Cuba-U.S. ties Though separated by just 140 kilometers of water, the United States and Cuba have endured strained relations for more than half a century. In 2015, the two countries began to chart a new ...
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By Weblord | 21 July, 2016 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy
| Tags: cuba, ISIL, John Kerry, policy update, solar power, Telehealth, Turkey
Today’s topics: Secretary Kerry Meets PM Theresa May, UK’s Johnson / Iraq Pledging / Anti-ISIL update / U.S. Elections FAQs Secretary Kerry Meets PM Theresa May, UK’s Johnson Secretary Kerry traveled to London, 18–19 July where he attended multilateral meetings on Yemen and Syria. He also met with U.K Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 ...
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By Weblord | 20 July, 2016 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy
| Tags: Boris Johnson, John Kerry, policy update
Today’s topics: Iraq Campaign update / South China sea territorial claims / THAAD deployment in South Korea / NATO Warsaw summit / NATO Summit Summary 09 July 2016
Landmark NATO Summit in Warsaw draws to a close NATO’s Summit in Warsaw concluded on Saturday (9 July 2016), following two days of decisions to strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and defence, and plans to ...
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By Weblord | 13 July, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Ash Carter, Erbil, Iraq campaign, Makhmur, NATO, policy update, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, THAAD, Warsaw
Today’s topics: Farnborough International Airshow / Treasury’s Lew travel to UK / South China Sea / Open Disclosure Law changes Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) The Farnborough International Airshow 2016 is a biennial international trade fair for the aerospace industry to demonstrate both civilian and military aircraft to potential customers and investors. The show was first ...
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By Weblord | 11 July, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Farnborough International Airshow, FIA, FOIA, Jacob Lew, open disclosure law, Penny Pritzker, policy update, South China Sea, Subi Reef, Treasury
Today’s topics: SelectUSA 2016 summit / Kerry with Angelina Jolie Pitt on refugees / Alert for possible N. Korea missile launch / Silicon Valley / Security networks SelectUSA2016 This years’ SelectUSA summit will be held in Washington D.C., on 19-21 June 2016. This Summit is the highest-profile event promoting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the ...
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By Weblord | 21 June, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Angelina Jolie Pitt, Ash Carter, Asia Pacific, North Korea Missile, policy update, refugee, Security Networks, SelectUSA, Silicon Valley, UNHRC
Today’s topics: Condolences for Orlando Shootings / The meaning of LGBTI / Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Prepcom / Ukraine energy diversification / Condolences for Orlando Shootings The U.S. Embassy joins all those worldwide in expressing their condolences to the families and victims of the horrific Orlando shootings. If you would like to leave ...
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By Weblord | 14 June, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Condolences for Orlando Shootings, CTBT, energy diversification, Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Prepcom, policy update, Ukraine
Today’s topics: Orlando shootings / Automated passport control at U.S. airports / upcoming U.S. Supreme Court rulings / DoD’s “Force of the Future” Orlando Shootings (Updated 14 June 2016)
Condolence message from TRH The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall 14 June 2016 13 June 2016
Orlando Shooting Renews Focus on How to Identify, Stop Extremist Attacks Attacks like Sunday’s ...
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By Weblord | 13 June, 2016 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy
| Tags: Ambassador Robert King, Automated Passport Control, Barack Obama, O'Hare airpot, Orlando, policy update, U.S. Supreme Court
Today’s topics: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II / LGBT/ Muhammad Ali Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 9 June 2016
On the Occasion of the Official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Secretary John Kerry: On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I offer our best wishes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and all the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ...
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By IRC | 10 June, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: LGBTI, Muhammad Ali, policy update, Queen Elizabeth II
Today’s topics: U.S.–China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) / Ramadan / Russia / Economy / Ramadan 05 June 2016
The White House Office of the Press Secretary Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan As another new moon heralds the start of the holy month of Ramadan, Michelle and I extend our best wishes to Muslims across the United States and around the world. 05 June 2016 On ...
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By IRC | 6 June, 2016 | Categories:
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| Tags: China, policy update, Ramadan, Russia, S&ED
Today’s topics: Country Reports on Terrorism 2015 / US-EU eHealth project / DoD’s carter to Shangri-La conference / Clean Energy Ministerial / New Foreign Relations books digitized / Country Reports on Terrorism 2015 The Country Reports on Terrorism are submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f (the “Act”), which ...
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By Weblord | 3 June, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: CEM7, Clean Energy Ministerial, eHealth, Foreign Relations, Office of the Historian, policy update, Shangri-La, Singapore Conference
Today’s topics: NATO’s Warsaw summit / Announcing third “Our Ocean” conference / Preview of Strategic&Economic Dialogue with China / Asia Security Summit NATO 31 May 2016
NATO Secretary General previews Warsaw Summit in speech at Warsaw University At the Warsaw Summit, the Alliance will also seek a new level of cooperation with its partners, especially the European Union, on issues such as ...
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By Weblord | 1 June, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Asia Security Summit, Blasphemy Laws, China, Fallujah, Iraq, ISIL, NATO, Novelli, Our Ocean, policy update, Russel, SSD, Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Strategic Security Dialogue, Warsaw summit
Today’s topics: Memorial Day / Failed North Korea missile launch / UN Peacekeepers / Life in Fallujah under ISIL Memorial Day Holiday 30 May 2016
Remarks by President Obama on Memorial Day, 2016 28 May 2016 President Obama’s Weekly Address: Remembering Our Fallen Heroes In this week’s address, President Obama solemnly reflected on the meaning of Memorial Day and recognized ...
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By Weblord | 27 May, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Chad, Fallujah, Hissene Habre, ISIL, Memorial Day, Peacekeepers, policy update, United Nations, weekly address
Today’s topics: Embassy & Consulate Closure / Memorial Day / G7 in Japan / DoD Budget Uncertainty Embassy & Consulate Holiday Closure
The U.S. Embassy in London, and our our Consulates-General in
Belfast and in
Edinburgh will be CLOSED on Monday, 30 May 2016 for the U.S. Memorial Day / UK Spring Bank holidays. In an emergency involving a ...
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By Weblord | 27 May, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Cambridge American Cemetery, closure, Defense Budget, G7, GES, Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Japan, Journalist Khadija Ismayilova, Memorial Day, policy update, Sapce Reprot
Today’s topics: Return of Nadiya Savchenko / Silk as a Biodegradable plastic / DoD HQ Restructuring / New terrorist designations / Countering Violent Extremism / Nadiya Savchenko 26 May 2016 Analyst:
Savchenko Release Shows Russia Wants Negotiations (VOA News) Russia’s release of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, exchanged for two Russian servicemen, was welcomed by rights groups and supporters. They maintain her ...
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By Weblord | 26 May, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Biodegrable, CVE, Fruit, HQ Restructuring, Jama'at ul Dawa al-Qu'ran, Justin Siberell, Nadiya Savchenko, Plastic, policy update, Silk, Strawberry, Tariq Gidar
Today’s topics: Vietnam / Hiroshima / World Humanitarian Summit / Vietnam 24 May 2016
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of Vietnam President Obama: Xin chào! (Applause.) Xin chào Vietnam! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. To the government and the people of Vietnam, thank you for this very warm welcome and the hospitality that you have shown to me ...
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By IRC | 25 May, 2016 | Categories:
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| Tags: Barack Obama, Hiroshima, policy update, Vietnam, world humanitarian summit
Today’s topics: Combating Wildlife trafficking in Vietnam / Criminal Justice Reform / DoD, NATO on death of Mullah Mansur / Antiquities trade Stoppping Illegal Trade in Antiquities 24 May 2016
Stopping the Black Market in Antiquities Terrorists in Syria don’t just take sledgehammers to ancient temples and sculptures at cultural heritage sites they have overrun: They sell them. ...
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By Weblord | 24 May, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Antiquities, Black Market, Criminal Justice Reform, Mullah Mansur, NATO, policy update, Vietnam
Today’s topics: Death of Taliban leader / Obama in Vietnam / China / Turkey’s constitutional amendment / Ukraine battles financial crime / Russian oppression / Satellite tech in climate research White House on Death of Taliban Leader 23 May 2016
Statement by the President on the Death of Taliban Leader Mansur Today marks an important milestone in our longstanding effort to bring peace and prosperity to ...
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By Weblord | 23 May, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Arms Embargo, China, Climate Change, Climate research, Crimea, Deportation, Halya Coynash., Mansur, Obma, policy update, Satellite, Stalin, Strategic Security Dialogue, Taliban, Turkey, Vietnam
Today’s topics: Libya Ministerial / Syrian update / Oregon / DoD on Asia-Pacific & Counter-ISIL / Iraq offensive against ISIL / Memorial Day weekend Libya 16 May 2016
Secretary Kerry’s Remarks at the Libya Ministerial, Vienna, Austria “As the communique that we produced earlier makes clear, it is imperative to put the international community’s full weight behind the Government of National ...
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By Weblord | 17 May, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Asia Pacific, Cambridge American Cemetery, libya, Memorial Day, Oregon, policy update, Syria, Vienna, zika
Today’s topics: Secretary Kerry arrives in London / Solar plane / South China Sea standoff / Invictus Games Help Heal Invisible Wounds / NATO / Non-Proliferation Secretary Kerry’s London Trip, 10-12 May 2016 11 May 2016
Kerry to Face Questions at Anti-Corruption Summit U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry may be gently scolded Thursday when he attends an anti-corruption summit hosted by ...
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By Weblord | 10 May, 2016 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy
| Tags: Anti-Corruption Summit, Command Air, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Invictus, Invisible Wounds, John Kerry, NATO, Non-Proliferation, Partnerships, Pat Ryder, policy update, Solar plane, Spratley Islands
Today’s topics: UK School visits / Stonewall uprising & LGBT rights / New EUCOM commander / U.S. and Europe / Kerry’s Upcoming London trip / Obama on the economy UK School Visits 09 May 2016
School Talks on the U.S. Deb MacLean, a Press Officer of the U.S. Embassy in London, visited several UK schools over the ...
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By Weblord | 9 May, 2016 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: BHASVIC, Blinken, Cavendish School, Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Eastbourne, EUCOM, Europe, Invictus, John Kerry, LGBTI, policy update, Stonwall, Thomas Alleyne
Today’s topics: Embassy Closure / Airstrike on hospital in Syria / Vietnam War symposium / Malaria / Holocaust museum UK Bank Holiday Closures
The U.S. Embassy in London and our Consulates General
Belfast and
Edinburgh , will be closed, on Monday, 2nd May 2016, for the
UK Bank holiday . Offices will re-open on Tuesday, 3rd May. U.S. ...
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By Weblord | 29 April, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Aleppo, Asia Pacific, China, Foreign NGO, genocide, Holocaust Museum, Hospital airstrike, Malaria, Mexico, PMI, policy update, Syria
Today’s topics: Jazz / 2016 Olympics / Climate Change / ISIL / POTUS travels Jazz 27 April 2016
The USA is still a birthplace for jazz greats Rock, rap and hip-hop may rule the charts, but jazz, with roots in the spirituals of African-American slaves, is still America’s gift to the world. “There is no better example of democracy than a jazz ...
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By Weblord | 27 April, 2016 | Categories:
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| Tags: Climate Change, FLOTUS, ISIL, jazz, olympics, policy update, POTUS
Today’s topics: U.S. Elections / White House news / Climate change Capacity-Building Initiative / U.S. $20 bill / DoD’s Dunford on countering Extremism U.S. Elections 26 April 2016
The rise of the independent voter The United States has two major political parties: Democratic and Republican. Ask an American voter which one she or he sides with, and the most ...
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By Weblord | 26 April, 2016 | Categories:
Elections, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy
| Tags: Capacity-Building Initiative, CBIT, China, Dunford, elections, Extremism, georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Harriet Tubman, Joe Biden, policy update, transnational crime, US-China Dialogue
Today’s topics: Obama on Europe / White House Science Fair / 30th Anniversary of Chornobyl / National Parks / Brussels metro re-opens / Murder of USAID employee / N. Korea / Syria Brussels Metro 25 April 2016
Brussels Metro Reopens as City Reaches for Normal Commuters poured out of the newly reopened Brussels Maelbeek metro station Monday, in a fresh sign the ...
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By Weblord | 25 April, 2016 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy
| Tags: ACICIP, Bangladesh, Barack Obama, Brett McGurk, Chernobyl, Chornobyl, Dhake, dvisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy, Europe, Hannover, ISIL, National Park, North Korea, NPS, policy update, Syria, Xulhaz Mannan
Today’s topics: Obama-Cameron press conference / Paris Climate Change Agreement / State Dept news / South Sudan peace process / DoD News President Obama in London 22 April 2016
Remarks by the President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron in Joint Press Conference : We are so bound together that nothing is going to impact the emotional and cultural and intellectual affinities between our two countries. So ...
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By Weblord | 25 April, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Barack Obama, China, China Growing Pains, cliamte change, Daniel Russel, David Cmeron, Dunford, iceberg, ISIL, New York, Paris agreement, Pershing, policy update
Today’s topics: Obama’s London trip / Boston Marathon / British Defense Procurement Minister visits U.S. / Kansas / State Dept travel President Obama’s London Trip 19 April 2016
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Travel to the United Kingdom As part of the President’s upcoming travel to the United Kingdom, First Lady Michelle Obama will join President Obama for a private lunch hosted by ...
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By Weblord | 19 April, 2016 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Barack Obama, Iran, Javad Zarif, London trip, Philip Dunne, policy update, sanctions
Today’s topics: Obama’s London trip / Kerry’s call with Russia’s Lavrov / North Korea nuclear tests / Japan Earthquake / AS Thomas-Greenfield London travel President Obama’s London Trip 14 April 2016
Press Briefing Previewing the President’s Travel to Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and Germany The President will be meeting with some of our key allies and partners in the world in both the Gulf and in Europe. ...
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By Weblord | 18 April, 2016 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Policy
| Tags: Baltic Sea, Earthquake, EU, Japan, John Kerry, Juncker, Kim Jong Un, Lavrov, London trip, North Korea, policy update, rocket, Thomas-Greenfield, Ukraine, USS Donald Cook
Today’s topics: President Obama’s London trip / Foreign Aid / Anti-ISIL efforts / Zika virus / new VOA Director President Obama’s London Trip 16 March 2016
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom “The President will then travel to the United Kingdom, where he will be received by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle for a private lunch. ...
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By Weblord | 15 April, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: Amanda Bennet, EA-6B, foreign aid, ISIL, Marine Corps, policy update, Prowler, UNHRC, usaid, VOA, Voice of America, zika
Today’s topics: Washington D.C. / Blinken on WMD / White house press brief including London trip / Kerry at Pacific Council White House News 12 April 2016
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 4/12/2016 ( London trip, Panama Papers, Brexit, Brazil’s President Rousseff, IMF and economy): “Well, we’ll obviously have more to say about this later in the week as we ...
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By Weblord | 13 April, 2016 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy
| Tags: Barack Obama, Blinken, Bob Work, Boeing, LondonBrexit, P-8A Poseidon, policy update, Renton, Washington DC, WMD
Cuba 21 March 2016
Remarks by President Obama and President Raul Castro of Cuba in a Joint Press Conference ” I bring with me the greetings and the friendship of the American people. In fact, I’m joined on this trip by nearly 40 members of Congress — Democrats and Republicans. This is the largest such delegation of my presidency, and it indicates the excitement and interest in America about ...
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By Weblord | 22 March, 2016 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: cuba, havanna, Jonathan Pershing, policy update, Public-Private Partnerships, Todd Stern
President Obama on Appointment of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court 16 March 2016
Remarks by the President in Conference Call with Stakeholders “As you now know, I nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit to serve as the next associate justice on the Supreme Court. This is not a decision I ever take lightly. I’ve now seated two ...
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By Weblord | 18 March, 2016 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: cuba, daesh, genocide, ISIL, Judge Merrick Garland, policy update, Supreme Court, Syria
Russia 14 March 2016
Readout of the President’s Call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia President Obama spoke today by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to discuss progress on the implementation of the nationwide Cessation of Hostilities between the Syrian regime and its allies on the one hand and the armed opposition on the other. They discussed President Putin’s announcement today of a ...
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By Weblord | 15 March, 2016 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: adolescent girls, chief of mission, CND, conference, narcotic, policy update, Syria, Vladimir Putin
Launched in 2014 around Secretary Kerry’s Our Ocean conference, Fishackathon was established to bring together volunteer coders to create tools to address challenges in sustainable fishing around the world. Kicking off Earth Day 2016, the U.S. Department of State will hold the third annual Fishackathon from April 22-24. Volunteer coders, technologists, and ...
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By Weblord | 8 March, 2016 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: China, Fishackathon, North Korea, policy update, Refugee relocation, Taiwan
