By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement after two bills he introduced were successfully adopted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2022
Release: Thank you for inviting me to address you today. I want to acknowledge Anders Fogh Rasmussen for his leadership on this initiative.
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2022
News Release: Canada, Mexico, and the United States share a close relationship based on shared values and priorities. We acknowledge that working together as North America we can bring new ideas and energy to the hemisphere, and we commit to reinvigorating how we address together the issues of our time. As three likeminded ...
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Philippines as you celebrate your Independence Day on June 12.
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Portugal on their celebration of this year’s National Day.
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Thongphane Savanphet, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, in Vientiane. The Deputy Secretary reaffirmed the United States’ strong support for Lao sovereignty ...
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It has been nearly three decades since the United States hosted the first Summit of Americas. As it happens, I actually worked on that inaugural summit, in a slightly different role – I was a speechwriter for President Clinton at the time.
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2022
Release: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will visit Djibouti, Mozambique, and Nigeria, June 11-17, 2022.
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2022
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis travels to France, Belgium, and Latvia June 11-19, 2022, to meet with U.S. Allies and partners on military assistance for Ukraine as well as to expand security cooperation and defense trade that enhances Transatlantic and global security.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The text of the following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Denmark.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution bars the federal and state governments from adopting a state religion, prohibits religious discrimination, and provides for individuals’ freedom to choose, practice, propagate, or change their religion. The constitution provides for states to establish courts based on sharia or customary...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The country’s constitutional, elected government was overthrown in a military coup d’etat on September 5. The self-proclaimed National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD) suspended the constitution and dissolved the National Assembly. The CNRD published a Transition Charter on September...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E577-E578 on June 6
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution declares the country a Christian nation but also has provisions that guarantee religious freedom and uphold the country’s multireligious composition. It prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of conscience and belief. Religious figures strongly opposed attempts by...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: Minister Strandhäll, thank you for your inspiring remarks and for co-hosting this discussion.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s good to see everyone, and I don’t want to be the only thing standing between you and - I guess it’s lunch. Well, yes, we’re in Latin America, so it’s lunch. Wonderful to see everyone here today and thank you all for joining for lunch. Folks will be flying home in just a few hours, and that’s actually when the real work begins - implementing, doing what we said we would do here at the summit.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion and provides for freedom of conscience, religion, belief, and thought. At year’s end, a court case initiated in January 2020 and involving a Rastafarian child’s ability to attend school with dreadlocks remained pending. Muslim organizations...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and grants individuals freedom of religion in conformity with the law. Following the August 2020 coup d’etat, in September 2020, the transition government adopted the Transition Charter, which recognized the continued validity of the 1992 constitution’s...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to be here in Los Angeles with my friends and partners from Mexico and from Canada. Foreign Minister Ebrard, Foreign Minister Joly, thank you for joining us today. Simply put, Mexico and Canada are our two literally and figuratively closest...
