Department of State Press Releases

• Published on December 22, 2017 - 20:15 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Joint Statement of the 2017 U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission Working Group on People-to-People ...

  The U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission's Working Group on People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges met December 15 in Washington, D.C., to advance cooperation in the areas of education, public outreach, health, and sports and cultural …

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• Published on December 7, 2017 - 22:43 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks to Marines, Scouts, and Tri-Mission Personnel

  MR YOUNG: Good afternoon, good evening, everybody. All right. So let me give you my best “So let’s introduce the Secretary of State speech” I can possibly give. So one day, you’re a high school social studies nerd in Lockport, New York, and suddenly, the …

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• Published on December 7, 2017 - 20:27 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks at Meeting With Special Monitoring Mission Representatives

  PARTICIPANT: This is (inaudible). PARTICIPANT: (Inaudible) mission (inaudible). PARTICIPANT: (Inaudible) Turkish (inaudible) ambassador. SECRETARY TILLERSON: So nice to meet you. MR POW: James Pow. PARTICIPANT: (Inaudible.) Nice to meet you. SECRETARY …

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• Published on December 7, 2017 - 17:16 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks With Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz at a Joint Press Availability

  FOREIGN MINISTER KURZ: Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you here to Vienna and also to our short press point. I would like to especially welcome the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Thank you very much for being here. …

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• Published on December 7, 2017 - 14:21 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks After a Friends of Georgia Photo Opportunity

  QUESTION: Mr. Tillerson, can I ask you, sir, please, recognizing the Trump decision yesterday on Jerusalem, Israel, Jerusalem as (inaudible) as the capital of Israel, a reaction (inaudible)? What’s the reaction of the United States Department of -- …

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• Published on December 5, 2017 - 17:16 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks to the Staff and Families of U.S. Tri-Mission

  SECRETARY TILLERSON: Thank you, Ambassador Hutchison, for that very warm introduction. And the Ambassador and I have known each other for many, many years. We hail from the great state of Texas, we share friendship through our alumni association – ( …

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• Published on December 5, 2017 - 16:20 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Press Stakeout on Arrival at NATO Headquarters

  SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good afternoon, all, and it’s a pleasure to be back in Brussels, particularly to be back at NATO and to be here with Ambassador Hutchison, our NATO ambassador. And we look forward to a very comprehensive discussion today on how to …

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• Published on December 5, 2017 - 15:27 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Joint Statement to the Media

  MODERATOR: (In progress) ladies and gentlemen, and welcome. High Representative Vice President Federica Mogherini and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson just had a bilateral meeting and will deliver press statements to update you on their discussions. …

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• Published on December 5, 2017 - 15:27 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Finland National Day

  On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I wish all the best for the people of Finland as you celebrate the 100th anniversary of your independence. The United States and Finland share a deep bond rooted in a mutual commitment to …

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• Published on December 5, 2017 - 00:57 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Committing to the Fight Against Corruption in Ukraine

  Recent events – including the disruption of a high-level corruption investigation, the arrest of officials from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), and the seizure of sensitive NABU files – raise concerns about Ukraine’s commitment to …

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• Published on November 28, 2017 - 22:54 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Russia's Restrictive Media-Focused Legislation

  New Russian legislation that allows the Ministry of Justice to label media outlets as “foreign agents” and to monitor or block certain internet activity presents yet another threat to free media in Russia. Freedom of expression—including speech and media …

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• Published on November 28, 2017 - 20:25 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: The U.S. and Europe: Strengthening Western Alliances

  MS HARMAN: Good morning. I’m Jane Harman, president and CEO of the Wilson Center. Happy to be talking to a packed crowd and to welcome Secretary Rex Tillerson back to the Wilson Center. As you know, Mr. Secretary, the Wilson Center has a tradition of …

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• Published on November 18, 2017 - 01:25 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Marking the 84th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Holodomor

  This month we remember and honor the millions of Ukrainians who were starved to death in the early 1930s as a result of the brutal Soviet-era policies under Stalin. The barbaric seizure of Ukrainian land and crops leading to the Holodomor, or “death by …

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• Published on November 10, 2017 - 03:45 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Promoting Freedom of ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number DRLA-DRLAQM-18-033 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: January 24, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description …

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• Published on November 10, 2017 - 03:45 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Supporting Objective ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number DRLA-DRLAQM-18-032 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: January 19, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description …

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• Published on November 6, 2017 - 02:29 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Mitchell Travels to Brussels, Paris, London, Berlin, ...

  Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell will travel to Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France; London, England; Berlin, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Kyiv, Ukraine, November 6-16, to underscore the U.S. commitment to our transatlantic …

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• Published on November 4, 2017 - 10:25 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Supporting Civil ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number DRLA-DRLAQM-18-016 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: January 3, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description …

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• Published on November 1, 2017 - 19:04 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks With Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders Before Their Meeting

  SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good morning, all. I want to welcome Deputy Prime Minister Reynders of Belgium to the State Department. It’s a pleasure to have you here. FOREIGN MINISTER REYNDERS: Thank you. SECRETARY TILLERSON: I do want to make a comment on …

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• Published on October 26, 2017 - 18:23 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Remarks to the Staff and Families of U.S. Mission Geneva

  MR ALLEGRA: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. As many of you know, this is the Secretary’s final stop of a very impressive journey. Over the past week he has navigated the substantive and the logistic challenges of Riyadh, of Doha, of Baghdad and Kabul …

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• Published on October 12, 2017 - 00:29 GMT

  

  Europe and Eurasia: Spain National Day

  On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, best wishes to the people of Spain as you celebrate your National Day. The United States and Spain are great friends and close allies. As the President said during his September 26 meeting with …

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