Press Releases

Remarks – John Kerry, Secretary of State – Washington, DC – January 21, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. A few months ago, I had the privilege of being in Australia, where I was hosted by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and the defense minister. Secretary Hagel was with me, and we joined in the Joint Strategic Dialogue between our […]

John Kerry – Secretary of State – Treaty Room – Washington, DC – January 21, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Last month, when I met with High Representative Federica Mogherini, I invited her to come see me in Washington. She looked at me, kind of smirking, and said, “When’s John Kerry ever in Washington?” Well, I’m here, and […]

Jen Psaki, Department Spokesperson – Washington, DC – January 20, 2015 – The United States strongly condemns the violence that occurred in Niger on January 16 and 17 during protests against the depiction of the Prophet Mohamed in the French journal Charlie Hebdo, which resulted in the deaths of at least 10 people and the destruction of residences, businesses […]

Office of the Spokesperson – Washington, DC – January 20, 2015- Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall will travel to Belgium and the United Kingdom from January 19-21, 2015. While in Belgium, Under Secretary Sewall will meet with European Union counterparts to discuss efforts to prevent violent extremism and combat corruption, […]

Jen Psaki, Department Spokesperson – Washington, DC – January 20, 2015 – The United States welcomes the transfer of Dominic Ongwen by Central African authorities to the International Criminal Court (ICC) today. This transfer took place as a result of close cooperation and consultation by the governments of the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) and Uganda, the African Union Regional […]

Office of the Spokesperson – Washington, DC – January 20, 2015 Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Adam Scheinman will travel to Abuja, Nigeria and Rabat, Morocco January 19-21 for consultations in preparation for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon). For more information about the NPT RevCon or the Bureau of […]

Office of the Spokesperson – Washington, DC – January 20, 2015 – Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson will travel to Havana, Cuba on January 21-24 to take advantage of previously planned Migration Talks to launch a discussion with the Cuban Government on re-establishing diplomatic relations. Re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba is a […]

Office of the Spokesperson – Washington, DC – January 20, 2015 – Secretary of State John Kerry will award the second U.S. Department of State-Medal of Artsduring a luncheon ceremony at 12:15 p.m. on January 21, 2015, in the Department’s Benjamin Franklin Room. The Department of State’s office of Art in Embassies (AIE) is proud to announce that […]

Senior State Department Official, Via Teleconference – Washington, DC – January 19, 2015 MODERATOR: Okay. Thank you very much, Operator, and thanks to everyone for joining us this morning for this background call. This – as I mentioned, this call will be on background attributed – attributable to a senior State Department official. Now, just for your information, […]

Jen Psaki, Department Spokesperson, Washington, DC – January 18, 2015 – Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to London, U.K. on January 22 to consult with the United Kingdom and other Counter-ISIL Coalition partners on our shared efforts to degrade and defeat ISIL. While in London Secretary Kerry will also hold a bilateral discussion with Foreign Secretary Philip […]