Press Releases: March 2013
03/30/13 Situation in the Central African Republic; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/29/13 Support for Joan Donoghue For Re-Election to the International Court of Justice; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/29/13 U.S. Department of State Honors Reverend Uesifili Unasa of New Zealand as the International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/28/13 Fifteenth Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/27/13 Joint Statement: United States and United Arab Emirates Hold Third Economic Policy Dialogue in Abu Dhabi; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/27/13 Public Meeting in Grand Island, Nebraska on the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/26/13 African Leaders Participate in Discussion on "Consolidating Democratic Gains, Promoting African Prosperity" During Visit to Strengthen Partnerships; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/26/13 Meeting With Staff and Families at U.S. Embassy Kabul; Secretary of State John Kerry; U.S. Embassy Kabul; Kabul, Afghanistan
03/25/13 Approval of Georgian Constitutional Amendment; Acting Deputy Spokesperson Patrick Ventrell, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/25/13 Assistant Secretary of State Jose Fernandez Travels to the United Arab Emirates; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/25/13 Background Briefing: Senior Administration Officials; En Route To Kabul
03/25/13 Key U.S. Outcomes at the UN Human Rights Council 22nd Session; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/25/13 Open Skies Agreement with Guyana; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/25/13 Remarks With President Hamid Karzai After Their Meeting; Secretary of State John Kerry; Presidential Palace; Kabul, Afghanistan
03/25/13 Under Secretary Sonenshine To Deliver Remarks at the University of Maryland; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/24/13 100 Days Since the Disappearance of Lao Civil Society Leader Sombath Somphone; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/24/13 Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Visit to Iraq; Amman, Jordan
03/24/13 Greek National Day; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/24/13 Meeting With Staff and Families of Embassy Baghdad; Secretary of State John Kerry; Embassy Baghdad; Baghdad, Iraq
03/24/13 Situation in the Central African Republic; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/24/13 Solo Press Availability in Baghdad, Iraq; Secretary of State John Kerry; Baghdad, Iraq
03/23/13 Reconciliation Between Israel and Turkey; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/23/13 Strengthening the Inter-American System on Human Rights; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/22/13 Acting Assistant Secretary Yun Travel to China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan March 24 - 28; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/22/13 Assistant Secretary Brownfield and Delaware Attorney General Biden To Sign a Partnership Agreement; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/22/13 Bosco Ntaganda's Expected Surrender to the International Criminal Court; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/22/13 Detained U.S. Citizen Saeed Abedini; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/22/13 Joint Press Release on U.S.-Peru Political-Military Dialogue; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/22/13 U.S. Science Envoy Bernard Amadei to Travel to Pakistan to Promote Cooperation in Science and Technology; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/22/13 World Water Day; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/21/13 Announcement by the PKK to Halt the Violence; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/21/13 Cypriot Court Convicts Hezbollah Operative; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/21/13 Deputy Secretary William J. Burns To Lead U.S. Delegation to the Organization of American States Special General Assembly; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/21/13 Terrorist Designations of Ansar al-Dine; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/21/13 UN Human Rights Council Vote on Sri Lanka Reconciliation; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/20/13 Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield to Speak at the Council of the Americas in Washington, DC; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/20/13 Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake Jr. to Travel to California; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/20/13 DOS Announces the Release of New Foreign Service Careers Mobile Application; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/20/13 Message to the Iranian People on Nowruz; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/20/13 On the Occasion of the Republic of Namibia's National Day; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/20/13 On the Passing of Bangladeshi President Zillur Rahman; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/20/13 Rewards for Justice - Reward Offers for Information on Omar Hammami and Jehad Mostafa; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/20/13 Somalia Supreme Court Frees Journalist; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/20/13 U.S. Releases First Ever Voluntary Principles Report; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/20/13 United States Dedicates New Annex Facility in Manila, Philippines; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/19/13 Renewal of the Charter for the Advisory Committee On International Economic Policy; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/18/13 Acting Under Secretary Rose Gottemoeller Travels to Switzerland and Austria; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/18/13 OBO Announces Final Selection for Worldwide Major Rehabilitation/Renovation A/E Design Services; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/18/13 OBO Announces Final Selection for Worldwide New Construction A/E Design Services; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/18/13 Remarks With Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr After Their Meeting; Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
03/18/13 Remarks With Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore; Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
03/18/13 Remarks at the Ross Sea Conservation Reception; Secretary of State John Kerry; National Geographic; Washington, DC
03/18/13 Start of Yemen's National Dialogue; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/18/13 United States Welcomes Government of Albania Resettlement Offer for Former Camp Ashraf Residents; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/17/13 Deteriorating Situation in the Central African Republic; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/15/13 Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Travels to Burma and Hawaii; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/15/13 On the Occasion of St. Patrick's Day in Ireland; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/15/13 Remarks at the Fulbright Foreign Student Enrichment Seminar; Secretary of State John Kerry; George C. Marshall Center; Washington, DC
03/15/13 Secretary Kerry to Speak at the National Geographic Society; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/15/13 Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies' Travel to Moscow and Berlin; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/15/13 The United States Supports the Arms Trade Treaty; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/15/13 U.S.-Peru Political-Military Dialogue; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/15/13 United States Dedicates New U.S. Embassy in Dakar, Senegal; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/14/13 Anniversary of Lebanon's Cedar Revolution; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/14/13 Assistant Secretary of State William R. Brownfield Travels to Honduras and Costa Rica, March 17-20; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/14/13 Companies Sanctioned Under the Iran Sanctions Act and the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/14/13 U.S. Embassy in Kabul and Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sign Agreement To Support Counternarcotics and Law Enforcement Programs in Afghanistan; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/14/13 Under Secretary of State Sherman Travels to Belgium, Poland, and Ukraine, March 15-20; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/13/13 2013 Washington, DC Fulbright Enrichment Seminar on "Democracy and Human Rights: Civic Activism and the Media"; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/13/13 Assistant Secretary Richard Travels to California; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/13/13 Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Travels to San Diego; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/13/13 Election of His Holiness Pope Francis; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/13/13 Formation of New Tunisian Government; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/13/13 Joint Statement on Signing of Implementation Matrix for Sudan-South Sudan Agreements; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/13/13 Regarding Significant Reductions of Iranian Crude Oil Purchases; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/13/13 Remarks With Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan; Secretary of State John Kerry; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC
03/13/13 Remarks With Singapore Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam Before Their Meeting; Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
03/13/13 Spring Break for Smart Travelers; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/13/13 Sustainability Charter/Pledge Signing at the D.C. Greening Embassy Forum; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/12/13 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/12/13 Meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/12/13 Remarks With Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide After Their Meeting; Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
03/12/13 Remarks With Uzbekistani Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov Before Their Meeting; Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
03/11/13 Canberra Centenary Message; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/11/13 Designation of D.P.R.K. Entities Pursuant to Executive Order 13382; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/11/13 Joint Statement from the First Meeting of the Japan-U.S. Comprehensive Dialogue on Space; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/11/13 On the Occasion of the Republic of Mauritius' National Day; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/09/13 Results of Elections in Kenya; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/09/13 Sudan and South Sudan Security Agreement; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/08/13 2013 Internet Freedom Fellows; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/08/13 Advancing the Status of Women and Girls Around the World; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/08/13 Ambassador Robert King, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, Travels to Geneva; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/08/13 Assistant Secretary of State Kerri-Ann Jones To Travel to Malaysia and Australia; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/08/13 Marking the Second Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/08/13 Remarks at the International Women of Courage Awards; Secretary of State John Kerry; Dean Acheson Auditorium; Washington, DC
03/08/13 Senior Advisor for Burma W. Patrick Murphy Travels to Bangladesh, Burma, and Japan; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/08/13 Sixth Anniversary of the Disappearance of Robert Levinson; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/07/13 Ambassador-at-Large Stephen J. Rapp to Attend Events at the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/07/13 International Women's Day; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/07/13 Proposed Amendments to the Hungarian Constitution; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/07/13 U.S. Assistance to Yemen; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/06/13 Background Briefing on the Situation in Venezuela; Via Teleconference
03/05/13 Acting Under Secretary Rose E. Gottemoeller to Speak at the South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW 2013) and the University of Texas at Austin; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/05/13 Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns' Meeting With Iraqi National Security Advisor Faleh al-Fayyad; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/05/13 Elections in Kenya; Acting Deputy Spokesperson Patrick Ventrell, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/05/13 Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC; Secretary of State John Kerry; Doha, Qatar
03/05/13 Interview With James Rosen of Fox News; Secretary of State John Kerry; Doha, Qatar
03/05/13 Interview With Jill Dougherty of CNN; Secretary of State John Kerry; Doha, Qatar
03/05/13 Interview With Margaret Brennan of CBS; Secretary of State John Kerry; Doha, Qatar
03/05/13 Interview With Martha Raddatz of ABC; Secretary of State John Kerry; Doha, Qatar
03/05/13 Interview With Michele Kelemen of NPR; Secretary of State John Kerry; Doha, Qatar
03/05/13 Interview With Nicole Gaouette of Bloomberg; Secretary of State John Kerry; Doha, Qatar
03/05/13 Remarks With Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani After Their Meeting; Secretary of State John Kerry; Wajbah Palace Prime Minister's Quarters; Doha, Qatar
03/05/13 Remarks With Staff and Families of Embassy Abu Dhabi; Secretary of State John Kerry; Embassy Abu Dhabi; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
03/05/13 U.S. Department of State Hosts Tech@State: Internet Freedom Conference; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/05/13 U.S. Participation in the London Friends of Yemen Meeting; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/05/13 Ukrainian Members of Parliament Deprived of Their Seats; Acting Deputy Spokesperson Patrick Ventrell, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/05/13 United States and Belize Work Jointly to Protect the Cultural Heritage of Belize; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/05/13 Women in Action: Mentoring the Next Generation of Global Women Leaders; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/04/13 DOS Honors Dr. Shubhalaxmi Vaylure of India as the International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/04/13 Remarks With Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal After Their Meeting; Secretary of State John Kerry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
03/04/13 Remarks With Staff and Families of Embassy Riyadh; Secretary of State John Kerry; Embassy Riyadh; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
03/04/13 Secretary Kerry To Honor Nine Women of Courage on International Women's Day; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/04/13 Special Advisor for Children's Issues Travels to Egypt; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/04/13 U.S. Department of State Announces the Winners of the "Innovation in Arms Control Challenge"; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/04/13 U.S. Government Assistance to the Syrian People; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/04/13 U.S. Statement on Somalia Rape Case Appeals Court Verdict; Acting Deputy Spokesperson Patrick Ventrell, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/02/13 Background Briefing En Route to Cairo, Egypt; Cairo, Egypt
03/01/13 Background Briefing: En Route to Turkey; En Route to Ankara, Turkey
03/01/13 Briefing on U.S. State Department's Release of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact State for Keystone XL; Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Via Teleconference; Washington, DC
03/01/13 DOS Releases Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/01/13 State Department Releases Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/01/13 U.S. Delegation to the 57th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/01/13 U.S. Government Assistance in Support of Free, Fair, and Peaceful Elections in Kenya; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC