Press Releases: January 2015

01/31/15 ISIL Murder of Japanese Journalist Kenji Goto;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/31/15 Remarks With Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird and Mexican Foreign Secretary Jose Antonio Meade;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Faneuil Hall; Boston, Massachusetts
01/30/15 Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal Travel to Sri Lanka; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/30/15 Counselor Tom Shannon and Ambassador David Thorne Travel to Laos and Vietnam; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/30/15 Joint Statement on the U.S.-Angola Strategic Partnership Dialogue; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/30/15 Nomination of 10 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings to UNESCO World Heritage List; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/30/15 Release of the President's FY 2016 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of State and USAID; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/30/15 Secretary Kerry To Host Joint Press Availability with Mexican Foreign Secretary Meade and Canadian Foreign Minister Baird in Boston, Massachusetts; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/30/15 Secretary Kerry Travel to Kyiv and Munich;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/29/15 Remarks With Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
01/29/15 Remarks With Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
01/29/15 Remarks at the White House Forum on Combating Human Trafficking in Supply Chains;  Secretary of State John Kerry; White House; Washington, DC
01/29/15 The United States Condemns the Terrorist Attacks in Egypt;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/29/15 Welcoming the Start of Military Operations Against the FDLR;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/29/15 Zone 9 Bloggers Move to Trial on Amended ATP Charges in Ethiopia;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/28/15 Announcement of Special Coordinator for the Post-2015 Development Agenda;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/28/15 Attack on the Corinthia Hotel in Libya; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/28/15 Deputy Assistant Secretary Kang Accorded Rank of Ambassador; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/28/15 Equatorial Guinea: Concerns Regarding Arrests and Continuing Detentions;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/28/15 Hezbollah's Attack on Israeli Defense Forces;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/28/15 Secretary Kerry Heads Home to Boston for the North American Ministerial;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/28/15 Under Secretary Gottemoeller Travels to the Republic of Korea, China, the United Kingdom and Germany; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/27/15 70th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz and International Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/27/15 Central African Republic: United States Supports National Dialogue and the Democratic Political Transition Process;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/27/15 Reported Release on Bail of Six Journalists in Eritrea;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/27/15 U.S. Condemns Bombings of Civilian Hospital in Sudan's Southern Kordofan;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/26/15 Assistant Secretary Frank Rose Travels to Burma, Republic of Korea, China, and the UK; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/26/15 Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield Travels to the African Union Summit and Ethiopia; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/25/15 Democratic Republic of Congo - Compromise Electoral Law Adopted;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/25/15 Remarks at a Press Availability in Lagos, Nigeria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lagos, Nigeria
01/25/15 Zambia Presidential By-Elections;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/24/15 Attacks in Ukraine by Russia-Backed Separatists;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/24/15 Background Briefing Previewing Secretary Kerry's Trip to Nigeria; Via Teleconference
01/24/15 ISIL Murder of Japanese Hostage Haruna Yukawa;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/23/15 Assistant Secretary of State Charles H. Rivkin Travels to Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/23/15 Australia Day;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/23/15 Joint Statement on South Sudan Peace Negotiations; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/23/15 Remarks at the World Economic Forum;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Davos, Switzerland
01/23/15 Secretary Kerry Travel to Lagos;  Deputy Department Spokesperson Marie Harf, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/23/15 Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman Travel to China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/22/15 Ambassador Sung Kim, Special Representative for North Korea Policy, Travel to Tokyo and Beijing; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/22/15 Decker Anstrom To Lead U.S. Delegation to ITU World Radiocommunication Conference; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/22/15 Developments in Yemen;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/22/15 Joint Press Availability with UK Foreign Secretary Hammond and Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; London, United Kingdom
01/22/15 On the Death of King Abdullah;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/22/15 Remarks With U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond Before the Counter-ISIL Coalition Small Group Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lancaster House; London, United Kingdom
01/21/15 Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwar Travels to Vietnam and Singapore; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/21/15 Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Upcoming Travel to London and Davos; Via Teleconference
01/21/15 Remarks With EU High Representative Federica Mogherini After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
01/21/15 Remarks at the Art in Embassies Medal of Arts Award Luncheon;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/21/15 Remarks with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop After their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/21/15 The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces the Design Architect for the New U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad, India; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/21/15 U.S. Concerned About Increased Violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/21/15 Under Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman Travel to Berlin and Zurich; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/20/15 Ambassador Scheinman Travels to Nigeria and Morocco for Meetings on NPT RevCon; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/20/15 Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson to Travel to Cuba; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/20/15 Remarks at the Journalist Security Conference;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/20/15 Secretary Kerry To Award the 2014 U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/20/15 Transfer of Dominic Ongwen to the International Criminal Court;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/20/15 U.S. Condemns Violence in Niger;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/20/15 Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall To Travel to Belgium and the United Kingdom; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/19/15 Briefing on the Upcoming Migration and Reestablishment of Diplomatic Relations Talks in Cuba; Via Teleconference; Washington, DC
01/18/15 Secretary Kerry Travel to London and Davos;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/16/15 Assistant Secretary of State Russel's Travel to Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and Phnom Penh; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/16/15 Convictions in Mauritania of Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, Brahim Bilal Ramdhane and Djiby Sow;  Director Jeff Rathke, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Press Relations; Washington, DC
01/16/15 Joint Press Statement of the U.S.-India Information and Communications Technology Working Group Meeting; Washington, DC
01/16/15 NOAA Climate Study 2014 Reveals Hottest Year on Record;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/16/15 Policy Planning Director McKean Travel to the United Kingdom, Germany, and Norway; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/16/15 Remarks With French President Hollande Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Elysee Palace; Paris, France
01/16/15 Remarks With Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Hotel de Ville; Paris, France
01/16/15 Statement on ICC Prosecutor's Decision;  Director Jeff Rathke, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Press Relations; Washington, DC
01/16/15 U.S. Special Representative for the Arctic Admiral Robert Papp Travels to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Russia; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/15/15 Ambassador Robert King, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, Travel to Geneva and Brussels; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/15/15 Ambassador Sung Kim, Special Representative for North Korea Policy and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan and Korea, Travel to Brussels; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/15/15 Meeting With Embassy Sofia Staff;  Secretary of State John Kerry; U.S. Embassy Sofia; Sofia, Bulgaria
01/15/15 Reaffirming the U.S.-Bulgaria Strategic Partnership; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/15/15 Remarks With Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Sofia, Bulgaria
01/15/15 Remarks With Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Sofia, Bulgaria
01/15/15 Sentence of Saudi Human Rights Lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair;  Deputy Department Spokesperson Marie Harf, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/14/15 Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard Travel to Burma and Bangladesh; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/14/15 Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom Hosts Youth Roundtable on the Future of Development with USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah as Part of action/2015 Global Campaign; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/14/15 Remarks With UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Geneva, Switzerland
01/14/15 State Department Releases Annual Fiscal Transparency Report; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/14/15 Terrorist Designations of Abdallah al-Ashqar; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/14/15 Transatlantic Friendship and Mobility Initiative Bilateral Symposium: Towards an Expansion of Student Mobility Between the United States and France; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/13/15 Attack on Former Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Riaz Rahman;  Deputy Department Spokesperson Marie Harf, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/13/15 Joint Press Availability With Pakistani Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Islamabad, Pakistan
01/13/15 Remarks at the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Ministerial;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Islamabad, Pakistan
01/13/15 Terrorist Designations of Maulana Fazlullah; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/13/15 The United States and Pakistan: Strong and Enduring Cooperation; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/13/15 U.S. Department of State Partnership to Launch the 2015 Fish 2.0 Seafood Business Competition in the Pacific; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/13/15 U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/12/15 Assistant Secretary Countryman Travels to Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and U.A.E. for Nonproliferation Meetings; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/12/15 Assistant Secretary Nuland Travel to Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and France; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/12/15 Assistant Secretary of State Malinowski's Travel to Burma; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/12/15 Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel Travels to New York City; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/12/15 Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Meetings in Islamabad, Pakistan; Islamabad, Pakistan
01/12/15 Remarks at Ford Factory Tour Sanand;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Gujarat, India
01/12/15 Secretary Kerry Travel to Pakistan;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/12/15 The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces the Design Architect for the New U.S. Embassy in Niamey, Niger; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/12/15 U.S. Department of State and Major League Baseball Announce Baseball and Softball 'Diamond Diplomacy'; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/12/15 U.S.-Honduras High Level Security Dialogue;  Deputy Department Spokesperson Marie Harf, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/12/15 Under Secretary Gottemoeller Travels to Brussels, the Vatican and Rome; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/11/15 Background Briefing in Ahmedabad, India; Ahmedabad, India
01/11/15 Press Availability at Vibrant Gujarat;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar; Gujarat, India
01/11/15 Remarks at Vibrant Gujarat Conclave;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University; Gujarat, India
01/11/15 Remarks at the Vibrant Gujarat Opening Ceremony;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar; Gujarat, India
01/11/15 Suicide Attack in Tripoli, Lebanon;  Deputy Department Spokesperson Marie Harf, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/10/15 Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/09/15 Background Briefing Secretary Kerry's Trip to India and Pakistan; Via Teleconference
01/09/15 Marking Five Years Since the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/09/15 Secretary Kerry Travel to Germany, India, Switzerland, and Bulgaria;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/09/15 U.S. Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Borno State;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/08/15 119 Pakistani Students Begin Global UGRAD Exchange Program in U.S.; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/08/15 Acting Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman Travel to Geneva; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/08/15 Conclusion of Sri Lankan Elections and Election of Maithripala Sirisena;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/08/15 Regarding Palestinian Efforts to Accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/08/15 Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony for Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources Arnold Chacon;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC
01/08/15 Statement on the Sentence of Saudi Human Rights Activist Raif Badawi;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/08/15 U.S. Assistance to Haiti 2010-2015; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/08/15 U.S. Assistance to Haiti and Current Events Approaching the Fifth Anniversary of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake;  Special Coordinator for Haiti Thomas C. Adams; via Teleconfrence
01/08/15 U.S. Government Contributes $1 Million to IAEA in Ebola Fight; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/07/15 Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom Travel to California; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/07/15 On the Explosion at the Police Academy of Sana'a;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/07/15 Remarks on the Terrorist Attack in Paris;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
01/07/15 The U.S. - Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research; Foreign Service Officer Exchange Program; and Educational Exchange Programs; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/07/15 U.S. Welcomes Robust UN Electoral Observation Mission to Burundi;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/06/15 Joint U.S.-Mexico Statement on the U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research: Connecting Tomorrow's Leaders Today; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/06/15 Oil Tanker Bombing in Derna, Libya;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/05/15 On the U.S. Indictment of Two Individuals for Their Role in the Attempted Coup in The Gambia;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
01/02/15 Myanmar's Independence Day;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/02/15 Science Envoy Travels to Thailand and Vietnam; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/02/15 The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces the Construction Award for the New U.S. Consulate General in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/02/15 The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces the Design Architect for the New U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros, Mexico; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/01/15 Haiti's Independence Day;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC