2015


December | November | October | September | August | July | June | May | April | March | February | January



December
12/16/15 U.S. Relationship With Pakistan;  Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson; House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
12/16/15 U.S.-Afghanistan Relationship;  Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
12/10/15 Independent South Sudan: A Failure of Leadership;  Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth; Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
12/02/15 U.S. Strategic Interests and the APEC and East Asia Summits;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Fuchs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia & The Pacific; Washington, DC


November
11/19/15 Democracy in Southeast Asia;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Busby, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy; Washington, DC
11/17/15 Drug Trafficking Across the Southwest Border and Oversight of U.S. Counterdrug Assistance to Mexico;  Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Prepared Statement Before the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control; Washington, DC
11/04/15 U.S. Policy After Russia's Escalation in Syria;  Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Testimony Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
11/03/15 Human Rights Conditions in Egypt;  Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Testimony Before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
11/03/15 Testimony on Ukraine Before the SFRC Europe Subcommittee;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Benjamin G. Ziff, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Washington, DC


October
10/21/15 Burma's Challenge: Democracy, Human Rights, Peace, and the Plight of the Rohingya;  Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Washington, DC
10/20/15 Assessing the North Korea Threat and U.S. Policy;  Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim; Washington, DC
10/20/15 U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights;  Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Robert R. King; Washington, DC
10/08/15 Testimony on Ukraine;  Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC


July
07/29/15 Could the U.S. Continue Sanctions Instead of the Iran Deal?;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Testimony Before the Senate Armed Services Committee; Washington, DC
07/29/15 Deal Focuses on Preventing Iran from Having a Nuclear Weapon;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Testimony Before the Senate Armed Services Committee; Washington, DC
07/29/15 Iranian Nuclear Agreement Provides Support of International Community;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Testimony Before the Senate Armed Services Committee; Washington, DC
07/28/15 Iran Nuclear Agreement: The Administration's Case;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
07/23/15 Iran Nuclear Agreement Review;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
07/15/15 Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee;  Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC


June
06/25/15 Civil and Political Rights in Uzbekistan and Central Asia;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Berschinski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; As Delivered Remarks to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; Washington, DC
06/16/15 Testimony on the President's FY16 Budget for Europe and Eurasia;  Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Alina L. Romanowski, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats; Washington, DC
06/11/15 Retreat or Revival - A Status Report on Democracy in Asia;  Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
06/04/15 Security Assistance to Africa;  Assistant Secretary Puneet Talwar, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy; Washington, DC
06/04/15 Security Assistance to Africa;  Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Bureau of African Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy; Washington, DC
06/02/15 Statement by the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism: Budget, Program, and Policies;  Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism Justin Siberell; House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; Washington, DC


May
05/20/15 Everest Trembled: Lessons Learned From the Nepal Earthquake Response;  Assistant Secretary Nisha Desai Biswal, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
05/20/15 Rwandan Human Rights and U.S. Relations With Rwanda;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Feldstein, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; Washington, DC
05/20/15 U.S. Cuban Relations - The Way Forward;  Counselor of the Department Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
05/20/15 U.S.-Cuba Policy Testimony;  Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
05/19/15 Testimony on Hungary Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Hoyt Yee, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe; Washington, DC
05/14/15 Advancing U.S. Economic Engagement in Asia;  Assistant Secretary Charles H. Rivkin, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
05/14/15 Advancing U.S. Economic Engagement in Asia;  Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
05/14/15 Testimony Before Policy Hearing Titled: "Cybersecurity: Setting the Rules for Responsible Global Behavior";  Coordinator for Cyber Issues Christopher Painter; Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity; Washington, DC
05/13/15 Maritime Issues in East Asia;  Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
05/06/15 Written Testimony for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy;  Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kurt Tong, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; Washington, DC
05/05/15 Opening Statement on Resources, Priorities and Programs for Global Women's Issues;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Catherine M. Russell; Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, & Global Women's Issues; Washington, DC


April
04/30/15 Migration Crisis: Oversight of the Administration's Proposed $1 Billion Request for Central America;  Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
04/29/15 Testimony on the Balkans Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Hoyt Yee, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe; Washington, DC
04/23/15 The FY 2016 Budget Request for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs;  Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Washington, DC


March
03/24/15 Assistance to Central America;  Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Washington, DC
03/24/15 Budget Hearing - Assistance to Central America;  Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Washington, DC
03/24/15 Funding Priorities For The Western Hemisphere;  Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Testimony before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
03/11/15 The President's Request for Authorization to Use Force Against ISIS: Military and Diplomatic Efforts;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
03/10/15 Testimony on Ukraine Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee;  Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
03/04/15 Testimony on Ukraine Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee;  Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC


February
02/25/15 Advancing U.S. Interests in a Troubled World: The FY 2016 Foreign Affairs Budget;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Testimony Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
02/25/15 Budget Hearing for the Department of State;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations; Washington, DC
02/25/15 Opening Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Washington, DC
02/24/15 FY 2016 State Department Budget Request;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations; Washington, DC
02/24/15 Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
02/11/15 Ending Modern Slavery: The Role of U.S. Leadership;  Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall; U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
02/04/15 Cuba: Assessing the Administration's Sudden Shift;  Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Testimony before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
02/03/15 Human Rights in the New Approach to U.S.-Cuba Policy;  Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; As Prepared Remarks for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
02/03/15 Understanding the Impact of U.S. Policy Changes on Human Rights and Democracy in Cuba;  Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC


January
01/27/15 Perspectives on the Strategic Necessity of Iran Sanctions;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Statement Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Washington, DC
01/21/15 Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Status of Talks and the Role of Congress;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Written Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
01/13/15 The North Korean Threat: Nuclear, Missiles and Cyber;  Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim; Testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC