Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Remarks


2016
12/01/16 The 15th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Landmines; Statement by U.S. Delegation; Washington, DC
11/17/16 Release of the Annual To Walk the Earth in Safety Report; Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Thomas M. Countryman; Washington, DC
09/26/16 Remarks During Discussion With Victims of Conflict Representing Disadvantaged Youth, Former Combatants, and Landmine Victims;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Escuela Taller; Cartagena, Colombia
09/18/16 Remarks at the Global Demining Initiative for Colombia Ministerial;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palace Hotel; New York City, NY
07/20/16 U.S.-Norwegian Demining Initiative;  Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller; Residence of Norway's Ambassador to the United States Kare R. Aas; Washington, DC
04/13/16 Strengthening Peacekeeping Through Global Peace Operations Initiative;  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans, Programs, and Operations Michael Rothstein, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
04/04/16 UN International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
02/16/16 Remarks at the 19th International Meeting of Mine Action National Program Directors and United Nations Advisors;  Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller; Palais des Nations; Geneva, Switzerland
02/11/16 Hearing on Export Control Reform;  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls Brian Nilsson, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Statement Before the House Small Business Committee; Washington, DC

2015
12/01/15 U.S. Statement at the 14th Meeting of States Parties to the Ottawa Convention; Washington, DC
09/28/15 Remarks by President Obama at U.N. Peacekeeping Summit; United Nations; New York City
09/28/15  Remarks by President Obama to the United Nations General Assembly
08/11/15 Remarks at Opening Ceremony of KERIS AMAN;  Assistant Secretary Puneet Talwar, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Port Dickson, Malaysia
06/17/15 Remarks With Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ignacio Ybanez;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Treaty Room; 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
05/21/15 Remarks to the AIA Annual Spring Board of Governors Meeting;  Assistant Secretary Puneet Talwar, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Williamsburg, VA
04/17/15 Remarks at the Norwegian American Defense Conference;  Assistant Secretary Puneet Talwar, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Washington, DC
04/13/15 U.S. Opening Statement at the CCW Informal Meeting of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems; U.S. Delegation Opening Statement as Delivered by Michael W. Meier; Geneva, Switzerland
04/03/15 UN International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/01/15 U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities in 2015 and Beyond;  Assistant Secretary Puneet Talwar, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; The Commonwealth Club; San Francisco, CA
01/23/15 The U.S.-Vietnam Relationship: Advancing Peace and Prosperity in 2015;  Assistant Secretary Puneet Talwar, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam; Hanoi, Vietnam

2014
12/08/14 Clear Land Mines Off the Earth;  Secretary of State John Kerry; USA Today
12/08/14 Remarks at the To Walk the Earth in Safety Event;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
12/03/14 Remarks at the Institute for Defence and Strategic Analyses;  Assistant Secretary Puneet Talwar, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; New Delhi, India
11/13/14 U.S. Statement at the Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW); Geneva, Switzerland
10/22/14 Remarks at The Marshall Legacy Institute's 17th Anniversary Clearing The Path Gala;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Samuel Perez, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; The Fairmont Hotel; Washington, DC
08/04/14 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Media Roundtable on Africa Security Issues;  Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tom Kelly, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Washington, DC
07/09/14 Opening Remarks to the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) Worldwide Conference;  Assistant Secretary Puneet Talwar, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Washington, DC
04/24/14 Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/23/14 Conventional Arms Transfer Policy: Advancing American National Security Through Security Cooperation;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Gregory M. Kausner, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Remarks to IISS; Washington, DC
04/22/14 Joint Press Conference of the U.S.-Bangladesh Dialogue on Security Issues;  Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tom Kelly, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Dhaka, Bangladesh
04/17/14 U.S. Foreign Policy and Diplomacy;  Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tom Kelly, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies; Fort DeRussy, Waikiki
04/02/14 Mines Advisory Group's 25th Anniversary: International Day for Mine Awareness;  Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller; Russell Senate Office Building; Washington, DC
03/25/14 Maritime Security, Sea Power and Trade; Acting Assistant Secretary Tom Kelly, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; U.S. Naval War College; Newport, Rhode Island
03/19/14 Building Maritime Collaboration for Security and Stability;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Samuel Perez, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Jakarta International Defence Dialogue (JIDD); Jakarta, Indonesia
02/04/14 The Path Forward on Export Control Reform; Acting Assistant Secretary Tom Kelly, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
01/13/14 Remarks to Visiting Students from the Joint Forces Staff College; Acting Assistant Secretary Tom Kelly, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Washington, DC

2013
12/13/13 Presentation at Malaysia's Full Training Capacity Ceremony; Acting Assistant Secretary Tom Kelly, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12/12/13 Remarks at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies; Acting Assistant Secretary Tom Kelly, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11/20/13 Joint Press Availability With Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, and Australian Defence Minister David Johnston;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
10/03/13 Background Briefing on the Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee; Tokyo, Japan
10/03/13 Remarks With Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Iikura Guest House; Tokyo, Japan
10/03/13 Remarks at the Meeting of the U.S. - Japan Security Consultative Committee (2+2);  Secretary of State John Kerry; Iikura Guest House; Tokyo, Japan
07/24/13 Export Control Reform Update; Deputy Assistant Secretary Beth M. McCormick, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Panel Remarks to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Update Conference; Washington, DC
06/23/13 Remarks on the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New Delhi, India
06/05/13 Panel Remarks at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis-USSOCOM Conference; Deputy Assistant Secretary Gregory M. Kausner, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Washington, DC
05/16/13 U.S. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty With Australia;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
05/13/13 Reforming Export Controls - Protecting National Security and Bolstering American Business; Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller; University of New Hampshire Law School; Concord, NH
04/24/13 Export Control Reform: The Agenda Ahead; Acting Assistant Secretary Tom Kelly, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Export Control Reform; Washington, DC
04/24/13 Opportunities and Challenges in Security Cooperation;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Gregory M. Kausner, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Defense Security Cooperation Agency and 2013 Defense Security Cooperation Workshop, Hyatt Crystal City; Arlington, VA
04/18/13 Political-Military Affairs: The Integration of Diplomacy and Defense;  Assistant Secretary Andrew J. Shapiro, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Washington, DC
04/12/13 A Conversation With Assistant Secretary of State Andrew J. Shapiro;  Assistant Secretary Andrew J. Shapiro, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Council on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
04/10/13 Update on Efforts to Combat Piracy;  Assistant Secretary Andrew J. Shapiro, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Statement Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation; Washington, DC
01/09/13 Statement on the Passage of Section 1261 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013;  Assistant Secretary Andrew J. Shapiro, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Washington, DC