Speaking at the Organization of American States, or OAS, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged fellow members to do their part to strengthen the OAS to deal effectively with the challenges to our values. The primary role of the OAS is to support democ...
As part of the United States' new comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's malign behavior, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime: This sting of sanctions will be painful if the...
Clearing the Last of ISIS out of Syria On May first, the Syrian Democratic Forces initiated Operation Roundup: the eviction of the last remnants of ISIS from north-eastern Syria. The first phase of the operation ended successfully in mid-May, with th...
U.S. Condemns Continued Violence in Nicaragua The United States condemns the Nicaraguan government's violent response to peaceful Mother's Day marches in Managua and other cities on May 30, including assaults on mothers mourning their children killed...
The White House Hosts Iftar Dinner Marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, President Donald Trump hosted an Iftar dinner at the White House. To the group of U.S. cabinet officials and ambassadors from mostly Muslim-majority countries, t...
World Oceans Day 2018 On June 8th, much of the world observes United Nations World Oceans Day. The idea is to remind people how important the world's oceans are to all life on Earth, to celebrate their beauty, and to bring attention to the impact hum...
Preparing for U.S.-N. Korea Summit President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are preparing to meet in a historic summit June 12 in Singapore. The proposed summit offers a historic opening for President Trump and Chairman Kim to boldl...
Through the efforts of the Iraqi armed forces, the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, ISIS has been defeated militarily in Iraq, and nearly so in Syria.Yet our victories on the battlefield are not a permanent solution,...
The U.S. State Department has released its annual report on the state of religious freedom around the world. The picture of Iran that emerges is a grim one, particularly for religious minorities, as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Fre...
Refuge was started because my husband and I moved here to this community and we fell in love with our neighbors. And really at the very heart, we just wanted other people to know the refugee community. We felt like this was a hidden jewel in Atlanta,...
Russia Must be Called to Account for the MH-17 Tragedy On July 17, 2014, a Malaysia Airlines passenger airplane, designated as Flight MH-17, left Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur with 298 passengers and crew. Three hours into its flight, the airplane was s...
More Funds to Fight Ebola On May 8th, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, reported two confirmed cases of Ebola in the country's northwest. It is the DRC's ninth outbreak of the disease since the discovery of the virus n...
Computer scientist Shwetak Patel and his team are developing new sensing systems. The initial focus was really around energy and water monitoring.They built a new generation of smart sensors that monitor electronic interference on a homes power line...
Fighting TB in Uzbekistan The United States is committed to helping partner countries stop the spread of Tuberculosis, or TB, and eventually eliminate this scourge. In late May, Uzbekistan held a three day national conference exploring how to use sci...
U.S.-Georgia Relations This year marks the tenth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Georgia. The United States unequivocally condemns Russia's occupation on Georgian soil, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a plenary session of the U.S.-Georgia...
