Remarks and Speeches

Please click below to read important and timely remarks and speeches from leading officials of the Bureau of Consular Affairs.

• 12/12/07: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at the Ceremony to Deposit the United States’ Ratification of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
• 7/30/07: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at the Department of State's Intern Summit on "A Career in the Foreign Service"
• 05/04/2007: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks to Participants in Foreign Affairs Day 2007
• 03/08/2007: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at the University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 03/05/07: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks to International Student Advisors and the Summer Work and Travel Community, Istanbul, Turkey
• 03/05/07: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks to the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Istanbul, Turkey
• 10/20/06: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at Holt International Conference on "Looking Forward: A Global Response to Homeless Children"
• 04/19/06: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at National Council for Adoption 26th Anniversary Adoption Hall of Fame Awards Celebration
• 03/17/06: Introductory remarks at a Public Meeting on 22 CFR Parts 96/98 Accreditation and Approval of Adoption Service Providers
• 02/03/06: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at a Breakfast with the American Chamber of Commerce
• 01/06/06: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Remarks at the Education Summit
• 12/13/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Remarks at the Ceremony
  Reopening the New Orleans Passport Agency
• 11/07/2005: Janice L. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, U.S. Commitment to International Education 
• 07/05/2005: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Remarks to the Congressional Youth Leadership Council’s
• 06/22/05: Janice Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, 2005 Border Security Summit
• 06/21/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Remarks at the Signing of an International Adoption Agreement Between the U.S. and Vietnam
• 06/02/05: Janice Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Welcoming International Students to Community Colleges in the U.S. -- The Role of the State Department
• 05/12/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Remarks at Bilkent University
• 04/21/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Naturalization Ceremony Keynote Address, Miami Beach, Florida
• 04/13/05: Frank Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services, Remarks as Prepared for the Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy, Seattle, Washington
• 04/05/05: Frank Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services and Elaine Dezenski, Acting Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy and Planning Briefing at the Foreign Press Center
• 04/05/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs and Elaine Dezenski, Acting Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy and Planning Briefing on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
• 03/30/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - Remarks at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco
• 03/02/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - Remarks at Beijing University in Beijing, China
• 02/18/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - Annual Conference of the Association of International Education Administrators Plenary Address
• 01/06/05: Janice Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Foreign Press Center Briefing on The International Student Visa Process in the Post 9/11 World
• 5/27/2004: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - 56th Annual Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators Plenary Session
• 5/27/2004: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - 56th Annual Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators Luncheon
• 3/25/2004: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - Migration Policy Institute
• 3/11/2004: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - Houston World Affairs Council
• 7/30/07: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at the Department of State's Intern Summit on "A Career in the Foreign Service"
• 05/04/2007: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks to Participants in Foreign Affairs Day 2007
• 03/08/2007: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at the University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 3/05/07: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks to International Student Advisors and the Summer Work and Travel Community, Istanbul, Turkey
• 10/20/06: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at Holt International Conference on "Looking Forward: A Global Response to Homeless Children"
• 04/19/06: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at National Council for Adoption 26th Anniversary Adoption Hall of Fame Awards Celebration
• 03/17/06: Introductory remarks at a Public Meeting on 22 CFR Parts 96/98 Accreditation and Approval of Adoption Service Providers
• 02/03/06: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty Remarks at a Breakfast with the American Chamber of Commerce
• 01/06/06: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Remarks at the Education Summit
• 12/13/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Remarks at the Ceremony
  Reopening the New Orleans Passport Agency
• 11/07/2005: Janice L. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, U.S. Commitment to International Education 
• 07/05/2005: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Remarks to the Congressional Youth Leadership Council’s
• 06/22/05: Janice Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, 2005 Border Security Summit
• 06/21/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Remarks at the Signing of an International Adoption Agreement Between the U.S. and Vietnam
• 06/02/05: Janice Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Welcoming International Students to Community Colleges in the U.S. -- The Role of the State Department
• 05/12/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Remarks at Bilkent University
• 04/21/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Naturalization Ceremony Keynote Address, Miami Beach, Florida
• 04/13/05: Frank Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services, Remarks as Prepared for the Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy, Seattle, Washington
• 04/05/05: Frank Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services and Elaine Dezenski, Acting Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy and Planning Briefing at the Foreign Press Center
• 04/05/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs and Elaine Dezenski, Acting Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy and Planning Briefing on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
• 03/30/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - Remarks at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco
• 03/02/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - Remarks at Beijing University in Beijing, China
• 02/18/05: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - Annual Conference of the Association of International Education Administrators Plenary Address
• 01/06/05: Janice Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Foreign Press Center Briefing on The International Student Visa Process in the Post 9/11 World
• 5/27/2004: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - 56th Annual Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators Plenary Session
• 5/27/2004: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - 56th Annual Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators Luncheon
• 3/25/2004: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - Migration Policy Institute
• 3/11/2004: Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs - Houston World Affairs Council

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