Other Public Statements
Speeches and Statements by U.S. Government and Embassy Officials
Included here are speeches, articles, and public statements made by U.S. Government and Embassy officials other than the Chief of Mission. For the Ambassador's or Chargé d’Affaires' public statements, please click here.
Statement of John Koenig, Ambassador-Designate to the Republic of Cyprus at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, July 18, 2012 [pdf]
Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Government and the Republic of Cyprus Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Pre-Classical and Classical Archaeological Objects and Byzantine Period Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological Materials | Ελληνικά [pdf] July 16, 2012
Press Conference by Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs - Nicosia, Cyprus, July 13, 2012
President Obama's Message to the People of Sudan and South Sudan - April 21, 2012
Video and Article | Fact Sheet
My call for an open, inclusive World Bank, Op-Ed by Jim Yong Kim - "Financial Times," - March 28, 2012
[President Obama has nominated Dr. Jim Yong Kim, the President of Dartmouth College, to be the new President of the World Bank. This past week, Dr. Kim wrote the attached op-ed in the "Financial Times"]
Byzantine Frescoes Returning to Cyprus from Houston, Article by Lauren Monsen (English Text) | Ελληνικά [pdf-300kb] - March 2012
State Department Statement by Spokesperson Victoria Nuland on U.N. Negotiations on Cyprus - January 21, 2012
Presidential Memorandum: International Initiatives to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons - December 6, 2011
Secretary Hillary Clinton's remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day - December 6, 2011
Secretary Clinton's Remarsk at Meeting with LGBT Activists and Supporters from the Diplomatic Corps - December 6, 2011
Secretary Hillary Clinton's remarks at the 2011 Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Washington, DC - October 31, 2011
Statement by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Eric Rubin Following a Meeting with Cyprus President Demetris Christofias - October 20, 2011
U.S. Efforts To Reduce The Incentive For Pillage At Cultural Sites by Andrew C. Cohen, Senior Cultural Property Analyst, U.S. Department of State - October 15, 2011
President Obama: The partnerships we need (article on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001) - September 9, 2011
Briefing on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Resolution at UN Human Rights Council - June 11, 2011
President Obama on Earthquake in Japan, Tsunami Warning in Pacific, March 11, 2011
Secretary Clinton’s Remarks on Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, March 11, 2011
Remarks by the President in State of Union Address: Winning the Future, U.S. Congress, January 25, 2011
Press Conference by Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon, Cyprus Fulbright Center, Nicosia, January 20, 2011
Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon Following Meeting with President of Cyprus Demetris Christofias, Presidential Palace, Nicosia, Cyprus, January 20, 2011
Student mobility programmes strengthen EU-US relationship, says EU Commissioner Vassiliou, Brussels, Belgium, January 13, 2011
Remarks by Jess Baily, Director of Southern European Affairs of the Department of State at the American Hellenic Institute Foundation, October 5, 2010
President Obama on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of Cyprus, The White House, October 1, 2010
Secretary Clinton on the Republic of Cyprus's Independence Day, Washington DC, October 1, 2010
President Obama Praises President Christofias (Greek Text)
President Obama praised President Christofias during the Presenation of Credentials of the new Ambassador of the Government of Cyprus to the United States of America. (Cyprus News Agency Press Release in Greek)
The United States has ended its military operations in Iraq and is shifting to a civilian-led mission to build a partnership with Iraq. The White House, August 31, 2010 - Remarks by the President in address to the Nation on the end of combat operations in Iraq Transcript
President Obama's Iftar Remarks Remarks by the President at Iftar Dinner, State Dining Room, August 13, 2010 | Türkçe - pdf
Remarks by Jonathan Cohen, Deputy Chief of Mission at the 26th Annual Cyprus and Hellenic Leadership Conference Washington, DC, May 25, 2010
Remarks by Vice President Biden to the European Parliament, May 6, 2010 European Parliament Building, Brussels, Belgium U.S. - European partnership »
Implementing a Nuclear Arms Strategy for the 21st Century, Op-Ed by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, April 11, 2010, Published in Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot newspapers
Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address (transcript) Watch the full video (1:09:44) | Download Video: mp4 (865MB) | Audio mp3 (64MB)(January 28, 2010)
Internet Freedom: Remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Newseum, Washington D.C. Read the transcript or watch the full video.(January 21, 2010)
The New Way Forward: President Obama outlined his strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Read the transcript or watch the full video. [Download video mp4 - 419MB | mp3 - 31MB](December 1, 2009)
A New Approach to Global Food Security and Hunger, Op-Ed by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, English text | Ελληνικά - pdf | Türkçe - pdf (October 16-17, 2009)
Remarks by the President on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, (October 9, 2009)
President Obama Addresses UN General Assembly, | Read the President's remarks| White House Blog Coverage (September 23, 2009)
President Obama's Cairo Speech: A New Beginning, Watch Video | Photo Slideshow | Read the transcript | Ελληνικά - pdf | Türkçe (June 4, 2009)
United States Formally Commits to Best Practices to Counter Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Statement on Signing of Agreement on Best Ways to Stop Pirates More from America.gov | Feature: Combating Piracy (September 9, 2009)
President Obama's Video Message on Ramadan (August 21, 2009)
Secretary Clinton's remarks with Cyprus Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou Before Their Meeting, Treaty Room, Washington, DC, View Video | Photo Gallery (April 20, 2009)
Transcript of Press Briefing by Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Cyprus Fulbright Center, July 7, 2008
Preserving the Cultural, Archaelogical, and Religious Heritage of Cyprus - [Watch Video] - Remarks at Signing Ceremony by Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State and Ambassador of Cyprus Andreas Kakouris, July 19, 2007
