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Obama Offers Sweeping Second-Term Agenda
“Together, we have cleared away the rubble of crisis,” he said, “and we can say with renewed confidence that the State of our Union is stronger.”
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U.N. Workers in Syria Are Heroic, State Dept. Official Says
Aid workers are risking their lives, and doing so with international aid financed in part by the United States, to help Syrians suffering from the brutality of the Asad regime.
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Landsat Liftoff Opens New Chapter in Earth Observation
Landsat 8 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California February 11, beginning a mission to constantly collect data about surface conditions on Earth. The mission puts more sensitive instruments in orbit, opening the latest chapter in Earth observation.
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U.S. to Auction Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Exploration Rights
Oil and gas prospectors will be able to bid on leases March 20 to explore and develop petroleum resources in the central Gulf of Mexico as part of the Obama administration’s five-year leasing program for the region.
U.S.-EU statement on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The United States and the European Union will each initiate the internal procedures necessary to launch negotiations on a […]
Statement by the President on North Korean announcement of nuclear test
North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs constitute a threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security.
U.S. Contributes an Initial $171 Million to the UN Refugee Agency
This year’s initial contribution funded through the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, will support UNHCR efforts worldwide.
Human Rights News
U.S. Envoy at OSCE on Internet 2013 Conference
The United States is looking forward to the Internet 2013 conference being hosted by OSCE Representative on Freedom of […]
International Treaty Puts Free Internet in Jeopardy
The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warned U.S. lawmakers that the Internet “is under assault” following […]
Secretary Clinton: Gender Equality is the Unfinished Business of the 21st Century
Protecting and advancing the rights of women are critical to solving virtually every challenge we face as individual nations […]
Development & Humanitarian Aid
U.N. Workers in Syria Are Heroic, State Dept. Official Says
Aid workers are risking their lives, and doing so with international aid financed in part by the United States, […]
Access Critical to Meet Humanitarian Needs of Syrian People
To Meet Immediate Needs of the Syrian People, Access is Paramount By Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, & [...]
U.S. Contributes an Initial $171 Million to the UN Refugee Agency
This year’s initial contribution funded through the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, will support UNHCR efforts worldwide.
Latest News: Arms Control
Forging Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities for the NPT
To respond to the challenges we face, we are thinking about creative ways to use technologies, including open source […]
Statement by the President on North Korean announcement of nuclear test
North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs constitute a threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security.
U.S. Iran Sanctions Exempt Food, Medicine, Remittances
U.S. sanctions have been steadily tightening on Iran as a result of the Iranian government’s continued failure to live […]
State Dept. Press Releases
- Press Releases: Hip Hop Group Audiopharmacy to Tour Southeast Asia and the Pacific with American Music Abroad February 13, 2013
- Press Releases: Remarks With Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird After Their Meeting February 13, 2013
- Press Releases: U.S.-EU Joint Consultative Group Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation February 12, 2013
- Press Releases: First Meetings of the U.S.- Korea Trade Agreement Environmental Affairs Council and U.S.-Korea Environmental Cooperation Agreement Environmental Cooperation Commission February 12, 2013
- Press Releases: United States and Algeria Consult to Prevent Nuclear Smuggling and Strengthen Strategic Trade Controls February 12, 2013
- Press Releases: Special Envoy Hussain's Travel to Yemen February 12, 2013