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Country Reports on Terrorism

Country Reports on Terrorism

Country Reports on Terrorism

>>2011

U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism.

- Republic of Korea (PDF - 32KB) 
- North Korea (DPRK) (PDF - 31KB)
- Full Report : PDF version (PDF - 1182KB)
 

Related Material
- Briefing on the Country Reports on Terrorism 2011  (by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, July 31, 2012)

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Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

International Religious Freedom Report  

Secretary Clinton’s Remarks at the Release of the 2011 International Religious Freedom Report

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Washington, DC
July 30, 2012

SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you very much, and it’s indeed a pleasure to join you here today to talk about an issue that shapes the lives of people worldwide as much as any other, religious freedom. And I want to thank Jessica Matthews not just for that introduction, but more importantly for her service of many years, but in particular her leadership as the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. [Full Text]

- Republic of Korea Report (PDF – 265 KB)
- North Korea (DPRK) Report (PDF – 300 KB)
- Full Report
- Executive Summary (PDF – 305KB)
- Overview and Acknowledgements (PDF – 259KB)

 

Related Material

Briefing on the Release of the 2011 International Religious Freedom Report
(by Suzan Johnson Cook, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, July 30, 2012) 

 

 

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Trafficking in Persons Report 2012

Woman speaking into microphone. (Photo Credit: Department of State)

Trafficking in Persons Report

Trafficking in Persons Report 2012

Secretary Clinton's Remarks on the Release of the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report

Benjamin Franklin Room
Washington, DC
June 19, 2012

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you all very much. And I am delighted to see a standing room only crowd here in the Benjamin Franklin Room for this very important annual event. I welcome all of you here to the State Department. And I want to begin by thanking Ambassador CdeBaca and his team for all the hard work that goes into this report, and the passion that they bring to the fight against modern slavery. I would like, Lou, for you and your team to either stand or wave your hand if you’re already standing. Could we have everyone from – (applause) – thank you. I so appreciate what you do every day, not just when we roll out the report, and I’m very proud to be your colleague. [Full Text]

 

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Human Rights Reports

>> 2012

24 May 2012 - 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Secretary Clinton’s Remarks on the Release of the 2011 Human Rights Report

SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. Good morning, everyone. I’m very pleased to be joined here today by Assistant Secretary Posner to release our 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. These reports, which the United States Government has published for nearly four decades, make clear to governments around the world: We are watching and we are holding you accountable. And they make clear to citizens and activists everywhere: You are not alone. We are standing with you. [Full Text] [View Video - 32'11"]

• Republic of Korea Report (PDF - 112KB)
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea Report (PDF - 135KB)
• Preface (PDF - 29KB)
• Factsheet
• Introduction (PDF - 88KB) 
• Full Report

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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

2012 Full Report 
Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control 
- North Korea 
- South Korea
Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes

 

 

2011 Full Report
Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control
- North Korea 
- South Korea 
Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes

2010 Full Report
    Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control
                    - North Korea (pp. 485-486)
                    - South Korea (pp. 565-568)
    Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes   

2009 Full Report
2008 Full Report
2007 Full Report
2006 Full Report
2005 Full Report
2003 Full Report    

2012 Defense Strategic Review

Remarks by the President on the Defense Strategic Review

Remarks by the President on the Defense Strategic Review

Remarks by the President on the Defense Strategic Review

January 5, 2012
The Pentagon

View the Video (10'34'')

THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  The United States of America is the greatest force for freedom and security that the world has ever known.  And in no small measure, that’s because we’ve built the best-trained, best-led, best-equipped military in history -- and as Commander-in-Chief, I’m going to keep it that way. [Full text]

National Strategy for Counterterrorism

National Strategy for Counterterrorism

National Strategy for Counterterrorism

>> 2011

This National Strategy for Counterterrorism sets out our approach to one of the President’s top national security priorities: disrupting, dismantling, and eventually defeating al-Qa‘ida and its affiliates and adherents to ensure the security of our citizens and interests.

[Full text: PDF - 625KB]

 

 

 
February 2011
2011 Economic Report of the President

2011 Economic Report of the President

2011 Economic Report of the President

The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. An important vehicle for presenting the Administration’s domestic and international economic policies, it provides an overview of the nation's economic progress with text and extensive data appendices.

[Download the Full Report, 324 pages; 11.6 MB]

 

Useful Links:
- The Executive Office of the President
- Budget of the U.S. Government
- Economic Indicator

 

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The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)

The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)

Security

Quadrennial Defense Review Report
U.S. Department of Defense  
(February 2010)

 

The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) is a legislatively-mandated review of Department of Defense strategy and priorities. The QDR will set a long-term course for DoD as it assesses the threats and challenges that the nation faces and re-balances DoD's strategies, capabilities, and forces to address today's conflicts and tomorrow's threats. 

 

 

 
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports

>> 2009 (May 2009)

“We enhance our own security, prosperity and progress when people in other lands emerge from shadows and shackles to gain the opportunities we enjoy and treasure.”
--Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

Pursuant to Section 2121 of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 (P. L. 110-53), the Department of State has submitted the "Advancing Freedom and Democracy Report 2009" to the Congress regarding U.S. efforts to promote democracy and human rights in nondemocratic countries and countries undergoing democratic transitions worldwide. The Department chose the 106 countries represented after taking into consideration the Act’s definition of a "non-democratic country or democratic transition country" and the requirement that the Department take into account the views of nongovernmental organizations.

- Preface
- North Korea Report
- Full Report  

 

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Trade Report

 

 

Intellectual Property Rights Report

 
Foreign Students in the United States
  • Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation, CRS Report for Congress, December 8, 2006
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