Special Reports
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>>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)
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)
Trafficking in Persons Report 2012
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]
- Republic of Korea Report
- North Korea (DPRK) Report
- Full Report
- Letter from Secretary Clinton
- Letter from Ambassador Luis CdeBaca
>> 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
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
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]
- Defense Secretary Panetta’s Remarks on Defense Strategic Guidance (U.S. Department of Defense, January 5, 2012)
- Secretary of State Clinton’s Press Statement: 21st Century Defense Priorities (U.S. Department of State, January 5, 2012)
- [Full Text] Defense Strategic Guidance (PDF 16 pages), U.S. Department of Defense, January 2012
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
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
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.
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2010 QDR Full Report (PDF, 128 pages)
- 2010 QDR Fact Sheet (PDF, 2 pages)
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2010 QDR Briefing Slides (PDF, 10 pages)
Defense Budget/QDR Announcement
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Arlington, VA, Feb. 01, 2010.
- Nov 2008 - United States Pacific Command Strategy
- 11 Dec 02 - Bush Administration Releases New WMD Strategic Plan
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
Intellectual Property Rights Report
- 2009 - USTR Focus on Intellectual Property and Innovation
- 2009 - 2009 Special 301 Report
- 12 Nov 04 - Embassy-Sponsored Intellectual Property Rights Roundtable Focuses on Protection of Digital Music, Films and Software
- 03 May 04 - 2004 Report on Intellectual Property Protection
- Full Report
- 2004 Special 301 Report
Special Reports
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• Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports
• Country Reports on Terrorism
• Economic Report
• Foreign Students in the United States
• Human Rights Reports
• Intellectual Property Rights Report
• International Religious Freedom Report
• Narcotics Control Reports
• Security
• Trade Report
• Trafficking in Persons Report