Resources - Policy Statements
This section presents links to what people are saying about U.S. security policy around the world. Select one of the four types of policy statements from the menu at the right to filter the results below.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Central America in crisis and the exodus of unaccompanied minors, after receiving testimony from Thomas A. Shannon, Counselor of the Department of State; Bruce Swartz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Counselor for International Affairs, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; and Sonia Nazario, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Cynthia J. Arnson, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Stephen Johnson, International Republican InstituteEnglish
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Central America Regional
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
"The problem simply is that we are not devoting the time and the resources--the money--to the interdiction of the big drug shipments coming out of South America into Central America. The administration has to address this issue with regard to going back to what we did so successfully in Plan Colombia".English
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Central America Regional
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discussed the ongoing crisis in Israel and Palestine, the nuclear negotiations with Iran, the civil war in Syria, and the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey.English
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Israel
Palestinian Territories
Iran
Syria
Turkey
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) is scheduled to return to Belize to reload and transport service members to Guatemala to continue the SPS-JHSV 14 mission.English
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Belize
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Counselor of the Department of State and coordinator of unaccompanied migrant children issues, traveled to Mexico from July 13-16 to meet with the foreign ministers of Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador. He also visited Mexico's southern border with Guatemala and several migrant shelters.English
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Central America Regional
Mexico
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Senator Leahy commends Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on peace process. He notes "the slow pace of Colombia's justice system in holding accountable members of security forces and paramilitaries who have been implicated in massacres of civilians and other human rights crimes" and asserts that U.S. support for Colombia remains strong.English
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Colombia
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
The 1-121 IN worked with U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Army South as one of the first National Guard units to execute missions under the Department of Defense’s regionally aligned forces program. English
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Honduras
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
We are pleased to announce the arrival of Ambassador Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, the first Somali Ambassador to the United States in over twenty years.English
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Somalia
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
MS. JENSEN: Good afternoon and welcome to LiveAtState, the State Department’s interactive web chat platform for engaging international media.English
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Africa Regional
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
“Human Rights Vetting: Nigeria and Beyond”English
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Nigeria
Africa Regional
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
"Senator McCain and I will offer a bill that will hinge U.S. foreign aid to Central American countries on their response to this situation, providing for refugee processing in those countries". Rep. Flake also holds that incentives for children to embark on the dangerous trip north still exist, given that the adminsitration is letting them stay with family members.English
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Central America Regional
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
The Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act, 2015 provides $549.3 billion in base and overseas contingency operation funding, compared to $572 billion enacted in fiscal year 2014 and $550.7 billion in the President’s budget request. The base budget appropriation is $489.6 billion with $59.7 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) of the Departments of Defense and State, compared to $85.2 billion for DoD OCO enacted for fiscal year 2014. English
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
"We also need to use our leverage with these foreign countries to gain their cooperation if they refuse to cooperate with us--whether it is withholding foreign aid, whether it is any number of punitive measures."English
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Central America Regional
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discussed the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel, the P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran, the election of an Iraqi parliamentary speaker, the BRICS annual summit, concern over the level of violence in Libya, and the refugee crisis in Syria.English
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Israel
Palestinian Territories
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Libya
Brazil
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Monday, July 14, 2014
"The Leahy Law cannot guarantee that the U.S. will never arm bad people. It's not a panacea. It's just the least we can do".English
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Monday, July 14, 2014
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Libya
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Monday, July 14, 2014
President Obama issued a new Executive Order (E.O.) that amends E.O. 13413 of October 27, 2006, to take additional steps in light of the continued threat to the peace, security, and stability of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).English
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Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
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Sunday, July 13, 2014
USS America is scheduled to transit U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility (AOR) throughout the next couple months. During the transit, the ship will engage in cooperative maritime security operations with partner nations in order to maintain access, enhance interoperability and build enduring partnerships that foster regional security in the AOR.English
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Western Hemisphere Regional
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Sunday, July 13, 2014
Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU 2) are in Belize working with divers from the Belize coast guard service as part of Southern Partnership Station 2014.English
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Belize
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Friday, July 11, 2014
“Russia’s continued intervention in Ukraine and Cuba’s unending attempts to undermine political order in Venezuela should be a serious concern for the entire international community".English
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Cuba
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