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.
Friday, June 6, 2014
The United States should not give unqualified support to Sisi and his government, as working closely with repressive Egyptian governments in the past yielded poor results and engendered widespread anti-Americanism. Rather, Washington should refocus its diplomacy on supporting the Egyptian people, while limiting relations with Sisi and his government to essential security interests.
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Egypt
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Friday, June 6, 2014
Nominations for new ambassadors to Guatemala and Paraguay.English
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Paraguay
Guatemala
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Friday, June 6, 2014
Remarks by Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, U.S. Alternate Representative to the United Nations, at a Security Council Meeting on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT)English
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Rwanda
South Sudan
Central African Republic
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Friday, June 6, 2014
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II relinquished command of U.S. Army Africa to Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams today during a ceremony on Hoekstra Field. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, Commanding General of U.S. Africa Command presided over the change of command ceremony.
English
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Africa Regional
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Friday, June 6, 2014
Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom announced at the Organization of American States General Assembly in Asuncion, Paraguay, a new contribution in support of the OAS/MAPP Mission in the amount of $420,000.English
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Colombia
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Friday, June 6, 2014
Ms. Harf comments on political trials in Venezuela and on the process of getting Sergent Tahmooressi out of jail.English
Country(s):
Venezuela
Mexico
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Friday, June 6, 2014
Spokesperson Marie Harf discusses Uganda's anti-homosexuality act, Egypt's new government, the need for dialogue in Venezuela, the Middle East peace process, the Meriam Ibrahim case in Sudan, Syrian elections, and violence concerns in Libya and Nigeria, English
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Syria
Libya
Egypt
Israel
Palestinian Territories
Mexico
Sudan
Venezuela
Nigeria
Uganda
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
Spokesperson Marie Harf addresses the U.S.'s concern over the arrests and disappearances in Rwanda, U.S. assistance to Egypt, the next round of talks with Iran, U.S. support for the moderate opposition in Syria, the interim Palestinian government, and the Andrew Tahmooressi case in MexicoEnglish
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Palestinian Territories
Syria
Egypt
Iran
Rwanda
Mexico
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
Lasconjarias assesses the effectiveness of NATO allied land forces as, at best, mixed.English
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Global
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
Sailors, Marines, Soldiers and Airmen disembarked Spearhead here, June 1, to begin Southern Partnership Station 2014 (SPS-JHSV 14). SPS-JHSV 14 is a U.S. 4th Fleet deployment designed to strengthen civil and maritime capabilities with regional partner nations in the Central, South American, and Caribbean areas of responsibility.
English
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Belize
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
Tanzania will ratify the African Union (AU) Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance after inclusion of its fundamental provisions in the country’s constitution, Attorney General Fredrick Werema has told the ongoing session of the National Assembly.English
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Tanzania
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
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Tajikistan
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
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Kyrgyzstan
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
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Azerbaijan
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
The United States stated that it looks forward to working with former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as Egypt's president but expressed concerns about the restrictive political environment in which he was elected.English
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Egypt
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in Beirut Lebanon, talks about supporting Lebanon's security, sovereignty and the Lebanese people and the civil war in Syria including an additional $290 million in humanitarian assistanceEnglish
Country(s):
Lebanon
Syria
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
We urge you to limit security cooperation to only the most critical issues, restructure U.S. assistance away from the Egyptian military and toward the people, and adopt public and private U.S. positions in favor of real democracy and prosperity for all Egyptians. English
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Egypt
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Rapid progress has been made in the year since the global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened for signature at the United Nations in New York, and a surge of further ratifications will soon activate the treaty this year, helping to save millions of lives and protect human rights, Amnesty International said as it marks the anniversary of the treaty signing on 3 June. English
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Global
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
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Georgia
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
We especially commend the OAS’ Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia. We remain convinced that this mission can help Colombia end the hemisphere’s last armed conflict. As such, I am pleased to announce today a new contribution to support this OAS Mission in the amount of $420,000 from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
English
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Western Hemisphere Regional
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