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, April 4, 2014
The two leaders committed to advancing increased bilateral contacts between our governments regarding security and defense cooperation, counterterrorism programs, and security assistance. English
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Tunisia
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Friday, April 4, 2014
Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf addressed the U.S.' diplomatic efforts in the region, including the Middle East peace talks, the Iranian nuclear negotiations, and the possibility of reviving the Geneva peace talks on Syria, as well as addressing other relevant issues to the MENA region. English
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Israel
Palestinian Territories
Syria
Iran
Libya
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Friday, April 4, 2014
Press Secretary Carney spoke about the possibility of release convicted spy Jonathan Pollard in the context of Middle East Peace talks and addressed the appointment of a new Iranian ambassador to the United Nations. English
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Israel
Iran
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Friday, April 4, 2014
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power will travel to Rwanda, Burundi and the Central African Republic from Sunday, April 6 to Thursday, April 10 to commemorate the atrocities committed in the region 20 years ago and meet with government and civil society leaders.English
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Central African Republic
Burundi
Rwanda
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Friday, April 4, 2014
These discussions continued ongoing bilateral cooperation initiated in December 2007 to advance Armenia’s capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to nuclear and other radioactive material smuggling incidents.English
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Armenia
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Friday, April 4, 2014
A group of Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14.1 recently returned from a five-day training exercise in Abuja, Nigeria, March 22.English
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Nigeria
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Friday, April 4, 2014
We have seen excellent cooperation with the Tunisian government on some of our counterterrorism efforts. English
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Tunisia
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Assistant Secretary Jacobson and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Kozak will participate in the U.S.–Mexico Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue with Mexican officials.English
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Mexico
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet presided over a ceremony today officially marking the start of FIDAE 2014, one of the largest international trade and air shows in the world.English
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Chile
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Nearly 60 U.S. airmen are on a temporary duty assignment in Chile to participate in subject matter expert exchanges with Chilean air force counterparts.English
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Chile
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
U.S. and Belizean workers made final preparations at construction sites in Belize March 28-30 in preparation for new facilities at four schools and one medical clinic.English
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Belize
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Madam Speaker, there has been a lot of misinformation today about the Cuban Twitter program. This is not a secret program. Cuba democracy programs are public.English
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Cuba
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Green Berets assigned to 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in support of Special Operations Command South, trained with Dominican Republic Special Operations Forces (SOF) as part of a month-long Joint Combined Exchange Training program.English
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Dominican Republic
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
About 25 Georgia Guardsmen are in Guatemala through April as part of Task Force Warrior which is partnered with the Guatemalan Interagency Task Force.English
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Guatemala
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
The United States is deeply disturbed that government and anti-government forces in South Sudan continue to violate the Cessation of Hostilities agreement, have failed to enter into an inclusive, political dialogue, and continue to jeopardize the security and economic stability of the people of South Sudan. In just over 100 days since this conflict began, the violence has forced one million people to flee their homes; millions more are in need of humanitarian assistance.English
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South Sudan
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf condemns the latest violence in Egypt and addresses several MENA related stories, such as Secretary Kerry's efforts to keep the Middle East peace negotiations on pace to continue through the end of the month, Iraq's upcoming elections, security conditions in Libya, and the status of the Syrian Embassy in the U.S. in addition to other stories.
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Israel
Palestinian Territories
Iraq
Syria
Iran
Egypt
Libya
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
The U.S. and coalition forces learned valuable lessons during recent campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, specifically regarding the importance of stability operations and their relevance during future contingencies.English
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Morocco
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Immediately following application of patrolling skills around the perimeter of the training area, the next class focused on entry and vehicle-control points, which included vehicle and personnel searches, and escalation-of-force procedures.
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Morocco
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding South Sudan.
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South Sudan
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
After nearly a month in Mauritania, a team of Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14.1 completed its latest theater security cooperation mission, March 21.English
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Mauritania
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