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Below are key statements and reports by U.S. government agencies related to the United States' security relationship with the world.

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Rewards for Justice - Reward Offers for Information on al-Shabaab Key Leaders

Tuesday, November 10, 2015
The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice program is offering rewards for information leading to the identification or location of six key leaders of the Somalia-based terrorist organization al-Shabaab. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Department Spokesperson
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Counterinsurgency
Counterterrorism

Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Central Asia Trip

Friday, November 6, 2015
The Department of State provides an outline of Secretary Kerry's recent visit to Central Asia and what transpired.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Senior State Department Official
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Joint Statement Following the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission Plenary Session

Friday, November 6, 2015
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili chaired the fifth plenary session of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission on November 2 at the U.S. Department of State.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Office of the Spokesperson
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Joint Statement of the Fourth U.S.-Kazakhstan Strategic Partnership Dialogue

Friday, November 6, 2015
On November 2, 2015, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. During his visit, Secretary Kerry and Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov co-chaired the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Strategic Partnership Dialogue.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

New U.S. Assistance Programs in Central Asia

Friday, November 6, 2015
The United States of America is strongly committed to the prosperity, sovereignty, stability, and security of the five Central Asian countries as well as a vision of regional economic connectivity through its New Silk Road initiative. The historic C5+1 meetings in New York in September and in Samarkand on November 1 represent a significant step forward for the U.S.-Central Asia relationship and a sign of the growing capacity of Central Asian countries to collaborate and prosper as a region.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Office of the Spokesperson
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Deparment of State
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Foreign Aid

Remarks With Georgian Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili

Friday, November 6, 2015
Deputy Secretary of State Blinken speaks along side Georgian Foreign Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili regarding the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Deparment of State
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation by the Five Countries of Central Asia and The United States of America, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Friday, November 6, 2015
The foreign ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Secretary of State of the United States of America issue this Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Office of the Spokesperson
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Deparment of State
Tag(s): 
Security

The United States and Central Asia: Partners for the 21st Century

Friday, November 6, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan regarding the U.S.-Central Asian partnership.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Secretary of State John Kerry
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Tanzanian Elections

Friday, November 6, 2015
Secretary Kerry congratulates the people of the United Republic of Tanzania on their presidential and parliamnetary elections, reaffirming Tanzania's strong democratic record. English
Country(s): 
Tanzania
Author(s): 
Secretary of State John Kerry
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Deparment of State
Tag(s): 
Governance
Governance

Testimony on Ukraine Before the SFRC Europe Subcommittee

Friday, November 6, 2015
Deputy Assistant Secretary Benjamin G. Ziff shares a testimony in front of the SFRC Europe Subcommittee regarding the U.S. interests in Ukraine.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Benjamin G. Ziff
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Foreign Aid
Military and Police Aid

Letter from The President-- War Powers Resolution Regarding Cameroon

Friday, October 16, 2015
Letter from the President summarizing use of War Powers with regards to deployment of U.S. forces to Cameroon. English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Author(s): 
Barack Obama
Publisher / Source: 
The White House
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Drones
Counterinsurgency
Counterterrorism

Boko Haram's Brutal Attacks

Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The United States strongly condemns Boko Haram’s brutal attacks this past weekend in Baga Sola, Chad, and in Cameroon in villages near Fotokol, Mora, and Seradji-Kerawa, as well as attacks last week in Niger and Nigeria.English
Country(s): 
Chad
Lake Chad Regional
Cameroon
Niger
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Mark C. Toner
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Arms Control as a Tool in the Promotion of National and International Security

Friday, October 9, 2015
Arms control frameworks are one available instrument in our foreign policy toolkit to advance global stability and the security of the United States, our allies, and our partners. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Arms Control
Verification and Compliance Frank A. Rose

Testimony on Ukraine

Friday, October 9, 2015
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland's, statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the situation in Ukraine. English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Victoria Nuland
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Deparment of State
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Conflict, Democracy and Development in the Great Lakes Region

Friday, October 2, 2015
Panel interview with U.S. and UN Special Envoys for the Great Lakes Region of Africa. English
Country(s): 
Great Lakes Regional
Author(s): 
U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lake Region of Africa Thomas Perriello; UN Special Envoy for the Great Lake Region of Africa Said Djinnit
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
video
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
U.N. Peacekeeping

Remarks at the 14th Ministerial Conference, Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)

Friday, October 2, 2015
Robert Burgess, Director of the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, speaks at the 14th CAREC Conference. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Robert Burgess
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Deparment of State

Remarks at the Afghan Narcotics Rollout of the National Drug Action Plan

Friday, October 2, 2015
Heather Higginbottom, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, speaks about the Afghan National Drug Action Plan. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Heather Higginbottom
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Deparment of State
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy

Remarks at a Meeting on International Peace and Security and Countering Terrorism

Friday, October 2, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry makes remarks at United Nations' meeting regarding International Peace and Security and Countering Terrorism. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
John Kerry
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Deparment of State
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
United Nations

U.S. Priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Friday, October 2, 2015
NY Foreign Press Center Roundtable on "U.S. Priorities in Africa." English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Deparment of State
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Security
Security Assistance

The Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan

Friday, October 2, 2015
Agreement on resolution on the conflict in South Sudan at the New York Foreign Press Center. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Ambassador David Booth
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

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