Resources - Policy Statements
Thursday, December 18, 2014
The last six months have set the stage for positive changes in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has just finished a historic, democratic transfer of power to what CAP’s Ariella Viehe and colleagues accurately described in a forthcoming article I just read as a “deeply engaged and visionary national unity government.”
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Afghanistan
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
"The message I’m here to deliver on behalf of the American people is very simple: It’s just to say thank you." President Obama traveled to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey today to offer his thanks to the U.S. military members and families stationed there and across the world for their service to our country.English
Country(s):
Afghanistan
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Thursday, December 11, 2014
"Over the course of the last two days, I have met with senior officials from your government, members of civil society, members of your parliament, and I have had the opportunity to assure them that the U.S. partnership and commitment to Uzbekistan is an enduring one. And we continue to support an active role for Uzbekistan in this region and beyond."English
Country(s):
Uzbekistan
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Thursday, December 11, 2014
"This was an opportunity to underscore that the United States has and will continue to support Uzbekistan, and a leadership that Uzbekistan has provided in the region, because a strong, independent, and vibrant Uzbekistan will not only strengthen [the] security and prosperity of the Uzbek people, it will also enhance the stability and the security of the broader Central Asian region, and the security and prosperity of the American people." English
Country(s):
Uzbekistan
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
"And we have enjoyed a growing security partnership, economic partnership, on any number of issues. We are working on the challenge of ISIL, of counterterrorism. We’re very grateful for Kazakhstan’s engagement with us on a number of issues – nonproliferation, issues of Afghanistan, trade, development."English
Country(s):
Kazakhstan
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
On December 2, U.S. Ambassador Pamela White met with representatives from major Opposition parties at Fusion headquarters on Christ-Roi in downtown Port-au-Prince.English
Country(s):
Haiti
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks at the Counter-ISIL Meeting in Brussels, Belgium.English
Country(s):
Iraq
Syria
Turkey
Belgium
Kuwait
Bahrain
Morocco
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Monday, December 1, 2014
"Well, let me first say we are deeply concerned by recent restrictions on civil society activities in Azerbaijan. We are increasingly concerned that the Government of Azerbaijan is not living up to its international human rights commitments and obligations."English
Country(s):
Azerbaijan
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Wrapping up my remarks at the National Defense University last month, I told senior military leaders in the audience that if they remembered anything I said, it was that strategic leadership boils down to establishing guiding principles, setting priorities, knowing your operating environment and – lastly, but most importantly – finding as many partners as you can to solve the tough problems this uncertain world is going to throw at you.English
Country(s):
Caribbean Regional
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
The United States’ position on Abkhazia and South Ossetia remains clear: these regions are integral parts of Georgia, and we continue to support Georgia’s independence, its sovereignty, and its territorial integrity. The United States will not recognize the legitimacy of any so-called “treaty” between Georgia’s Abkhazia region and the Russian Federation.
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Country(s):
Georgia
Russia
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Monday, November 24, 2014
The commander of U.S. Southern Command visited Belize, Guatemala and Honduras last week to reaffirm the U.S. military’s commitment to helping Central American nations combat transnational criminal organizations.English
Country(s):
Central America Regional
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Friday, November 21, 2014
For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations. It’s kept us youthful, dynamic, and entrepreneurial. It has shaped our character as a people with limitless possibilities –- people not trapped by our past, but able to remake ourselves as we choose.English
Country(s):
Western Hemisphere Regional
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Friday, November 21, 2014
The United States congratulates the people of Burkina Faso and their leaders on the signing of a charter that will guide the transition to a democratically elected government. English
Country(s):
Burkina Faso
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
Can we stay with Blinken? Two more questions regarding his testimony from yesterday. First of all, he said that the U.S. should consider giving Ukraine lethal aid. Russia, the foreign ministry, has had reaction to that, saying it would be destabilizing. What is your reaction? And then also, is this a possible policy shift that is under consideration?English
Country(s):
Ukraine
Russia
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Vice President Biden told a November 14 Washington conference that the administration is committed to working with Central American countries to create the economic, social, governance and citizen security conditions to address increases in migration.English
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Central America Regional
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
In April 2009, on one of his first trips abroad as president, Barack Obama visited Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas. At the Summit, he declared that “the energy, the dynamism, the diversity of the Caribbean people inspires us all and is such an important part of what we share in common as a hemisphere.” I could not agree more. English
Country(s):
Caribbean Regional
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director for Supply Reduction Marilyn Quagliotti presented the United States Interdiction Coordinator (USIC) Award to Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) Thursday.English
Country(s):
Bahamas
Turks and Caicos
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Friday, November 14, 2014
"These events – this event is yet another reminder of the need to redouble efforts on peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, including reducing tension and respecting the ceasefire."English
Country(s):
Azerbaijan
Armenia
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Friday, November 14, 2014
The United States is establishing an in-country refugee/parole program in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to provide a safe, legal, and orderly alternative to the dangerous journey that some children are currently undertaking to the United States. English
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Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
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Friday, November 14, 2014
To demonstrate the Administration’s commitment to working with Central American countries to address the root causes of the dangerous migration of unaccompanied children and families, the Vice President, Secretary of Commerce and other senior Administration officials participated in the Inter-American Development Bank-chaired conference on November 14 entitled “Investing in Central America: Unlocking Opportunities for Development.”English
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Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
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