U.S. Department of State
Monday, June 9, 2008 - 00:00
Negroponte hailed the 60th anniversary of the founding of the OAS and also of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, which he said “united our region in a commitment to human rights, social justice, and representative democracy.”
Thursday, June 5, 2008 - 00:00
Overall, the Merida Initiative, if approved, will focus on three areas: Counternarcotics, Counterterrorism, and Border Security; Public Security and Law Enforcement; and Institution Building and the Rule of Law.
Monday, June 2, 2008 - 00:00
Ensuring the hemisphere’s security is a joint responsibility, and several nations are providing inspiring leadership
Monday, June 2, 2008 - 00:00
First of all, just as we were saying, the Government of Colombia itself has had many very significant accomplishments in the past fifteen years and more recently, even more dramatic accomplishments in terms of dealing with the terrorist situation in this
Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 00:00
The regime's minor recent reforms of economic and travel policy are to be welcomed and encouraged, but let us not pretend that they are the real changes that Cuba's citizens desire and deserve.
Monday, May 12, 2008 - 00:00
We urge U.S. Congress to fully fund the President's Merida Initiative, a program designed to help Mexico and Central American countries fight organized crime and drug trafficking.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 00:00
We commend the Government of Colombia’s action to extradite Jimenez, who is the first senior paramilitary commander to be extradited.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 00:00
Regionally based Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) in Colombia, and remnants of radical leftist Andean groups were the primary perpetrators of terrorist acts in the Western Hemisphere
Friday, April 18, 2008 - 00:00
The United States has no closer neighbors than Canada and Mexico, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, making the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America a unique regional forum on trade and security issues.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 00:00
I believe that you have correctly identified the degree to which the challenges of the 21st century require both change within individual departments of our national security apparatus and better and stronger means for interagency action and coordination.