U.S. Government
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 14:05
"We are delighted to be working with our JAF long-time partners and we are looking forward to a valuable, and exciting, exercise."
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 14:02
"The United Arab Emirates and the United States have an important and strategic friendship," said Captain Jeff Ruth.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:46
The ship and combined security cooperation task force, comprised of U.S., U.K., Spanish and Dutch Marines, will conduct practical application exercises in security techniques and tactics alongside partner forces from West African over the next three months in support of Africa Partnership Station
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:41
The United States joins the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in urging the Government of Sudan to immediately renew the necessary work permits for twenty UNHCR international staff providing humanitarian assistance and protection to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the conflict in Darfur.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:40
The Department of State welcomes the August 2 sentencing of three Somali pirates in the Federal District Court of Virginia for the February 2011 murder of four abducted American citizens Scott Adam, Jean Adam, Phyllis Macay, and Robert Riggle aboard the yacht QUEST off the coast of East Africa. These individuals will serve life sentences in prison, joining over 1,000 pirates operating in the region that have been brought to justice in 20 countries around the world in recent years.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:39
The United States commends Ghana’s commitment to a peaceful resolution of the 2012 presidential election dispute through a legal process, which culminated in today’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the results announced in December.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:38
More than 90 U.S. Marines set sail this weekend for a three-month mission along the West African coast – but for the first time in the Africa Partnership Station program, it was aboard a Dutch navy ship, alongside their counterparts from Holland, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:36
Recent political developments in South Sudan have raised concerns about the new nation’s current stability and future peace. USIP’s Susan Stigant discusses the latest.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:32
The RAACS brings air chiefs together to discuss how their unique capabilities can be collaborated to resolve regional challenges.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 07:50
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes a public case for intervention in the Syrian crisis. He explains the reasoning and evidence behind the accusation that the Assad regime used chemical weapons, security interests at stake with respect to chemical weapons, and the context of Syria in the larger goal of Middle East stability.