William J. Burns
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 00:00
As two of the world's largest economies and democracies, with shared values and increasingly converging goals, Brazil and the United States are natural partners in a rapidly changing world.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 00:00
Thank you. It is an honor to be with you to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Inter-American Democratic Charter—a collective commitment to democracy without peer in the world. And it is fitting that we celebrate this milestone here in Chile
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 00:00
or our part, I know that President Obama is looking forward to host President Calderon, with whom he's already met six times, at the North American Leaders Summit in Hawaii in November. This is a very wide-ranging relationship of enormous consequence, on
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 00:00
Regionally, there is renewed impetus for security cooperation and coordination between democratic societies-cooperation that transcends traditional state-to-state formulas, and that draws from the experience, knowledge, and resources of multiple players.
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 00:00
First, the "Damas de Blanco" or the "Ladies in White" of Cuba. Damas de Blanco distinguishes itself not only by the depth of its commitment to the release of political prisoners, but by the full measure of its bravery in defense of hum