WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — The United States Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the series of rocket attacks against Aleppo, most recently the attack using Scud missiles on an eastern district of the city late on Friday, February 22, that killed several dozen people. The Friday attack follows the assault on Aleppo of Tuesday, […]
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Assistant U.S. Secretary Posner Makes Human Rights Visits to Cambodia and Burma
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — In Cambodia, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Michael Posner met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, civil society activists, opposition leaders, and the representative for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on February 19. His discussions focused on promoting electoral reform, resolving land rights […]
United States and Algeria Consult to Prevent Nuclear Smuggling and Strengthen Strategic Trade Controls
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — Officials from the United States and Algeria met in Algiers February 10-11, 2013, to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation to counter nuclear smuggling, and border security. These discussions furthered a first round of bilateral consultations initiated in January 2012 to explore ways and means to advance capabilities to prevent, detect, and […]
U.S. Department of State Honors Sevinj Mammadova of Azerbaijan as the International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — The U.S. Department of State selected Sevinj Mammadova of Azerbaijan as February’s International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month. Throughout February, Mammadova’s leadership in shaping the future of Azerbaijan’s education system will be recognized on the International Exchange Alumni website, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ official website for the […]
Sixth Meeting of the U.S.-Chile Environmental Affairs Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones will lead the United States delegation and co-chair the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Environmental Affairs Council and fourth meeting of the U.S.-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement Joint Commission for Environmental Cooperation […]