Search Results: Democratic Republic of the Congo (19)
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Davos, Switzerland
World Economic Forum
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. President, would you like to say anything to our colleagues?
PRESIDENT KAGAME: Well, (inaudible) to meet you, Secretary of State, given the many things we do together between our two countries, the United States and Rwanda. And the effort United States has put into paying attention and supporting the resolution to the problems we have in our region. So I’m loo
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Regions: Rwanda , United States
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
The United States is marking Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10th by taking actions to promote accountability for human rights abuses and violations. Together, the Departments of State and the Treasury today have imposed visa restrictions and sanctions on 37 individuals in 13 countries.
With today’s actions, the United States is addressing some of the most challenging and harmful forms
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Regions: Canada , China, Haiti , Sudan , Uganda , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Johannesburg, South Africa
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. I want to start by thanking President Ramaphosa for bringing together so many government, private sector, and civil society leaders at this important forum. Last year, I traveled to South Africa to lay out the United States strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa. At its core, it’s about partnership – what the United States can do with African nations, not for African nations.
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Regions: South Africa , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large Office of Global Women’s Issues
Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Franklin Room
AMBASSADOR RAO GUPTA: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State. My name is Geeta Rao Gupta and I serve as ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues here in the State Department. It is my honor an
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Regions: Afghanistan, Colombia , Iran , Israel , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Good morning, everyone.
AUDIENCE: Good morning.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Dean Steinberg, Jim, thank you for the honor of joining the SAIS community to help inaugurate this truly magnificent new home.
Jim has contributed so much over his remarkable career, but his most lasting contribution is the generation of thinkers, the generation of d
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Regions: Armenia , Australia , Canada , China, Ethiopia , France , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Lebanon , New Zealand , Russia , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
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