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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 28, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I am pleased to congratulate the people of Mauritania on the 56th anniversary of your nation’s independence. The United States values its partnership with your country and appreciates your government’s role in promoting regional peace and security. We look forward to our continued collaboration in expanding trade and investment, facilitating social progress, an...
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Regions: Mauritania , United States
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC June 30, 2016 AMBASSADOR COPPEDGE: Thank you, everyone, for being here today. That was quite a reception, and on behalf of the heroes and the Secretary, thank you for that. Just some brief notes on our program: The Secretary is going to make some remarks. We’re going to honor our wonderful heroes this year. We have nine heroes from eight countries. One of them will make some brief remarks and then I will do the closing. And aft...
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Regions: Cambodia , Cyprus , Dominican Republic , Moldova , Nigeria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 29, 2016 Good morning, everybody, and welcome. And Cathy, thank you so much for the spectacular job that you are doing. I can’t think of anybody better suited to work on the State Department’s top priorities, and Cathy is really offering extraordinary leadership, encouraging every embassy, every consulate, every bureau, every Foreign Service and civil service officer to integrate gender equality into our work. And I think she has bri...
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Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Belize , China, France , Guatemala , Malaysia , Mauritania , Morocco , Slovakia , Syria , United Kingdom
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 27, 2015 On behalf of President Obama and the citizens of the United States, I am delighted to congratulate the government and people of Mauritania on the 55th anniversary of your nation’s independence. The United States values its friendship with Mauritania and fully supports your country’s continued development, both economically and democratically. In the coming year, we look forward to working closely with you to advan...
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Regions: Mauritania , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 28, 2014 On behalf of the American people, I send best wishes to the people of Mauritania on the 54 th anniversary of your independence on November 28. Mauritania and the United States have a strong partnership founded on shared interests for regional peace and security, and countering the spread of Ebola in West Africa. Last August, I hosted President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in Washington at the U.S. – African Leaders Conferenc...
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Regions: Mali , Mauritania , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC August 4, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you, Mr. President. Good afternoon. My great pleasure to welcome the President of Mauritania, President Aziz. He’s just flown in this afternoon. We’re very happy to welcome him here for the Africa Leaders Summit. And it’s particularly a pleasure for me to welcome him not only because I can congratulate him on his recent reelection, but he has also been elected to be the leader of the ...
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Regions: Mali , Mauritania , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Treaties and International Agreements
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 27, 2013 On behalf of the American people, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Mauritania on the 53 rd anniversary of independence on November 28. Mauritania and the United States work closely to advance regional peace and security. We are especially proud of our cooperation through the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. The United States fully supports Mauritania’s democratic and economic development. We...
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Regions: Mauritania , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 25, 2013 I am pleased to announce that the United States is providing an additional $51 million in humanitarian assistance to the people of the Sahel region. The Sahel is one of the poorest regions of the world, and is experiencing a complex crisis of drought, flooding, failed harvests, and disrupted livelihoods, all of which are exacerbated by the conflict in Mali. Our support is addressing food insecurity across the entire Sahel region...
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Regions: Mali , Mauritania , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 28, 2012 2012On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Mauritania on your 52nd anniversary of independence this November 28. Mauritania and the United States continue to work closely to advance regional peace and security. The United States fully supports Mauritania’s democratic and economic development. And we look forward to finding new opp...
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Regions: Mauritania , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy
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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 24, 2010 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Mauritania on the 50th anniversary of your independence this November 28th. Mauritania and the United States have worked to strengthen the partnership between our countries over the last several years and improve our cooperation on issues of mutual importance. The United States fully supports Mauritania’s return to...
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Regions: Mauritania , United States
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Abuja, Nigeria August 12, 2009 MODERATOR: The Secretary of State of the United States and (inaudible) Maduekwe. FOREIGN MINISTER MADUEKWE: Well, ladies and gentlemen of the media, we are delighted here to (inaudible). We had a very, very wonderful session with the Secretary of State of the United States of America, both as – in our own personal capacity (inaudible) of Nigeria. And of course, we have, with the Secretary of State – I had the pr...
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Regions: Angola , Liberia , Mauritania , Niger , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States , Zimbabwe
Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
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Remarks for AGOA Forum Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC July 18, 2007 AGOA Fact Sheet Hello everyone. It is a pleasure to have this opportunity to talk with you today. I have participated in the previous two AGOA Forums, and I really regret that I am not able to be with you in person today in Accra. I know the U.S. delegation is being ably headed by our Trade Representative, Susan Schwab, and I want to thank her for her leadership and for her leadership and for her dedication to free trade. As ...
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Regions: Ghana , Iraq , Liberia , United Kingdom
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
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Interview With the New York Daily News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 8, 2007 QUESTION: If I may, I'll just start with one. I don't know why I'm quoting another newspaper, but what the heck. There is a story about -- in the Financial Times about the difficulties getting the Iraqi (inaudible) Government to sort of resolve the issue (inaudible) and so on. How do you intend (inaudible) there and (inaudible) attitude (inaudible)? SECRETARY RICE: Well, they clearly need to...
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Regions: Afghanistan, China, Egypt , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Lebanon , Liberia , Poland , Romania , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation