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By Godfrey Olukya  20-12-2013The AU Mission is in Juba trying to stop the fighting in which over 500 people are feared to have been killed.The mission is comprised of the Chairperson, who is the Prime Minister of…

Media NoteThe text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States.…

RemarksAMBASSADOR GOLDBERG: Good morning, everyone. I’m Philip Goldberg, the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines. I’d like to first thank our…

By Godfrey Olukya 18-12-2013The situation in South Sudan has worsened in the last few days after troops royal to different factions started exchanging gun fire early this week, Africa press has reported.Armed clashes in…

Media NoteThe Department of State has designated the al-Mulathamun Battalion as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the…

Testimony Scot Marciel Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs Washington, DC December 18,…

Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 18, 2013The U.S. Department of State hosted working group meetings of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission December 9 – 13. All the working groups…

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Testimony Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on African Affairs Washington, DC December 17, 2013Thank you Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Flake and other members for the opportunity to testify before you today on…

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Manila, Philippines December 17, 2013Well, Rick, thank you very, very much. Thank you for a great welcome here to the combined Chamber of Commerce and the Makati Business Club. And I’m…

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of Foreign Affairs Manila, Philippines December 17, 2013MODERATOR: Friends from the media, let us welcome the arrival of the Honorable Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert S. del…

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By Godfrey Olukya 16-12-2013The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has learnt with shock and grief about the attack on a mini-bus in Nairobi's Eastleigh suburb, which took…

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Kien Vang Market Pier Mekong Delta, Vietnam December 15, 2013SECRETARY KERRY: I want to thank Dr. Dang Kieu Nhan for – from Can Tho, from the Can Tho University, who just gave me, over…

Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 15, 2013The United States and Vietnam are working closely together to tackle some of the most difficult environmental challenges of our day. Our efforts focus on…

Special Briefing Office of the Spokesperson Senior State Department Official En Route Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam December 13, 2013MODERATOR: Okay. All right. So we thought we would give an overview, as usual, of the stops in…

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David B. Shear U.S. Consulate Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam December 14, 2013AMBASSADOR SHEAR: Welcome, everybody. Mr. Secretary, I’d like to…

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz 32nd Senatorial District, Bronx County, New York Tel. 718-991-3161You should know that I applaud Mayor-elect Bill DeBlasio's selection of Lilliam Barrios-Paoli as his Deputy Mayor for…

By Godfrey Olukya 13-12-2013Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and a small command and support team are on the ground in Uganda, preparing to conduct airlift operations in support of ongoing peacekeeping operations in…

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Remarks Catherine M. Russell Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues National Democratic Institute (NDI) Offices Washington, DC December 12, 2013Thank you Ken for opening up NDI to us today, and thank you Lorne for your kind…

Testimony Wendy R. Sherman Under Secretary for Political Affairs Written Statement Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Washington, DC December 12, 2013Good morning, Chairman Johnson, Ranking…

By Godfrey Olukya 12-12-2013Just over two months after the controversial Public Order Management Act became law with President Museveni's assent, a Ugandan civil society coalition has filed a petition challenging the law in…