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"Why the United Nations Matters to U.S. Foreign Policy" - Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State Holmes before the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs, December 6, 2004

Wade F. Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services: Statement in the General Assembly on the International Year of the Family, December 6, 2004

Susan Moore: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Protection of Human Rights While Countering Terrorism, November 24, 2004

U.S. Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Missing Persons, November 18, 2004

Frank Urbanic: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Human Rights in Belarus, November 16, 2004

Lucy Tamlyn: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on International Food Security, October 27, 2004

Jane Hull: Statement in the General Assembly on Follow-up to the Special Session on Children, October 27, 2004

Yousif Ghafari: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Human Rights Situations, October 26, 2004

Governor Hull: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Democracy and Human Rights, October 25, 2004

Susan Moore: Statement in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly on an International Convention Against the Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings, October 22, 2002

Ambassador Marsh: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly in Right of Reply to Cuba, October 21, 2004

Ambassador Marsh: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on Questions Relating to Information, October 20, 2004

Media Note: Department of State and Ricky Martin Join Forces To Fight for Vulnerable Children, October 18, 2004

State Department Fact Sheet: Department of State Actions to Combat Anti-Semitism, October 15, 2004

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the General Assembly on the 10th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, October 14, 2004

Ambassador Sauerbrey: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Women's Issues, October 13, 2004

Ambassador Danforth: Statement in the Security Council on Justice and the Rule of Law, October 6, 2004

Assistant Secretary of State Holmes: Remarks on Partnerships for Peace, Human Rights, and Development, September 30, 2004

Under Secretary of State Dobriansky: Remarks on Promotion of Democracy at the 59th General Assembly, September 27, 2004

Assistant Secretary of State Holmes: Remarks on Promotion of Democracy at the 59th General Assembly, September 27, 2004

President Bush: Statement to the 59th Session of the General Assembly, September 21, 2004

Michelle Zack: Statement in the Economic and Social Council in Explanation of Vote on Protection of Human Rights While Combating Terrorism, July 22, 2004

President Bush Announces Initiatives to Combat Human Trafficking, July 16, 2004

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Economic and Social Council on Review and Appraisal of the System-wide Implementation of the Council's Agreed Conclusions 1997/2 on Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective into all Policies and Programs in the United Nations System, July 7, 2004

White House Fact Sheet - Operation Predator - U.S. Initiative to Identify, Investigate, and Arrest Child Predators, July 7, 2004

White House Fact Sheet - Trafficking in Persons, June 28, 2004

Secretary of State Powell: Remarks at the Rollout of the 2004 Trafficking in Persons Annual Report, June 14, 2004

Assistant Secretary of State Craner: Remarks on Release of the Report - "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2003-2004", May 17, 2004

U.S. Statement to the Third Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, May 17, 2004

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Economic and Social Council  regarding the Candidacy of Sudan to the Human Rights Commission, May 4, 2004

David Traystman: Statements in Right of Reply to Cuba during the twenty-sixth session of the UN Committee on Information, April 28, 2004

David Traystman: Statement to the twenty-sixth Session of the United Nations Committee on Information, April 27, 2004

Fact Sheet - Resolution on the Consolidation and Promotion of Democracy adopted by the Human Rights Commission, April 19, 2004

Ambassador Williamson: Statement during the 60th Session of the Human Rights Commission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Geneva, April 16, 2004

Ambassador Siv: Remarks at the Tibet Youth Congress Hunger Strike, April 13, 2004

Ambassador Negroponte: Testimony before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, April 1, 2004

Fact Sheet: Recent Developments in U.S. Government Efforts to End Human Trafficking, March 18, 2004

Statement by Under Secretary of State Dobriansky at the Commission on Human Rights, Geneva, March 16, 2004

State Department Press Statement on the 60th Session of the Human Rights Commission March 15 - April 23, 2004, March 12, 2004

Remarks by the First Lady and the President on Efforts to Globally Promote Women's Human Rights, March 12, 2004

White House Fact Sheet: International Women's Week, March 12, 2004

Fact Sheet - U.S. International Women's Initiatives, March 8, 2004

Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey: Statement at the 48th Session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, March 4, 2004

Secretary of State Powell: Remarks Announcing the Release of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2003, February 25, 2004

Ambassador Holliday: Statement in the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict, January 20, 2004

Ann Corkery: Statement in the General Assembly on Elimination of Domestic Violence Against Women, November 24, 2003

Representative Gilman: Statement in the Second Committee of the General Assembly on Sanctions and Human Rights Violations, November 5, 2003

Ambassador Siv: Explanation of Position in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, October 30, 2003

Ambassador Marsh: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on the UN Department of Public Information, Press Freedom, and Cuba, October 28, 2003

Congressman Gilman: Statement in the Second Committee on the General Assembly on Cybersecurity, Press Freedom and Biotechnology, October 24, 2003

Ambassador Sauerbrey: Statement in the Third Committee of the General on Advancement of Women and Follow-Up to Beijing, October 15, 2003 

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and International Drug Control, October 9, 2003

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly in General Debate, October 7, 2003 

Ann Corkery: Statement in the Second Committee of the General Assembly on the Secretary-General's Annual Report and on Follow-Up to the Millennium Summit, October 7, 2003

President Bush: Statement to the 58th Session of the General Assembly, September 23, 2003

Department of State and UN Office on Drugs and Crime Encourage Victims and General Public to Resist Modern Slavery, July 29, 2003

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the 2003 Substantive Session of ECOSOC on Human Rights, July 23, 2003

Testimony by Assistant Secretary of State Craner Before the House of Representatives Committee on International Relations on the new annual publication "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2002-2003", July 9, 2003

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 7, 2003

Remarks by Secretary of State Powell with Former NYC Mayor Giuliani, ADL Director Foxman, and Representative Smith, July 3, 2003

Assistant Secretary of State Holmes: Remarks to the World Press Freedom Committee and Communications Media Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York’s Conference on "Press Freedom on the Internet", June 27, 2003

"Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2002 - 2003" - new annual publication, released June 24, 2003

Press Briefing by Deputy Secretary of State Armitage and Assistant Secretary Craner on the new annual publication "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2002 - 2003", June 24, 2003

Assistant Attorney General Ralph F. Boyd: Statement in the  Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, June 18, 2003

Secretary of State Powell: Remarks Before the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, June 14, 2003

Remarks by Secretary of State Powell and Former New York City Mayor Giuliani, June 13, 2003

Trafficking in Persons Annual Report, June 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council in Explanation of Vote on Iraq, May 22, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 22, 2003

David A. Traystman: Statement in the Committee on Information, April 30, 2003

Ambassador Siv: Statement of Position on Cuba's Re-election to the UN Commission on Human Rights, April 29, 2003

Assistant Secretary of State Holmes: Testimony Before the House of Representatives Committee on International Relations on Cuba and Its Brutal Crackdown on Democracy Activists, April 16, 2003

Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick: Remarks to the 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, April 1, 2003

Secretary of State Powell: Remarks at Briefing on the State Department's 2002 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, March 31, 2003

Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick: Address to the Fifty-Ninth Session of the Commission on Human Rights, March 19, 2003

Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick: Address to the Fifty-Ninth Session of the Commission on Human Rights, March 18, 2003

Melanie Attwooll: Statement in the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on the OIOS Report on the Management Review of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, March 3, 2003

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, February 13, 2003

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the First Regular Session of the UN Fund for Population Activities Executive Board on UNFPA Activities in China, January 21, 2003

Ambassador Moley: Statement to the Press following the Vote on Libya for Chair of the Human Rights Commission, Geneva, January 20, 2003

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict, January 14, 2003

Fact Sheet - Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, December 24, 2002

Fact Sheet - Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, and Child Pornography, December 24, 2002

Philip T. Reeker -  Statement Announcing U.S. Ratification of Two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, December 23, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement at the Seminar on Religious Life, sponsored by the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, November 13, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the General Assembly on the U.S. Embargo Against Cuba, November 12, 2002

Cindy Costa: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Human Rights Situations, November 8, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the Rights of Children, October 14, 2002

Ellen Sauerbrey: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Advancement of Women and Follow-up to the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women, October 9, 2002

Ambassador Plaisted: Statement in the General Assembly on Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit and on the Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, October 7, 2002

Nicholas Rostow: Statement in the Security Council on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts and the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, October 4, 2002

U.S. Candidate Ruth Wedgwood Elected to Human Rights Committee, September 9, 2002

Avraham Rabby: Statement on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, July 30, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Economic and Social Council on Social and Human Rights Questions, July 24, 2002

Counsellor John Davison: Statement in the Economic and Social Council in Explanation of Vote on the Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, July 24, 2002

Press Statement: U.S. Election to the Human Rights Commission, April 29, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement for the Record before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, March 14, 2002

Ellen Sauerbrey: Statement to the 46th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, March 5, 2002

Carolyn Willson: Statement in the Ad Hoc Committee on the International Convention Against the Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings, February 26, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Combating Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, January 28, 2002

Minister-Counselor Davison: Statement in the General Assembly on Support by the United Nations System of the Efforts of Governments to Promote and Consolidate New or Restored Democracies, December 11, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the General Assembly in Explanation of Vote on the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Against Cuba, November 27, 2001

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the General Assembly on Follow-up to the Outcome of the Millennium Summit, November 19, 2001

Minister-Counselor Davison: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Human Rights Situations and Reports of Special Rapporteurs and Representatives, November 15, 2001

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Alternative Approaches for Improving the Effective Enjoyment of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, November 14, 2001

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the General Assembly on the United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations, November 9, 2001

Assistant Secretary of State Craner: Statement at the Heritage Foundation on the Role of Human Rights in Foreign Policy, October 31, 2001 

Nancy Cain Marcus: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the Advancement of Women and Implementation of the Outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the Twenty-third Special Session of the General Assembly, October 22, 2001


Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on Prevention of Armed Conflict, June 21, 2001

Under Secretary of State Dobriansky: Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism, May 24, 2001

Statement for the Record by Assistant Secretary Welch and Ambassador Cunningham on U.S. Contributions to the UN and Other International Organizations before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary of the House Appropriations Committee, May 10, 2001 

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks on the Elections to the Human Rights Commission, May 9, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks on the Elections to the Human Rights Commission and to the International Narcotics Control Board, May 8, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks on the Elections to the Human Rights Commission, May 3, 2001

Ambassador King: Statement to the Commission on the Status of Women, March 6, 2001

The United States Mission to the United Nations Celebrates Black History Month, February 2001