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Diplomacy in Action

More Engagement With Europe

Secretary Kerry (Feb. 14): "We want more engagement with Europe. ...And I think Europe is, I hope, excited by it. I think there are huge possibilities. Both of our economies can benefit by this engagement." Full Text»

Strengthening UN Relations

Secretary Kerry (Feb. 14): "We’re grateful for the leadership that is exhibited by the Secretary-General, and I am committed on behalf of President Obama to make certain that we strengthen our relationship with the UN even further in the years ahead." Full Text»

U.S.-Jordan Relations

Secretary Kerry (Feb. 13): "We really come at this with a very strong relationship and affection for each other and a sense of the mission. And I think Jordan could not have a more effective advocate for its interests and, in so many cases, our joint interest." Full Text»

In Other News

Daily Press Briefing: North Korea

Spokesperson Nuland (Feb. 14): "the U.S. remains deeply concerned about the human rights situation in the D.P.R.K. We continue to work actively with our partners...to raise attention to and to seek redress with regard to the deplorable human rights conditions." Full Text»

India-U.S. Joint Working Group on UN Peacekeeping

Feb. 14: At the meeting, India and the United States advanced a number of goals laid out in the Declaration of Principles the Joint Working Group agreed upon in 2011. Full Text»

Anniversary of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's Assassination

Secretary Kerry (Feb. 14): "Eight years ago today, former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was murdered together with 22 other victims by a car bomb in Beirut. This act of coldblooded mass murder sent shivers throughout the region." Full Text»

Secretary Kerry To Speak at the University of Virginia

Secretary of State John Kerry will make his first major public address on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. More»

Two-Year Anniversary of the House Arrests of Iranian Opposition Leaders

Spokesperson Nuland (Feb. 14): "We join the international community in condemning their continued imprisonment and the harassment of their family members, and in calling for their immediate release." Full Text»

U.S.-Afghanistan Announce $18.2 Million in Good Performers Initiative Awards

Feb. 13: GPI awards are given to provinces that achieved or retained poppy-free status, reduced net poppy cultivation by more than 10 percent over the previous year, or made other exceptional counternarcotics efforts during the cultivation season. More» 

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