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Ending Modern Slavery

Modern slavery is a crime that victimizes as many as 27 million men, women, and children around the world.

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Endign The Threat Of The Lord's Resistance Army

The United States congratulates the government of Uganda on seizing Major General Ceasar Acellam of the LRA.

Realizing Opportunities In The Americas

Engagement with our Latin America, Caribbean, and Canadian neighbors remains a top priority for the United States.

Azim Aghajani, an Iranian citizen charged with orchestrating an illegal arms shipment to Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

U.N Expands Sanctions On Iran For Arms Smuggling

The U.N. Security Council has imposed legally binding sanctions on Iran, including a conventional arms ban.

Marking World Press Freedom Day In Russia

Journalists around the world face blackmail, exile, imprisonment, assault and murder as they try to do their jobs.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, is greeted by Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni upon her arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 5, 2012.

U.S. Betting On Bangladesh

The United States wants Bangladesh to be a prosperous, successful, democratic country.

A New Day Coming In Somalia

Somalia's leaders have started the process of convening a constituent assembly reflecting Somalia’s diverse clans and communities.

Safeguarding IP Rights

The intent behind legal protection of intellectual property is to generate incentive to innovate.

Guards stand outside the prison that houses 70 pirate inmates, in the breakaway northern republic of Somaliland, March 2011. (file photo)

International Action Taking Hold Against Somali Pirates

Pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa have dropped significantly in recent months.

On The Trade In Humans

Around the world, between 12 and 27 million people are living in modern slavery.

Horst Walter Overdick Mejia (C), alias "El Tigre" (the tiger), looks on as he is escorted to the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala by the police in Guatemala City April 3, 2012.

U.S. Targets Guatemalan Drug Trafficker

The U.S. Treasury Department has designated Guatemalan national Horst Walter Overdick Mejia as a narcotics trafficker.

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Broadening U.S.-Brazilian Cooperation

“The United States and Brazil, because we are democracies, have a special obligation to stand for our values."

U.S. - Japan On The Internet Economy

Close cooperation and commitment to shared values is essential.

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III.

U.S. Leads Anti-Corruption Efforts

“We have an interest in reducing poverty and sparking economic growth around the world."

Indonesian police officer stands guard near an armored vehicle outside a church after an explosion in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011

Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid Designated A Terrorism Network

Group held responsible for multiple coordinated attacks against civilians, police, and military personnel in Indonesia.

Thomas Lubanga, an alleged Congolese warlord, looks up from behind a computer screen as he waits for the International Criminal Court to announce whether it will halt the court's first trial and release the defendant, in The Hague, Netherlands, 8 Oct. 201

Congo Warlord's Conviction An Historic Step

The ruling on Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is an historic step in providing justice and accountability for the Congolese people.

Syrians chant slogans against President Bashar Assad upon the arrival of the Free Syrian Army in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria.

Ratcheting Up Pressure On Assad

The Friends of Syria, a group of 83 countries, announced it would ratchet up pressure on the Assad regime.

Jesus Reynaldo Zambada Garcia

Sinaloa Cartel Member Sanctioned

The U.S. Treasury has designated Jesus Reynaldo Zambada Garcia a significant foreign narcotics trafficker.

Human Trafficking Task Force Meeting

Millions around the world still toil under the boot of modern slavery.

U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd  greet a crew member of the Iranian fishing vessel, the Al Molai Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 in the Arabian Sea.

Cooperating To Fight International Piracy

The Republic of Seychelles this month accepted and agreed to try 15 suspected Somali pirates detained seizing an Iranian fishing boat.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement William Brownfield (February 22, 2012)

Fighting A Scourge In Central America

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield will travel to Central America this month.


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