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As Tunis prepared to celebrate one of the core pillars of democracy, its courts made a crucial decision with regard to another.
At the recent Camp David G-8 meeting, leaders agreed to take additional steps to support Arab transitions underway.
The refusal of Bashar al Assad’s regime to comply with the provisions of the U.N.-backed plan is leading to grave consequences.
The United States has named its first ambassador in 22 years and announced the intent to ease restrictions on new American investment.
The United States invests hundreds of millions of dollars in water sector activities around the world.
Iran has established a cyber army to track dissidents and censor news.
The Arab Spring is an unprecedented opportunity for the people of the region to achieve greater freedom and prosperity.
The United States welcomes Bosnia and Herzegovina’s recent political progress.
The United States congratulates the government of Uganda on seizing Major General Ceasar Acellam of the LRA.
The United States works to create conditions for the less affluent to prosper.
Engagement with our Latin America, Caribbean, and Canadian neighbors remains a top priority for the United States.
We strongly condemn the military coup and the continued exercise of authority by military leaders in Guinea-Bissau.
We are working to build a relationship that allows both of our countries to flourish.
Civil society groups are playing an increasingly important role in global affairs.
Journalists around the world face blackmail, exile, imprisonment, assault and murder as they try to do their jobs.
Alan Gross was working in Cuba as a subcontractor on a project for USAID when he was arrested.
The United States wants Bangladesh to be a prosperous, successful, democratic country.
Many journalists around the world who have been jailed, attacked, disappeared, and forced into exile or murdered for reporting truth.
Somalia's leaders have started the process of convening a constituent assembly reflecting Somalia’s diverse clans and communities.
Respect for human rights is an integral aspect of the bilateral relationship that cannot be separated out.
