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Cease-Fire Violations in Eastern Ukraine
The United States is deeply concerned with the recent spike in violence in eastern Ukraine around Avdiivka-Yasynuvata. Since January 28, the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission has reported a dramatic increase in fighting, including with heavy artillery and other weapons proscribed by the Minsk agreements. The fighting has caused dozens of Ukrainian military casualties and 10 civilian casualties. It has also left 17,000 civilians, including 2,500 children, without water, heat, or electricity. To avert a larger humanitarian crisis, we call for an immediate, sustained ceasefire and full and unfettered access for OSCE monitors. We also reaffirm U.S. support for full implementation of the Minsk agreements.
The United States is deeply concerned with the recent spike in violence in eastern Ukraine around Avdiivka-Yasynuvata. Since January 28, the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission has reported a dramatic increase in fighting, including with heavy artillery and other weapons proscribed by the Minsk agreements. The fighting has caused dozens of Ukrainian military casualties and 10 civilian casualties. It has also left 17,000 civilians, including 2,500 children, without water, heat, or electricity. To avert a larger humanitarian crisis, we call for an immediate, sustained ceasefire and full and unfettered access for OSCE monitors. We also reaffirm U.S. support for full implementation of the Minsk agreements.
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Joint Troika Statement Welcoming AU, IGAD, and UN Declaration on South Sudan
The members of the Troika (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) welcome the January 29 joint declaration of the African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations (UN), on South Sudan. It expresses deep concern about the continuing spread of fighting and the risk of inter-communal violence escalating into mass atrocities, and the dire humanitarian situation in the country. We too call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan. We applaud the declaration’s call for a political solution emphasizing inclusivity and an active role for the AU High Representative toward ensuring that result. We echo the commitment of the AU, IGAD, and the UN to the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), and to further strengthen and enhance international cooperation in support of the South Sudan peace process.
The members of the Troika (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) welcome the January 29 joint declaration of the African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations (UN), on South Sudan. It expresses deep concern about the continuing spread of fighting and the risk of inter-communal violence escalating into mass atrocities, and the dire humanitarian situation in the country. We too call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan. We applaud the declaration’s call for a political solution emphasizing inclusivity and an active role for the AU High Representative toward ensuring that result. We echo the commitment of the AU, IGAD, and the UN to the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), and to further strengthen and enhance international cooperation in support of the South Sudan peace process.
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Joint Statement on U.S.-Mexico Relations
The United States President Donald J. Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto spoke by phone this morning for an hour. The call was mutually arranged by their teams.
The two had a productive and constructive call regarding the bilateral relationship between the two countries, the current trade deficit the United States has with Mexico, the importance of the friendship between the two nations, and the need for the two nations to work together to stop drug cartels, drug trafficking and illegal guns and arms sales.
With respect to payment for the border wall, both presidents recognize their clear and very public differences of positions on this issue but have agreed to work these differences out as part of a comprehensive discussion on all aspects of the bilateral relationship.
Both presidents have instructed their teams to continue the dialogue to strengthen this important strategic and economic relationship in a constructive way.
The United States President Donald J. Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto spoke by phone this morning for an hour. The call was mutually arranged by their teams.
The two had a productive and constructive call regarding the bilateral relationship between the two countries, the current trade deficit the United States has with Mexico, the importance of the friendship between the two nations, and the need for the two nations to work together to stop drug cartels, drug trafficking and illegal guns and arms sales.
With respect to payment for the border wall, both presidents recognize their clear and very public differences of positions on this issue but have agreed to work these differences out as part of a comprehensive discussion on all aspects of the bilateral relationship.
Both presidents have instructed their teams to continue the dialogue to strengthen this important strategic and economic relationship in a constructive way.
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Statement By The President On International Holocaust Remembrance Day
“It is with a heavy heart and somber mind that we remember and honor the victims, survivors, heroes of the Holocaust. It is impossible to fully fathom the depravity and horror inflicted on innocent people by Nazi terror.
“Yet, we know that in the darkest hours of humanity, light shines the brightest. As we remember those who died, we are deeply grateful to those who risked their lives to save the innocent.
“In the name of the perished, I pledge to do everything in my power throughout my Presidency, and my life, to ensure that the forces of evil never again defeat the powers of good. Together, we will make love and tolerance prevalent throughout the world.”
“It is with a heavy heart and somber mind that we remember and honor the victims, survivors, heroes of the Holocaust. It is impossible to fully fathom the depravity and horror inflicted on innocent people by Nazi terror.
“Yet, we know that in the darkest hours of humanity, light shines the brightest. As we remember those who died, we are deeply grateful to those who risked their lives to save the innocent.
“In the name of the perished, I pledge to do everything in my power throughout my Presidency, and my life, to ensure that the forces of evil never again defeat the powers of good. Together, we will make love and tolerance prevalent throughout the world.”
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Seven U.S. Exchange Program Alumni Making a Difference in the World
This month, Forbes published its annual 30 Under 30 recognizing bright young entrepreneurs, breakout talent, and change agents in 20 different professional sectors. Seven of these leaders studied abroad on State Department exchange programs early in their careers. These experiences shaped their identities and in many cases motivated them to become leaders and thinkers in the United States and around the world.
Exchange programs support U.S. international leadership and motivate participants to pursue important fields, like health and entrepreneurship. For example, Emilia Javorsky, a Fulbright Student to the European Union in 2012, was recognized for co-founding Arctic Fox, a company that has raised $7.5 million to test a method for freezing fat anywhere in the body, with potential to treat conditions like sleep apnea and type 3 diabetes. Emilia felt that her Fulbright Program, “…was transformative in helping me realize that after medical school I wanted to work on a macro level to transform the way we innovate in medicine.”
See the full list of alumni here: https://goo.gl/gwZkLR.
This month, Forbes published its annual 30 Under 30 recognizing bright young entrepreneurs, breakout talent, and change agents in 20 different professional sectors. Seven of these leaders studied abroad on State Department exchange programs early in their careers. These experiences shaped their identities and in many cases motivated them to become leaders and thinkers in the United States and around the world.
Exchange programs support U.S. international leadership and motivate participants to pursue important fields, like health and entrepreneurship. For example, Emilia Javorsky, a Fulbright Student to the European Union in 2012, was recognized for co-founding Arctic Fox, a company that has raised $7.5 million to test a method for freezing fat anywhere in the body, with potential to treat conditions like sleep apnea and type 3 diabetes. Emilia felt that her Fulbright Program, “…was transformative in helping me realize that after medical school I wanted to work on a macro level to transform the way we innovate in medicine.”
See the full list of alumni here: https://goo.gl/gwZkLR.
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The Diplomatic Security Service, the law enforcement branch of the U.S. Department of State, works with domestic and international counterparts to ensure the safe conduct of U.S. foreign policy. Through visa and passport fraud investigations, cybersecurity, diplomatic protection training, and sophisticated security technology and engineering, Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) protects the people, property and information of 275 State Department missions worldwide.
The 2016 DSS employee of the year awardees are prime examples of the vital contributions Diplomatic Security Service makes to U.S. diplomacy.
Read more: https://goo.gl/mwlWeq.
The 2016 DSS employee of the year awardees are prime examples of the vital contributions Diplomatic Security Service makes to U.S. diplomacy.
Read more: https://goo.gl/mwlWeq.
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Telling the Story of U.S. Diplomacy
https://goo.gl/5h9ovF
The U.S. Diplomacy Center's (USDC) goal is to demonstrate the ways in which diplomacy matters now and has mattered throughout American history. Diplomacy and the work of our diplomats in over 250 embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic missions are vital to our nation’s power, image, and ability to advance its interests around the globe.
One may ask what such a museum center might exhibit that would be of interest. “A bunch of pens?” is a frequent guess. If you look through our website’s sample representations of the over 6,000 artifacts we already professionally curate you will, in fact, find some pens-- and a lot more than pens. You will discover very personal tokens that represent the evolution of our diplomats’ efforts to live and work around the world in a way that honors American values and principles. You will develop a greater appreciation of the challenges they and their families endure and overcome because of their commitment to the United States of America, its institutions, and its citizens. If you are a U.S. citizen, you will learn how diplomacy affects your nation and yourself. If you are a foreign visitor, you will discover something you did not know about the United States.
Colleagues past and present from foreign affairs agencies will find reflections of themselves and their work in our center. Much more importantly, our visitors who had not been exposed to the world of diplomacy and its critical importance to the United States will quickly realize why our diplomacy and diplomats matter to them.
Go to https://diplomacy.state.gov/ to learn more.
https://goo.gl/5h9ovF
The U.S. Diplomacy Center's (USDC) goal is to demonstrate the ways in which diplomacy matters now and has mattered throughout American history. Diplomacy and the work of our diplomats in over 250 embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic missions are vital to our nation’s power, image, and ability to advance its interests around the globe.
One may ask what such a museum center might exhibit that would be of interest. “A bunch of pens?” is a frequent guess. If you look through our website’s sample representations of the over 6,000 artifacts we already professionally curate you will, in fact, find some pens-- and a lot more than pens. You will discover very personal tokens that represent the evolution of our diplomats’ efforts to live and work around the world in a way that honors American values and principles. You will develop a greater appreciation of the challenges they and their families endure and overcome because of their commitment to the United States of America, its institutions, and its citizens. If you are a U.S. citizen, you will learn how diplomacy affects your nation and yourself. If you are a foreign visitor, you will discover something you did not know about the United States.
Colleagues past and present from foreign affairs agencies will find reflections of themselves and their work in our center. Much more importantly, our visitors who had not been exposed to the world of diplomacy and its critical importance to the United States will quickly realize why our diplomacy and diplomats matter to them.
Go to https://diplomacy.state.gov/ to learn more.
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Readout of the President’s call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of #India: http://go.usa.gov/x9GvB
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"The United States welcomes the on-going peaceful transition of power in The Gambia and congratulates President Adama Barrow on his inauguration. We applaud the commitment to democracy and the restraint shown by the Gambian people over the past weeks." - Acting Spokesperson Mark C. Toner
Read the full statement: http://go.usa.gov/x9fYe
Read the full statement: http://go.usa.gov/x9fYe
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“We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done."
-- President Donald J. Trump, January 20, 2017
-- President Donald J. Trump, January 20, 2017
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