After eight rounds of consultations, the United States and the Republic of Korea have reached consensus on the proposed text of a new five-year Special Measures Agreement (SMA). This will be the 12th SMA after it is signed, concluded, and enters into force. The agreement will be a significant accomplishment for both sides, and will strengthen […]
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The United States is today sanctioning a former member of Haiti’s parliament, Prophane Victor, for his role in forming, supporting, and arming gangs that have committed serious human rights abuse in Haiti, as well as the current leader of the Gran Grif gang, Luckson Elan, for his involvement in serious human rights abuse related to […]
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The United States congratulates President-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his victory in the Sri Lankan presidential election, as confirmed by the vote results on September 22. We commend the people of Sri Lanka for peacefully exercising their right to vote. This election is a testament to the strength of Sri Lanka’s democratic institutions and the […]
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Today marks the 4,000th day that South Korean Missionary Kim Jung-Wook has been detained by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Mr. Kim, along with five other South Koreans, is believed to remain in detention in the DPRK, some of them having been incarcerated for more than 10 years. We urge the DPRK to […]
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The United States is today designating 12 individuals in connection with Iran’s violent and coercive tactics, both inside and outside Iran. We are taking these actions in coordination with Australia and Canada, who are each also rolling out new sanctions this week against those responsible for human rights abuses in Iran. Today’s actions target members […]
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1:48 p.m. EDT MR MILLER: Good afternoon, everyone. QUESTION: Good afternoon. MR MILLER: Major apologies for being a half hour late. I can make it up for you by having nothing to start with and going straight to Matt’s questions. QUESTION: (Laughter.) Yeah — MR MILLER: I won’t — QUESTION: Not only nothing to start […]
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1:34 p.m. EDT MR MILLER: Okay. For the run of show, we have a couple officials here: Jim O’Brien, who is the Assistant Secretary for Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; and Jamie Rubin, the Director of the Global Engagement Center, who will take questions about the announcement the Secretary just made. And then at […]
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The United States joins a broad range of international partners in strongly condemning the unjustified arrest warrant issued in Venezuela for Edmundo González Urrutia. González Urrutia won the most votes in Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election, and this arbitrary and politically motivated action is a low point in Nicolás Maduro’s ruthless pursuit of his political […]
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For many years, the Assad regime has used arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance as a tool of repression against its real and perceived critics. Over 96,000 men, women, and children remain forcibly disappeared by the regime to this day – leaving families desperate for answers about their fates – with the regime extorting and punishing […]
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The United States is gravely concerned by the Houthis’ attacks against the oil tanker MT DELTA SOUNION. The Houthis’ continued attacks threaten to spill a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea, an amount four times the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster. While the crew has been evacuated, the Houthis appear determined to […]
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