Pompeo and Foreign Minister of Poland: A new solidarity

(CNN)Solidarity is once again popular in Poland — though not in the way you might think. The concept that gave a name to the anti-communist movement in the 1980s now characterizes the strong partnership between Poland and the United States. And solidarity is what we seek from all countries this week in Warsaw, as we ...
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By | 15 February, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: , , ,

Statement from the Press Secretary: Delegation to China

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the members of an official United States delegation to China to discuss the trade relationship between the two countries. United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin travel to Beijing for principal-level meetings that will take place from February 14 through February 15, 2019. These ...
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By | 11 February, 2019 | Topics: Business, Trade, U.S. & China | Tags: , , ,

We hope you and your families have a happy new year and Happy Year of the Pig.

 Are you already back to you hometown or still on your way? In this video, Ambassador Branstad and Mrs. Branstad, along with a few of the embassy colleagues who were born in the Year of the Pig, made dumplings and wrote the character “Fu”. From the Ambassador and all of us at the Embassy, ...
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By | 30 January, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & China | Tags: ,

Sentencing of Wang Quanzhang

 STATEMENT BY ROBERT PALLADINO, DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON January 29, 2019 Sentencing of Wang Quanzhang The United States is deeply concerned by the sentencing of human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang in Tianjin, China on January 28 to four-and-a-half years in prison on charges of “subverting state power.”  Wang was among the first individuals detained during the Chinese ...
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By | 30 January, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: , , ,

Press Releases: Ensuring Venezuela’s Constitutional Order and Safety of Elected Officials

Press Statement Robert Palladino Deputy Spokesperson Washington, DC January 12, 2019 We stand with the Venezuelan people, and we praise the fierce commitment to democratic principles of the elected members of the Venezuelan National Assembly. We commend the courage of the National Assembly’s leadership, particularly its president, Juan Guaido, and his decision to invoke the authorities ...
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By | 22 January, 2019 | Topics: Political Affairs | Tags: ,

Press Releases: Appeal Hearing of Reuters Reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo in Burma

Press Statement Robert Palladino Deputy Spokesperson Washington, DC January 11, 2019 The United States is deeply disappointed that the Yangon High Court upheld the convictions of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo today. A free and independent press should be protected in any democracy. Today’s ruling casts doubt not only on freedom of expression ...
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By | 22 January, 2019 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific | Tags: , ,

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