October 22, 2021 Statement by Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders on the Vice President’s Travel to Paris, France Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Paris, France in November. The Vice President will attend and deliver a speech at the fourth annual Paris Peace Forum on November 11. She will also …
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Office of the spokesperson July 15, 2021 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian yesterday in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken congratulated Minister Le Drian on the occasion of France’s national day and the unveiling of a replica Statue of Liberty, an enduring symbol of French-American friendship, at …
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February 4, 2021 Six months after the August 4 explosion which occurred in the Port of Beirut, causing hundreds of casualties and significant damage, France and the United States reiterate their full unambiguous support to the Lebanese people. As we have done since the explosion, including with the United Nations, our partners and the Lebanese …
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Press Statement Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson January 10, 2020 America is a force for good in the Middle East. Our military presence in Iraq is to continue the fight against ISIS and as the Secretary has said, we are committed to protecting Americans, Iraqis, and our coalition partners. We have been unambiguous regarding how crucial …
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The need is tremendous and historic. Even as the U.S. government steps up its assistance, many U.S.-based groups are providing relief to millions of Syrians forced to leave their homes since the conflict in that country began more than five years ago. Meet five U.S. nongovernmental organizations doing their part. Mercy Corps Syrian girls relax …
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Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 21, 2016 The Foreign and Defense Ministers of the Counter-ISIL (Da’esh) Coalition Small Group, Military Coalition and members that have made major non-military contributions met today in Washington at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to …
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WASHINGTON, April 14, 2016 — The campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has accelerated, President Barack Obama said yesterday at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. Obama spoke to the press after a meeting of the National Security Council at the intelligence facility to review progress being made against all stripes of terrorist. In February, the president ordered the national …
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