US & Canada
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Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Kwibuka 29
United States Mission to the United NationsOffice of Press and Public DiplomacyFor Immediate ReleaseApril 7, 2023 29 years ago an unimaginable horror happened. During 100 days of terror in Rwanda, hundreds of thousands of Tutsis have been murdered in genocide – violence instigated by hate speech against minority communities. The Hutu and Twa who dared to oppose these crimes were…
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Media Note: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Launches Live Instagram Series with Chef José Andrés from World Central Kitchen
United States Mission to the United NationsOffice of Press and Public DiplomacyFor Immediate ReleaseApril 7, 2023 Media Note: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Launches Live Instagram Series with Chef José Andrés from World Central Kitchen On April 4th, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Representative to the United Nations, hosted an Instagram Live with Chef José Andrés, Founder of the nutrition aid organization World…
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Charge d’Affaires Shawn Crowley attended the NATO Defense College in Rome
Rome, April 6, 2023 Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley visited the NATO Defense College in Rome on Thursday April 6, 2023. Originally based in Paris, the NATO Defense College was founded thanks to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the first Supreme Allied Commander Europe, who early identified the need for a new international defense institution with a unique educational mission. In 1966…
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After Action Review on Afghanistan
press releaseAntony J. Blinken, Secretary of StateApril 6, 2023 In December 2021, I asked Ambassador Dan Smith to lead an ex post review of the State Department’s fulfillment of its obligations related to the termination of the US military mission in Afghanistan. The After Action Review covers the period from January 2020 to the end of August 2021 and the…
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Medical care of Ukraine
Greg Klaus, an International Medical Corps volunteer, helps lead an emergency care course in Ukraine. (© Yelyzaveta Kalnybolotska/International Medical Corps) Lily Manson, a 7-year-old Illinois girl, was watching TV news about Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine and wanted to help. Her father, Chris Manson, told Voice of America that over dinner she asked, “Can we pray for the people of…
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Removing landmines protects people and restores habitats
US government-sponsored demining efforts, such as in Zimbabwe, protect people, spur economic development and promote wildlife conservation. (Courtesy of the HALO Trust) Zimbabwe’s war of liberation ended in 1979, but danger remains for cattle herder Elvis Chauke. Chauke grazes animals near a minefield along Zimbabwe’s south-eastern border. He has lost livestock and fears for the safety of his children. US-backed…
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Remarks at an Arria Formula meeting organized by the Russian Federation on children in armed conflicts
Ngoyi NgoyiPolitical AdvisorNew-York, New-YorkApril 5, 2023 AS DELIVERED Since the start of the illegal and unprovoked Russian war in Ukraine, Russia has forcibly separated thousands of children between the ages of 4 months and 17 years from their families or guardians and placed them in over 40 different institutions in or within Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine Russia itself. At least…
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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at UN Security Council stakeout
Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldUS Representative to the United NationsNew-York, New-YorkApril 5, 2023 AS DELIVERED AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD: I just wanted to take another opportunity to say that as Russia takes over the Security Council presidency, we will use every opportunity to push back on it using its seat on the chair to spread disinformation and close its seat use to request…
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Save the Date – Town Hall Meeting in Valencia with the Consul General
The Embassy is pleased to announce that Consul General Berenice Mariscal will host a town hall meeting for US citizens on April 26, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in Valencia If you would like to attend the town hall, please send an email with the subject Valencia City Hall to [email protected]. In your email, please include your full name, US passport…
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Demonstrations planned in Madrid from April 7th to 14th, 2023
DATE DURATION PURPOSE OF PROTEST OR DEMONSTRATION LOCATION 04/07/2023 2000-2200 Raising awareness of Spain’s problems Pl. de Espana 04/07/2023 2030-2130 To protest anti-human laws Pl. del Callao 04/09/2023 1400-1600 In protest against the historical memory of April 9, 1989 Pl. de las Cortes 4:0 …
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