Media Note, Office of the Spokesperson, Washington, DC, April 26, 2017
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/04/270464.htm Past efforts have failed to halt North Korea’s unlawful weapons programs and nuclear and ballistic missile tests. With each provocation, North Korea jeopardizes stability in Northeast Asia and poses a growing threat to our Allies and the U.S. homeland. North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is ...
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By USEU Mission | 26 April, 2017 | Topics:
Defense, East Asia & Pacific, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases
| Tags: ballistic missile tests, Coats, denuclearization, DPRK, Japan, Mattis, North Korea, Republic of Korea, Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Defense
https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2017/04/269632.htm QUESTION: We want to welcome Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to the broadcast. Mr. Secretary, thank you for being with us. As a start, what message was being sent to the Syrian leader with the U.S. military action? SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, John, I think that the President was quite clear in his statement that he ...
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By USEU Mission | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
Defense, Europe & Eurasia, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases
| Tags: Assad, Bashar al-Assad, Chemical Attack, Raqqa, Rex Tillerson, Russia, Syria
https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2017/ QUESTION: So what will President Trump do now? Will Thursday’s strike be followed by a new strategy to remove Assad from power? That was my first question for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in his first interview on This Week. SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, George, I think our strategy in Syria, as you know, our priority, ...
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By USEU Mission | 9 April, 2017 | Topics:
Defense, Europe & Eurasia, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases
| Tags: ABC, al-Assad, Chemical attach, George Stephanopoulos, interview, Rex Tillerson, Russia, Syria, This Week
Press Releases: Under Secretary Thomas A. Shannon Travel to Brussels and Rome Office of the Spokesperson, Washington D.C., April 4, 2017 Ambassador
Thomas A. Shannon , Under Secretary for Political Affairs, will travel to Brussels on April 5 to participate in the conference “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region.” The Conference is co-chaired by the European Union, Germany, Kuwait, Norway, Qatar, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations. ...
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By USEU Mission | 4 April, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & EU, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Brussels, counterterrorism, Libya, NATO Defense College, Press release, Rome, Syria, Thomas Shannon, transatlantic relationship, U.S. - EU cooperation, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Vatican
It is good to be back in Dublin. Although I can’t claim any Irish ancestry, my Spanish wife is a Mac-Crohon with strong Irish roots in County Kerry. So my better half is indeed better. It is a relief to be here and not have to talk about the U.S. election campaign. As a representative ...
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By USEU Mission | 5 July, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Defense, Economic Issues, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, Political Affairs, Speeches, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Ambassador Gardner, AmCham Dublin, data privacy, Digital single market, sanctions, Trade, transatlantic relationship
It is good to be back at the European University Institute. Under Professor Weiler’s outstanding leadership, this institute continues to provide important intellectual input on EU affairs, as it has for the past 40 years. As the European project continues to be confronted with serious challenges, your work is needed now more than ever before. ...
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By USEU Mission | 18 April, 2016 | Topics:
Defense, Economic Issues, Europe & Eurasia, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Political Affairs, Speeches, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Brexit, Challenges, European University Institute, Gardner, transatlantic relationship
It is a relief to be here and not speak about the US election campaign. As a representative of the US Government, I have to be strictly neutral. So I’ll simply say this: as a public service the United States will continue to provide free high-quality entertainment on a 24/7 basis for the whole world, ...
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By USEU Mission | 7 March, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Political Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Anthony Gardner, Digital Single Market and Capital Markets Union, Interns, Internship, migration, Stagiaires, Trainees, US-EU Agenda
John Robinson, Political Officer at the U.S. Mission to the EU, debates the hot topics in the European Parliament this Fall. Listen to find out why the U.S. cares about the European Parliament. What will happen with the Digital Single Market’s Strategy, the EU’s PNR Directive, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and biotech ...
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By USEU Mission | 25 September, 2015 | Topics:
Cyber Issues, Podcast, Political Affairs, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Biotech food, Cyber Security, Digital single market, European Parliament, John Robinson, PNR, TTIP, USEU
