Trans-Atlantic Security Issues
Witnesses testified on trans-Atlantic security challenges, Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, and NATO expansion. In the first panel Victoria Nuland gave an update on the crisis in Ukraine an…
1,161 viewsWitnesses testified on trans-Atlantic security challenges, Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, and NATO expansion. In the first panel Victoria Nuland gave an update on the crisis in Ukraine an…
1,161 viewsFormer U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski and two State Department officials testified on anti-government protest ongoing in Ukraine. The protests began in November 2013 when…
30,141 viewsThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Victoria Nuland for assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, Douglas Lute as ambassador to N…
453 viewsVictoria Nuland, in response to a questoin at the daily State Department briefing, described the message sent by her department to Americans in South Korea as “calming,” saying that the mess…
133 viewsIn this part of the State Department briefing, Victoria Nuland spoke to reporters about Secretary John Kerry’s first official trip abroad as secretary of state. From Sunday, February 24, 201…
97 viewsVictoria Nuland briefed reporters on the embassy bombing in Turkey. She also talked about the activities of Secretary Hillary Clinton on her last day, during which a private ceremony would b…
83 viewsVictoria Nuland led the daily State Department briefing. She said the department had no credible evidence to corroborate reports that the Syrian military used chemical weapons against its ow…
99 viewsTom Pickering, Admiral Mike Mullen, and William Burns spoke to reporters about the results of their investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in which Ambassador…
1,259 viewsState Department Spokesman Victoria Nuland announced that Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns and Special Envoy for Middle East Peace David Hale met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas…
134 viewsIn this portion of the daily State Department briefing Victoria Nuland announced that the new Charge D’Affaires Lawrence Pope was on the ground in Libya and she then fielded questions from r…
329 viewsAmbassador Suzan Johnson Cook spoke to reporters about the annual report on international religious freedom. The State Department report criticized Afghanistan and Pakistan among others for …
222 viewsSenior diplomats spoke about the evolution of human rights policy at a day-long conference to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and L…
860 viewsVictoria Nuland gave the daily State Department briefing. In her comments she told reporters that visas for Chinese dissident Chen Guancheng and his family are ready for them to travel to th…
183 viewsSecretary Clinton briefed reporters on the ministerial-level G-8 Summit at the State Department. In her comments she said the U.S. welcomes the reported cease-fire in Syria but cautioned tha…
367 viewsVictoria Nuland briefed reporters and answered questions on a number of issues. She said a plan to offer a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of those who planned the Mumbai t…
109 viewsbriefed reporters and answered question. She said that North Korea’s intention to launch a satellite into space is a “direct violation” of the agreement made with the United States to suspen…
175 viewsVictoria Nuland briefed reporters and answered questions about violence and unrest in Syria, as well as the international response to clashes between government forces and protesters.
52 viewsVictoria Nuland gave the daily State Department briefing, which focused on the U.S. closing its embassy in Damascus, Syria over safety concerns. Ambassador Robert Ford and American diplomats…
136 viewsVictoria Nuland briefed reporters and answered questions on a number of issues including a suicide bombing in the Syrian capital of Damascus that killed about 25 people and wounded dozens of…
89 viewsDaniel Benjamin spoke to reporters about the State Department’s newly established Counterterrorism Bureau. Topics included the bureau’s role and importance in fighting terrorism globally.
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