U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Statement by Secretary Pompeo February 4, 2019 Recognition of Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s Interim President by Several European Countries We welcome the decision today by Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom to recognize ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 4 February, 2019 | Topics:
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| Tags: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Department of State, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Juan Guaido, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Michael R. Pompeo, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweeden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, venezuela
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY ROBERT PALLADINO, DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON January 29, 2019 Protecting Venezuela’s Assets for Benefit of Venezuelan People On January 25, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo certified the authority of Venezuela’s interim President Juan Guaido to receive and control certain property in accounts of the Government of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 29 January, 2019 | Topics:
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| Tags: Assests, Central Bank of Venezuela, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Juan Guaido, Michael R. Pompeo, Robert Palladino, venezuela
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson January 28, 2019 Statement by Secretary Pompeo on Sanctions Against PDVSA and Venezuela Oil Sector Today, the United States has taken necessary actions to prevent the illegitimate former Maduro regime from further plundering Venezuela’s assets and natural resources. The United States has determined that persons operating in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 29 January, 2019 | Topics:
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| Tags: humanitarian assistance, Juan Guaido, Michael R. Pompeo, Nicolás Maduro, PDVSA, Petróleos de Venezuela
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Remarks by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at the Organization of American States January 24, 2019 Organization of American States Washington, D.C. SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you very much. The United States is a friend of Venezuela and of the Venezuelan people. We have watched Venezuelans suffer for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 25 January, 2019 | Topics:
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| Tags: Juan Guaido, Michael R. Pompeo, Nicolás Maduro, OAS, Organization of the American States, venezuela
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson January 24, 2019 United States is Ready to Provide Urgent Humanitarian Aid to the People of Venezuela Today, Secretary of State Pompeo announced that the United States is ready to provide more than $20 million in initial humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela as they struggle to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 25 January, 2019 | Topics:
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| Tags: humanitarian assistance, Michael R. Pompeo, venezuela
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Statement by Secretary Pompeo on Human Rights Day December 10, 2018 Seventy years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Emerging from a world war that shocked humanity with its cruelty, the sovereign nations of the world united to specify those rights that are ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 10 December, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: Human Rights, Michael R. Pompeo, United Nations General Assembly
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson November 2, 2018 On-The-Record Briefing Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin on Iran Sanctions Via Teleconference MS NAUERT: Thank you, sir. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to today’s on-the-record call on the Iran snapback sanctions. We’re pleased to have with us ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 5 November, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo, Sanctions, Steven T. Mnuchin
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Statement by Secretary Pompeo Uruguay’s Independence Day August 25, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, congratulations to the people of Uruguay on their 193rd anniversary of independence. For over 150 years, our nations have enjoyed a strong history of cooperation. Our ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 25 August, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: Independence Day, Michael R. Pompeo
SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. Thank you, Secretary General Almagro and your team, for organizing this 48th General Assembly of the OAS. We are incredibly grateful for your leadership. It is a pleasure to be here at the OAS for the first time as Secretary of State of the United States of America, and I am ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 5 June, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson Statement by SecretaryPompeo June 1, 2018 LGBTI Pride Month The United States joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Pride Month, and reaffirms its commitment to protecting and defending the human rights of all, including LGBTI persons. In many parts ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 1 June, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: LGBTi, Michael R. Pompeo, pride month
Today, on the annual International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, we mark 70 years of UN peacekeeping, and the service and sacrifice of thousands of uniformed and civilian personnel. UN peacekeepers serve under dangerous and uncertain circumstances, and too often pay the ultimate sacrifice. We honor in particular today the more than 3,700 peacekeepers who ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 30 May, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo, Peacekeeping, UN
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Statement by Secretary Pompeo on the Opening of U.S. Embassy Jerusalem May 14, 2018 Today I am proud to celebrate the opening of the United States Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem. This significant event fulfills a promise made by President Trump. As he proclaimed on December 6, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 14 May, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: embassy, Israel, Jerusalem, Michael R. Pompeo
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson Statement By Secretary Pompeo May 8, 2018 On President Trump’s Decision to Withdraw from the JCPOA As we exit the Iran deal, we will be working with our allies to find a real, comprehensive, and lasting solution to the Iranian threat. We have a shared interest with our ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 9 May, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: Department of State, Donald J. Trump, JCPOA, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Michael R. Pompeo
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Secretary Pompeo statement on World Press Freedom Day Washington, DC May 3, 2018 On the 25th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, we renew our commitment to promoting and protecting a free press, which is an essential pillar of democracy. The United States values freedom of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 3 May, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo, World Press Freedom Day
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY SECRETARY POMPEO April 30, 2018 Iran Atomic Archive For many years, the Iranian regime has insisted to the world that its nuclear program was peaceful. The documents obtained by Israel from inside of Iran show beyond any doubt that the Iranian regime was not telling ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 3 May, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: Archives, Atomic, Michael R. Pompeo
The White House Office of the Press Secretary April 26, 2018 Statement from the President on the Confirmation of Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State I am pleased with the Senate’s confirmation of Mike Pompeo to serve as our country’s top diplomat. Having a patriot of Mike’s immense talent, energy, and intellect leading the Department ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 27 April, 2018 | Topics:
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| Tags: Confirmation, Donald J. Trump, Michael R. Pompeo
