U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN July 8, 2022 The Passing of Former Prime Minister of Japan Abe Shinzo Together with the people of the United States, I offer my sincerest condolences on the tragic passing of former Prime Minister of Japan Abe Shinzo. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 8 July, 2022 | Topics: News | Tags: Abe Shinzo, Antony J. Blinken, Japan, Prime Minister, Secretary of State
Joint Statement by Secretary Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON APRIL 13, 2022 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Uruguay: Begin Text. At the invitation of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 13 April, 2022 | Topics: News, U.S. & Uruguay | Tags: Bilateral trade, Joint Statement, Secretary of State, Uruguayan Foreign Minister
Secretary Antony J. Blinken on the Release of the 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices REMARKS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE PRESS BRIEFING ROOM WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 12, 2022 MR PRICE: Good afternoon. Good to see everyone. Today, I once again have the privilege of introducing and welcoming Secretary Blinken back to this ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 12 April, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, News | Tags: and Labor, Human Rights, Human Rights Report, Secretary of State, ureau of Democracy
Sanctioning Cuban Security Forces in Response to Violent Repression of Protests ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE PRESS STATEMENT JULY 22, 2021 Starting on July 11, tens of thousands of Cubans in dozens of cities and towns throughout their country took to the streets to peacefully demand respect for their fundamental freedoms and a better ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 26 July, 2021 | Topics: Exclude, News | Tags: Antony J. Blinken, cuba, Sanctions, Secretary of State
Report on Trafficking in Persons 2021 (Uruguay Segment) URUGUAY: Tier 2 The Government of Uruguay does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 16 July, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Antony J. Blinken, Human Rights, Secretary of State, Trafficking in Persons 2021
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report Launch Ceremony REMARKS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE DR. KARI JOHNSTONE, ACTING DIRECTOR OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS BEN FRANKLIN ROOM WASHINGTON, D.C. JULY 1, 2021 MS JOHNSTONE: Good afternoon, and welcome. My name is Kari Johnstone. I am the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 2 July, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, News | Tags: Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, Trafficking in Persons Report
REMARKS TO THE PRESS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE PRESS BRIEFING ROOM WASHINGTON, DC MAY 12, 2021 MR PRICE: Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. I’m very pleased to have the opportunity to introduce Secretary Blinken, who will speak to the Department’s International Religious Freedom Report. We will then hear ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 13 May, 2021 | Topics: News, Reports | Tags: Antony J. Blinken, Press Briefing, Religious Freedom, report, Secretary of State
Secretary Antony J. Blinken On Release of the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices REMARKS TO THE PRESS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE PRESS BRIEFING ROOM WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 30, 2021 MR PRICE: Good afternoon. Today I have the privilege of welcoming back to the press briefing room Secretary Blinken. It’s especially a ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 30 March, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Antony J. Blinken, Country Reports, Human Rights Report, International, Secretary of State
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson Statement by Secretary Michael R. Pompeo December 10, 2020 On International Human Rights Day, the United States celebrates the rights and freedoms enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This day has a special resonance for Americans, as the United States was the first nation founded ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 10 December, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: International Human Rights Day, Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Department of State Counselor Ulrich Brechbuhl visited Uruguay on Thursday, October 8, highlighting the strong friendship between the United States and Uruguay. In Montevideo Brechbuhl held meetings with Presidential Secretary Alvaro Delgado and Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo to discuss the Foreign Minister’s upcoming trip to Washington, the bilateral relationship, and explore opportunities to expand trade ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 9 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uruguay, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Alvaro Delgado, Ambassador Kenneth S. George, Bilateral relationship, Department of State, Foreign Minister, Michael R. Pompeo, Presidential Secretary, Secretary of State, Ulrich Brechbuhl, Washington D.C.
U.S Department of State Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Press Statement April 22, 2020 For more than a half century, the United States has been the largest contributor to global health security and humanitarian assistance. Through the American people’s generosity and under the leadership of President Trump, the United States continues this outstanding record ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
The State Department’s historic repatriation efforts reflect the dedication of an elite diplomatic team that can execute its goals with speed, brains and heart.
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 16 April, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: American citizens, Americans, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Leave No American Behind, Michael R. Pompeo, President Donald Trump, Repatriation, Secretary of State
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke today with Uruguayan President-elect Luis Lacalle Pou to congratulate him on his victory in the November 24 presidential elections.
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 6 January, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Bilateral Cooperation, Democracy, Economic Prosperity, Luis Lacalle Pou, Michael R. Pompeo, President Lacalle Pou, Secretary of State, uruguay, venezuela
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Statement by Secretary Pompeo June 24, 2019 Executive Order to Impose Sanctions on the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran Today, the White House issued an Executive Order sanctioning the Supreme Leader’s Office and authorizing further sanctions on those associated with it. This action was taken as ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 2 July, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo, Sanctions, Secretary of State
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson June 3, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO TRAVELS TO THE NETHERLANDS TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT AND REINFORCE U.S.-DUTCH TIES “The free-enterprise system… is the only system where a business started in a dorm room can disrupt a billion-dollar industry, and where risk-takers can rise from the crowd ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 3 June, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: GES2019, Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State, The Hague, The Netherlands
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY SECRETARY POMPEO May 3, 2019 World Press Freedom Day On World Press Freedom Day, we reaffirm our commitment to protecting safety and freedom for members of the press. A free and independent media is indispensable to a vibrant, functioning democracy. Despite some progress, journalists around the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State, World Press Freedom Day
