Secretary Kerry is on travel to Manama, Bahrain to meet with senior Bahraini officials and participate in a ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council to discuss a wide range of regional issues. Later in the week, he will participate in the G-7 ministerial in Hiroshima, Japan. Trip Page»

Deputy Spokesperson Toner (Apr. 6): "We certainly welcome what we see as the continued and positive steps in Libya since the Government of National Accord entered Tripoli a few days ago, March 30th." Full Text»
Apr. 6: Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Judy Heumann, will travel April 9-16 to Beijing, China, to lead the U.S. delegation in the 2016 U.S.-China Coordination Meeting on Disability. More»
Apr. 5: The Department of State has designated Salah Abdeslam as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224. More»
Government and civil society representatives from the United States and Colombia will convene on April 7-8 for the fifth U.S.-Colombia Action Plan on Racial and Ethnic Equality (CAPREE) meeting in Cali, Colombia. More»
On April 7, Under Secretary Gottemoeller will join Deputy Secretary Blinken for a day-long workshop at Stanford University, “The Hunt for Weapons of Mass Destruction: Leveraging New Technology” in Palo Alto, California. Full Text»
Ambassador Richard Olson, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, will travel to New Delhi April 6-7 to meet with Indian government officials and civil society leaders. More»


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