Secretary Kerry (Sept. 26): "What life is really all about is trying to build community and trying to help make life better for everybody around you. And this step that your country is going to take today is a giant step." Full Text» More» Trip Page»

Deputy Spokesperson Toner (Sept. 26): "U.S. support for Colombia has been a bipartisan effort sustained across more than three presidential administrations, proving that a resilient long-term partnership with a committed nation does pay real dividends." Full Text»
Deputy Spokesperson Toner (Sept. 26): "We call on all parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina to refrain from further divisive actions and rhetoric and focus on urgently needed social, political, and economic reforms." Full Text»
Deputy Secretary Blinken will travel to Ankara, Turkey September 26-28 for meetings with senior Turkish officials to discuss the United States’ ongoing cooperation with Turkey in the fight against Da’esh and other strategic and bilateral issues. More»
Ambassador Russell will host delegations from Japan and the Republic of Korea for the first-ever U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea Women’s Empowerment Trilateral Forum at 8:30 a.m. on September 27 at the State Department. More»
Sept. 26: The U.S. Consul General Margaret D. Hawthorne and the Curaçao Minister for Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning Suzanne Camelia-Römer signed an Open Skies Agreement between the U.S. and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao. More»
Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield will travel to Swaziland and Botswana September 28 – October 2. More»


The State Department celebrates passport awareness month in September with the launch of the #PicturePerfectPassport campaign.

The State by State Map details the work of the Department in each U.S. State, and all for about 1% of the Federal budget. More»

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