Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Press Releases

2012
-05/17/12  State Department Completes Emergency Response to Clear Explosives Following Munitions Depot Disaster in the Republic of the Congo; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/11/12  Renewal of U.S. Security Cooperation With Bahrain; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/19/12  U.S.-Bangladesh Security Dialogue on Security Issues; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/13/12  Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro Travels to India and Bangladesh; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/05/12  Consent Agreement With Alpine Aerospace/TS Tech; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/29/12  Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Meets in New York; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/29/12  Deputy Secretary Bill Burns and Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Harold Forsyth Sign Political-Military Memorandum of Understanding; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/14/12  Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro Travels to Israel; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/06/12  Republic of Seychelles Prosecution of Suspected Pirates; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/27/12  Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro Hosts the 2012 U.S.-Brazil Political Military Dialogue; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/23/12  Japan: Defense Cooperation (Taken Question); Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/08/12  Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro Travels to Philippines; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/07/12  Defense Trade Advisory Group Seeks New Members for 2012-2014 Term; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/03/12  New Report Highlights Humanitarian Threat from "Dangerous Depots"; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/19/12  New State-Defense Personnel Exchange Agreement Reached; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC

2011
-12/19/11  To Walk the Earth in Safety: Tenth Annual Report Showcases U.S. Global Leadership in Landmine Clearance and Conventional Weapons Destruction; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-12/16/11  Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks At the Release of the To Walk the Earth in Safety Report; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-12/12/11  Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro Travels to Libya, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-11/30/11  United States Helps Croatia Improve Arms Stockpile Security and Destroy Excess MANPADS; Washington, DC
-11/16/11  Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Meets in New York; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-10/26/11  UN Security Council Unanimously Urges Pursuit of Somali Piracy Kingpins; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-10/19/11  Worldwide Peacekeeping Capacity Building Conference; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-10/18/11  Defense Trade: End-Use Monitoring Requirements (Taken Question); Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-10/11/11  Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro Travels to Belgium for NATO and EU Consultations; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-10/06/11  Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Launches New Website; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-07/27/11  New Report Highlights U.S. Effort to Secure Stockpiles of Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS); Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-07/13/11  Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Meets in New York; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-06/17/11  Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro Travels to France, Germany, and Azerbaijan; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-06/17/11  Fourth U.S.-Vietnam Political, Security, and Defense Dialogue; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-06/17/11  U.S.-Vietnam Political, Security, and Defense Dialogue; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/27/11  Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Shapiro Travels to Colombia and Brazil; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-05/20/11  U.S.-Slovenia Political-Military Consultations; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-05/17/11  BAE Systems plc Enters Civil Settlement of Alleged Violations of the AECA and ITAR and Agrees to Civil Penalty of $79 Million; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-03/31/11  U.S. Approaches to Counter-Piracy; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-03/30/11  Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro to Discuss the U.S. Approaches to Counter-Piracy; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-03/21/11  Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Meets in New York; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-03/15/11  State Department Helps Bulgaria Destroy Surplus Man-Portable Air Defense Systems; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-02/07/11  Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Shapiro Travels to India; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-01/14/11  Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Travels to Djibouti, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC

2010
-12/08/10  U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction Program in Iraq; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-11/16/10  The Department of State's William C. Foster Visiting Scholars Program ; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-11/15/10  State Department Supports Third Workshop to Further Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction in South East Europe; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-11/12/10  Joint Statement on United States-Kazakhstan Air Transit Agreement; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-11/09/10  Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Meets in New York; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-11/09/10  Saving Lives in Laos: United States Leadership in Clearing Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-11/02/10  U.S.-Qatar Gulf Security Dialogue; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-10/22/10  Department of State Supports "American Task Force for Lebanon" and MAG in Clearance of Explosive Remnants of War in Lebanon; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-10/22/10  The Defense Trade Advisory Group Holds Fall Plenary Meeting; Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Washington, DC
-10/21/10  Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Hosts Worldwide Peacekeeping Capacity Building Conference ; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-10/15/10  Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro Travel to Libya; Washington, DC
-09/27/10  State Department Salutes Cambodian Humanitarian Demining Hero; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-09/20/10   U.S.-Australia Political-Military Talks; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-08/23/10  Xe Services LLC Enters Civil Settlement of Alleged Violations of the AECA and ITAR; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-08/03/10  New Report Showcases U.S. Global Leadership in Landmine Clearance and Conventional Weapons Destruction Efforts; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-07/19/10  Assistant Secretary Shapiro Travels to the Republic of Korea and Japan; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-07/14/10  Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro to Discuss the Obama Administration's Approach to U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-07/09/10  United States Marks International Small Arms Destruction Day; Washington, DC
-07/06/10  The United States Celebrates Central America Freeing Itself From Impact of Landmines; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-06/17/10  U.S.-Slovenia Political-Military Consultations; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-06/11/10  Sixth Plenary Meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-06/09/10  Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia Meets in New York; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-06/09/10  Third U.S.-Vietnam Political, Security, and Defense Dialogue Yields Progress in Political-Military Cooperation; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-06/02/10  Assistant Secretary Shapiro Travels to Singapore and Vietnam; Washington, DC
-05/24/10  New Report Highlights Humanitarian Threat from "Dangerous Depots"; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-05/13/10  United States Partners with Bosnia and Herzegovina to Destroy Excess Weaponry ; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-05/11/10  Slovenia: United States Supports Humanitarian Demining Efforts with New $12 Million Grant; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-05/11/10  U.S.-Pakistan Security Assistance Working Group; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-04/21/10  Assistant Secretary Shapiro Visits Haiti to Highlight U.S. Support for Peacekeeping ; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-04/19/10  U.S.-Chile Political-Military Dialogue; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-03/31/10  Assistant Secretary Shapiro Highlights International Efforts to Bring Pirates to Justice; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-03/22/10  Gulf Security Dialogue; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-02/03/10  Interturbine Aviation Logistics GmbH of Germany Settles Proposed Charges, 02-03-10; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-01/29/10  Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia; Washington, DC
-01/26/10  Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia Marks First Anniversary; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC

2009
-12/14/09  United States Funds Post-Conflict Cleanup in Georgia; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-12/11/09  U.S. - Poland Supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA);  Department Spokesman Ian Kelly; Washington, DC
-12/01/09  U.S. Statement at the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-11/24/09  Second Review Conference of the Ottawa Convention Banning Anti-Personnel Landmines; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-11/13/09  State Department Hosts Second Workshop to Further Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction in South East Europe; Washington, DC
-11/12/09  Greek Shipowners Discuss Piracy off the Coast of Somalia at U.S. Department of State; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-11/04/09  U.S.-Azerbaijan Security Dialogue; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-10/30/09  Signing of the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement; Washington, DC
-10/30/09  U.S.- Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-10/27/09  United States Announces $2 Million for Landmine Assessment in Mozambique; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-10/23/09  Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Shapiro Highlights Recent Efforts to Reduce the Threat of Piracy off the Coast of Somalia; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-09/21/09  Quick Reaction Force Deploys to Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea) to Remove World War II-era Ordnance; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-09/16/09  Key Outcomes of 4th Plenary of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-09/11/09  Fourth Plenary Meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-09/09/09  The United States Signs "New York Declaration" ; Washington, DC
-09/09/09  U.S. Department of State Announces the United States to Sign "New York Declaration" Safeguarding Ships Against Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-09/09/09  United States Formally Commits to Best Practices to Counter Piracy off the Coast of Somalia; Washington, DC
-08/27/09  Defense Trade Advisory Group Seeks New Members for 2010-2012 Term; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-07/23/09  Protecting Civil Aviation from MANPADS Attacks: New Milestone Reached; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-07/23/09  U.S. Department of State Surpasses Target of 75,000 Trained Peacekeepers by 2010; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-07/09/09  Spirit of Soccer Wins Beyond Sport Award for Mine Risk Education Program ; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-07/09/09  United States Marks International Small Arms Destruction Day; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-07/08/09  Air Shunt Instruments, Inc. Settles Proposed Charges Involving Violations of the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-07/08/09  New 8th Edition of "To Walk the Earth in Safety" Shows Continued United States Progress in Clearing Landmines and Destroying Conventional Weapons; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-07/06/09  U.S. Department of State Deploys Quick Reaction Force to Tanzania; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-06/11/09  U.S. Department of State and Slovenia Partner on Gaza Rehabilitation Project; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-06/08/09  Joint Statement on U.S.-Vietnam Political, Security and Defense Dialogue; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-06/08/09  U.S.-Vietnam Political, Security and Defense Dialogue; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-05/29/09  Commitments to Best Practices to Avoid, Deter or Delay Acts of Piracy; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-05/29/09  Third Plenary Meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-05/18/09  The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia ; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-05/13/09  Taking Diplomatic Action Against Piracy; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-05/04/09  State Department Hosts Workshop to Develop Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction in South East Europe; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-04/30/09  U.S. Department of State Delivers $5 Million in New Mine Action Aid for Afghanistan ; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-03/24/09  Conventional Weapons Destruction and Landmine Clearance in Lebanon; Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC


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