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Treasury Undersecretary David Cohen testifies before the Senate Banking Committee hearing 'Addressing Potential Threats from Iran'. (file)

Intensified Sanctions Pressure On Iran

The U.S. is increasing sanctions pressure on Iran in response to its continued defiance of international nuclear obligations. More

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (L) and his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir. April 2013.

Continuing Sudans Dispute Threatens Both Nations

Disputes over oil exports vital to both the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan have flared into a recent escalation in tensions there. More

Fireworks explode as tens of thousands of Egyptians celebrate the fall of the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, February 18, 2011.

Understanding Through Public Diplomacy

The U.S. supports the people of the Mideast North Africa as they work to realize their aspirations for greater dignity, justice, and opportunity.More

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. (File)

Threats To Asia's Peace And Prosperity

Peace and prosperity in Asia depend on a commitment to certain foundational principles. More

U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman.

Iran A Top U.S. Foreign Policy Priority

Iran's costly and destructive decisions stifle the great potential of the Iranian people. More

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President Barack Obama talks with President Xi Jinping of China at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, Calif., June 7, 2013. (Official White House Photo)

Obama And XI Summit

“We believe that a peaceful and stable and prosperous China is not only good for Chinese but also good for the world and for the United States.”

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (File)

Hagel On U.S. Security Postures In Asia

The U.S. Department of Defense plays an important role in securing President Barack Obama’s vision of a re-balance to the Asia-Pacific region.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel poses with Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin in Singapore, June 1, 2013.

Hagel On China

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel recently addressed the Asia Security Summit on the U.S.- China relationship.

The Bulgarian government publicly implicated Hezbollah in the July 2012 bus bombing in the city of Burgas.

Iran's Increasing Support For Terrorism

Terrorism sponsored by the government of Iran has reached levels not seen since the 1990’s.

New recruits belonging to Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al Shabaab rebel group march at a military training base in Afgoye, west of the capital Mogadishu. (file)

Al-Qaida And The 2012 Terrorism Report

According to the 2012 report, the al-Qaida core in Pakistan has been significantly degraded.

“This license allows U.S. persons to provide the Iranian people with safer, more sophisticated personal communications equipment."

Facilitating Communications By The Iranian People

U.S. Department of State authorizes the exportation to Iran of certain services, software and hardware used for personal communications.

View of some members of the Iranian opposition resistance Mujahedeen-e- Khalq group, who have resettled in Albania from Iraq, in a street, in Tirana, Albania, Friday, May 17, 2013. The first exiles from an Iranian opposition group have moved to Albania

Relocation Of Camp Hurriya Residents

The United States commends the Government of Albania’s generous offer to the Camp Hurriya residents and UNHCR.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, Israeli President Shimon Peres, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas all shake hands during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the King Hussein Convention Centre at the Dead Sea in Jordan Sunday May 26, 2013.

A Push For Israeli-Palestinian Peace

The challenge of peace is “formidable, but…the necessity for peace is much greater.”

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. May 26, 2013.

The African Union At 50

International leaders gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, recently to mark the 50th anniversary of the African Union.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, third from right, waves to reporters accompanied by his wife Jill Biden, third from left, two of their granddaughters and Colombia's Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, second from left, after their arrival to a military airport in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 26, 2013.

Biden In Colombia

The United States’ relationship with Colombia reflects a new reality.

Egyptian protesters chant anti-government slogans during a rally in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 1, 2013.

Kerry On Mideast Development

Countries like Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia need to make the right choices -- a combination of better governance, improved security, and more jobs.

A girl walks by a building pockmarked with bullet holes from fighting in Gao, Mali, Mar. 13 2013.

Crisis In The Sahel Continues

In 2012, about 18.7 million people throughout the Sahel region struggled with food insecurity and the affects of conflict.

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a point about his administration's counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, May 23, 2013.

Changing Face Of And Response To Terrorism

What the world faces now, are more localized threats in which local operatives launch periodic attacks against Western targets.

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Glyn Davies speaks to the media at a hotel in Beijing, China. May 15, 2013.

Davies On Coordinating With Partners

Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies reaffirmed the importance of working together to achieve a denuclearized North Korea.

Soldiers salute as "Taps" is played during a military funeral nearby as they were placing flags on graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia May 23, 2013.

Memorial Day

Like many nations, the United States pauses each year to honor those who died in its defense through military service

A Syrian man checks his destroyed house that was damaged by a Syrian forces air strike in the town of Qusair.

Assad's Assault And Terror Ally Condemned

“The United States strongly condemns the Assad regime’s intense air and artillery strikes on the Syrian town of Qusair.”

Soldiers from Lagos, part of an expected 1,000 reinforcements sent to Adamawa state to fight Boko Haram Islamists, walk near trucks as they arrive with the 23rd Armoured Brigade in Yola May 20, 2013.

Insurgents Spark State of Emergency In Nigeria

Several skirmishes between security forces and the fighters have been reported in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno state.

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, in the midst of their ICESCAPE mission. (File)

The U.S. Sets Priorities For The Arctic Region

The United States recently announced a national strategy for the Arctic region.

Men transport food aid intended for recently liberated portions of the country, near Sevare, Mali, Feb. 4, 2013.

New Aid Reaffirms U.S. Commitment To Mali

The United States has joined its international partners in providing additional funding to meet the needs of people affected by the conflict.

Fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali. (file)

Rice On Counterterrorism

The U.S. has intensified capacity-building assistance to African partners.

President Barack Obama meets with Peru's President Ollanta Humala at the White House in Washington. June 11, 2013.

U.S. And Peru – Economic Allies

Intensified Sanctions Pressure On Iran

A Russian woman prays inside a Catholic Church in Presnya. (file)

State Of Religious Freedom In Russia

President Barack Obama meets with Chile's President Sebastián Piñera, in the Oval Office. June 4, 2013.

U.S.-Chile Relationship

Continuing Sudans Dispute Threatens Both Nations

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