It is clear that “unalienable rights are central to who we are as Americans,” and so they too, must “underpin our foreign policy,” said Secretary Pompeo.
Malawi at long last has a newly sworn-in president following a 13 month election process. On June 23, opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera won the country’s rerun presidential vote defeating incumbent President Peter Mutharika.
“Promoting religious liberty is a pillar of our new multi-year country strategies,” said Acting Administrator Barsa.
Gustavo Adolfo Alejos Cámbara is under investigation in Guatemala for allegedly being a key member of a corruption ring involving government officials and local businessmen.
The United States has announced a plan to help Venezuelans escape from years of repression and political conflict.
Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaido was re-elected president of Venezuela’s National Assembly with 100 votes – a clear majority of the 167-member legislature.
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago, many Central and Eastern European and Eurasian countries have overcome significant social, economic, and political challenges on the path towards democracy and economic prosperity.
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is important to remember that the victory of democracy was not easy nor was it inevitable. It required struggle and courage.
America pauses to honor these men and women, and the values of duty and sacrifice they represent. Long after they leave uniform, they symbolize what it means to be a citizen of a free land.
It’s been 30 years since the government of China violently suppressed pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Scott Busby paid tribute to the protesters.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo will hold an election in December, hopefully leading to a peaceful democratic transfer of power for the first time in the country’s history.
On July 24-26, the United States hosted the first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom.
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