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.
The Russian government continues to stifle press freedom and media independence.
Economic diplomacy has always been central to the State Department’s mission.
The United States condemns the Nicaraguan government’s violent response to peaceful Mother’s Day marches in Managua and other cities, including assaults on mothers mourning their children killed since protests began April 18.
In a number of developing countries, democracy is in decline.
On May 3rd, we observe World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of the importance of the unhindered flow of information to the public, and the critical role of media workers.
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