Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance to Rukban
The United States is appalled by the Assad regime’s decision to reject the UN request to deliver a convoy of urgently needed humanitarian aid from…
Nuclear Disarmament Colloquium: Closing Remarks
As we work with international partners to make this emerging dialogue a reality, I think the approach and the insights that animate today’s colloquium are…
Statement by the United States at the April 11, 2019, DSB Meeting
Statement by the United States at the April 11 WTO Dispute Settlement Body Meeting.
Procedures to Enhance Transparency and Strengthen Notification Requirements Under WTO Agreements
The proposal circulated for today’s meeting is a culmination of improvements based on the work of all of the co-sponsors, the extremely helpful Member feedback…
U.S. Statement at the Trade Policy Review of Samoa
Ambassador Shea: "We would like to begin by congratulating Samoa on its first WTO Trade Policy Review."
Remarks of Deputy Assistant Secretary Carstens Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in Nicaragua
The United States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Georgia are hosting this event today because we are deeply concerned and committed to raising awareness of Nicaragua’s…
The United States and Partners Hold Event on Human Rights Violations and Abuses in Nicaragua
On April 4, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Georgia held an event in Geneva, Switzerland, to expose the ongoing violations and abuses of…
U.S. Statement at the Trade Policy Review of Bangladesh
The United States commends Bangladesh’s commitment to bring its trade and investment regime into compliance with WTO rules.
U.S. Statement at the Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia
At the forty-seventh round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) on the conflict in Georgia, April 2-3, the United States welcomed the resumption of the…
U.S. Global Leadership in Landmine Clearance and Conventional Weapons Destruction
Today’s release of the 18th edition of To Walk the Earth in Safety, the Department of State’s annual report summarizing the accomplishments of the U.S.…
The United States Pre-Positions Humanitarian Assistance in Curaçao for the People of Venezuela
With the support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of Curaçao, today’s delivery contains four kits of emergency health assistance with medicines…
Celebrating U.S. Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty
USPTO Shira Perlmutter: “The magic of the Marrakesh Treaty is to expand access to the genius of humankind for the blind and print-disabled around the…
Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting With Uighur Muslims Impacted by Human Rights Crisis in Xinjiang
These individuals’ family members are among the more than one million Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and members of other Muslim minority groups whom the Chinese government…
Convention on CCW GGE: Possible Options for Addressing Challenges Posed by LAWS
We, like all States, desire a successful outcome to this GGE. We have sought to contribute to a successful outcome by participating actively in these…
Convention on CCW GGE: U.S. Practice in the Assessment of Weapons Systems
The United States would like to supplement its remarks during yesterday’s session on IHL challenges by responding to a few points raised by our colleagues…
U.S. Statement at WTO Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations
Ambassador Shea: "I am pleased to join you today because this negotiation has the potential to be a real game-changer. The fisheries subsidies negotiations represent…
CCW GGE: Potential Challenges Posed by Emerging Technologies in the Area of LAWS to IHL
Mr. Chair, let me briefly address some of the questions in the program of work before expounding in a bit more detail how legal reviews…
Convention on CCW GGE: Consideration of the Human Element in the Use of Lethal Force
The key issue for human-machine interaction in emerging technologies in the area of LAWS is ensuring that machines help effectuate the intention of commanders and…
