U.S. Statement by Ambassador Wood at the 2019 Session of the Conference on Disarmament
Today, I would like to speak with you about the importance of compliance with arms control obligations and the consequences when states violate arms control,…
Statement by Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Andrea L. Thompson
Today we held talks with a Russian delegation on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
Expert Report from the Moscow Mechanism for Human Rights Abuses in Chechnya
Today the United States welcomes the expert, fact-finding report on human rights violations and abuses in the Russian Federation’s Republic of Chechnya and impunity for…
Ambassador Shea’s Statement at the WTO Trade Policy Review of the United States – Day 2
"We appreciated the acknowledgement from so many that the United States maintains one of the most open economies in the world."
Statements by the United States at the December 18, 2018, DSB Meeting
Statements by the United States at the December 18, 2018, WTO Dispute Settlement Body Meeting (DSB)
U.S. Statement by Ambassador Shea at the 14th WTO Trade Policy Review of the United States
The United States places high value on the trade policy review process, which is important for promoting greater awareness and understanding of Members’ trade policies…
Informal Open-Ended Negotiating Group on Rules (RNG) on Fisheries Subsidies
Ambassador Shea: "The United States fully supports your 'January-July 2019 Work Program' and we agree with your assessment of the need to shift into a…
Conclusion of Yemen Consultations in Sweden
The United States commends participants from the Yemen consultations in Sweden for making progress on key initiatives, including a cease-fire and withdrawal of forces in…
Repression of Civil Society, Human Rights Defenders, and Independent Media in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan regime’s recent actions to strip legal status from non-governmental organizations, including groups monitoring human rights, reveal President Ortega’s and Vice President Murillo’s continued…
U.S. Participation in the Geneva International Discussions on the conflict in Georgia
At the forty-sixth round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) on the conflict in Georgia, December 11-12, the United States welcomed efforts by the GID…
Secretary Pompeo’s Remarks at the United Nations Security Council Meeting on Iran
Secretary Pompeo: "Our goodwill gestures have been futile in correcting the Iranian regime’s reckless missile activity and its destructive behaviors. No nation can dispute that…
U.S. Statement to the Pledging Conference of the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees
I am therefore pleased to express my government’s support for the 2019 Global Appeal of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…
Release of the Report on Human Rights Abuses and Censorship in North Korea
Human rights abuses in North Korea remain among the worst in the world and include extrajudicial killings, forced labor, torture, prolonged arbitrary detention, rape, forced…
Secretary of State Pompeo: Statement on Human Rights Day
Seventy years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
U.S. Engagement in the UN General Assembly Third Committee
Beginning on October 2, 2018, the United States effectively engaged the United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee to address serious human rights violations, abuses, and…
Statements by the United States at the December 4, 2018, DSB Meeting
Statements by the United States at the Meeting of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body as delivered in Geneva on December 4, 2018. Read the full statements…
Russia’s Violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
Since 2013, the United States has raised its concerns with Russia regarding Russian development of a ground-launched cruise missile (NATO designator: SSC-8, Russian designator: 9M729)…
Statement on Venezuela at the 2018 BWC Meeting of States Parties
Ambassador Wood: "Mr. Chairman, the United States cannot accept the choice of Venezuela as one of the Vice Chairs of the BWC Meeting of States…
