Washington, DC - Following the recent barbaric attacks claimed by ISIL in Paris, Beirut, Baghdad, and other locations in recent weeks, Vice President Biden today joined senior diplomatic representatives from the 65 members of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL who gathered for a plenary session at the State Department to review progress made and discuss where we can redouble and expand our efforts as a coalition.

Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "I congratulate the people of Argentina on holding successful second-round Presidential elections on November 22, which reflects Argentina’s strong democratic values.

Washington, DC - We welcome the release yesterday of the document outlining the expected roles by all of the participants to the JCPOA in regard to the redesign and reconstruction of Iran's Arak nuclear reactor. Secretary Kerry signed the document, along with the other foreign ministers from the P5+1 and Iran, as well as the EU High Representative.

Mexico City, Mexico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection participated in the third North America Consumer Product Safety Summit, a tri-lateral conference of the consumer product safety regulating agencies of Mexico, the United States and Canada, on November 18-19 in Mexico City. CBP discussed the “One U.S. Government at the Border” trade initiative and its collaboration with U.S. federal consumer products and import safety regulating agencies, like the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Stanford, California - The deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last Friday that killed 129 people and wounded around 350 more signaled a significant change in strategy for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, often called ISIS, the radical jihadist organization that has claimed responsibility.

Washington, DC - We, Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America, gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 21 November 2015 for the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Summit. Today, we elevated our relationship to the ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Partnership to strengthen the role our relationship plays in realising this common vision of a peaceful, prosperous Asia-Pacific region that offers security, opportunity and dignity to all its citizens.