Travel of Leyla and Arif Yunus
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Washington, DC - The United States welcomes as another positive step Azerbaijan’s decision to allow human rights activist Leyla Yunus and historian Arif Yunus to travel abroad for urgent medical care.
United States Provides Additional $40 Million for Lake Chad Basin Humanitarian Response
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Washington, DC - During a trip to the Lake Chad Basin region to highlight the growing threat of Boko Haram, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power announced from Cameroon nearly $40 million in new humanitarian assistance to support people whose lives have been affected by Boko Haram violence.
President Obama’s Travel to the United Kingdom
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Washington, DC - As part of the President’s upcoming travel to the United Kingdom, First Lady Michelle Obama will join President Obama for a private lunch hosted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle on April 22. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will host the President and First Lady for a private dinner at Kensington Palace that evening.
Secretary of State John Kerry Travel to New York, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia
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Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel on April 19 to New York, NY, and April 20–21 to Cairo, Egypt, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Assistant Secretary Nuland Travel to Cyprus and France
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Washington, DC - Today, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will travel to Nicosia, Cyprus, where she will meet with officials of the Cypriot Government to discuss further advancing U.S.-Cypriot relations, as well as regional issues. She will also meet with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to convey continued U.S. support for a fair and lasting settlement of the Cyprus problem through the process facilitated by the UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission. In addition, the Assistant Secretary will meet with UN Special Advisor Espen Barth Eide.
On the Occasion of the Republic of Zimbabwe's National Day
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I send best wishes to the people of Zimbabwe as you mark 36 years of independence on April 18.
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