United States Calls on Burundi to Carry Out Stated Commitments
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Washington, DC - The United States welcomes signs of intensified regional and international commitment to resolving the Burundi crisis. This includes the appointment of former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa as the full-time facilitator for the regionally mediated dialogue and recent commitments by the Government of Burundi to the UN and African Union (AU) to release political prisoners and allow independent monitors.
NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice's Meeting with Central African Republic Transitional President Catherine Samba-Panza
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Washington, DC - National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today with President of the Transitional Government of the Central African Republic Catherine Samba-Panza to congratulate her and the people of the Central African Republic on the recent peaceful national elections and the upcoming conclusion of the country’s transitional period.
2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of State submitted the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) to Congress today. The two-volume report offers a comprehensive assessment of the efforts of foreign governments to reduce illicit narcotics production, trafficking and use, in keeping with their international obligations under UN treaties, while also presenting information on governments’ efforts to counter money laundering and terrorist financing.
On the Occasion of Bulgaria's National Day
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the citizens of the United States, I congratulate the people of Bulgaria on your National Day.
United States Calls for Freedom of Press and Internet in Malaysia
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Washington, DC - The United States is very concerned by the Government of Malaysia’s recent actions to restrict access to domestic and international reporting on Malaysian current affairs. The Government’s February 25 decision to block online news portal The Malaysian Insider is only the latest in a series of similar efforts against media organizations.
Death of Two Locally- Employed Staff of the U.S. Mission in Pakistan
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "Earlier today, I learned that two locally employed staff with the U.S. Mission in Pakistan were brutally murdered in an attack against a Government of Pakistan Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) convoy in Ambar tehsil, Mohmand Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan.
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