Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Defense ­­­­­­Ashton Carter will meet with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defence Minister Marise Payne on October 13 when they co-host the 2015 Australia-U.S. Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations in the Secretary's hometown of Boston, Massachusetts.

Washington, DC - The United States notes with concern the decision by Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou N’Guesso to hold a referendum on a new constitution that would overcome existing term limits and permit him to run again for president after the end of his term in 2016.

Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry will host the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck at a ceremony to commemorate the arrival of a segment of the Berlin Wall at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State. The wall will be displayed in the U.S. Diplomacy Center.

Washington, DC - The United States congratulates the people of the Kyrgyz Republic for exercising their democratic rights during the recent parliamentary elections. President Atambaev, the Jogorku Kenesh, the Central Election Commission, and many governmental and civil society groups contributed to an election that advanced the democratic process in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Washington, DC - The following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

Washington, DC - Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will depart Washington for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 6 to represent the United States at the East Asia Summit Senior Officials Meeting taking place October 8-9.