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"My wish for you and for the nation, now and always, is [that] we continue to seek the light of liberty and love, kindness and compassion, dignity and decency," said President Biden ...
U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities for 2024 - Voice of America
“As we head into 2024, we will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with those who share our vision for a free, open, prosperous, and secure world,” declared Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a year-end press conference.
Veterans Day 2024 - Voice of America
On November 11, Americans celebrate Veterans Day. The observance is not limited to the United States—most countries that were involved in the First World War commemorate this day.
Columbus Day 2024 - Voice of America
Oct 14, 2024 · On this day, President Joe Biden annually issues two proclamations: one for Columbus Day, and a second for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
U.S. Institutions - Why is the First Amendment Important?
Feb 20, 2017 · To protect individual rights, the framers of the United States Constitution added ten amendments to the document, which came into force in 1792, three years after the Constitution itself did.
IAEA Censures Iran Over Its Continued Lack of Cooperation
Nov 26, 2024 · On November 21, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA, adopted a resolution expressing “profound concern that Iran has still not provided the necessary, full and unambiguous cooperation with the Agency and has not taken the essential and urgent actions” that would allow the IAEA “to provide assurance that Iran’s nuclear program is …
U.S. Supports Haiti's Request for a UN Peacekeeping Operation
Nov 26, 2024 · “The United States stands with the Haitian people, the Haitian National Police, the MSS mission, including the brave Kenyan, Jamaican, Belizean, and Bahamian forces, in their efforts to restore security,” said Deputy Representative Shea.
One Thousand Days of Unprovoked Aggression and Determined …
Nov 25, 2024 · "For one thousand days, the people of Ukraine have not broken or bent," said Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield. "Hundreds of thousands of Russians have died fighting this cruel and callous war."
The Most Urgent Security Threats Facing the United States
Nov 18, 2024 · The “most immediate” foreign policy challenge, said National Security Advisor Sullivan, “is Iran and its proxy groups [that] continue to take actions that directly threaten Americans and American interests in the Middle East."
One Thousand Days of Unprovoked Aggression and Determined …
Nov 21, 2024 · One thousand days have passed since Russia launched its unprovoked and brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. At a Security Council briefing marking the somber anniversary, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russian President Vladimir Putin believed his invasion would be a “quick victory,” that “Ukrainians would succumb, wave the white ...