Secretary Kerry (Sept. 29): "On Ebola, predictions were a year ago a million people were going to die...We galvanized support from around the world. We led that effort. And that never happened. We never lost a million people." Full Text» More»

Spokesperson Kirby (Sept. 29): "We still continue to support the moderate opposition in Syria, as do some of our allies and partners, some of whom are in the region. And there’s certainly no diminution of our level of support for the efforts to move forward on a political transition." Full Text»
On Thursday, September 29, 2016, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will host the first-ever Stakeholder Dialogue on North American Competitiveness. More»
Special Representative for International Labor Affairs Sarah Fox is traveling to Burma and Cambodia through October 5. More»
The United States and Cuba will hold the fourth Bilateral Commission in Washington, D.C., on Friday, September 30. More»
Spokesperson Kirby (Sept. 29): "Today, as tangible evidence of our commitment, the United States announced $1.4 million in additional funding to partner with the Guinean Ministry of Justice on an Atrocity Accountability and Reconciliation Project." Full Text»
Sept. 29: The first-ever joint award given by the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce was presented today to the U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. More»


The State Department celebrates passport awareness month in September with the launch of the #PicturePerfectPassport campaign.

The State by State Map details the work of the Department in each U.S. State, and all for about 1% of the Federal budget. More»

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