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U.S. Department of State

Diplomacy in Action

Daily Press Briefing

Watch a live broadcast of the Daily Press Briefing with Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner scheduled to start at approximately 1:30 p.m. EDT.

Call for Ceasefire in Yemen

Secretary Kerry (Oct. 16): "Together, Boris Johnson and I, with the UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, are calling today for the implementation of a ceasefire to be implemented by the parties as rapidly as possible." Full Text» Trip Page»

Date: 10/16/2016 Description: Secretary of State John Kerry stands with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed at Lancaster House in London, U.K., on October 16, 2016, as they address reporters and call for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen. - State Dept Image

HFC Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

Secretary Kerry (Oct. 15): "Nearly 200 Parties to the Montreal Protocol agreed to an amendment to phase down the use and production of potent greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons." Full Text» More»Trip Page»

Date: 10/14/2016 Description: Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks during a plenary session of the conference about amending the Montreal ozone layer protection protocol held on October 14, 2016, at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Conference Centre in Kigali, Rwanda.  - State Dept Image

In Other News

Daily Press Briefing: Syria

Deputy Spokesperson Toner (Oct. 14): "The urgent need right now in front of us is some kind of cessation of hostilities, at least a significant reduction in the level of violence certainly in and around Aleppo." Full Text»

Efforts Against Transnational Organized Crime

Oct. 17: The United States seeks to strengthen global efforts against trafficking in persons, migrant smuggling, and other pernicious forms of transnational crime at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. More»

Situation in Syria

Secretary Kerry (Oct. 16): "All of us are more than concerned and deeply, deeply disturbed by and outraged by what is happening in Aleppo. … This is the largest humanitarian disaster since World War II." Full Text» Trip Page»

A Path to Global Health Security

Oct. 12: This week, dozens of senior leaders from around the world -- representing government, academia and the private sector -- converge in the Netherlands. Their charge? To advance the ambitious Global Health Security Agenda and ensure that it is sustained. DipNote»

Airstrike on a Funeral Hall in Yemen

Deputy Spokesperson Toner (Oct. 16): "The U.S. welcomes the initial results of the Arab Coalition Investigation into the October 8 airstrike that struck a funeral hall in Sana'a, Yemen and considers it an important first step toward better understanding the events of that day." Full Text»

Terrorist Attacks in Iraq

Deputy Spokesperson Toner (Oct. 15): "The U.S. strongly condemns the barbaric terrorist attacks in Iraq today, including one in Baghdad claimed by Daesh that specifically targeted mourners inside a funeral tent." Full Text»

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No Glasses November 1

Beginning November 1, customers applying for or renewing their passport must remove glasses for their passport photo. More»

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