February 7, 2018, Kingston, Jamaica Secretary’s Remarks: Joint Press Availability With Secretary Tillerson and Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Kingston, Jamaica MODERATOR: (In progress) as well as the U.S. Secretary of State, the Honorable Rex Tillerson. You may be seated. Thank you so much for joining us, everyone, on this working visit of the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 13 February, 2018 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Rex Tillerson, travel
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 26, 2018 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Austin, Texas, and then to Mexico City, Mexico; Bariloche and Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Perú; Bogotá, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica on February 1-7. The Secretary will engage with regional partners to promote a safe, prosperous, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 26 January, 2018 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases
| Tags: Rex Tillerson, Visit, WHA
From the beginning, America has been a place that has cherished the freedom of worship. Sadly, many around the globe do not enjoy this freedom… [W]e pray for the strength and wisdom to achieve a better tomorrow – one where good people of all faiths, Christians and Muslims and Jewish and Hindu, can follow their ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 16 August, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, Press Releases
| Tags: 2016 Religious Freedom, John Kerry
Today the State Department released its annual report, Country Reports on Terrorism 2016, which provides the Department of State’s annual Congressionally-mandated assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that transpired from January 1 to December 31, 2016. The report provides policy-related assessments, country-by-country breakdowns of foreign government counterterrorism cooperation; and contains information on state sponsors ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 20 July, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Reports
| Tags: Country Report, John Kerry, Terrorism
The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. It is also the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts and reflects the U.S. Government’s commitment to global leadership on this key human rights and law enforcement issue. It represents an updated, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 30 June, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, News
| Tags: Department of State, Rex Tillerson, TIP Report
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC May 23, 2017 Our hearts go out to the families of those who have lost loved ones and to those injured in the attack in Manchester, U.K. While it is too early to determine those responsible for this atrocity, we are working closely with the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 24 May, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Rex Tillerson, Statement, UK Terror Attack
From ShareAmerica . Rex Tillerson, a globe-trotting oil executive and engineer, is the new U.S. secretary of state and chief foreign affairs adviser to President Trump. He was confirmed February 1 as the 69th secretary of state, a position first held by Thomas Jefferson and most recently by John Kerry. Five predecessors won the Nobel Peace Prize. Rex ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 2 February, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Government Offices, Key Officials, News
| Tags: Departmnet of Satte, Rex Tillerson
Secretary of State John Kerry hosted the 2016 Our Ocean conference in Washington, D.C. on September 15 to 16. The conference focused on the key ocean issues of our time – marine protected areas, sustainable fisheries, marine pollution, and climate-related impacts on the ocean. To see the Our Ocean Conference 2016 official website, click
here. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 20 September, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Our Ocean
| Tags: John Kerry, marine pollution, Ocean Conference
Repost from DipNote. Today President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry marked fifteen years since the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93. Speaking on behalf of the State Department, Secretary Kerry said, “the men and women of the U.S. Department of State join with our fellow citizens and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 14 September, 2016 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, History, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry, Memorial, Remembrance, September 11
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Obama will travel to China and Laos September 2-9, 2016. This trip will highlight the President’s ongoing commitment to the G-20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation as well as the U.S. Rebalance to Asia and the Pacific. In China, the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 19 August, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Asian Trip, Barack Obama, China, G-20 Summit, Laos
Press Statement John Kerry U.S. Secretary of State On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Jamaica as you celebrate the 54th anniversary of your nation’s independence. The United States considers Jamaica a close friend and strong partner. Your vibrant democratic institutions, independent judiciary, and robust ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kingston | 17 August, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, U.S. & Jamaica
| Tags: Independence Day, Jamaica, John Kerry, Statement
