Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State December 1, 2019 On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I congratulate the Romanian people as you celebrate Great Union Day. This year, the United States and Romania, celebrating 140 years of diplomatic relations, reaffirmed and deepened our longstanding close partnership by signing …
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Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State June 30, 2020 The Chinese Communist Party’s decision to impose draconian national security legislation on Hong Kong destroys the territory’s autonomy and one of China’s greatest achievements. Hong Kong demonstrated to the world what a free Chinese people could achieve – one of the most successful economies …
Read More» Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Susan and I send you Easter greetings and wish you the joy of this Blessed Season. Although churches around the globe have been empty recently, the faith of believers fills the world each and every day. May your faith strengthen your hope as well as your resolve …
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April 8, 2020 Continuing U.S. Leadership in the Global COVID-19 Response through Additional U.S. Foreign Assistance Thanks to the unmatched generosity of the American people and the efforts of the U.S. government, the United States has continued to lead the world’s public health and humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are building on that …
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State As we mark International Women’s Day on March 8, we join forces with countries around the globe striving to advance the rights, progress, and equal status of women. Working together, we are finding ways to ensure women and girls have access to equal opportunities and live free from gender-based …
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State February 27 will mark the sixth anniversary of Russia’s attempted annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, and the United States reaffirms: Crimea is Ukraine. As underscored in our July 2018 Crimea Declaration, the United States does not and will not ever recognize Russia’s claims of sovereignty over the peninsula. We …
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February 5, 2019 9:07 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — (applause) — and my fellow Americans: We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential. As we begin a new Congress, I stand here ready to work with you to achieve …
Read More» U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release November 29, 2019 On the occasion of Romania’s National Day, I would like to congratulate all Romanians on behalf of the Government of the United States. Our two nations are friends, Allies and partners, and I am glad to see our Strategic Partnership, economic …
Read More» MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 13, 2019 Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Christopher A. Ford will head the U.S. delegation for the Warsaw Ministerial Missile Proliferation Working Group in Bucharest, Romania, November 14-15. The United States, Romania, and Poland will co-host the working group, fulfilling a commitment made at …
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As the Presidents of the United States and Romania, we stand together as friends and Allies to advance our robust and durable strategic partnership. Through our deepening partnership, we will create new opportunities for greater security, growth, and prosperity and be in better position to respond to shared global challenges and responsibilities. We recall the …
Read More» Remarks to the Press Thursday, January 10, 2019 7:30 pm Handel Room, Hilton Athenee Hotel, Bucharest I am delighted to be back in Romania. It was a little over 20 years ago, when I visited Romania with then-President Clinton, when he announced our Strategic Partnership, a strong partnership that continues today. I am here again …
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Dr. Daraban, thank you for sharing the stage with us and for your work with the Chamber. Ana, it is good to be on stage with you again and we have become colleagues and friends over the years. General Jones, I cannot tell you what a privilege it is for me just to get to …
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The White House Washington I send my greetings to those attending the 2018 Three Seas Initiative Business Forum. Last year, I had the honor of speaking at the Three Seas Initiative Business Forum in Warsaw, Poland. During my visit, I reaffirmed the United States’ strong support for the Three Seas Initiative and our shared focus …
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For the past couple of days, as you know, I was here for a meeting with the U.S.-Romanian Strategic Dialogue. It gave us a chance to talk about the extensive cooperation that the United States and Romania have in so many areas, but particularly security and defense, energy cooperation. We have a very robust commercial …
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Thank you for that very kind introduction Rector Dumitru. I was just saying a moment ago to the Rector that I spoke at this university here a few years ago and the crowd then was a lot smaller than it is now. I have absolutely no idea why that is and I am very happy …
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Remarks By President Trump and President Iohannis In A Joint Press Conference Rose Garden 2:51 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT TRUMP: President Iohannis, thank you for being here. It’s an honor to welcome such a good friend of America to the White House. As you know, the people of Romania and America share much in common — …
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The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 31, 2017 President Donald J. Trump will welcome President Klaus Iohannis of Romania to the White House on June 9, 2017, for a working visit. President Trump looks forward to discussing ways to further deepen ties and strengthen the United States-Romania strategic partnership.
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President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Michael R. Pence were sworn in to office on the west front of the United States Capitol Start time 11:05 AM EST
Read More» Secretary Kerry’s October 4 Speech on Transatlantic Relations at George Marshall Foundation in Brussels SECRETARY KERRY: Well, je suis John Kerry. (Laughter.) Welcome. Karen, merci, danke schon, dank u wel, and thank you – I’m really delighted to be here in the heart of Europe. I’m delighted to be in this extraordinary library building of great history, and I …
Read More»THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2016 Less than a year ago, in response to an historic global refugee crisis, involving millions of Syrians in flight from violence and conflict, President Obama directed his Administration to increase the number of Syrian refugees provided safe haven in the United …
Read More» Ambassador Douglas Lute U.S. Ambassador to NATO Assistant Secretary Frank A. Rose Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Romanian State Secretary Daniel Ionită Strategic Affairs Bucharest, Romania Moderator: We have a very prestigious panel. I would like to begin with our host, Romanian State Secretary for Strategic Affairs, Daniel Ionită. You’ll find his bio in your …
Read More» Antony J. Blinken U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Telephonic Press Briefing Hosted by the Brussels Media Hub Moderator: Thanks so much, and greetings everybody from the U.S. Department of State. I would like to welcome all of you dialing in from across Europe today, and thank you for joining us in this call. We are …
Read More» THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. The project of each generation is to bridge the meaning of those founding words with the realities of changing times — a never-ending quest to ensure those words ring true for every single American. Progress on this …
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