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Burmese opium field
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Soldiers and civilians use sticks to cut the opium poppies in a jungle field in Shan State, northeast of Burma (File)

Burma Failing Its Obligations To Curb Drug Trafficking

Southeast Asian nation may face sanctions for its non-compliance.

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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 66th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 22, 2011

Double Talk And Repression In Iran

Iran's government has been actively helping Bashar al-Assad's regime to crack down on peaceful protestors.

Men walk through the a market in Damazin, the regional capital of the Blue Nile region, south east of Khartoum, Sudan.

Border Violence Bodes Ill In Sudan

U.S. remains concerned about the fighting, bombings and humanitarian crisis.

Youth Ambassadors from Haiti

Latin American Youth Ambassadors Help Build Ties

Twenty Haitian high school students and two teachers recently came to the U.S. to learn better how to respond to disasters.

Police officers watch over an area where members of an underground church had planned to gather for worship in Beijing, China, April 17, 2011

Religious Freedom Worsens In China

China's government has "engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom."

An Afghan delegate talks on a cell phone after finishing his daily duties during the Peace Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan. (file)

Innovating In Afghanistan

Three USAID grants aim to help create a mobile banking system that all Afghans could use.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer speaks to students at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.

Empowering Women Globally

Empowering women globally is one of the surest ways to create favorable outcomes in economic growth.

Religious Freedom Repudiated In Iran

Once again, the government of Iran is ranked as one of the worst violators of religious freedom.

U.S. - Romania Sign Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement

System will help protect NATO Allies and contribute to the security of the United States.

Rwandan citizen Muhamoud Mugisha, right, and his co-accused Ugandan Edris Nsubuga, left, leave the Kampala High Court after their judgment, in Kampala, Uganda, Sept.16, 2011.

Justice For Kampala Bombing Victims

As a friend and partner to Uganda, the United States supports Uganda's effort to bring to justice those responsible for the bombings.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Releasing Religious Freedom Report

U.S. Religious Freedom Report

"The protection of religious freedom is a fundamental concern of the United States going back to the earliest days of our republic."

Concern For Migrants And Refugees In Libya

The United States is deeply concerned about the well-being of migrants and refugees in Libya.

Counterterrorism Today

Ten years after September 11th, the world is at a moment of historic change and opportunity.

Russia - Moving The Reset Forward

The policy has been successful, leading to a much improved climate of relations, and concrete achievements such as the New Start Treaty.

People protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr in the city of Suqba August 30, 2011. The banner reads: "Need international intervention to protect us from Bashar's gangs,". August 30, 2011.

U.S. Condemns Killing Of Syrian Rights Activist

The United States condemns in the strongest terms the killing of Syrian human rights activist Ghiyath Mattar.

Zimbabwean lawyers march on the streets of Harare ahead of International Human Rights Day (File Photo)

Political Reform Still Lacking In Zimbabwe

While reforms have been made, the political and electoral changes needed to conduct elections have not occurred.

60th Anniversary Of ANZUS Treaty

On September 1st, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty, which remains a keystone of our relationship with Australia.

United Nations Security Council at its meeting on the issue of Iran and nuclear non-proliferation, September 7, 2011

Continued Non-Compliance From Iran

Latest IAEA report again highlights Iran's failure to comply with its international nuclear obligations.

Nisha Biswal, USAID Assistant Administrator for Asia

U.S. Engagement In The Pacific

The United States sent a strong delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum in Auckland, New Zealand.

Younis al-Mauritani

Targeting Al-Qaida's Remaining Leadership

From time to time, the United States identifies certain individuals as crucial to the operation of terrorist organizations.

U.S. Goals and Priorities At The UN

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Esther Brimmer recently gave an address to the Institute of Peace.

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