THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Deputy Secretary Sullivan. To Secretary General Almagro, Ambassador Trujillo, and to all the great representatives of freedom-loving nations across the New World: On behalf of the First Family, my wife and I say, welcome to the White House. (Applause.) Karen and I are honored to be able to welcome ... Read More»
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo At the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS)
SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. Thank you, Secretary General Almagro and your team, for organizing this 48th General Assembly of the OAS. We are incredibly grateful for your leadership. It is a pleasure to be here at the OAS for the first time as Secretary of State of the United States of America, and I am ... Read More»
U.S. Delegation to the Organization of American States General Assembly
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release June 1, 2017 Notice to the Press Secretary of State Pompeo To Lead U.S. Delegation to the Organization of American States General Assembly Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will lead the U.S. delegation to the General Assembly of the Organization of American ... Read More»
U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green on Venezuelan Sham Elections
The fraudulent voting exercise that took place in Venezuela on May 20, 2018 did not reflect true democratic principles and practices. Open, transparent, democratic, citizen-responsive governance is crucial to long-term development and prosperity, and this so-called “election” pulls the Venezuelan people further from that goal. The Maduro regime barred opposition parties and leaders from running, ... Read More»
Prohibiting Certain Additional Transactions with Respect to Venezuela
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 21, 2018 Executive Order By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. ... Read More»
Statement from President Donald J. Trump on the Maduro Regime in Venezuela
Today, I have taken action to prevent the Maduro regime from conducting “fire sales,” liquidating Venezuela’s critical assets—assets the country will need to rebuild its economy. This money belongs to the Venezuelan people. I have signed an Executive Order to prevent the Maduro regime from selling or collateralizing certain Venezuelan financial assets, and to prohibit ... Read More»
Statement from Vice President Mike Pence on Venezuela’s Elections
Venezuela’s election was a sham – neither free nor fair. The illegitimate result of this fake process is a further blow to the proud democratic tradition of Venezuela. Every day, thousands of Venezuelans flee brutal oppression and grinding poverty – literally voting with their feet. The United States will not sit idly by as Venezuela ... Read More»
An Unfair, Unfree Vote in Venezuela
Statement by Secretary POMPEO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release May 21, 2018 The United States condemns the fraudulent election that took place in Venezuela on May 20. This so-called “election” is an attack on constitutional order and an affront to Venezuela’s tradition of democracy. Until the Maduro regime ... Read More»
Vice President Addresses the Organization of American States
Remarks by Vice President Pence During a Protocolary Meeting at the Organization of American States (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.0'; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Vice President Pence Comments on Expanding Trade in the Americas Vice President Mike Pence: The United States trades nearly three times as much with ... Read More»
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