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Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook at the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, China, in May 2013. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
During my travels on behalf of the Department of State, people sometimes ask, "Why does the Department of State expend so much effort to chronicle the status of religious freedom around the world?" Because religious freedom matters. In a world where 84 percent of the population claim a religion, it matters that people be free to make personal choices regarding their faith: to believe or not to believe, as well as to change one's religion without fear. Religious freedom matters not only because it is a universal human right, but also because it is essential for ...
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The Office of Global Intergovernmental Affairs and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security co-hosted a Symposium on Security for Major Sporting... more
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A drought simulator looms over a crop of corn at the Bradford Research Farm at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, on August 26, 2011. [AP File Photo]
Americans understand that one of our great national strengths is innovation. Great innovators -- Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and others -- are household names.
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For the past six years, the New York staff for the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), in concert with the... more
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On May 16, Finnish Ambassador Ritva Koukku-Ronde welcomed me and the Nordic-Baltic (NB) Ambassadors to her home on Embassy Row... more
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In a video message, Ambassador Susan E. Rice , U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, commemorates International Day Against... more
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Representatives from more than 80 countries met in Brussels on May 15 to pledge their support for Mali, which is... more
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My team and I at U.S. Embassy Stockholm had the privilege to welcome Secretary Kerry to Sweden on May 14th... more
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Did you know that contrary to popular belief, sign language is not universal ? Although the exact number of sign... more
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The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs , along with more than 22,000 alumni from 12 different countries, is celebrating... more
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