U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Readout June 18, 2018 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone today. The two discussed issues and concerns related to Syria and the bilateral relationship. Secretary Pompeo reemphasized the U.S. commitment to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
The United States is deeply concerned by the growing number of individuals—now more than 150—identified by credible human rights organizations as political and religious prisoners held by the government of the Russian Federation.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Press Releases
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 15, 2018 Melania and I wish Muslims across the United States and around the world a blessed Eid al-Fitr. Eid marks the end of a month of reflection and a return to daily life with a renewed sense of joy and love for ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
Location: Moscow and other cities throughout Russia Event: The Russian Federation will be hosting the 2018 FIFA world Cup starting today June 14 through July 15th in 11 cities throughout Russia. U.S. citizens should be prepared for: Robust police presence in and around sporting venues, Fan Zones, transportations networks, hotels, vehicle checkpoints, and major tourist sites. Large crowds ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 June, 2018 | Topics:
Alert
"On behalf of The President of the United States and the American people, I congratulate the Russian Federation and the people of Russia on the occasion of “Russia Day.” On this day, we honor the citizens of the Russian Federation and their aspirations for the democratic principles of universal freedom, civil liberties, and the rule ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 June, 2018 | Topics:
News
U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs June 11, 2018 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five Russian entities and three Russian individuals under Executive Order (E.O.) 13694, “Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities,” as amended, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, Official Reports, Press Releases
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Media Note June 4, 2018 Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Carl Risch will travel June 3-9 to Russia, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic to participate in a series of meetings with U.S. diplomats and foreign government authorities. While on this trip, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 June, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services, Visas
Readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 30, 2018 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone today, their first conversation since the Secretary’s swearing in and the Foreign Minister’s reappointment. The two discussed issues and concerns related to the bilateral relationship, Ukraine, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 31 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Mike Pompeo, U.S. & Russia
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Heather Nauert, Spokesperson May 24, 2018 The United States has complete confidence in the findings of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) as presented today by the Dutch Public Prosecutor: the missile launcher used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 originated from ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 25 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Remarks May 21, 2018 The Heritage Foundation Washington, D.C. SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. I first want to thank the Heritage Foundation and its president, Kay Coles James. Thank you for hosting me today. First as a private citizen and then as a ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 May, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, Secretary Mike Pompeo, Speeches
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson ________________________________________ For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON May 15, 2018 The Opening of the Kerch Bridge in Crimea The United States condemns Russia’s construction and partial opening of the Kerch Strait Bridge between Russia and occupied Crimea, which was done without the permission of the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims commemorate the revelation of the Quran to the prophet Muhammad through fellowship and prayer. Many observe this holy time by fasting, performing acts of charity, reciting prayers, and reading the Quran.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
As we exit the Iran deal, we will be working with our allies to find a real, comprehensive, and lasting solution to the Iranian threat. We have a shared interest with our allies in Europe and around the world to prevent Iran from ever developing a nuclear weapon.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Policy, Secretary Mike Pompeo, Speeches
THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans: Today, I want to update the world on our efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. It exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflicts across the Middle East, and supports terrorist proxies and militias such as Hezbollah, Hamas, the Taliban, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Policy, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, Speeches
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release May 8, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: So the first time it was truly an intel effort, in that the South Koreans had made representations about things that North Korea was preparing to do that Kim Jong-un had told them, and we largely went there to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 May, 2018 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, News, Secretary Mike Pompeo
Washington - Today President Donald J. Trump announced his decision to cease the United States' participation in the JCPOA and begin reimposing U.S. nuclear-related sanctions on the Iranian regime. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking immediate action to implement the President's decision.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
Location: Moscow and Yekaterinburg, and other cities throughout Russia Event: Various organizations are planning to hold unauthorized protests, throughout Russia on May 5 and May 6, 2018. According to media reports, the following events are planned: Saturday, May 5th Moscow — An unapproved opposition march is scheduled to take place along Tverskaya Street (from Belorusskaya ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert
On the 25th annual World Press Freedom Day, the United States renews our commitment to promoting and protecting a free press, which is an essential pillar of democracy. The United States values a free press as a key component of democratic governance. When we foster a free press, citizens are more informed, active, and engaged ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 May, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, Speeches
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 2, 2018 State Department Washington, D.C. 11:17 A.M. EDT The President: Thank you. I must say, that’s more spirit that I’ve heard from the State Department in a long time — many years. (Laughter.) We can say many years, and maybe many decades. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, Speeches
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Remarks by Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State May 2, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: This is truly humbling. Thank you very much, Mr. President, for those kind words. Thank you, Mr. Vice President, for being here today to honor me by swearing me in. Thank you, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
The United States, the Global Coalition, and local partners, including the Syrian Democratic Forces, are launching operations to liberate the final ISIS strongholds in Syria.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 26, 2018 I am pleased with the Senate’s confirmation of Mike Pompeo to serve as our country’s top diplomat. Having a patriot of Mike’s immense talent, energy, and intellect leading the Department of State will be an incredible asset for our country at ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
Location: Throughout Russia Event: Various organizations are planning to hold rallies, marches, protests, and parades throughout Russia starting on May 1st through May 9th. According to media reports, the following events are planned: Tuesday, May 1st (May Day) Moscow – Organized trade unions have five approved rallies scheduled to take place in Moscow from 1100 ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 April, 2018 | Topics:
Alert
Ambassador Jon Huntsman Remarks at Media Roundtable Vladivostok April 24, 2018 Ambassador Huntsman: I am delighted to be in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. It is my first visit to Vladivostok. I have lived south of here in China, and I’ve lived in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, so I’m familiar with the broader East ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, Vladivostok
| Tags: Press Roundtable, Valdivostok
This annual report evaluates the human rights records of 199 countries and territories. It provides an opportunity to highlight the nature, scope, and severity of human rights violations and abuses across the globe, and analyze whether governments are making efforts to protect human rights or failing to meet their obligations.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 April, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases
The fifteenth session of the Bilateral Consultative Commission under the U.S.-Russia New START Treaty was held in Geneva on April 10-20.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 April, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy For Immediate Release April 18, 2018 Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered remarks this afternoon at a UN Security Council briefing on an Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) report on the chemical weapons attack ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
The UN Security Council and the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) met to discuss the OPCW’s recent findings related to the March 4 use of a military-grade nerve agent in Salisbury, UK.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
Remarks Ambassador Kenneth D. Ward, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the OPCW The Hague, Netherlands April 16, 2018 Mr Chairperson, Mr Director-General, distinguished ambassadors and delegates, It is utterly deplorable that, once again, the Executive Council must address a horrific chemical weapons attack by Syria. On 7 April, just three days ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
April 16, 2018 Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a joint Technical Alert about malicious cyber activity carried out by the Russian Government. The targets of this malicious cyber activity are primarily government and private-sector organisations, critical infrastructure providers, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
We’re here today because three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council acted. The United Kingdom, France, and the United States acted – not as revenge, not as punishment, not as a symbolic show of force. We acted to deter the future use of chemical weapons by holding the Syrian regime responsible for its ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 April, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, Speeches
April 14, 2018 I’m Jon Huntsman, United States Ambassador to Russia. Amid everything that has happened in recent days, I wanted to be sure that you heard directly why the United States and others have resolved to take the actions that we have in Syria. As the President said, the chemical weapons attack by the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Near East & North Africa, News
Ambassador Nikki Haley: "The Russian Federation has asked us to discuss what it calls “unilateral threats” related to Syria. What is strange is that Russia is ignoring the real threat to international peace and security that has brought us all here. And it is ignoring its own unilateral responsibility for all of it."
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 April, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The United States assesses with confidence that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons in the eastern Damascus suburb of Duma on April 7, 2018, killing dozens of men, women, and children, and severely injuring hundreds more.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 April, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, Speeches
Ambassador Nikki Haley: "We have reached a decisive moment as a Security Council. On Saturday, the first haunting images appeared from Douma in Syria. We gathered around this table yesterday to express our collective outrage. We then collectively agreed that this Council must take steps to determine exactly what happened in Douma, and to put ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered remarks at three separate UN Security Council meetings on the use of chemical weapons in Syria that were held in an attempt to respond to the latest chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Almost exactly one year ago, I stood on the floor of the Security Council and held up pictures of dead Syrian children. After that day, I prayed that I would never have to do that again. I could; there are many truly gruesome pictures. Many of us have worked hard to ensure that one day, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 April, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The United States, along with Cote d’Ivoire, France, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in light of the latest allegations of a chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria. The emergency meeting will be held on Monday.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 April, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson Washington, DC April 7, 2018 We continue to closely follow disturbing reports on April 7 regarding another alleged chemical weapons attack, this time targeting a hospital in Douma, Syria. Reports from a number of contacts and medical personnel on ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 April, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 6, 2018 “It is more important than ever before to come together as Americans. We cannot allow those seeking to sow confusion, discord, and rancor to be successful.” – President Donald J. Trump NEW ACTIONS STANDING UP TO RUSSIA: President Donald J. Trump’s ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Media Note April 6, 2018 The U.S. Department of State commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the creation of the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (NRRC). Established in 1987 with the purpose of opening a communications channel to the USSR to reduce the risk of nuclear ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in consultation with the Department of State, today designated seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they own or control, 17 senior Russian government officials, and a state-owned Russian weapons trading company and its subsidiary, a Russian bank.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered remarks this morning at a UN Security Council briefing on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The briefing coincided with the one-year anniversary of the chemical weapons attack on civilians in Khan Sheikhoun in Syria on April 4, 2017.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 April, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The text of the following statement was released by UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, and U.S. Acting Secretary John Sullivan.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 April, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 2, 2018 The United States is grateful to the Czech Republic for the extradition of Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, who allegedly hacked computers belonging to LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring. Nikulin, a Russian citizen, was arrested by Czech law enforcement and has been in Czech ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
March 29, 2018 I’d like to open with a statement from Ambassador Jon Huntsman, our Ambassador in Moscow: “This evening Ambassador John Huntsman was convoked to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian federation. They delivered a very serious message, the substance of which we factually cannot agree with. The Russian federation dubbed 60 ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
Event: Due to the Russian government’s ordered closure of the U.S. Consulate General, effective March 31, we are no longer able to provide services to U.S. citizens in St. Petersburg. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow and the U.S. Consulates General in Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok remain open. Actions to Take: Residents of St. Petersburg’s consular district ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
"Russia's action today to expel American diplomats marks a further deterioration in the United States- Russia relationship. The expulsion of undeclared Russian intelligence officers by the United States and more than two dozen partner nations and NATO allies earlier this week was an appropriate response to the Russian attack on the soil of the United ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
March 27, 2018 Spaso House Q. Dear Ambassador, thank you so much, it’s a great pleasure. AMB: The honor is mine, thank you. Q. First of all, I would like to look at the timeline of events. President Trump congratulates Vladimir Putin with his re-election, despite the advice to the contrary from his policy advisors. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Political Affairs
United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy Remarks by Ambassador Nikki Haley For Immediate Release March 27, 2018 As delivered Thank you, Foreign Minister Blok, for chairing this meeting. And thank you to Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for once again laying out the facts about what’s happening in Syria. I also ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 March, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News
Ambassador Huntsman: First of all, let me express very deep and profound condolences to the families who lost children and loved ones in this horrible shopping mall incident in Siberia. My heart just weeps every time I hear an update on the number of people killed, and I just wanted to express that first and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Political Affairs
United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy For Immediate Release Press Release March 26, 2018 Today, the United States began the process of expelling 12 intelligence operatives from the Russian Mission to the United Nations who have abused their privilege of residence in the United States. After a review, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC March 26, 2018 On March 4, Russia used a military-grade nerve agent to attempt to murder a British citizen and his daughter in Salisbury. This attack on our Ally the United Kingdom put countless innocent lives at risk and resulted in serious injury to three people, including ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
Today President Donald J. Trump ordered the expulsion of dozens of Russian intelligence officers from the United States and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle due to its proximity to one of our submarine bases and Boeing. The United States takes this action in conjunction with our NATO allies and partners around the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The two leaders discussed the state of bilateral relations and resolved to continue dialogue about mutual national security priorities and challenges. President Trump congratulated President Putin on his March 18 re-election, and emphasized the importance of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. The two leaders ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 March, 2018 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, News, President Donald Trump
The United States is deeply concerned over reports from Afrin City over the last 48 hours. It appears the majority of the population of the city, which is predominantly Kurdish, evacuated under threat of attack from Turkish military forces and Turkish backed opposition forces.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 March, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
U.S. Department of the Treasury Press Releases March 15, 2018 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five entities and 19 individuals under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) as well as Executive Order (E.O.) 13694, “Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2018 Statement from the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom on the Attack in Salisbury We, the leaders of France, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, abhor the attack that took place against Sergei and Yulia Skripal in ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
Ambassador Nikki Haley: "We’re here today to discuss the use of a chemical weapon by one Council member in the territory of another Council member. Let me make one thing clear from the very beginning: the United States stands in absolute solidarity with Great Britain. The United States believes that Russia is responsible for the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
State Department Spokesperson: "Four years ago this week, Russia held an illegitimate, fabricated “referendum” in Ukraine in a futile attempt to legitimize its purported annexation of Ukrainian territory. Crimean residents were compelled to vote under scrutiny by heavily armed Russian troops. Russia’s claim that Ukrainians made a free choice in that sham “referendum” has always ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City March 12, 2018 Thank you, Mr. President, and I would like to congratulate Netherlands and your team on having the presidency of the Council this month. I also want to thank Secretary-General Guterres for your briefing ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 March, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, Speeches
The United States was in touch with our Allies in the United Kingdom ahead of today’s announcement, including in a call between Secretary Tillerson and Foreign Secretary Johnson this morning. We have full confidence in the UK’s investigation and its assessment that Russia was likely responsible for the nerve agent attack that took place in ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
United States Mission to the OSCE As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Harry R. Kamian to the Permanent Council, Vienna March 8, 2018 Mr. Chair, progress in implementing the Minsk agreements remains elusive. In its February 27 weekly report, the SMM recorded 52 sightings of weapons proscribed by the Minsk agreements within the established withdrawal ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Press Releases
U.S Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release March 8, 2018 As we commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8th, the United States renews our steadfast commitment to addressing inequalities between women and men at home and abroad and reaffirms the importance of advancing the status of women and girls globally. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
The United States condemns the ongoing military offensive that the Assad regime, backed by Russia and Iran, is perpetrating against the people of Eastern Ghouta. After repeatedly delaying the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2401, which demanded a 30-day cessation of hostilities across Syria, Russia has gone on to ignore its terms ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
United States Mission to the OSCE As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Harry R. Kamian to the Permanent Council, Vienna March 1, 2018 Distinguished colleagues, as I deliver my intervention today, you will see the names of victims who have suffered abuses for speaking out against Russian occupation of Crimea flashed on the screens above ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson February 26, 2018 Third Anniversary of the Murder of Boris Nemtsov Three years ago, opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated just outside the Kremlin. As a leading figure of Russia’s democratic movement, a former Russian regional governor, and an ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 February, 2018 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Speeches
Good afternoon. It is an honor to be here in Ukraine, in Kyiv, and in particular, to be joined by so many students. It’s great to see you all here today. Thank you to the Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Academy Dr. Natalia Shulga, and to the Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya, and to the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 February, 2018 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, News, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Speeches
The indictment charges thirteen Russian nationals and three Russian companies for committing federal crimes while seeking to interfere in the United States political system, including the 2016 Presidential election.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Press Releases
In June 2017, the Russian military launched the most destructive and costly cyber-attack in history. The attack, dubbed “NotPetya,” quickly spread worldwide, causing billions of dollars in damage across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. It was part of the Kremlin’s ongoing effort to destabilize Ukraine and demonstrates ever more clearly Russia’s involvement in the ongoing ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
"The Assad regime has become a front for Iran, Hezbollah, and their allies to advance the irresponsible and dangerous agenda for the Middle East. On every front of this conflict, we find fighters imported by Iran from Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan. When we see the Assad regime starving civilians in eastern Ghouta or pummeling schools ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 February, 2018 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Press Releases, Speeches
Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson on Third Anniversary of the Signing of the Minsk Package of Measures: "Yesterday marked the somber third anniversary of the signing of the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements. Sadly, Russia continues to disregard its commitments under the Minsk agreements, stoking a hot conflict in Ukraine that has cost ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The United States is deeply saddened by the tragic deaths of those on board Saratov Airlines Flight 703. We send our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and to the people of Russia.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
SECRETARY TILLERSON: we’re going to continue to work with Russia on the really difficult and complex situation in Syria, where we can. We maintain very, very open lines of communication with them both through military channels, but also through the diplomatic channels.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Through the Treaty’s verification regime, which includes short-notice, on-site inspections at New START Treaty-related bases and facilities, the United States is able to verify information about the strategic nuclear arsenal of the Russian Federation. The verification regime provides both countries insight into each other’s strategic nuclear delivery systems, warheads, and facilities.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 February, 2018 | Topics:
Fact Sheets, News, Press Releases
The United States of America and the Russian Federation have implemented the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START Treaty) for seven years. February 5, 2018 marks the date that the Treaty’s central limits on each country’s strategic nuclear arsenal take effect.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
“There has been widespread misreporting of requirements under CAATSA and Treasury’s response, specifically relating to the report required by Section 241 on senior political figures and oligarchs in the Russian Federation. Treasury submitted an unclassified version of this report together with classified annexes. The unclassified report was derived from open source materials which include websites, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Ambassador: Good morning Alexey. It’s a great pleasure to be with you in the studio. Venediktov: Of course, today’s event, Mr. Ambassador, is the publication of the so-called “Kremlin report” of the US executive power to the US Congress, and a separate list that was published. Could you tell our listeners what status this report ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 31 January, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Russia
The White House Office of the Press Secretary Washington, D.C. January 30, 2018[Following are excerpts related to U.S. foreign policy.] Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: * * * * America has also finally turned the page on decades of unfair trade ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 31 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 29, 2018 The United States notes with the highest level of concern the latest incident of unsafe Russian military practices, over the Black Sea on January 29. As confirmed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe, a Russian SU-27 engaged in an unsafe interaction with a U.S. EP-3 ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Location: Rallies are planned in up to 90 cities throughout Russia. The large rallies are expected at the following locations: Moscow – A Moscow rally is planned to begin at 2:00 PM on Tverskaya Street. This rally has not been approved by the Moscow City Administration. Saint Petersburg – A Saint Petersburg rally is planned ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 January, 2018 | Topics:
Alert
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Readout January 24, 2018 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke Wednesday, January 24, by phone. They discussed issues and concerns related to Syria, North Korea, and Ukraine. On Syria, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 25 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Russia
"This meeting was about two things: stopping chemical weapons attacks and denying impunity to those who use or enable the use of such weapons. For an indication of what these weapons can do to humans, one need look no further than East Ghouta in Syria. Only yesterday more than 20 civilians, most of them children, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson, Speeches
Dear visa applicants, Visa Unit of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, moved to a new location.
New address : 8 Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok, 121099, Moscow, Russia Please note new Security Regulations: Applicants are not permitted to enter the U.S. Embassy/Consulate while carrying any of the following items: Electronic devices: cellular phones, photo cameras, video cameras, laptop computers, tablets ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 January, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, embassy, Immigrant Visas, News, Non Immigrant Visas, Visas
The American Citizen Services Unit of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, moved to a new location.
New address : 8 Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok, 121099, Moscow, Russia Please note new Security Regulations: Applicants are not permitted to enter the U.S. Embassy/Consulate while carrying any of the following items: Electronic devices: cellular phones, photo cameras, video cameras, laptop computers, tablets ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 January, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, embassy, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Moscow, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
Statement by Spokesperson Heather Nauert: We are troubled by the news that the head of the local Chechen branch office of the Russian human rights NGO Memorial, Oyub Titiev, has been arrested. This is the latest in a string of reports of alarming recent human rights violations in Chechnya. We call on Chechen authorities to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 January, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
U.S. Consular Posts in Russia will be closed for regular services January 1-8, 2018 due to Russian holidays
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 December, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
Spokesperson Nauert: "The United States welcomes yesterday’s exchange between the government of Ukraine and Russia-led forces in eastern Ukraine of more than 300 detainees. This exchange is one step toward implementation of the Minsk agreements. We once again call on the sides to fully implement their Minsk commitments including through a true “all-for-all” detainee exchange; ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Media reports an explosion at a grocery store on Kondratyevskiy Prospekt in the Kalininsky District in St. Petersburg. U.S. citizens should avoid the area. We ask U.S. citizens who are safe and unharmed to contact family and friends directly to advise them of your safety and whereabouts. For your safety, avoid any police activity and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 December, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC December 20, 2017 Today the State Department submitted to Congress the fifth annual report on the U.S. government’s actions to implement the Act. As part of this report, the State Department, in consultation with the Treasury Department, submitted to Congress the list of individuals who have been ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
National Security & Defense Issued on: December 18, 2017 Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Washington, D.C. 2:03 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you. Please. I want to thank Vice President Pence, along with the many members of my Cabinet here with us today. I also want to thank all ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
“Our government’s first duty is to its people, to our citizens — to serve their needs, to ensure their safety, to preserve their rights, and to defend their values.” – President Donald J. Trump A NEW NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY FOR A NEW ERA: Less than a year after taking office, President Donald J. Trump is ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, President Donald Trump
The White House December 17, 2017 President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called President Donald J. Trump today to thank him for the advanced warning the United States intelligence agencies provided to Russia concerning a major terror plot in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Based on the information the United States provided, Russian authorities were able to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Russia
From Kay Bailey Hutchison, Permanent Representative of the United States to the North Atlantic Council, on the Statement by the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Today’s NAC statement on the INF Treaty shows once again the solidarity of the United States and our NATO Allies on speaking to Russia ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon gave an interview to Kommersant daily newspaper on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the INF Treaty.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The OSCE is an indispensable pillar of our common security architecture that bolsters peace and stability in Europe and Eurasia. Of all the challenges confronting the OSCE today, none is more important or vexing than the situation in Ukraine. The United States is committed to Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson, Speeches
In 1995, Congress adopted the Jerusalem Embassy Act, urging the federal government to relocate the American embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize that that city -- and so importantly -- is Israel’s capital. This act passed Congress by an overwhelming bipartisan majority and was reaffirmed by a unanimous vote of the Senate only six months ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, President Donald Trump, Speeches
President Trump recognized Jerusalem, the ancient capital of the Jewish people, as the capital of the State of Israel.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, President Donald Trump
Ambassador Huntsman on the Naming of Media Organizations as Foreign Agents in Russia: “We are very concerned about this recent move by the Russian government under the banner of the Foreign Agent Law. We’ve seen what this has done to civil society and non-governmental organizations by way of harassment, lawsuits, and effectively putting people out ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 5 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
On December 11, the U.S. consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Vladivostok will begin to offer limited interviews for nonimmigrant visas.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Visas
Shortly after his arrival to Russia in October, U.S. Ambassador Huntsman prioritized visits to cities where we actively support U.S. citizens and U.S. business interests and where we hope in the very near future to be able to renew consular operations. He was very pleased with his November visits to Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg where ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 1 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Russia
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement By Secretary Tillerson November 28, 2017 The United States strongly condemns North Korea’s launch of what is likely an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, indiscriminately threatening its neighbors, the region and global stability. The DPRK’s relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC November 28, 2017 New Russian legislation that allows the Ministry of Justice to label media outlets as “foreign agents” and to monitor or block certain internet activity presents yet another threat to free media in Russia. Freedom of expression—including speech and media which a government may find ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
I reiterate the United States’ condemnation of August 25 attacks on security forces by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). Yet no provocation can justify the horrendous atrocities that have ensued. These abuses by some among the Burmese military, security forces, and local vigilantes have caused tremendous suffering and forced hundreds of thousands of men, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 November, 2017 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, News, Secretary Rex Tillerson
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 21, 2017 President Donald J. Trump today spoke with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for more than one hour. The presidents affirmed their support for the Joint Statement of the United States and the Russian Federation, issued at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Russia
I’ve had a terrific day here in Yekaterinburg on my first official trip outside of Moscow. As the U.S. Ambassador, I’m working first and foremost to ensure stability in our bilateral relationship. The foundation of that stability is trust, and trips like this, where I get to meet not only with local officials like the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., visited RFE/RL’s Moscow office on Friday, November 17. At the end of the visit, he gave the following comment to RFE/RL and answered a question by VOA: Comment: I’m here for a specific reason as the United States Ambassador. I’m here because we as Americans believe that ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2017 Statement from the Press Secretary on the Veto of the Renewal of the UN-OPCW Joint Investigative Mechanism On November 16, Russia vetoed the renewal of the United Nations-Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), once again protecting ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Comment by U.S. Embassy Spokesperson Maria Olson on FARA November 17, 2017 Free speech and a free media are central elements of all democracies. We’re watching carefully the draft Russian law designating media outlets as foreign agents to see whether it is passed and how it is implemented. Official Russian statements link the draft legislation ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 November, 2017 | Topics:
News
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Nauert: We honor the memory of Sergey Magnitskiy, who died on November 16, 2009, while in custody in a Moscow prison. An investigation by Russia's Presidential Human Rights Council found that Magnitskiy had been severely beaten in prison, and members of the Council said his death resulted from beatings and torture ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. Special Representative Volker and Russian Presidential Representative Surkov met in Belgrade on November 13, 2017. It was their third meeting and was a thorough discussion of the current diplomatic state of play concerning efforts to end the war in Donbas. It is not surprising that the United States and Russia have different concepts for ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
President Trump and President Putin today, meeting on the margins of the APEC conference in Da Nang, Vietnam, confirmed their determination to defeat ISIS in Syria. They expressed their satisfaction with successful U.S.-Russia enhanced de-confliction efforts between U.S. and Russian military professionals that have dramatically accelerated ISIS’s losses on the battlefield in recent months.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
Press Statement by Heather Nauert: "On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the United States renews its dedication to promoting a free, professional, and independent press abroad, and to advocating for accountability for those who would undermine a free press with threats, intimidation, and violence."
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov met this afternoon at the Department of State. They discussed the need to restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity and fully implement the Minsk agreements. The two also discussed the defeat of ISIS in Syria and the United States’ continued commitment to the Geneva talks as ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 31 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
Russia has once again demonstrated it will do whatever it takes to ensure the barbaric Assad regime never faces consequences for its use of chemical weapons.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
We congratulate the Syrian people and the Syrian Democratic Forces, including the Syrian Arab Coalition, on the liberation of Raqqa.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
United States Mission To The United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy For Immediate Release October 19, 2017 The United States has great confidence in the thorough and impartial work of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), a team led jointly by the United Nations and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The White House October 13, 2017 Diplomatic Reception Room
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
President Donald J. Trump, in consultation with his national security team, has approved a new strategy for Iran.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
In July, when UNESCO made its latest outrageous and politically based decision, designating the Old City of Hebron and the Tomb of the Patriarchs as part of Palestinian territory, the United States clearly stated that this decision would negatively affect our evaluation of our level of engagement with the organization. The United States will continue ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 October, 2017 | Topics:
News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2017 Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. President Donald J. Trump met with U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr., and his wife, Mary Kaye Huntsman, to wish them well as they return ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Political Affairs, President Donald Trump
| Tags: Ambassador Huntsman, President Donald J. Trump
Eleven years ago renowned journalist Anna Politkovskaya was shot and killed in her Moscow apartment building. We continue to urge Russian authorities to identify and prosecute the person or persons who ordered, planned, and funded this terrible crime.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
According to press reports, bomb threats have been reported at three Moscow airports: Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky. There threats have led to evacuations at these locations. Please be advised that anyone planning to use these airports today (Friday October 6, 2017) could experience travel delays and increased police presence. The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 October, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
Russian political activists have called for demonstrations in cities throughout Russia on October 7. In Saint Petersburg and Moscow, local authorities have declined to approve any proposed demonstrations. The United States Mission in Russia strongly urges U.S. citizens to avoid all demonstrations. Mass arrests of bystanders have occurred at past demonstrations. U.S. citizens are reminded ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 October, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
October 4 – 5, U.S. government representatives from Embassy Moscow and officials from Washington, D.C. will attend the 16th Annual Meeting of the Special Services and Law Enforcement Entities held in Krasnodar, Russia and hosted by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The meeting will focus on international law enforcement cooperation and counterterrorism, as well ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. presented his credentials today to President Putin in a ceremony held in the Kremlin's Alexander Hall. "As the U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, I look forward to working to rebuild trust between our two countries and to strengthening the bilateral relationship based on cooperation on ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
Our Nation is heartbroken. We mourn with all whose loved ones were murdered and injured in last night’s horrible tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada. As we grieve, we pray that God may provide comfort and relief to all those suffering.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation Jon M. Huntsman and his wife Mary Kaye arrived in Moscow this morning. They were greeted by U.S. Embassy personnel and a representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Huntsman was sworn in on September 29, 2017, and will present his credentials to President Putin on Tuesday, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Embassy Moscow Message to U.S. Citizens: NOTICE REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICES September 29, 2017 The Social Security Administration (SSA) has consolidated its overseas operations into several regional offices that provide a full range of SSA services for U.S. citizens residing outside of the United States. Effective October 1, 2017, individuals residing in Russia who require ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 September, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Security & Emergency Messages
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 19, 2017 10:04 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT TRUMP: Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, world leaders, and distinguished delegates: Welcome to New York. It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city, as a representative of the American people, to address the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, Speeches
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met this evening in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The two recommitted to deconflicting military operations in Syria, reducing the violence, and creating the conditions for the Geneva process to move forward, pursuant to United Nations Security ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Russia
North Korea's provocative missile launch represents the second time the people of Japan, a treaty ally of the United States, have been directly threatened in recent weeks. These continued provocations only deepen North Korea's diplomatic and economic isolation. United Nations Security Council resolutions, including the most recent unanimous sanctions resolution, represent the floor, not the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson
According to press reports, there have been a number of bomb threats against shopping and business centers in Saint Petersburg today (to include Galleria, Nevskiy Center, and a business center at Marata 11). Those facilities have been evacuated. The U.S. Embassy and Consulates General recommend that U.S. citizens avoid those types of facilities in St. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 September, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amb. Nikki Haley: "North Korea’s neighbors, its trading partners, and the entire international community are united against its dangerous and illegal actions. Today’s resolution builds on what were already the deepest cutting sanctions ever leveled against North Korea. We’ve been down this road before. The Security Council has ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Speeches
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 11, 2017 Remarks by President Trump at the 9/11 Memorial Observance The Pentagon Arlington, Virginia 9:49 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, General. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. I want to thank you, Secretary Mattis, General Dunford, members of the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
Over the last two days bomb threats have been reported throughout Russia. Local authorities have responded by ordering evacuations of threatened sites. Schools, cinemas, shopping centers, government buildings, and transportation hubs have been threatened. The U.S. Embassy and Consulates General remind U.S. citizens to remain aware of their surroundings at all times, including local events, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 September, 2017 | Topics:
Alert, Security & Emergency Messages
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson: "Today we remember the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, and honor the heroes who valiantly saved many lives that day, even sacrificing their own. Their courage on that day remains an example of the character of the American people in the face of evil. Though ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. will travel to Helsinki, Finland September 10-12 where he will meet with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov to address areas of bilateral concern and cooperation. He will also lead the U.S. interagency delegation to the U.S.-Russia Strategic Stability Talks.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 10 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
Thank you, Mr. President. And we want to thank you for allowing us to have this prompt meeting, as it’s very urgent. And we also want to thank the Ambassador of Egypt and his team for the steady hand and the calm way in which he lead in this past month. For more than 20 ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 September, 2017 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, News, Press Releases, Speeches
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Statement by Heather Nauert, Spokesperson The United States has fully implemented the decision by the Government of the Russian Federation to reduce the size of our mission in Russia. We believe this action was unwarranted and detrimental to the overall relationship between our countries. In the spirit ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 31 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
We asked our social media followers what would they ask Ambassador Tefft if given the opportunity. The Ambassador is responding to select questions in video form, which we’ll publish here as they become available. 1. Ambassador Tefft: “We had hoped for more from the Russian government.” 2. U.S. Ambassador John Tefft on Russia, Crimea and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 August, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News
Secretary Tillerson spoke on separate calls with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha to discuss North Korea’s launch of a missile that overflew Japan. They agreed the launch was an escalation of North Korean provocations and showcased the dangerous threat posed by North Korea to the United ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
The world has received North Korea’s latest message loud and clear: this regime has signaled its contempt for its neighbors, for all members of the United Nations, and for minimum standards of acceptable international behavior.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
Ambassador Tefft in an Interview with TASS Russian News Agency – Mr. Ambassador, as you told us already, you are going to leave in September and what do you think is your main achievement as Ambassador? – Well, I don’t know about achievements. I have a bunch of disappointments, as you’d imagine, in the bilateral relationship. But you know, we try very hard at ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 August, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Russia
8/22/2017 OFAC Designates 16 for Activities Related to Support of North Korea’s Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs, Energy Trade, Labor Exports, and Sanctions Evasion Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 10 entities and six individuals in response to North Korea’s ongoing development of weapons of mass ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
August 21, 2017 Russia’s decision to reduce the United States’ diplomatic presence here calls into question Russia’s seriousness about pursuing better relations. We will maintain sufficient staff to carry out essential elements of our mission. Due to the Russian government-imposed cap on U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia, all nonimmigrant visa operations across Russia will be ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 August, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports, Visas
August 21, 2017 As a result of the Russian government’s personnel cap imposed on the U.S. Mission, all nonimmigrant visa (NIV) operations across Russia will be suspended beginning August 23, 2017. Visa operations will resume on a greatly reduced scale. Beginning September 1, nonimmigrant visa interviews will be conducted only at the U.S. Embassy in ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 August, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports, Visas
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC August 21, 2017 Four years ago today, the Syrian regime launched a horrific chemical attack with the nerve agent sarin on the opposition-controlled suburb of Ghouta in Damascus – leaving more than 1,400 Syrians dead, many of them children. On this solemn anniversary, the international community remembers ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
"We are releasing today the 2016 International Religious Freedom Report. This report is a requirement pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 – legislation that upholds religious freedom as a core American value under the Constitution’s First Amendment, as well as a universal human right. This law calls for the government to, quote, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Official Reports, Secretary Rex Tillerson
President Donald J. Trump: "Yet despite its problems, I am signing this bill for the sake of national unity. It represents the will of the American people to see Russia take steps to improve relations with the United States. We hope there will be cooperation between our two countries on major global issues so that ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC August 1, 2017 MS NAUERT: Hi, everybody. How are you today? QUESTION: Good. MS NAUERT: Look who I brought. (Laughter.) Secretary Tillerson joins us today. QUESTION: Welcome to our briefing room. MS NAUERT: Yes. QUESTION: Who is – who’s the little, little ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Press Releases
Arts Envoy “REVolutions Dance”, a disability inclusive modern dance group composed of one wheelchair-bound dancer and three non-disabled dancers, visited the Russian Far East from July 15th to 25th, promoting respect for diversity and appreciation of modern dance. REVolutions Dance’s program opened in Vladivostok and Khabarovsk with public flash mobs at main squares under the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 July, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, disabled, inclusive dance
Heather Nauert, State Department Spokesperson: "The Russian Supreme Court’s decision this week against the Jehovah’s Witnesses is the latest in a disturbing trend of persecution of religious minorities in Russia. We urge the Russian authorities to lift the ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses’ activities in Russia, to reverse the closing of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Administrative Center, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 July, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
Following the recent meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hamburg, Germany, and multiple bilateral senior-level engagements, Under Secretary Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. met his Russian counterpart Sergei Ryabkov Monday to continue discussing areas of mutual concern. The conversation was tough, forthright, and deliberate, reflecting both parties’ commitment to a resolution. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert: "Three years ago today 298 innocent civilians were killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The United States again extends its deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the victims..."
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
Heather Nauert , Department Spokesperson: "Today, we mark with sadness the eighth anniversary of the murder of human rights defender and journalist Natalya Estemirova and the thirteenth anniversary of the murder of American journalist and editor Paul Klebnikov, both killed in Russia. Ms. Estemirova, renowned for her writing and activism on human rights abuses in ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 July, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC July 7, 2017 Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson announced today his appointment of Ambassador Kurt Volker to serve as the United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations. Ambassador Volker, who has served previously as the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 10 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release July 7, 2017 PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY OF STATE TILLERSON AND SECRETARY OF TREASURY MNUCHIN ON THE PRESIDENT’S MEETINGS AT THE G20 Hamburg Messe Hamburg, Germany 7:18 P.M. CET SECRETARY MNUCHIN: Hi, everybody. I just want to highlight very briefly, and then ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Special Briefing Senior State Department Official Via Teleconference Washington, DC July 7, 2017 ________________________________ MODERATOR: All right. Thank you, sir. Good afternoon and thanks for joining us for this background call on the southwest Syria ceasefire arrangement. [Senior State Department Official] is joining us on this call. Earlier today, as many of you are aware, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release July 6, 2017 Krasiński Square Warsaw, Poland 1:16 P.M. CEST MRS. TRUMP: Hello, Poland! Thank you very much. My husband and I have enjoyed visiting your beautiful country. I want to thank President and Mrs. Duda for the warm welcome and their ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 6, 2017 Royal Castle Warsaw, Poland 11:17 A.M. CEST PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you. I greatly appreciate it. This is a beautiful room, I must say. I love beautiful rooms and this is one of them. I want to thank you, President and President. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC July 6, 2017 The United States welcomes the unanimous decision of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) granting jurisdiction for the prosecution of those responsible for the downing of flight MH17 to the Dutch courts. We have full confidence in the ability of the Dutch criminal justice ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On July 5-6, Consul General Marcus Micheli visited Kurgan, where he met officials of the Kurgan Oblast Administration and Kurgan Oblast Duma, President of the Kurgan Chamber of Commerce and CEOs of major companies to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in the commercial, cultural, and educational spheres between the U.S. and Kurgan city and oblast. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 July, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Yekaterinburg
July 5, 2017 “North Korea’s destabilizing escalation is a threat to all nations in the region and beyond. Their actions are quickly closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution…The United States is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies. One of our capabilities lies with ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC July 5, 2017 Before I depart for the G20 summit in Hamburg, I would like to comment on the current situation in Syria, which is a topic the President will raise in his meeting with Russian President Putin. First, parties in Syria must ensure ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 5, 2017 Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Brett McGurk will host senior leaders of the Coalition for a series of meetings in Washington D.C next week. On July 11, the Coalition’s Working Groups on Counter Finance, Foreign Terrorist Fighters, Stabilization ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Fact Sheet BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION, AND COMPLIANCE July 1, 2017 (Data in this Fact Sheet comes from the biannual exchange of data required by the Treaty. It contains data declared current as of March 1, 2017. Data will be updated each six month period after entry into force of the Treaty.)
[1] Category of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 July, 2017 | Topics:
Fact Sheets, News, Press Releases
It’s a birthday party for everyone, young and old. It takes place at fairgrounds and parks, on beaches and streets, and in people’s backyards. It is the Fourth of July — Independence Day — the birthday of the United States of America.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 July, 2017 | Topics:
News
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC June 30, 2017 We welcome the news that five of the persons responsible for the murder of Boris Nemtsov have been convicted of the crime. We call once more on the Russian Government to ensure that all involved in the killing of Boris Nemtsov, including anyone involved ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 July, 2017 | Topics:
News
Remarks by Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Susan Coppedge, Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Reports, Secretary Rex Tillerson, Speeches
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The United States and the global aviation community face an adaptive and agile enemy. Terrorist groups continue to target passenger aircraft, and we have seen a “spider web” of threats to commercial aviation as terrorist pursue new attack methods. Based on these concerns, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working to raise the baseline ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 June, 2017 | Topics:
Fact Sheets, News, Press Releases
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JIM MATTIS: Thank you, Keith, old friend, Minister von der Leyen, there is probably no one that I would rather be here today with than my esteemed fellow Minister, the first Minister to call on me after I had the surprise of being assigned to this job, I might add, thank you ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Speeches
SECRETARY KELLY: Thank you, Richard. We have a lot of ground to cover today. Our nation is being targeted daily by terrorists, criminals, hackers, nation states, and more. But I want to focus my brief remarks this afternoon on aviation security and the very real threat we face. The world’s first commercial flight took to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Speeches
Heather Nauert Spokesperson Department Press Briefing Washington, DC June 27, 2017 TRANSCRIPT: 2:18 p.m. EDT MS NAUERT: And if anyone has any additional follow-up questions regarding the TIP Report, we can try to collect those and get back with you – more information.
Good afternoon again. The – I want to start with a little ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Speeches
MS NAUERT: No, I wish. This morning, Secretary Tillerson released the 17th installment of the Trafficking in Persons Report, also known as the TIP Report. To go into greater detail about that report today, we have with us Susan Coppedge, who is the ambassador-at-large to monitor and combat trafficking in persons.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Reports
The United States has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime that would likely result in the mass murder of civilians, including innocent children. The activities are similar to preparations the regime made before its April 4, 2017 chemical weapons attack. As we have previously stated, the United States is ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
We regret that Russia has decided to turn away from an opportunity to discuss bilateral obstacles that hinder U.S.-Russia relations. During the Secretary’s April visit to Moscow, he and Foreign Minister Lavrov agreed to establish a senior-level working group to discuss bilateral issues of concern. Undersecretary Shannon had planned to travel to St. Petersburg this ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) yesterday reinforced existing sanctions on Russia by designating or identifying a range of individuals and entities related to Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and occupation of Crimea. The action was designed to counter attempts to circumvent our sanctions, and to maintain alignment of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 June, 2017 | Topics:
Policy, Press Releases
One day after a gunman fired shots at members of Congress practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game, wounding five people, Republicans and Democrats faced off across the baseball diamond and drew nearly 25,000 fans supporting unity in Washington. The friendly baseball game, a summer tradition dating back to 1909, is a charitable event that ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 June, 2017 | Topics:
News
The Library of Congress, founded in 1800, is a book lover’s dream. With 164 million items and 1,350 kilometers of bookshelves, it’s the world’s largest library. Even if you can’t get to Washington to visit the marble and granite Library of Congress, across the street from the U.S. Capitol, you can take a virtual tour ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 June, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, News
In May, Three For Silver, a folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, spent ten days in the Urals giving a great number of concerts, talking about America’s folk traditions, conducting workshops for students at local music schools, and also going on radio shows in Perm and Yekaterinburg. Three For Silver’s original music captured audiences immediately, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 June, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, News, Public Affairs, Yekaterinburg
White House Spokesperson Sean Spicer: "[T]he United States strongly condemns the detention of hundreds of peaceful protestors throughout Russia that happened on June 12th. Detaining peaceful protestors, human rights observers, and journalists is an affront to core democratic values. The United States will monitor the situation, and we will call on the government of Russia ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 June, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
June 12, 2017 The U.S. Embassy is receiving reports that the organizers of the anti-corruption rally scheduled for today at 2:00pm in Moscow are moving the location to Tverskaya Street. If this is the case clashes with between protesters and police are possible. Use caution in the area and avoid all demonstrations. Violence during protests ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 June, 2017 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Moscow, Security & Emergency Messages
June 9, 2017 On June 12 organizers intend to stage anti-corruption rallies or demonstrations in up to 200 cities throughout Russia. The protests are a continuation of demonstrations held on March 26, in which tens of thousands of people turned out. Although authorities have granted permission for many of these events, others are unsanctioned. Demonstrations ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 June, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC June 9, 2017 Good afternoon, and I thank all of you for your patience. I know you’ve been waiting a little while. Three weeks ago, the President joined members of the Gulf Cooperation Council in a strong show of partnership, repudiation of extremism, and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Press statement by spokesperson Nauert: "We are gravely concerned about the safety and well-being of Murad Amriev, a Russian athlete from Chechnya, who was reportedly detained by Belarusian authorities and returned to Russia, where he may be in custody. Mr. Amriev has reportedly expressed fears of torture and abuse in Chechnya. We urge the Russian ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 June, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert: "The United States condemns the terrorist attacks in Tehran today. We express our condolences to the victims and their families, and send our thoughts and prayers to the people of Iran. The depravity of terrorism has no place in a peaceful, civilized world."
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 6, 2017.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 June, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases, Speeches
"Seventy years ago, on June 5, 1947, Secretary of State George C. Marshall laid out his bold vision for the United States to help the war-ravaged nations of Europe recover from the massive destruction of World War II. Marshall’s vision was central to reconciliation and cooperation among countries that were previously enemies on the battlefield. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson
"President Donald Trump will not relent until we protect the American people and our allies from the scourge of global terrorism. But as you well know, this is a threat we must face together. Now is the time for NATO and this Transatlantic Alliance to stand united and stand strong in the face of global ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Speeches, Vice President Mike Pence
The United States condemns the cowardly attacks targeting innocent civilians in London this evening. We understand U.K. police are currently treating these as terrorist incidents. The United States stands ready to provide any assistance authorities in the United Kingdom may request. Our hearts are with the families and loved ones of the victims. We wish ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
" I am fighting every day for the great people of this country. Therefore, in order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord -- (applause) -- thank you, thank you -- but begin negotiations to reenter either the Paris Accord or ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
On May 28 PAS Yekaterinburg organized an American cookie decoration workshop for local children and their families as part of the Child Protection Day festival at a major city landmark – Mayakovskiy Park for Culture and Leisure. The event, organized by the local expo company “Expert” brought together local food vendors and companies as well ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Yekaterinburg
May 31, 2017 The U.S. Mission to Russia is concerned by what appear to be politically-motivated criminal charges against prominent human rights activist and historian Yury Dmitriev. Mr. Dmitriev is a respected historian whose work has been instrumental in uncovering mass burial sites and founding the Sandarmokh Memorial Complex in Karelia. We call on Russia ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 31 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Izborsk May 30, 2017 While much of today’s discussion will focus on the energy sector, I would first like to broaden the aperture a bit to cover the importance of trade and investment in any bilateral relationship. As this conference is dedicated to Fort Ross, we should remind ourselves that the Fort itself was originally ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, Speeches
Welcome Address by Ambassador Tefft at the International Fort Ross Dialogue Conference Opening Session. Towards each other: Russian trailblazers and American Pioneers Welcome Address by Ambassador John F. Tefft May 29, 2017 Good morning. I am honored to be with you here today to open the International Fort Ross Dialogue. First of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Russia
May 28, 2017 U.S. Ambassador John F. Tefft will take part in the International Fort Ross Dialogue May 29-30 in Pskov and Izborsk. The conference will facilitate conversation and collaboration between Americans and Russians. Ambassador Tefft’s participation in this forum demonstrates the United States’ long tradition of support for intercultural exchange between the people of our two countries.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
On Sunday, May 28, Russians will celebrate Border Guards Day. Activities and large groups are expected in city parks throughout the Russia. Brawls and other incidents of public disorder, often fueled by the consumption of alcohol, have occurred in past similar celebrations. Police officers will likely be conducting regular identification checks, especially near tourist attractions ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 May, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
"This ceremony is a day for both remembrance and resolve. We remember and mourn those nearly 3,000 innocent people who were brutally murdered by terrorists on September 11th, 2001. Our NATO allies responded swiftly and decisively, invoking for the first time in its history the Article 5 collective defense commitments. The recent attack on Manchester ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, Speeches
On May 23, Consul General Marcus Micheli and Ural Chamber of Commerce President Andrey Besedin introduced Thomas Bruns, Deputy Senior Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, and Dan Caffee, a leading entrepreneur from the state of Utah. They both spoke at the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry at an event dedicated to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 May, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Yekaterinburg
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 British government and supporting their efforts to investigate and respond to this attack.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
May 10-17 the U.S. Consulate General Vladivostok carried out a multi-event, multi-city music program in the Russian Far East with Portland based folk-rock trio Three for Silver. This music diplomacy program included master-classes and concerts in Artem, Ussuriysk, the settlement of Chuguevka (the first concert of American band in the history of this village), Vladivostok, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 May, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Music Diplomacy
From April 6-11, 2017 a spring training camp on American football, featuring the coaches Billy Elmore and Michael Haynes, gathered more than 100 participants in the Urals and in Western Siberia. Billy Elmore is the Head Football Coach at West Memphis High School (Arkansas), a two-time state champion. Michael Haynes played football at Penn State and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Yekaterinburg
Special Briefing Stuart Jones, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Washington, DC May 15, 2017 MS NAUERT: Good morning, everyone. QUESTION: Good morning. MS NAUERT: It’s great to see you. Thanks, everyone, for assembling here so quickly today. Welcome to the State Department. We asked you here to provide you with some new information ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
Interview Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC May 14, 2017 QUESTION: Yesterday, I sat down with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and I began by asking him whether he agrees with the President that the Russia story is fake news and a witch hunt. SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, Chuck, the President, I think, has ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
On May 12, U.S. Consul General Michael Keays participated in the XIII Primorskiy Kray Scientific-Practical Conference, and joined international participants who celebrated “Rhododendron Day” for young learners aged 7-16. The effort brought together over 300 participants from Vladivostok and rural communities across Primorskiy Kray, as well as high-school students from the United States and Japan. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 May, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, Education, News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Consul General
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Fairbanks, Alaska May 11, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, it’s my pleasure to welcome all of you, foreign ministers, permanent participant heads of delegation, Arctic Council observers, and honored guests. And I want to thank again the tribal leaders of the aboriginal groups for their greeting this morning ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
| Tags: Arctic Council
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Fairbanks, Alaska May 10, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON:(Applause.) Thank you so much, Chief, and it is a pleasure to be here, and good evening to all of you, and I want to welcome myself and I want to welcome you to Fairbanks as well. (Laughter.) The State Department does ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson
| Tags: Arctic
President Donald J. Trump met with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia, following on the visit of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Moscow last month. President Trump emphasized the need to work together to end the conflict in Syria, in particular, underscoring the need for Russia to rein in the Assad regime, Iran, and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Tillerson met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today in Washington for more than an hour to discuss a range of issues including Ukraine, Syria, and bilateral concerns.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 10 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Russia
Consul General Marcus Micheli and Pol/Econ Officer Michael Ritchie placed a wreath at the Eternal Flame on Fallen Warriors Memorial at Shirokaya Rechka in honor of all those who died during the Great Patriotic War. Afterwards, he and his family attended the May 9 parade at 1905 Square, before traveling to Verkhnaya Pyshma, where he, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 10 May, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Yekaterinburg
MR BALTON: Thanks very much, Heather, and hello to all of you. So, the nations and people of the Arctic are gathering in Fairbanks, Alaska this week to bring to fruition the two-year chairmanship of the U.S. of the Arctic Council and to pass – watch the passing of the baton from the United States ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 10 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 8, 2017 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, May 10, to discuss Ukraine, Syria, and bilateral issues. On Ukraine, the sides will discuss the need to stop the violence in eastern Ukraine and resolve the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Russia
Spokesperson Heather Nauert: The Secretary of State spoke by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov today about the efforts to de-escalate the ongoing conflict in Syria. The Secretary looks forward to further meetings with the Foreign Minister to discuss the respective roles of the United States and Russia in de-escalating the conflict and supporting the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Russia
Heather Nauert, Department Spokesperson: Russia, Turkey, and Iran, at the conference in Astana, announced agreement today on an effort to reduce the violence in certain areas of Syria. The United States was represented at the Astana conference by Acting Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones. We were not a direct participant in the negotiations and are not, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 5 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On May 2, the U.S. Consulate General and Primorskiy Kray Arseniev Museum opened the exhibit “Connecting Shores: Cultural Mission of the Third Wave of Russian Emigration.” The event highlighted the contributions of the so-called “third wave of Russian emigration” – a process which started in the 1960s and ended with the beginning of perestroika – ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 5 May, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Alovert
In preparation for Victory Day celebrations over the extended holiday weekend, U.S. citizens should be alert to possible disorders. Police officers will likely be conducting regular identification checks, especially near tourist attractions and near rallies. You should carry proper identification at all times – a U.S. passport with a current Russian visa must be carried ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 May, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC May 3, 2017 Today, on World Press Freedom Day, we reaffirm our commitment to promoting the fundamental principles of a free press around the world. We honor those men and women who work tirelessly, often at great personal risk, to tell the stories we would ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 02, 2017 Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation President Donald J. Trump of the United States and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation spoke today regarding Syria. President Trump and President Putin ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout Europe: Recent, widely-reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom demonstrate that the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS or Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, and their affiliates have the ability to plan and execute terrorist attacks in Europe. While ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 May, 2017 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, News, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
Deputy State Department Spokesperson Toner: We are deeply troubled by the Russian Government’s decision to designate Open Russia, the Open Russia Civic Movement, and the Institute of Modern Russia as so-called “undesirable” foreign organizations. We reject the notion that these and other international civil society organizations are a threat to Russia. If Russia hopes to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 April, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
U.S. Mission Russia Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Upcoming Demonstrations April 26, 2017 Organizations across Russia are planning to hold numerous rallies and protests in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Pskov, Yekaterinburg, and several other cities in the Russian Federation starting Saturday, April 29 through Monday, May 1. Protests and demonstrations may occur without permission, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Security & Emergency Messages
U.S. Consulate General Saint Petersburg Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstrations in Saint Petersburg April 29 and May 1, 2017 Media report that demonstrations are planned in Saint Petersburg for April 29 and May 1 at the following locations and times: On April 29 at approximately 2:00 p.m., the group “Open Russia” will march from ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 April, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State United Nations New York City April 28, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Thank you, Secretary General, for that most helpful briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Secretary of State of the United States, and I thank you for the opportunity to address the Security Council. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Interview Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC April 27, 2017 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, I want to ask you about your new job. Some people will know that your old company had a mission statement that Exxon wanted to be the premier petroleum company in the world. What’s your mission statement for the State ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Interview Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC April 27, 2017 QUESTION: Joining me now, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Mr. Secretary, thanks for this. SECRETARY TILLERSON: My pleasure. QUESTION: Well, first of all, I want to get you on the pressing issue of the day. It seems that North Korea, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Joint Statement by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 26, 2017 Past efforts have failed to halt North Korea’s unlawful weapons programs and nuclear and ballistic missile tests. With each provocation, North Korea jeopardizes stability ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 April, 2017 | Topics:
Policy, Press Releases
Acting Spokesperson Mark Toner: Secretary Tillerson phoned Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to discuss his recent trip to Moscow and his message to the Russian leadership that, although the United States is interested in improving relations with Russia, Russia’s actions in eastern Ukraine remain an obstacle. The Secretary emphasized the importance of Ukraine’s continued progress on ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The United States is shocked and deeply saddened by the death of a U.S. citizen serving as a paramedic with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission (SMM), when his vehicle struck an explosive in separatist controlled territory in eastern Ukraine. We extend our deepest and heartfelt condolences to his ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good afternoon, all. The Trump administration is currently conducting across the entire government a review of our Iran policy. Today I’d like to address Iran’s alarming and ongoing provocations that export terror and violence, destabilizing more than one country at a time. Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism and is ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson, Speeches
"Iran remains a leading state sponsor of terror, through many platforms and methods. President Donald J. Trump has directed a National Security Council-led interagency review of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that will evaluate whether suspension of sanctions related to Iran pursuant to the JCPOA is vital to the national security interests of the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
When she is not teaching science to American college students, Mariia Kharina, of Kazan, Russia, finds time to sightsee. On her list: the Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls and local jazz clubs. (Courtesy photo) Teaching in the United States has been a life-changing experience for Mariia Kharina, who lectures at ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 April, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Education, News, Science & Tech, Study in the U.S.
Thirty years ago on April 16, 1987, the United States and its G-7 partners (Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom) announced the formation of the MTCR. The focus of this partnership is to restrict the transfer of missiles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction and related technologies. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
U.S. Ambassador John Tefft and his wife Mrs. Mariella Tefft today visited Mission Control Center Moscow (TsUP) to observe the successful launch of the Soyuz 50S/MS-04 spacecraft with U.S. astronaut Jack Fischer and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin to the International Space Station. After the launch, Ambassador Tefft congratulated Mr. Oleg Gorshkov, General Director of the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases
President Trump’s Cabinet is nearly in place. Who are the men and women who make up this important group, and what do they do? The term “Cabinet” is
never mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, but the video explains where the term came from and what Cabinet members do. Below are the names and faces that make up ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Video
When Burn the Ballroom, a rock-band from North Virginia was performing a public diplomacy tour around the Russian Far East in August 2016, drummer (and high school football coach) Jack Ivins was thrilled to discover that young people in this territory share his passion for American football. So on March 19 – April 5 Jack ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Music Diplomacy, Sport Diplomacy
As president of the United Nations Security Council, Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, chaired a thematic debate on human rights. The debate marked the first time the Security Council held a meeting dedicated exclusively to human rights and its link to international peace and security, giving Security Council members the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 April, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Policy, Press Releases
"We continue to be disturbed by reports of kidnapping, torture, and murder of people in Chechnya based on their sexual orientation and those persecuted by association. If true, this violation of human rights cannot be ignored – Chechen authorities must immediately investigate these allegations, hold anyone involved accountable, and take steps to prevent future abuses..."
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 April, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Policy, Press Releases
On March 19, the Vologda Drama Theater of Young Actors premiered its adaptation of Mark Twain’s “Tom Sawyer”. The Theater’s group of 32 young actors attracted a full house of enthusiastic Vologda residents to the theater’s distinctive take on the American classic. The 75 minute performance was presented in an innovative and creative way, which ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 April, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, St. Petersburg
The renowned American choreographer Bob Boross of the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center held a week-long series of master classes in jazz dance for students of the Boris Eifman Ballet Dance Academy and young professional dancers of the Cannon Dance Studio. The dancers and Academy students (mostly between 11-12 years old) learned the history, techniques, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 April, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, St. Petersburg
Press Availability Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Moscow, Russia April 12, 2017 FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via interpreter) Good evening. This has been a long day. We have had talks with State Secretary of the U.S. Rex Tillerson. Right now, we have had a long conversation with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. It has lasted ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Osobnyak Guest House Moscow, Russia April 12, 2017 FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via translation) Addressed to media: Who was bringing you up? Who was giving you your manners? Addressed to U.S. delegation: Mr. Secretary of State, dear colleagues. We met in Bonn on February 16, where I told you about ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Press Availability Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Lucca, Italy April 11, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good morning. I’ve got a statement. I want to share it first, and then I’m happy to take a couple of questions. Last week, Bashar al-Assad’s regime killed even more of its own people using chemical weapons. Our missile strike ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Interview Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State West Palm Beach, Florida April 9, 2017 QUESTION: So what will President Trump do now? Will Thursday’s strike be followed by a new strategy to remove Assad from power? That was my first question for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in his first interview on This Week. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Interview Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State West Palm Beach, Florida April 9, 2017 QUESTION: We want to welcome Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to the broadcast. Mr. Secretary, thank you for being with us. As a start, what message was being sent to the Syrian leader with the U.S. military action? SECRETARY TILLERSON: ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Secretary Rex Tillerson
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 07, 2017 Briefing by Secretary Tillerson, Secretary Mnuchin, and Secretary Ross on President Trump’s Meetings with President Xi of China Tideline Resort and Spa Palm Beach, Florida 3:58 P.M. EDT MR. SPICER: Hi, guys. So this is being streamed back to both the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson Washington, DC April 9, 2017 The United States condemns in the strongest terms the barbaric attacks on Christian places of worship in Tanta and Alexandria that killed dozens of innocent people and injured many more on this holy day of Palm Sunday. We express our condolences to the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson Washington, DC April 7, 2017 We are increasingly concerned about the situation in the Republic of Chechnya, where there have been numerous credible reports indicating the detention of at least 100 men on the basis of their sexual orientation. Some reports indicate many of those arrested have been tortured, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson Washington, DC April 7, 2017 The United States condemns the decision to hold a referendum on April 9 regarding the amendment of South Ossetia’s constitutional name to the Republic of South Ossetia-Alania. We also condemn and do not recognize the results of the illegitimate elections conducted in Abkhazia ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson Washington, DC April 7, 2017 The United States strongly condemns today’s terrorist attack on the heart of Stockholm, Sweden. We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who were killed and our hope for a full recovery to those who were injured. Attacks like this are ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
U.S. Mission Russia Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Current Political Climate Calls for Vigilance and Situational Awareness April 7, 2017 U.S. Embassy Moscow reminds all U.S. citizens that the current political climate in Russia requires them to exercise the highest levels of vigilance and situational awareness. Given recent events, the possibility for large-scale demonstrations, personal ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Security & Emergency Messages
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release April 6, 2017 Palm Beach, Florida Remarks Secretary of State Rex Tillerson SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good evening, all. I particularly want to try to just give you a little bit of background on how we got to the statements by the President and the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. NR-126-17 April 6, 2017 Statement from Pentagon Spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis on U.S. strike in Syria At the direction of the president, U.S. forces conducted a cruise missile strike against a Syrian Air Force airfield today at about 8:40 p.m. EDT (4:40 a.m., April 7, in Syria). The strike targeted Shayrat Airfield ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 6, 2017 STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT TRUMP ON SYRIA Mar-a-Lago, Florida 9:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans: On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad choked out ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
| Tags: Syria
Special Representative for North Korea Policy Joseph Yun meets with Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov in Moscow On April 5, Special Representative for North Korea Policy Joseph Yun met with Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov in Moscow to discuss North Korea and the threat its nuclear and ballistic missile programs pose to global security. The conversation was ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 April, 2017 | Topics:
Policy, Political Affairs
| Tags: Ambassador Yun, North Korea
U.S. Consulate General Saint Petersburg, Russia Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Large Demonstration in Saint Petersburg April 6 April 6, 2017 The local government has called for a large rally to take place this evening as a memorial event for the victims of Monday’s attack at Technological Institute Metro Station. Members of the Legislative Assembly ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 April, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Potential Large Demonstrations in Moscow and Across Russia April 6, 2017 U.S. Citizens are advised that there is a possibility of large-scale, government-sanctioned public rallies this evening, April 6, in central Moscow and on Saturday, April 8, in various cities in Russia. Information on public media indicates that the event ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 April, 2017 | Topics:
Moscow, News, Security & Emergency Messages
The United States strongly condemns the chemical weapons attack in Idlib province, the third allegation of the use of such weapons in the past month alone. There are reports of dozens dead, including many children. While we continue to monitor the terrible situation, it is clear that this is how Bashar al-Assad operates: with brutal, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 5 April, 2017 | Topics:
Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
The United States condemns today’s reprehensible attack on passengers of the St. Petersburg metro system. We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who were killed, and our thoughts and prayers are with those injured in the attack and with the Russian people.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, St. Petersburg
UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA Emergency Message to U.S. Citizens: Metro Explosion; All Metro Stations Closed April 3, 2017 Media reports at least one explosion and injuries at or between the Sennaya and Technological Institute Metro stations. We ask U.S. Citizens who are safe and unharmed to contact family and friends directly to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 April, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages, St. Petersburg
U.S. Mission Russia Statement on the Situation in St. Petersburg after Reports of Explosions on the Metro The US Mission to Russia continues to follow the situation in St. Petersburg after reports of at least one explosion on the metro. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families as authorities work to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 April, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Press Releases
Media reports explosions at the Metro stations Sennaya and Technological Institute. U.S. Citizens should avoid the area. Metro stations are now closed. Review your personal security plans; remain aware of your surroundings, including local events; and monitor local news stations for updates. Maintain a high level of vigilance and take appropriate steps to enhance your ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 April, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages, St. Petersburg
On March 15-17, Consul General Michael Keays participated in the annual English Language Olympiad for young learners, ages 13-18, in the city of Artyom near Vladivostok. More than 700 participants from around Primorskiy Krai took part in this 3-day language and cultural event. The Consul General greeted students, parents, and educators with welcoming and served ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 31 March, 2017 | Topics:
English Language Learning, News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Consul General, Lingviada
Good morning distinguished heads of state, officials, ladies and gentlemen. I want to thank the Russian State Commission on the Arctic for organizing this conference and for inviting me to address you as the United States representative. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to you about one of the great challenges of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Environment, News, Policy, Speeches, U.S. & Russia
"The United States strongly condemns the detention of hundreds of peaceful protesters throughout #Russia on Sunday. Detaining peaceful protesters, human rights observers, and journalists is an affront to core democratic values. We were troubled to hear of the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny upon arrival at the demonstration, as well as the police raids ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 March, 2017 | Topics:
Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, News, Policy, Press Releases
Message to U.S. Citizens: Unsanctioned demonstrations are underway on Tverskaya Ulitsa. Police are arresting demonstrators. The U.S. Embassy recommends avoiding area.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 March, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
Since its formation in 2014, the Global Coalition has worked diligently to reduce the threat ISIS poses to international security and our homelands. Coalition members are united in common cause to defeat ISIS through a robust approach, including working by, with, and through local partners for military operations; supporting the stabilization of territory liberated from ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 March, 2017 | Topics:
Fact Sheets, News, Policy, Press Releases
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC March 22, 2017 The following is the text of a statement by the Ministers of the Global Coalition: Meeting on the Defeat of ISIS. Begin text: 1. Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition met in Washington today at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 March, 2017 | Topics:
Fact Sheets, Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
When Joy Womack was 7 years old, she told her mom that one day she would become a ballerina with the famous Bolshoi Ballet. In 2009, at the age of 15, she had a chance to realize her dream. Womack was interviewed recently by ShareAmerica intern Douglas Namur in a Moscow coffee shop. What follows is ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 March, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, News, U.S. & Russia
On behalf of the United States, I express my condolences to the victims and their families. The American people send their thoughts and prayers to the people of the United Kingdom. We condemn these horrific acts of violence, and whether they were carried out by troubled individuals or by terrorists, the victims know no difference.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson
A grand jury in the Northern District of California has indicted four defendants, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), for computer hacking, economic espionage and other criminal offenses in connection with a conspiracy, beginning in January 2014, to access Yahoo’s network and the contents of webmail accounts. The defendants are Dmitry ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy
Ambassador Nikki Haley: "Today marks the beginning of the seventh horrific year of the Syrian crisis. Syria’s people are suffering some of the worst forms of cruelty imaginable: air strikes, barrel bombs, sniper fire, chemical weapons attacks targeting civilians, and denial of access to food and water. The conflict has killed hundreds of thousands of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy
Statement by Mark Toner, Acting State Department Spokesperson: "Three years ago, Russia seized and occupied Crimea. Russia then staged an illegitimate referendum in which residents of Crimea were compelled to vote while heavily armed foreign forces occupied their land. The United States does not recognize Russia's “referendum” of March 16, 2014, nor its attempted annexation ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy
On March 9 U.S. Consul General Marcus Micheli visited UMMC’s Museum of Military Technology (also called the Ural Military Glory Museum) and its Automobile Museum in Verkhnaya Pyshma. With one of the most extensive and interesting collections of military equipment in all of Russia, the Museum of Military Technology consists of two major parts – ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 March, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Yekaterinburg
On February 25, 2017 Consul General Michael Keays lead a small but merry team of U.S. Consulate General colleagues in the International “Vladivostok Ice Run 2017” — a run over the Sea of Japan covered with ice. Consul General Michael Keays and the team ran the 5 and 10 kilometers portion of this ice race. One ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Consul General, Sport Diplomacy
The Department of State is pleased to announce the U.S. delegation to the 61st Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), to be held March 13 through 24, 2017 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The CSW’s annual two-week session is the most important annual meeting on women’s issues at ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 06, 2017 Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES By the authority vested in me as President ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 10 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC March 6, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Hello. Good morning and thank you for joining us. The executive order signed by the President earlier today, Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, is a vital measure for strengthening our national security. It ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Secretary Rex Tillerson, Travel & Tourism
The U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg supported the tour of tenor saxophonist Bill Saxton, known as Harlem’s Jazz King, to North West Russia. His program highlighted and honored the accomplishments of African-Americans throughout American history demonstrating the notable contributions made by African-Americans to the world of music, and jazz in particular. Together with the Alexey ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 March, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, St. Petersburg
The annual
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are the State Department’s most-read publication by far. Over 1 million readers access them online every year. And, says Michael Kozak, a senior adviser in the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, those readers can sort the accompanying
online database by country or by issue, like the human rights of women or ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 March, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Policy
Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits, Ensuring Enforcement of All Laws for Entry into the United States, and Increasing Transparency among Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government and for the American People.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 March, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, Policy, President Donald Trump, Travel & Tourism
From February 27 through March 3, 2017, Consul General Michael Keays visited the cities of Magadan, Anadyr and Khabarovsk. During these visits, he met with regional and local officials; fellow Russian, Japanese and Chinese diplomats, and local residents who showed him how proud they were about their cities and the role they have played in ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Chukotka, Consul General, Khabarovsk, Lend-Lease, Magadan
As part of the Department of State’s continuous efforts to provide U.S. citizens traveling abroad with information about safety and security events, we are updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions, political violence, and criminal activity against U.S. citizens and interests abroad. This replaces the Worldwide Caution dated September ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 March, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
One of the world’s greatest collections of stamps from Imperial Russia is in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Postal Museum in Washington. “With varieties not known to exist within any other museum stamp collection in the world, these exceptional stamps reflect the culture and history of pre-revolutionary Russia,” the museum says. The whereabouts of the collection, consisting of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Russia
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — and citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path towards civil rights and the work that still ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Speeches
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley: "I think what we saw in there was pretty amazing, because you had unity in the fact that we needed to be concerned about chemical weapons being used in Syria. You had an overwhelming vote to say we need an investigative mechanism that would prove that ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Mark Toner, Acting Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State: On February 27, 2015, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated just outside the Kremlin. Today, United States Ambassador to Russia John Tefft visited the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge to honor Nemtsov’s memory. Though Boris Nemtsov is gone, his spirit lives on in Russians young and old who ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Two years ago Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated on this bridge, just outside the Kremlin. I am here today with my Deputy and my staff along with my diplomatic colleagues representing the President and people of the United States to honor the memory of Boris Nemtsov, a man whom we knew as a ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News
Press Statement by Acting Spokesperson Mark C. Toner: "The United States is closely monitoring the growing violence in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks and the continuing failure of the combined-Russian separatist forces to honor the cease-fire called for under the Minsk agreements. We condemn Friday’s targeting of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) monitors and the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 February, 2017 | Topics:
News
Municipal authorities have issued a permit for opposition political parties to hold a procession on the two-year anniversary of the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow on Sunday, February 26, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Up to 30,000 people are expected to participate in the march, which will start on Strastnoy ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 February, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President ___________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release February 18, 2017 REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE AT THE MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Ambassador Ischinger. Chancellor Merkel, Secretary General, distinguished colleagues, and honored guests, I bring greetings on behalf of the 45th President of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 February, 2017 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, Policy, Vice President Mike Pence
| Tags: Europe
On February 14, American magician of Chinese origin Shin Lim astonished with his art and mastery a large group of St. Petersburg journalists invited to the Residence of the U.S. Consul General in St. Petersburg Thomas Leary. The journalists did not miss the opportunity to ask numerous questions to the presenter after hisperformance and asked ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 February, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News, St. Petersburg
Chris Beaver, an Emmy Award-winning film director from California, conducted an extensive three-day Speaker Program in Vladivostok promoting San Francisco’s “zero waste” initiative and educating Vladivostok enthusiasts on basic film-making techniques. On February 9, Mr. Beaver presented his documentary, “Racing to Zero: In Pursuit of Zero Waste,” to 100 spectators at the Ocean IMAX movie ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Chris Beaver, U.S. Speaker Program
As the old saying goes, it’s a small world. I was reminded just how interconnected our world is – and how long it has been so – when I had the opportunity last weekend to visit the amazing exhibit
“The Georgian Avantgarde” currently on display at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. This beautiful and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Blogs
Mark Toner, Acting Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State: “We do not comment on intelligence matters. The United States takes seriously its international commitments and arms control obligations. As detailed most recently in the 2016 Compliance Report, the Russian Federation remains in violation of its INF Treaty obligations not to possess, produce, or flight-test a ground-launched ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
Thanks to Houston’s location 16 time zones away from the Russian Far East, the Consulate in Vladivostok was able to broadcast the Super Bowl on Monday morning in a spectacular Public Diplomacy event promoting sports, a healthy life style, mutual understanding, and inter-generational dialogue. The core groups of participants were university-aged football players and school-aged ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Consul General, Sport Diplomacy
Consul General Marcus Micheli traveled to Ufa, the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, from January 31 to February 2, 2017. In Ufa, CG Micheli met with representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development of Bashkortostan, the MFA Office in Ufa, and the Republican Chamber of Commerce and Industry. CG Micheli also met with the leadership ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 February, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Yekaterinburg
The exact origins of Valentine’s Day are murky, but February 14 is a day that commemorates a number of Christian saints named Valentine, and the day became associated with romantic love during the Middle Ages in England. Some historians believe Valentine’s Day also has vestiges of pagan festivals once held throughout Europe.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Travel & Tourism
We are concerned by the latest guilty verdict handed down against Aleksei Navalny. The current prosecution of Navalny is a replica of a 2013 case, which Russia’s Supreme Court overturned and the European Court of Human Rights ruled had violated his civil rights. The decision appears to be another example of the Russian government’s growing ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 10 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
On January 29, 2017 Vladivostok U.S. Consul General Michael Keays hosted a reception for more than 40 guests in his residence. The event was held in honor of admissions officers visiting from four U.S. universities to participate in an education fair sponsored by EducationUSA and was attended by prominent academics from several local universities and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Consul General, EducationUSA
Joan Trumpauer Mulholland might seem like an unlikely civil rights hero: a white teenage girl with a conservative upbringing in Arlington, Virginia, during the Jim Crow era of segregation. But by the time she was 19 years old, she had participated in over three dozen sit-ins and protests in the South against the treatment of black Americans, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 February, 2017 | Topics:
News
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to protect the American people from terrorist attacks by foreign nationals admitted to the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy
| Tags: Counterterrorism, Executive Order, Immigration Policy
Ambassador Nikki Haley, speaking to the United Nations Security Council on February 2, 2017 “The dire situation in eastern Ukraine is one that demands clear and strong condemnation of Russian actions…The United States stands with the people of Ukraine, who have suffered for nearly three years under Russian occupation and military intervention. Until Russia and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy
| Tags: Ambassador Haley, Ukraine, UNSC
U.S. Consul General Michael Keays visited Ussuriysk for the first time on January 27, 2017 to meet with retired Colonel Vladimir Kaplyuk, President of the “Soldier” Fund, a charity and organization that looks out for the welfare and well-being of veterans of local and international military conflicts. Mr. Kaplyuk gave the Consul General a tour ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2017 News, Consul General
President Trump has signed many documents since his January 20 inauguration. These documents set out Trump’s policies on health care and international trade, among other things. Some of these measures are called executive orders. Others are considered White House or presidential memoranda. So what’s the difference? Executive orders vs. memoranda Both executive orders and memoranda ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 2 February, 2017 | Topics:
Government Offices, History, News, President Donald Trump, U.S. Agencies
President Donald J. Trump received a congratulatory call today from Russian President Vladimir Putin. The call lasted approximately one hour and ranged in topics from mutual cooperation in defeating ISIS to efforts in working together to achieve more peace throughout the world including Syria. The positive call was a significant start to improving the relationship ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 January, 2017 | Topics:
Policy, Political Affairs, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
Today marks the 72nd anniversary of an act of heroism of the Soviet Army — the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. In remembering this historic day, we are called to reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust and honor the six million Jews and millions of Slavs, Roma, Jehovah’s Witnesses, persons with disabilities, and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Blogs, History, Moscow, News
| Tags: Blog
On January 25, an exhibition of American universities and colleges was organized by EducationUSA and took place in Yekaterinburg. Representatives of four American educational institutions – John Cabot University, Auburn University at Montgomery, Shoreline Community College and American University in Bulgaria – consulted students and their parents on the diverse educational opportunities they offer. At ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 January, 2017 | Topics:
Education, News, Yekaterinburg
“It is with a heavy heart and somber mind that we remember and honor the victims, survivors, heroes of the Holocaust. It is impossible to fully fathom the depravity and horror inflicted on innocent people by Nazi terror. “Yet, we know that in the darkest hours of humanity, light shines the brightest. As we remember ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 January, 2017 | Topics:
History, News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
Jan 26, 2017 After 13 brutal weeks of marching, sleep deprivation and tests of physical and mental endurance, Maria Daume in January graduated from the Marine Corps basic training program on Parris Island, South Carolina.
Daume is part of the first class of women who graduated with a contract to join the Marine infantry, which means that she will go on to the School ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 January, 2017 | Topics:
News
One learn about America through the lens of a Russian journalist. We turned to Daniil Turovsky, Meduza’s special correspondent and the
winner of GQ Russia’s journalist of the year 2015 award , for insights (via Instagram) from his travels in the U.S. Join us as we start with Turovsky in the nation’s capital, Washington, at the National Mall, a national park in the heart of the city. National ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 25 January, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, News, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Russia
A new drug has the potential to change the way some cancers are treated. Scientists at two U.S. firms are working together on a drug, officially called PF-06647020, which targets some aggressive cancers that are notoriously hard to cure, including certain breast, ovarian and lung cancers. “We’re hoping to rip out the cancer by its ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 January, 2017 | Topics:
Health Issues, News
White House Issue Paper on America First Foreign Policy
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 January, 2017 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Key Documents, News, Policy, Trade
President Trump delivered this inaugural address on January 20, 2017. THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on January 20. As he takes the oath of office, it will be in front a backdrop of five flags. Here’s what the flags represent.
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
As delivered by Deputy Chief of Mission Kate M. Byrnes to the Permanent Council, Vienna January 19, 2017 The United States is concerned about the December 28 decision by Chechnya’s Supreme Court to uphold the conviction of Zhalaudi Geriev, a local independent journalist. Mr. Geriev was detained by authorities April 16, 2016 near Grozny. Members ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 January, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Political Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & Russia
Hazami Barmada, co-founder of Al-Mubadarah and prominent civic leader connected via video conference with Muslim women in Russia. The audience included representatives of the Inter-ethnic Information Center in Yekaterinburg and a Muslim Women’s Club composed of Siberian Tatars at the Yalutorovsk Mosque. The discussion focused on the hot topic of social entrepreneurship as a business ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 January, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, News, Public Affairs, Yekaterinburg
Remarks on “Russia: The Threat, the International Order, and the Way Forward”
Share Ambassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations Washington, DC January 17, 2017 AS DELIVERED Thank you. I’ve had the privilege of serving in the Obama administration for eight years. First in the White House, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, Speeches, U.S. & Russia
Press Statement John Kirby Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC January 9, 2017 Today the State Department submitted to Congress, as required by the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, the fourth annual report on the U.S. Government’s actions to implement the Act. As part of this report, the State Department, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia
Message for U.S. Citizens: Winter Holiday Closure — U.S. Consular Posts in Russia will be closed for regular services January 2-8, 2017 due to Russian holidays We take this opportunity to remind U.S. citizens and family members that all U.S. consular posts in Russia will be closed beginning Saturday 31 December 2016 and continuing through ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 December, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
"Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election. These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm U.S. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 December, 2016 | Topics:
News
Today, President Obama authorized a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election in 2016. Russia’s cyber activities were intended to influence the election, erode faith in U.S. democratic institutions, sow doubt about the integrity of our electoral process, and undermine ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 December, 2016 | Topics:
News
Deputy Department Spokesperson Mark C. Toner: "The State Department today declared persona non grata 35 Russian officials operating in the United States who were acting in a manner inconsistent with their diplomatic or consular status. The Department also informed the Russian Government that it would deny Russian personnel access to two recreational compounds in the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 December, 2016 | Topics:
News
Sanctions and countersanctions might dominate the headlines, but the local backstory is one of mutually beneficial cooperation. First appeared in
The Moscow Times on December 22, 2016. By
John F. Tefft In my time in Moscow, I have sometimes encountered misunderstanding about the nature of the United States’ trade relationship with Russia, and the U.S. government’s role in it. This confusion ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Moscow, News
Bravely enduring the truly severe Urals winter weather conditions, Brooklyn-based artist Carol Salmanson presented her installation of light Water Bubbles on the famous Yekaterinburg UNESCO-recognized monument of constructivism The White Tower (architect Moses Reischer, 1931). Carol was invited to create this work by the organizers of the International Festival of Light Art UnDark. The Festival ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, Public Affairs, Yekaterinburg
Russia Lists 150th NGO Under So-Called “Foreign Agent Law” Statement by John Kirby, State Dept. Spokesman Russia reached an unfortunate milestone December 19 when it listed the 150th non-governmental organization (NGO) under its so-called “foreign agent law.” The use of the term “foreign agent” is a deliberate choice suggesting that these organizations are traitors. In ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 December, 2016 | Topics:
News
The ACCESS Microscholarships program for high school students wishing to study American English has been launched in Yekaterinburg, thanks to the English Language Teachers Association of the Urals (ELTA-Urals) and the English Language Office of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. On December 19 Consul for Education, Culture and Media, Peter Burba welcomed the students of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 December, 2016 | Topics:
Alumni, Education, News, Yekaterinburg
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 19, 2016 The United States condemns the assassination today in Ankara of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones, the Russian people, and with the other victims who were injured in this shooting. We stand ready to offer assistance ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 December, 2016 | Topics:
News
Treasury Sanctions Individuals and Entities In Connection with Russia’s Occupation of Crimea and the Conflict in Ukraine 12/20/2016 Action Designates Seven Individuals and Eight Entities and Identifies 26 Subsidiaries of the Russian Agricultural Bank and Novatek WASHINGTON – To maintain the effectiveness of existing sanctions, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 December, 2016 | Topics:
News
The United States strongly condemns the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, in Ankara today, which reportedly also left others wounded. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of Ambassador Karlov and the other victims, and we offer our condolences to the Russian people and Government. This heinous ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Russia
Remarks on Syria
Video Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 15, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Hello, everybody. I just wanted to bring you all up to date on what we’ve been trying to do with respect to the tragic situation in Syria, and obviously mostly focused or especially Aleppo. I don’t think I have ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On December 13, experts from the University of Kansas Sean Swindler (Center for Autism Research and Training at Kansas University) and Amy Allison of the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City Amy Allison shared their experience on supporting children with autism with interested stakeholders in Yekaterinburg. The meeting took place via a video conference ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, Public Affairs, Yekaterinburg
Photo: US Consul General opens the World AIDS Day Gala at Yeltsin Center with Izumrud musical group on stage (Photo belongs to the US Dept of State) A World AIDS Day gala arranged in collaboration with the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Museum, and Consulates General of the United States of America, Republic of Cyprus, Federal Republic ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 5 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, Public Affairs, Yekaterinburg
On November 24, Novaya Gazeta vo Vladivostoke published an
Op-Ed by Vladivostok CG Michael Keays honoring the 100th anniversary of the death of Jack London, one of the most celebrated American writers in Russia. Michael Keays told the paper audience about his personal experience of reading London’s prose and explained why Americans still consider him an “outstanding writer and an example ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Consul General, Op-Ed
On Thanksgiving Eve, Vladivostok CG Michael Keays participated in a popular cooking show “Weekend Recipe” ran by principal regional online news agency Primamedia. The kitchen in the CG residence was remodeled into a photo studio: Primamedia correspondents filmed a
detailed report on the “secrets of pumpkin pie recipe” . While mixing, stirring, kneading and baking Michael Keays was also telling journalists about the origin ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Consul General, Thanksgiving
On November 14-18, Consul General Michael Keays, Public Affairs Officer Erik Pugner, English Language Officer Jerry Frank and English Language Fellow William Smith launched International Education Week for over 600 high-school students and teachers in Vladivostok, Artem and Nakhodka by conducting a series of presentations that covered such topics as US education system, presentational skills ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Consul General, English Language Office, International Education Week
Photo: A digital video conference with Nina Murray, Health Officer at the Environment, Science, Technology and Health Section of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow On November 25 U.S. Consulate General Yekaterinburg and partner organizations held an event to mark both the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/ and the 25th Anniversary of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 25 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Public Affairs, Yekaterinburg
In November, Marcus Micheli, the U.S. Consul General in Yekaterinburg, and Michael Ritchie, Consul for Political and Economic Affairs, visited Irbit, Sverdlovsk Oblast. The Ural motorcycle is one of the Oblast’s most iconic brands, and is loved and collected by enthusiasts around the world, including in the United States. Vladimir Kurmachyov, the CEO of the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Public Affairs, Yekaterinburg
Every month the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg hosts viewings of American feature films, animated movies and documentaries. We select films that offer our audience a deeper, more detailed understanding of American history, culture and society. The films are shown in English with English subtitles. The showings are open ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 November, 2016 | Topics:
Culture, Events, St. Petersburg
From November 14-18 the U.S Consulate General in Yekaterinburg and local partners celebrated the International Education Week – 2016 with a number of events including lectures and online presentations, discussions in English on educational issues and film showings. Chief of the Consular Section Rafael Gonzales spoke on U.S. student visas and the Summer Work and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 November, 2016 | Topics:
Education, News, Public Affairs, Yekaterinburg
The opening night performance of the musical, “Message from Saturn,” written by U.S. jazz pianist, composer and educator Eli Yamin provided a magnificent conclusion to his 2016 tour of the Urals. This first performance of his musical outside of the United States occurred on November 19 at the “Ural Center” where a full house had ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 November, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, News, Public Affairs, Yekaterinburg
Press Statement John Kirby Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC November 15, 2016 Today we remember the death of Sergey Magnitskiy, who died November 16, 2009 in Moscow’s Butyrka prison, where he was confined after making corruption allegations against Russian officials. An investigation by Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On November 15, 2016 U.S. Consul General in Yekaterinburg Marcus Micheli visited Chelyabinsk. The Consul General presented at a conference entitled “International Programs to Support Scientific and Technical Cooperation: Transfer of Technology and the Search for Partners.” Later that day, the Consul General also greeted the participants of the 7th International Environmental Forum of Chelyabinsk, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 November, 2016 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Yekaterinburg
On November 15, 2016 U.S. Consul General in Yekaterinburg Marcus Micheli visited Chelyabinsk. The Consul General presented at a conference entitled “International Programs to Support Scientific and Technical Cooperation: Transfer of Technology and the Search for Partners.” Later that day, the Consul General also greeted the participants of the 7th International Environmental Forum of Chelyabinsk, with the focus of this ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Yekaterinburg
The President, First Lady, Vice President, and Second Lady join the Dallas community in a service to honor the five fallen police officers.
Read full text and video. Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 25 October, 2016 | Topics:
News
Press Statement John Kirby Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC October 6, 2016 Today we honor the memory of Russian journalist Anna Politovskaya on the tenth anniversary of her brutal murder. Ms. Politkovskaya’s courage and persistence in shedding light on the horrors of the conflicts in Chechnya remains an inspiration to us ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 October, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 11, 2016 Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Reykjavik Summit, when over the course of a fateful two days, the ideas President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev discussed created the foundation of modern arms control and disarmament, helped reverse an arms ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 October, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner: “Any suggestion that we rejected Russia’s proposal to observe our elections is false. Individual parties—foreign governments, NGOs, etc.—are welcome to apply to state governments to observe our elections. Individual states maintain the authority to approve or deny requests from outside parties to observe their elections. We understand that the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Consul General Marcus Micheli visited Perm October 11-12. Mr. Micheli met with Mr. Igor Y. Makarikhin, Rector of Perm State Scientific Research University, and congratulated the University on its Centennial anniversary. Several delegations of U.S. partner universities also attended the celebrations, including the University of Louisville, Delta State University, Ohio Northern University, and Lyndon State ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Yekaterinburg
On October 6 Consul General Michael Keays visited Art School for Children # 3, which has partnered with the Consulate on many occasions. Many U.S. musicians and dancers have conducted master-classes for children and teachers at the school, sharing their experience and providing invaluable inspiration to future musicians and dancers. CG Keays met with Principal and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Consul General
On October 13, Consul General Michael Keays and his spouse Andrea attended the annual International Day event organized by the International Linguistic School, Vladivostok State University of Economics and Services. This year’s theme was “The History of Cinema.” Teams of high school students gave impressive presentations on international film, and then children invited guests to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Consul General
Stephen A. Roosa, Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in energy management and urban sustainability, and LEED Accredited Professional, presented at the 100+ Forum on High Rise and Unique Construction. The Forum was held October 5-7 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. In addition to his presentations at the 100+ Forum, Dr. Roosa also presented at the Institute of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Yekaterinburg
On October 7, U.S. Consulate General Vladivostok supported a spectacular international movie and photo exhibit entitled, “Freeze Frame! Look How Beautiful it is!” demonstrating “ the beauty, spirit, and similarities” between Vladivostok and San Francisco. The Consulate partnered with Vladivostok State University of Economics and Services (VSUES) and the local video studio “Seven” to organize ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 October, 2016 | Topics:
Events, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Russian-American Relations
Suspension of Participation in Bilateral Channels With Russia Established to Sustain the Cessation of Hostilities in Syria Press Statement John Kirby Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC October 3, 2016 The United States is suspending its participation in bilateral channels with Russia that were established to sustain the Cessation of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 October, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
October 3, 2016 The U.S. Embassy in Moscow notes that today marks the opening of the trial of the five individuals accused of the February 27, 2015 assassination of former Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Nizhny-Novgorod Oblast Governor Boris Nemtsov. The world has been watching how Russia reacts to the murder of a leading political ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 October, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Dwayne Scheunemann and Marion Baldeon of REVolutions Dance Company, Tampa, Florida spent an intensive week of workshops, performances and public meetings in Yekaterinburg in September 18-24. The American dancers participated in the Inclusive Arts Festival organized by Blagoe Delo non-profit group in preparation for the 1st World Congress of People with Disabilities scheduled for September ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 September, 2016 | Topics:
News, Yekaterinburg
On the Current Situation in Syria Press Statement John Kirby Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC September 19, 2016 We’ve seen reports from various parties today about the status of the situation in Syria, seven days after the Geneva arrangement went into effect. That arrangement is clear: there must ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 September, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Strike on Humanitarian Aid Convoy in Syria Press Statement John Kirby Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC September 19, 2016 The United States is outraged by reports that a humanitarian aid convoy was bombed near Aleppo today. For more than a week, we have urged Moscow to fulfill the commitments ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 September, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
U.S. Statement on Russian Duma Elections Press Statement John Kirby Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC September 19, 2016 The United States welcomes the preliminary report on the Russian Duma elections by the observer mission of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 19 September, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Secretary Kerry’s Call With Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC September 16, 2016 The following is attributable to Spokesperson John Kirby: Secretary Kerry spoke today via telephone with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on Syria. The Secretary and Foreign Minister Lavrov reaffirmed the importance of extending and solidifying the cessation of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 September, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Northern Virginia-based progressive rock band Burn The Ballrooom spent an intensive concert week in the Mid- and South Urals. The band performed in both large and small venues, including the Yeltsin Presidential Center in Yekaterinburg and Sergy Prokofyev Concert Hall in Chelyabinsk. The American musicians performed at the Day of Knowledge celebration show at Tchaikovskiy ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 September, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson MEDIA NOTE Under Secretary Stengel Travel to Russia Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel will travel to Moscow, Russia from September 13 -16. In Moscow, he will meet with U.S. Embassy staff, Russian government officials and Russian journalists. The Under ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 September, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
August 17 – September 5, the U.S. Consulate General Vladivostok carried out a multi-event, multi-city music program reaching over 10,000 music fans in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, and Irkutsk, including headlining the largest rock music festival in the Russian Far East, V-ROX. American group “Burn the Ballroom” built on their growing Russia fame by continuing the tour, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 September, 2016 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Music Diplomacy
On September 5th the U.S. Consulate General, along with its partners from the Vladivostok media and cultural community, hosted a public presentation of the unique photo album “Sergey Dovlatov in Nina Alovert’s photographs and memoirs.” The book, timed for the 75th anniversary of the late, popular Russian-American writer’s birth, represents another tangible bridge between Russian ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 September, 2016 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Alovert, Dovlatov
August 31, 2016 Allow me to thank you again and all of your staff for the arrangements which you have made and the wonderful commemorations in the city. All of us are honored to be here on this day and we recognize how much work has been done. To the veterans who are here with ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 31 August, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Remarks by Ambassador John F. Tefft at the opening ceremony of the VI International Forum “To the Glory of Fleet and Motherland” in Arkhangelsk August 30, 2016 Seventy five years ago, Murmansk and Arkhangelsk witnessed something incredible – British ships unloading American weapons to be handed over to Soviet troops. It was an act ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 30 August, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State President Wilson Hotel Geneva, Switzerland August 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody, and thank you very, very much for your patience. I know you were expecting us to have a chance to chat with you a ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 August, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Designation Under Russia’s “Undesirables” Law of the International Republican Institute and the Media Development Investment Fund Press Statement John Kirby Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC August 18, 2016 We are deeply troubled by the Russian government’s decision to designate the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the Media Development Investment ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 August, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
On August 5th, the
Arseniev State Museum and U.S. Consulate General jointly hosted a public presentation of the 15-minute documentary “Letters of Happiness,” dedicated to celebrated American chronicler Eleanor L. Prey. The film presents the story of Eleanor L. Prey, whose thousands of letters home from Vladivostok from 1894 -1930 captured the daily life and great historical events ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 August, 2016 | Topics:
Events, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Russian-American Relations
From July 30th to August 7th, two specialists from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) will travel in the Republic of Khakassia to share expertise on interpretive planning, visitor center exhibits, and attracting visitors to recreational sites. The specialists will participate in site visits, where our partners are actively working to develop ecotourism opportunities for Russian ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 5 August, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District should be aware of reported cases of anthrax affecting humans and animals in the region. As of August 3, local media sources report 20 confirmed cases of anthrax in humans, resulting in the death of one child. In total, more than 70 people have ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 3 August, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
US Actor and theater director Allen Nause was invited to the once-Siberian capital, Tobolsk to stage Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple at the Tobolsk Ershov Drama Theater. Mr. Nause spent five weeks in Russia directing and staging the classic American play. A follower of Stanislavskiy, Mr. Nause noted in his interview to a local news ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 July, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
An exhibit of Native American arts and crafts put together and curated by professor Susan Fricke toured Surgut, Chelyabinsk, Izhevsk, Glazov, Salekhard and Orenburg, allowing Russian art fans to better understand the contemporary native American art scene. Three native artists visited the hosting cities: Diani Whitehawk Polk traveled to the Arctic city of Salekhard and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 16 July, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
Portland-based Student Loan Stringband spent two weeks in Russia as cultural ambassadors supported by the U.S. Department of State. From June 28 through July 10 the band had an intensive schedule, playing shows almost every night. Their performances at official Independence Day receptions in Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg brought an authentic spirit to the American ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 July, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
Yes, we have a brand new website! Have a look around! The new-look website has seven sections representing broad topics that may be of interest to you. The sections are broken down further into sub-categories to assist you in finding specific information. The Seven Sections are:
Visas – For all your Visa needs and questions.
U.S. Citizen Services – ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 July, 2016 | Topics:
News
Spaso House | July 4th, 2016 Welcome to Spaso House and our annual Fourth of July reception! This year, we are celebrating the 240th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. That document, together with the U.S. Constitution, has served as the keystone of the American democratic idea. Recall Thomas Jefferson’s immortal phrase from the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 July, 2016 | Topics:
Events
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 July, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
From June 26-July 3, a group of high school physics students and their team leaders from around the United States traveled to Yekaterinburg to participate in the International Young Physicists Tournament. During the tournament, teams from 29 countries competed to solve challenging physics problems while sharing their cultures and their love of science. Congratulations and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 July, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
On June 29, 2016, the U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg held a reception in honor of Independence Day at the Hyatt Regency Ekaterinburg. Representatives of the region’s official, cultural, educational, and business spheres attended the celebration. Following the American and Russian national anthems, Consul General Marcus Micheli highlighted the connections between the United States and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 June, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland and NSC Senior Directors Celeste Wallander and Charles Kupchan visited Moscow June 23 for consultations with Russian officials on the situation in eastern Ukraine and next steps to implement the Minsk agreements in support of the Normandy countries. The Russian delegation was led by ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 June, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Ambassador Tefft: So my mission here is to try to understand what is going on in Irkutsk and in the region, to understand all different aspects of the society. I would tell you that your Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Kislyak, recently went to Tennessee and had a visit very similar to this to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 June, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
June 5-20, U.S. Consulate General Vladivostok, along with the Primorskiy Kray, Vladivostok, and Khabarovsk baseball federations and partners in municipal administrations, carried out an extensive sports diplomacy project reaching over 800 children in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, and Khorol. Nick Cappuccilli, a coach at the California-based baseball organization Lifeletics as well high school coach and teacher, led ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 June, 2016 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Sport Diplomacy
On June 7, Consul General Marcus Micheli visited Tyumen. He met with Tyumen oblast and city officials, as well as a representative of the Tyumen Oblast Chamber of Commerce, to discuss areas of possible cooperation between the United States and Tyumen, including in the commercial and cultural spheres. During his visit to Tyumen, CG Micheli ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 10 June, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
May 24 – June 6, Portland, Oregon-based folk musician trio “Three for Silver” carried out a robust music diplomacy program in three capital cities of the Russian Far East. This project was made possible when the Khabarovsk-Portland Sister City Association invited the trio to perform at the Khabarovsk City Day. U.S. Consulate General Vladivostok expanded ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 June, 2016 | Topics:
News, Vladivostok
| Tags: 2016 News, Music Diplomacy
Thank you all very much for the invitation to speak to you today. I would especially like to thank Igor Tot of Dell and Anton Alferov of Halliburton for making this possible. I would also like to thank you for the important work that you are doing. Fighting corruption and helping build clean and fair ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 31 May, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
On May 26, Consul General Marcus Micheli and Embassy Moscow Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs Karen Enstrom visited the Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgical Enterprise (VSMPO-AVISMA) and Ural Boeing Manufacturing (UBM), the joint venture between VSMPO-AVISMA and the Boeing Company. Both are located in Verkhnaya Salda, Sverdlovsk Oblast. At VSMPO-AVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium and ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 May, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
On May 10, the Consul General Marcus Micheli met with Andrey Kozitsyn, General Director of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC), and toured the company’s historic copper production facility in Verkhnaya Pyshma. The site visit included a discussion of the cooperation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in World War II, the workings ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 May, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
On May 18 U.S. Consul General Marcus Micheli visited Orenburg. During meetings with Acting Minister of Culture and External Affairs Aleksander Kalinin, Deputy Mayor Yaroslav Moiseev, and MFA Representative in Orenburg Aleksander Kuznetsov, Consul General Micheli highlighted the importance of maintaining and strengthening productive ties between Orenburg region and the United States through cultural projects, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 May, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
ASSISTANT SECRETARY NULAND: Hello everybody. It’s nice to see you. We are just completing a very constructive round of consultations here in Moscow. Yesterday, we had a very thorough discussion, led on the Russian side by Presidential Administration Senior Advisor Surkov, on the whole complex issues associated with the Minsk Agreements. Today here at the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 May, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
I would like to extend my congratulations to my friend Lyudmila Mikhailovna Alekseyeva and the rest of the Moscow Helsinki Group on the commemoration of its 40-year anniversary today. The Moscow Helsinki Group is a product of the Helsinki Final Act, also known as the Helsinki Accords, signed by 35 heads of state, including the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 May, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
The Russian Federation and the United States of America, as co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), recognize the progress that has been made with respect to the cessation of hostilities (CoH) in Syria, in accordance with our Joint Statement of February 22, 2016, and in improving humanitarian access. We believe our joint efforts ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 May, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Today it was my honor to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and lay a wreath to commemorate the sacrifices of the brave soldiers of the Soviet Union during World War II. The Second World War affected the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Both my father and my father-in-law ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 6 May, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
On April 26, U.S. Embassy Moscow Deputy Senior Commercial Officer Scott Pozil and Consul General Marcus Micheli visited Yekaterinburg’s Penetron production facility. Their visit was hosted by Igor Chernogolov, President of Penetron Russia Group of Companies. Penetron is a joint venture of ICS/Penetron International Ltd. of New York, a prominent world producer of materials for ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 5 May, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
Lehrer Dance is an exciting and innovative professional dance company based in Buffalo, NY. Under the direction of Jon Lehrer, the company embodies his definitive style. The Lehrer Dance style is based on three main elements of movement: Circularity, 3-Dimensionality, and Momentum. These combine to create a form that is best described as “Organically Athletic,” ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 29 April, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
On April 23rd, 60 people took part in our annual scavenger hunt, highlighting Russian-U.S. ties in Yekaterinburg. Over the course of two and half hours, students and teachers visited ten stations in the center of Yekaterinburg to complete various challenges about Russia, the U.S. and the English language. They caught a football in full American football ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 April, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
April 11-16, Yekaterinburg English Language Specialist Eve Smith led intensive training sessions in Tyumen State University, Urals State Pedagogical University and Urals Federal University for English teachers who will work as consultants in the newly opened writing centers. Academic writing centers are aimed at providing assistance to scholars and students on their papers, projects, articles, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 21 April, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
Doug McDonald, ISO, opened In a League of Their Own at Dom Pechati in March. The film, which is based on real-life story of the first women’s baseball team, was screened in honor of Women’s History Month in the United States. After the film, attendees participated in a discussion about the movie in English, led ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 April, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
April 11-13, Stephen Roosa, PhD, visited Yekaterinburg to share information about sustainable design and energy efficient technologies. An expert in green building, Mr. Roosa spoke with university students and ecological experts in Perm, Nizhniy Tagil, Tyumen and Chelyabinsk. He also gave a public lecture at the Museum of Architecture and Design and spoke at the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 April, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
Continuing the Consulate’s efforts to highlight diversity in the United States, on March 26 the Consulate was delighted to open Woven Together in Salekhard, the capital of Yamal Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Dyani White Hawk Polk, a Lakota artist, visited the opening and offered workshops on porcupine quilling techniques to local artisans, students and indigenous tribes. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Russia | 18 April, 2016 | Topics:
Yekaterinburg
World-renowned pianist Ilya Itin performed at the Urals Musical College on April 8 and the Philharmonic on April 10. Born and raised in Yekaterinburg, but having lived in the United States for many years, Mr. Itin’s visit highlighted the strength of cultural ties between Russia and the United States. During his visit, he also offered ...
