We have been consulting extensively with our allies and our partners, and of course when The US comes to the latter category, that includes Ukraine, we have not only informed them and given them a preview of what will be in this report, but we have actually explicitly solicited their feedback and incorporated that feedback into our report. So there will be no surprises. There will be no surprises for NATO. There will be no surprises for our European allies. There will be no surprises for our Ukrainian partners.

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We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss. We stand ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance.

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It would depend on the facts, if State Department argues that Hoda Muthana father's diplomatic status was still in effect. The family argues it expired. So ultimately, it may be up to a court to sort this out.

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Today's actions are not intended to undermine the military capabilities or combat readiness of any country.

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The health and well-being of our personnel remains our top priority, the investigation into the origin of these symptoms continues. The inter-agency community is working diligently to determine the cause of the symptoms, as well as to develop mitigation strategies.

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This is wrong, shameless and betrays our most sacred American ideals.

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Individuals who are unable to demonstrate that they were born in the United States are denied issuance of a passport.

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Diplomatic Security and other law enforcement agencies rigorously vet new hires at our missions overseas, and all employees are also subject to ongoing reviews to ensure they are fully complying with their security responsibilities and Department security requirements, when we identify an employee in violation of security directives, we take appropriate action at the appropriate time.

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Say that again ? oK. That's gon na be special.

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This action is to reciprocate the Maduro regime's decision to declare the Chargé d'Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas personae non grata.

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As the President stated on December 6, 2017, the historic opening of our embassy recognizes the reality that Jerusalem is the capital of The Israelis and the seat of its government.

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We remain gravely concerned and deeply troubled by these abuses, in tandem with the maximum pressure campaign, we will continue to press for accountability for those responsible.

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Political rallies and demonstrations are occurring daily, often with little notice or predictability. Some protests result in injuries and deaths.

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Democratic governance and human rights deteriorated dramatically during the year as the result of a campaign of the Maduro administration to consolidate its power, the most significant human rights issues included extrajudicial killings by security forces, including government sponsored' colectivos' ; torture by security forces ; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions ; widespread arbitrary detentions ; and political prisoners.

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On the margins of the UN General Assembly, Secretary Tillerson met with a number of his counterparts to discuss a range of bilateral and global issues.

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The U.S. government currently has less than 20 active cases that fall under the authority of PPD 30 [Presidential Policy Directive --Hostage Recovery Activities put in place in June 2015].

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Also included are four Mk 29 missile canisters, and other technical, engineering and logistics support services.

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On Syria, the secretary intends to discuss efforts to de-escalate violence, provide humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people and set the stage for a political settlement of the conflict.

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Today’s action notifies the U.S. public and the international community that Alotaibi has committed, or poses a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism, designations of terrorist individuals and groups expose and isolate organizations and individuals, and result in denial of access to the U.S. financial system.

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While the Accountability Review Board report and other reports were critical of our local guards ’ performance, we are not aware of any evidence that they participated in the attacks themselves.

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The ultimate responsibility, of course, rests on the Cabinet official. In this case, it'd be the secretary of state, but we do it in close coordination with DOD. … The only considerations that are factored into the foreign military sales program is the furtherance of foreign policy objectives of the United States of America and not the efforts by external groups to lobby, as you say, or to influence that decision.

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