The United States Is Leading the Humanitarian and Health Assistance Response to COVID-19 (March 27) Excerpt: Georgia: $1.1 million in health funding will help prepare laboratory systems, activate case-finding and event-based surveillance, support technical experts for response and preparedness, bolster risk communication, and more. The United States has provided nearly $139 million in health assistance …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 March, 2020 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Health Issues, Key Documents, News, News from Washington, U.S. & Georgia | Tags: COVID-19, Humanitarian Assistance to Georgia
Joint Statement on the so-called “Presidential Elections” held in Georgia’s Abkhazia Region (March 23) Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States of America do not recognize the legitimacy of the so-called “presidential elections” held in Georgia’s Abkhazia region on …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 23 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News | Tags: Abkhazia, joint statement
Joint Statement on Behalf of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS on the First Anniversary of ISIS’s Territorial Defeat (March 23) One year ago the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS, in conjunction with our local partners, liberated ISIS’s last remaining stronghold in Baghouz and crushed its territorial ambitions. Today, nearly eight million people have been …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 23 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Bureau of Counterterrorism, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, ISIS, Terrorism, The Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
The State Department Imposes Sanctions on Individual Responsible for the Violence in Northern Syria (March 17) PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the United States is designating a senior Assad regime official who is responsible for the violence and the disastrous humanitarian crisis in northern Syria. The Department of State is imposing sanctions under Executive Order 13894 on …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo, Syria, The Secretary of State
Terrorist Designation of ISIS Leader Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla (March 17) The Department of State has announced its intent to designate Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla, the new leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Section 1(a)(ii)(B) of Executive Order 13224, as …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, News, News from Washington | Tags: al-Qai’da, Bureau of Counterterrorism, Iraq, ISIS, Syria, Terrorism, Terrorist Designation, The Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
This Week in Iran Policy (March 13) “The United States calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately release on humanitarian grounds all wrongfully detained Americans being held in Iran. The United States will hold the Iranian regime directly responsible for any American deaths. Our response will be decisive.” – Secretary Pompeo, Press …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 March, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: and Labor, Bureau of Democracy, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Global Health, Human Rights, Iran, Iran Policy, Secretary Pompeo
Human Rights Report for 2019 From the time we declared our independence as a free nation, the United States has committed itself to the ideals of democracy, individual freedom, equal protection under the rule of law, and the protection of human rights. Our nation was founded on the premise that all human beings are created …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 March, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, Reports | Tags: Georgia, Human Rights, Human Rights Report 2019, Human Rights Report on Georgia 2019
Statement of the Political Dialogue Facilitators on Agreement (March 8) We congratulate the participants of the political dialogue on today’s successful agreement, which represents a crucial step towards depolarization and normalization of the political environment in Georgia in the run-up to the parliamentary elections later this year. Today’s agreement foresees an election system for …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 March, 2020 | Topics: Embassy, Key Documents, News, Political Affairs
America Announces New Humanitarian Assistance for the Syria Crisis Response (March 3) PRESS STATEMENT MORGAN ORTAGUS, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON Today in Turkey, the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Kelly Craft, announced $108 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Syria in response to the ongoing crisis caused by the Assad regime, Russian, and Iranian forces. This …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Syria Crisis
Statement by United States Mission to the OSCE on Recent Attack in the Chechen Republic, Russia, against Elena Milashina and Marina Dubrovina (March 2) By Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council, Vienna Thank you, Mr. Chair. The United States condemns the malicious attack that occurred on February 6 in Grozny, Chechnya, directed …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 2 March, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, News, News from Washington
Briefing With Senior Administration Officials On Next Steps Toward an Agreement on Bringing Peace to Afghanistan (February 29) MODERATOR: Okay, we’re going to try to give everybody as much time as possible. Let’s talk about ground rules up front. This is going to be on background, SAO, okay? This is going to be embargoed until …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Policy, Political Affairs | Tags: Afghanistan
This Week in Iran Policy “The United [States] stands with the Iranian people. We will continue to their support their voices. These are people who are desperately eager to be heard in a free and fair election.” – Secretary Pompeo, Remarks, February 25, 2020 OPENING REMARKS BY SECRETARY POMPEO BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, FEBRUARY …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 February, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Political Affairs | Tags: Iran
Crimea is Ukraine (February 26) PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE February 27 will mark the sixth anniversary of Russia’s attempted annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, and the United States reaffirms: Crimea is Ukraine. As underscored in our July 2018 Crimea Declaration, the United States does not and will not ever recognize Russia’s claims of sovereignty over the peninsula. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 February, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News from Washington, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Democracy, Human Rights, Secretary Pompeo, ukraine
Next Steps Toward a U.S. Agreement with the Taliban (February 21) PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States and the Taliban have been engaged in extensive talks to facilitate a political settlement to end the war in Afghanistan, reduce the United States and Allied Forces presence, and ensure that no terrorist group ever uses Afghan soil to …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 21 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Taliban, U.S. Agreement with the Taliban
Iranian president begs voters to be regime’s ‘savior’ (February 20) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani acknowledges that Iran’s regime is in dire straits. But rather than taking responsibility, he is asking the Iranian people to vote for more of the same. At a recent rally in Tehran, Rouhani implored the Iranian people to set aside any …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, News, News from Washington | Tags: elections, freedom of expression, Iran, social activism
U.S. Embassy Statement on Political Dialogue and Conviction of Opposition Leader (February 11) The U.S. Embassy supports the political dialogue between Georgia’s governing party and opposition representatives aimed at reaching an agreement on an election system that best serves the Georgian people. The U.S. Embassy is disappointed that the timing and context of the conviction …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 February, 2020 | Topics: Embassy, Key Documents, News
On President Trump’s State of the Union Address (February 4) PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE President Trump continues to lead an American foreign policy that bolsters our security and prosperity, strengthens our alliances and partnerships, and protects our precious freedoms. In just the past year, the United States has removed the head …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington
U.S. and Israel agree to deepen cooperation in support of Georgia’s development (January 31) Today, USAID/Georgia signed an important agreement with the Israeli Agency for International Development and Cooperation. Under this agreement, both the United States and Israel agreed to deepen cooperation in support of Georgia’s development. Specifically, both countries will cooperate to better …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 31 January, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, U.S. Agencies
International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27) The Holocaust memorialized throughout the world By Mark Trainer In the U.S., and other nations, memorials stand as continual reminders of the horror of the Holocaust and the importance of confronting the evils that brought it about. The United Nations designated January 27 — the anniversary of the liberation of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 January, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, News, News from Washington | Tags: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
This Week in Iran Policy (January 25) “…our mission set is twofold: to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and then to make sure that that country, the world’s largest state sponsor of terror, can’t inflict harm on Americans. So we do everything we can each day to reduce that risk, all the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 January, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
This Week in Iran Policy, January 13–17 (January 17) “President Trump and those of us in his national security team are re-establishing deterrence – real deterrence ‒ against the Islamic Republic. In strategic terms, deterrence simply means persuading the other party that the costs of a specific behavior exceed its benefits. It requires credibility; …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 January, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Policy
Ambassador Degnan’s swearing-in remarks (January 16) Thank you, U/S Hale, for those generous remarks. Some of my most memorable FS moments come from my time on P Staff, so I feel honored to have you – “P”, the U/S for Political Affairs — here today to administer the oath. I’d like to give a …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 16 January, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington
U.S. Sanctions Target Iranian regime’s ‘brute squad’ (January 10) The Trump administration will impose sanctions as long as Iran’s outlaw ways continue, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said January 10 as he outlined new sanctions targeting the Iranian regime’s “brute squad” of top security officials. The new sanctions hit the regime’s senior Iranian …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 January, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
Iranian Strikes in Iraq (January 8) Casualties: The President noted in his remarks that there were no casualties; governments of Iraq, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Spain also reported no casualties among their soldiers in Iraq. Iraqi Protests Against Iran: Iraqi protesters in Nasiriyah reportedly refused to allow supporters …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 January, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iranian Strikes in Iraq
Senior State Department Officials On U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria (December 30) MODERATOR: Hey, everybody. Thanks for joining us. Happy New Year, happy 2020. I have a couple of people that all of you know very well. On the phone, we have [Senior State Department Official One], [Senior State Department Official Two], and …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 December, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, News, News from Washington | Tags: U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
The U.S. Embassy Statement on the release of Dr. Vazha Gaprindashvili (December 28) We welcome the news that Dr. Vazha Gaprindashvili has been released by the de facto authorities in South Ossetia. We join all Georgians and the international community in welcoming him home to spend the holidays with his family. We again call on …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 December, 2019 | Topics: Embassy, Key Documents, News | Tags: Dr. Vazha Gaprindashvili
Statement after meeting in Washington (December 23) Following recent meetings in Washington between Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent and the Georgian Dream delegation led by Deputy Speaker Kakha Kuchava, the U.S. Department of State released the following statement: Democratic Developments in Georgia The United States supports a secure, prosperous, and democratic Georgia. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 23 December, 2019 | Topics: Embassy, Key Documents, News
U.S. Embassy Statement on the sentencing of Dr. Vazha Gaprindashivili (December 20) The government of the United States does not recognize as legitimate the de facto authorities in the occupied region of South Ossetia, nor does it recognize as legitimate today’s sentencing of Dr. Vazha Gaprindashivili. We again call on the de facto authorities, and …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 December, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, News | Tags: Dr. Vazha Gaprindashivili
Human Rights and the Iranian Regime (December 19) SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. Good morning. Thank you, all. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. How are you all doing today? Everybody good? It’s an important day here at the State Department, and I appreciate you all joining us. Bob, thanks for the kind introduction, and I’m delighted …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iranian Regime, Secretary Pompeo
The U.S. stands with the Iranian people (December 19) U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo vowed to continue U.S. support for the Iranian people as they struggle against a repressive regime that violates human rights. Pompeo told a December 19 U.S. Department of State forum that recent protests in Iran show that the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Secretary Pompeo
This Week in Iran Policy (December 13) “As long as [Iran’s] malign behavior continues, so will our campaign of maximum pressure… these sanctions are aimed not at China, not at the Iranian people, but at the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran that is engaged in activity that poses threats around the world…We will …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 December, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran Policy, Secretary Pompeo
U.S. Embassy’s statement on supreme court nominees (December 12) Over recent months the U.S. Embassy has closely watched the process of selection of Georgia’s Supreme Court justices for lifetime appointments. In May we expressed disappointment at Parliament’s adoption of selection procedures that failed to incorporate many of the recommendations of the Venice Commission, OSCE/ODIHR, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: Embassy, Key Documents, News
U.S. Participation in the Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia Press statement by the U.S. Delegation (December 12) During the December 10-11 fiftieth round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) on the conflict in Georgia, the U.S. delegation expressed frustration that participants have been unable to make progress on core issues and …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News | Tags: Geneva International Discussions, GID
International Human Rights Day 2019 Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . The formal inception of Human Rights Day dates from 1950, after the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V) inviting all States and interested …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 December, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, News | Tags: Human Rights Day 2019
Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement in support of the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute (December 6) “Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Georgia has made tremendous strides forward developing democracy and the rule of law—values at the core of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 December, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, U.S. & Georgia
U.S. Support for Ukrainian Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity (November 27) The United States reaffirms our unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the lead up to the December 9 Normandy Format Summit among Ukraine, France, Germany, and Russia — the first since 2016. The United States is committed to working with our …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 November, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, News, News from Washington, Ukraine Crisis
Secretary Pompeo on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25) In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25 and the accompanying 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the United States is proud to reaffirm its commitment to defending the rights of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 November, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Secretary Pompeo
This Week in Iran Policy, November 18-22 (November 22) “As Iranians take to the streets in protest, the Ayatollahs in Tehran continue to use violence and imprisonment to oppress their people. The United States’ message is clear: the American people stand with the people of Iran.” – Vice President Mike Pence, Twitter, November 20 …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 November, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran Policy
U.S. Embassy statement on Parliamentary vote on proportional elections (November 14) As we stated previously, the U.S. Embassy welcomed the Georgian Dream party’s stated intention to transition to fully proportional parliamentary elections in 2020 and considered this an important step in advancing Georgia’s democratic development and strengthening trust among political parties. We are disappointed, therefore, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 November, 2019 | Topics: Embassy, Key Documents, News | Tags: proportional elections, U.S. Embassy statement
OSCE Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Lamberto Zannier (November 7) Click here to view the report (PDF, 151 Kb)
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 November, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, News | Tags: OSCE Report
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (November 2) In far too many places around the world, journalists are killed, tortured, jailed, and harassed for reporting that exposes the abuses of corrupt regimes, undermines the work of terrorist and criminal organizations, gives voice to overlooked communities, and counters disinformation. As of December …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 2 November, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington
International Day of Democracy (September 15) On this International Day of Democracy, we reflect on our nation’s unwavering commitment to the unalienable rights that create the foundation of our democracy. In the United States, those rights are defined by respect for individual liberty and human dignity. A vibrant, diverse, and independent civil society is …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 September, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: International Day of Democracy, Secretary Pompeo
New Sanctions Designations on Iran’s Space Program (September 3) Today, the Department of State designated the Iran Space Agency and two of its research institutes under Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and WMD delivery systems and their supporters – the first time the United States is publicly …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 September, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, News, News from Washington | Tags: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Iran Sanctions
Statement by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs (August 30) “Russia’s further militarization of South Ossetia is outrageous & unacceptable. Putin and his government continue to recklessly disregard the sovereignty of other nations. Russia must immediately cease its destructive behavior and respect Georgian sovereignty.”
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 August, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Russian-occupied Georgia
Statement on Rustavi 2 (July 19) We have watched carefully the situation related to the July 18 ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on Rustavi 2. Freedom of speech and a media landscape representative of a plurality of views are foundations of democracy. We encourage the implementation of the Court’s ruling in a …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 July, 2019 | Topics: Embassy, Key Documents, News | Tags: Rustavi 2
Joint Statement on Tbilisi Pride decision to postpone “March of Dignity” (June 22) We welcome the decision by the organizers of Tbilisi Pride to postpone the “March of Dignity” planned for 22 June 2019. Participation in peaceful demonstrations of this sort is an expression of every person’s fundamental human right to freedom of expression …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 June, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, News
Statement on the Fourth Wave of Judicial Reform (June 13) The U.S. Embassy and the Delegation of the European Union to Georgia welcome the final draft legislation on the “fourth wave” of judicial reforms as a result of a broad consensus achieved in the working group composed of different actors, including the international community, civil …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 June, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, News | Tags: Fourth Wave of Judicial Reform
Joint Declaration on the U.S. – Georgia Strategic Partnership (June 11) Today, on June 11, 2019, and in recognition of the 10th anniversary of our Charter on Strategic Partnership, the United States and Georgia reaffirm our commitment to the U.S. – Georgia strategic partnership and the core principles of our friendship. Since 2009, the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 June, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, U.S. & Georgia
NATO’s LANDCOM signs letter of cooperation with Georgia Defence Forces (March 29) TBILISI, Georgia – U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John Thomson, Commander of NATO Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), and Georgian Army Col. Nikoloz Janjgava, First Deputy of Georgia Defence Forces (GDF), signed a letter of cooperation at the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Centre …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 March, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, Press Releases | Tags: Georgia Defence Forces, NATO’s LANDCOM
Human Rights Report for 2018 Preface The United States was founded on the premise that all persons “are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Our Constitution secures these unalienable rights by proclaiming in the First Amendment that …
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 March, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News | Tags: Human Rights Report for 2018, Secretary Pompeo
Outlaw Regime: A Chronicle of Iran’s Destructive Activities Click here to Download the content (PDF, 4 Mb)
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 October, 2018 | Topics: Key Documents, News, News from Washington
