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Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich’s Remarks at a Reception in Honor of the Vatican Press Corps Villa Richardson Wednesday, March 20, 2019 As Delivered:  Good evening…

Remarks by Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich at the Symposium “From Awe to Wisdom: Ethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” U.S. Embassy to the Holy…

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released the U.S. Department of State’s 43rd annual “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” (Human Rights Reports) on Wednesday,…

Your Holiness, It is my honor and privilege to congratulate you upon the sixth anniversary of your election to the papacy. The enduring bond between…

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY POMPEO On the Commemoration of the Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Election March 13, 2019 On behalf of the United States Government, I…

Your Holiness: On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I am honored to extend to you my congratulations on the sixth…

Published in the National Catholic Reporter on March 8, 2019 In 2017, famine swept through South Sudan, including the town of Rumbek. More than 40…

March 7, 2019 Now in its 13th year, the Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award recognizes women around the globe who have…

Statement by Ambassador Gingrich on Meeting with Survivors of Clerical Sexual Abuse in the United States February 22, 2019 Today I had the opportunity to…

Today I had the honor to welcome Francisco Sucre, President of the Permanent Commission of Foreign Policy, Sovereignty, and Integration of the National Assembly of…

By Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich It’s incredible what can happen in just 40 hours. Pope Francis arrived in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab…

Presidential Proclamation on National African American History Month, 2019 Issued on: January 31, 2019 In the year 1619, a Dutch trading ship sailed into the Chesapeake…

Do you want to live in Rome? Are you looking for an international internship? Spend Fall 2019 in Rome interning at the U.S. Embassy to the…

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY, 2019 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On Religious Freedom…

This year marks the 35th Anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See! Watch as Ambassador Gingrich speaks about the…

FACT SHEETS President Donald J. Trump Is Fighting to Eradicate Human Trafficking   LAW & JUSTICE Issued on: January 9, 2019 “This is an urgent humanitarian…

Ambassador Callista Gingrich was honored to attend Pope Francis’s annual New Year address to diplomats on January 7, 2019. Pope Francis stressed the importance of…

In 1947 the United States Marine Corps started the time-honored “Toys for Tots” program, collecting and delivering toys to less fortunate children over the holiday…