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Ambassador Gingrich’s Remarks at International Religious Freedom Symposium

Rome, Italy September 30, 2020 Secretary Pompeo, Mrs. Pompeo, Archbishop Gallagher, your Eminence, your Excellencies, distinguished guests, and friends – good morning and welcome! The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See is delighted to host today’s symposium on “Advancing and Defending International Religious Freedom through Diplomacy.” We are honored to have U.S. Secretary of State ...

By U.S. Embassy Holy See | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Speeches | Tags: Advancing and Defending International Religious Freedom Through Diplomacy, Ambassador Brownback, Archbishop Gallagher, Cardinal Parolin, China, Nathan Sales, Religious Freedom, Rohingya, Secretary Pompeo, Uyghurs

Statement by Secretary Pompeo on Imposing Visa Restrictions on Chinese Officials for Repression in Xinjiang

U.S. Department of State Imposes Visa Restrictions on Chinese Officials for Repression in Xinjiang PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE October 8, 2019 The Chinese government has instituted a highly repressive campaign against Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other members of Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) that includes ...

By U.S. Embassy Holy See | 10 October, 2019 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: China, Human rights, Secretary Pompeo, Xinjiang

Remarks by Secretary Pompeo at the Holy See Symposium on Working with Faith-Based Organizations: “Human Dignity and Faith in Free Societies”

Old Synod Hall, Apostolic Palace October 2, 2019 Vatican City Thank you, Ambassador Gingrich. Archbishop Gallagher, it’s great to be with you again. You brought the lamp over just a little bit closer. You always bring a little more light into my world. So thank you. Thank you for that. Your Excellencies, members of the ...

By U.S. Embassy Holy See | 2 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Speeches, U.S. & Holy See, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Ambassador Gingrich, Archbishop Gallagher, China, Gabriella Bottani, John Paul II, Pope Francis, Religious Freedom, Rohingya, Ronald Reagan, Uighurs

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018

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, March 13. The Human Rights Reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights in 200 countries and territories, through information from U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, foreign government ...

By U.S. Embassy Holy See | 14 March, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: China, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Human rights, Iran, Nicaragua, Secretary Pompeo, south sudan

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