Message from Ambassador Thomas L. Vajda to the People of Myanmar on Completion of his Service December 17, 2022 It has been an honor to serve as the U. S. Ambassador to Myanmar for the past two years. Having served previously in Myanmar under military dictatorship, it was deeply rewarding to return as Ambassador along …
Read More» Remarks By President Biden at the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit MAY 13, 2022 State Department Washington, D.C. 4:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you. (Applause.) My whole name. Thank you all very much. Good afternoon, everyone. I said last night — let me reiterate: It’s been wonderful, wonderful to host you all in the first-ever …
Read More» Remarks as prepared for Aler Grubbs, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director in Myanmar for the virtual launch of the Local Action Toward Tuberculosis -Free Myanmar Activity Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 10:15 AM In 2020, the United States Agency for International Development, known as USAID, began a new three-year project called Local Action …
Read More» Remarks as prepared for Paul Pleva, Director, USAID Office of Economic Growth in Myanmar: Domestic Market Opportunities for Myanmar Agricultural Products 17 December 2020 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) strongly supports Myanmar’s on-going process of economic transformation. We see enormous potential for this transformation to create greater, more inclusive, prosperity in Myanmar …
Read More» World AIDS Day Event Chargé d’Affaires Gwen Cardno Remarks as Prepared December 1, 2020 Myanmar National AIDS Program Your Excellency, Union Minister of Health and Sports, Sayaji Dr. Myint Htwe, colleagues, This year, we mark World AIDS Day in the context of a different global pandemic, one which has brought the health and wellbeing of …
Read More» Chargé d’Affaires Gwen Cardno’s Opening Remarks for AmCham Myanmar’s Virtual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Recognition Program November 26, 2020 “Corporate social responsibility reflects America’s values. I am happy to see the American Chamber of Commerce provide steady support to sustained CSR efforts in Myanmar.” – Gwen Cardno, Chargé d’Affaires Good morning everyone and happy Thanksgiving. …
Read More» Remarks as prepared for Paul Pleva, Office Director, Economic Growth, USAID/Burma, for the Webinar on International Market Opportunities for Myanmar Agricultural Products 11 November 2020 The United States Agency for International Development strongly supports Myanmar’s on-going process of economic transformation. We see enormous potential for this transformation to create greater prosperity in Myanmar and strengthen …
Read More» Remarks as prepared for Ms. Aler Grubbs, USAID Mission Director for Union Attorney General’s Office announcement of the expanded pilot Law Office Program Virtual event, October 21, 2020 10:00 am Today the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, joins with the Union Attorney General’s Office in announcing a major commitment to strengthening the rule of …
Read More» Remarks as prepared for Ms. Aler Grubbs, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director in Myanmar for the virtual launch of the Local Action Toward TB-Free Myanmar Activity Thursday, October 15, 2020 9:30 am Today the U.S. Agency for International Development, known as USAID, is launching a new project called Local Action Toward TB …
Read More» Remarks as Prepared for USAID Mission Director Aler Grubbs at the virtual launch of Myanmar’s Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Website October 14, 2020 Honorable Deputy Minister U Maung Maung Win, Director General U Thant Zin Lwin, National Coordinator U Aye Lwin, representatives of the Government of Myanmar, representatives of civil society, representatives of the private sector, …
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Remarks as prepared by Chargé d’Affaires’ Gwendolyn Cardno at the launch of the Myanmar Intellectual Property Office 10:00 am, October 1, 2020 Honorable Minister Dr. Than Myint, Honorable Minister Dr. Myo Thein Gyi, representatives of the Government of Myanmar, representatives of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Chief Representative of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency, Mr. …
Read More» PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 6, 2020 Statement from Secretary Pompeo on the 53rd Anniversary of the Founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I am pleased to congratulate the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Secretariat …
Read More» Ambassador Scot Marciel’s Special Lecture at the University of Yangon January 8, 2020 [Remarks as prepared] AMBASSADOR MARCIEL: Good morning. Thank you all for taking time to come today. As Professor Chaw Chaw Sein mentioned, I thought this would be a good opportunity and the professor specifically asked me to speak about U.S.-Myanmar relations. The …
Read More» Ambassador Scot Marciel’s Remarks Midwifery Training School, Taunggyi January 23, 2020, 9:00 a.m. [as prepared] Thank you Principal Daw Haymar Soe Win for welcoming us to the Midwifery Training School, Taunggyi. Thank you Dr. Myint Myint Than, Deputy Director of Maternal and Child Health at Ministry of Health and Sports, and Dr. Thuzar Chit Tin, …
Read More» Thursday, November 14 Palm Spring Hotel Ambassador’s Remarks as prepared for the U.S. Embassy Myitkyina Reception Thank you all for being here tonight. It’s good to be back in Myitkyina and Kachin State. I want to begin with a few words about the reason we are here. We came up to Myitkyina as a …
Read More» REMARKS MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE SIAM SOCIETY BANGKOK, THAILAND AUGUST 2, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Peter, thank you for the kind introduction. I also want to thank the Siam Society and your president for hosting me. I know too we have many prominent businesspeople here in the room with us today. …
Read More» REMARKS MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE CENTARA GRAND BANGKOK, THAILAND AUGUST 1, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. Thank you, Foreign Minister. Thanks for hosting here today, and I want to congratulate also Foreign Minister Don on a successful year at Thailand’s chairmanship. As Secretary of State, a key part of my mission is to …
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REMARKS MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE CENTARA GRAND BANGKOK, THAILAND AUGUST 1, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you, Foreign Minister. I want to thank you, Thailand, for hosting this special ministerial marking a decade of the Lower Mekong Initiative. The United States has been a proud partner for those whole 10 years, and thanks to …
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REMARKS BY U.S. AMBASSADOR SCOT MARCIEL DURING THE 243rd CELEBRATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY June 26, 2019 Good evening. Welcome to all of you. Welcome especially to our guest of honor, His Excellency U Kyaw Tint Swe, Union Minister in the Ministry of the Office of the State Counsellor and spouse …
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Why Does Responsible Business Matter [UMFCCI] May 30, 2019 What do we mean by responsible business, responsible investment? Others here, who are more expert on this topic, I think have a better and fuller definition. To me that basically means you are doing business first according to laws and rules and with ethical standards – …
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Ambassador Scot Marciel Remarks at the World Press Freedom Day Reception 05-28-19 Welcome to all of you. Thank you so much for coming this evening. I know World Press Freedom Day was a few weeks ago, so I apologize; we’re commemorating it a little bit late. But we’re doing it even a little bit …
Read More» THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release November 17, 2018 REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT PENCE AT THE 2018 APEC CEO SUMMIT Pacific Explorer Marquee Theatre Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Thank you, Scott. And thank you all for that warm welcome. Prime Minister O’Neill, Chairman Taureka, representatives …
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REMARKS BY U.S. AMBASSADOR SCOT MARCIEL DURING THE 242nd CELEBRATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY June 28, 2018 Minister U Kyaw Tin, Other Ministers, Members of Parliament, Ambassadors and Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Guests and Friends, thank you very much for joining us tonight as we celebrate our 242nd birthday …
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Good morning, everyone. Mr. Chairman, thank you so much for the kind introduction, which mostly made me realize that I’ve been doing this kind of work for far too long. But it’s very kind of you to do it, especially after you just came back from a major surgery. Thank you to all of you …
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Oval Office 12:27 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: It is an extraordinary pleasure for me to welcome State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and her delegation to the White House. This is not her first visit to the Oval Office, but it is her first visit in her official capacity. And it represents a remarkable process …
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Remarks by the President After Counter-ISIL Meeting Treasury Department Washington, D.C. 12:18 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I just met with my National Security Council as part of our regular effort to review and intensify our campaign to destroy the terrorist group ISIL. Our meeting was planned before the terrible attack in Orlando. But obviously that …
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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Naypyitaw, Burma May 22, 2016 MODERATOR: (Inaudible.) We will commence this press briefing with a brief statement by the Minister for (inaudible) of Myanmar, to be followed by the Secretary of State of the United States of America, and then the minister will take …
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Thank you very much, as stated I was last here in 2014 in another building and it’s very, very good to be back. I do want to thank MISIS for having me back, especially MISIS Chairman Ambassador U Nyunt Maung Shein, as well as esteemed MISIS members Dr. Daw Kyi Kyi Hla, Daw Carole Ann …
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MR. RHODES: Thanks, everybody. I feel like I’m returning to one of my day jobs here. So let me just give you a brief overview of what we’ve done the last two days, some of the key issues we addressed, and then take your questions. I think it’s worth going through what we did, who …
Read More» Chairman Salmon, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to testify on the important issues of democracy, the protection of human rights, and forging sustainable peace in Burma. I would also like to thank the Committee for its leadership in supporting and promoting …
Read More» Mr. Vice President, Madam, Venerable Ashins, excellencies, distinguished guests, friends, ladies and gentlemen. Alone Mingalaba kh’mya! Welcome to you all. Thank you so much for braving the rain and the traffic to join my wife Min and me, as well as my colleagues from the U.S. Embassy, in celebrating the 239th birthday of the United …
Read More» Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. Alone Mingalaba kh’mya! Welcome to you all. Thank you so much for joining my wife Min, and me, and my colleagues from the Jefferson Center and U.S. Embassy, to celebrate the 239th birthday of the United States of America. Thank you to Ko Saw Kyin Sein, the Jefferson Center and …
Read More» Ladies and gentlemen, diplomatic colleagues, friends. Alo-mingalaba-kha-mya. I’m honored to be here once again at this Human Rights Human Dignity Film Festival, and to be asked to say a few words in support. The U.S. Embassy, and specifically USAID, is proud to continue to be one of the sponsors of this event. …
Read More» MODERATOR: We’re all here in Indonesia and overseas. As you know we have journalists on the call from KL and actually from around the world. The format will be as follows; we’ll start out with the Assistant Secretary who will deliver short remarks and then we’ll go to Mr. Tom Vargas from UNHCR for short …
Read More» THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you so much, Zin Mar, for your introduction and for your example and your commitment to build a free and open press in Myanmar, and all the hope that you represent. Please give her a big round of applause. She did an outstanding job. Well, to all of you, welcome to Washington. …
Read More» DEPUTY SECRETARY BLINKEN: I am very pleased to be with you today in Myanmar, and I thank the people of Myanmar for welcoming me and my colleagues with such kindness and warmth. Yesterday I met with President Thein Sein and other senior government leaders to discuss how the United States can continue to support the …
Read More» It is a pleasure to be here with you all this afternoon. Appreciate the opportunity. First, I have a whole host of thank you’s to all of you here. On behalf of the Myanmar Labor Initiative partners – the Governments of Myanmar, the United States, Japan, and Denmark, the International Labor Organization, and …
Read More» Thank you Colors Rainbow (thank you Aung Myo Min, UNAIDS) and thank you LGBTI community of Myanmar for inviting me to give opening remarks today, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. I am pleased to see the participation of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission at today’s event. It is wonderful the …
Read More» This is my second time in Myanmar and I am grateful to be back. In fact, it is an honor to be back in Myanmar and to participate in today’s dialogue. On behalf of the U.S. military, please let me also express my gratitude that representatives from your military are here to participate in what …
Read More» PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I’ve just had an opportunity to speak with an excellent cross-section of civil society organizations here in Myanmar -– women’s organizations, organizations focused on rule of law, we have the press association, the press council represented here, organizations championing the rights of the disabled, labor organizations, student organizations, groups that are concerned …
Read More» DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI: I’m sorry if we’ve kept you waiting. Let me just begin by saying what a great pleasure it is for me to welcome President Obama again to my house and to be able to meet all of you. I would just like to say that there have been those who …
Read More» PRESIDENT OBAMA: Myanmar Luu Ngae Myar Min Galarbar! (Applause.) It’s wonderful to be back in Myanmar. Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. Oh, we got some signs — “Reform is fake.” “Change…” — okay, well, you guys will have a chance to ask questions later. Yeah, you can put them away. That’s why …
Read More» PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much, Mr. President. It is a great pleasure to be back in this beautiful country and to once again have the opportunity to consult closely with all of our ASEAN partners. Today, I’m looking forward to continuing to build on the strong partnership between ASEAN and the United States that …
Read More» PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I just had an excellent roundtable discussion with members of parliament as well as the speaker of the lower and upper chamber — I may not be describing the term properly — as well as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who I will have an opportunity to visit later tomorrow. It was …
Read More» PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to thank once again President Thein Sein for welcoming us, not only for the excellent arrangements that were made for the EAS and the U.S. ASEAN Summit, but also the opportunity to exchange ideas face-to-face. In part because of President Sein’s leadership, the democratization process in Myanmar is real and …
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