U.S. Embassy in Mauritania

As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, the desire for other opportunities often leads individuals to seek new horizons.  In this context, we have recently been…

Dear Ministers, and members of the government delegation, Fellow members of the diplomatic corps, Friends from the business community, civil society and the government, Alumni,…

Locations:  Sebkha Captial (Nouakchott-Ouest) Elmina Riadh Carrefour Madrid (Nouakchott-South) Dar-Naim (Nouakchott-North) Event: Protests related to recent in-custody death of a local man. Actions to take: …

March 16, 2023 Nouakchott, Mauritania As-Salaam-Alaikum. Thank you, Foreign Minister Merzoug and Secretary-General Taha, for hosting everyone here in Nouakchott with such warm and gracious…

Mr. Minister of Economic Affairs and Promotion of Productive Sectors, Mr. Minister of National Education and Reform of the Education System, Madam Vice President of…

Location: Nouakchott, Mauritania. Especially Dar Naim neighborhood. Event: Prison break by four potentially dangerous persons who killed two prison guards during escape. U.S. government personnel…

Dear Secretary General, Madam Representative of the World Health Organization, Mr. AFENET Resident Advisor, Members of the media, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am pleased to…

My name is Alicia Phillips Mandaville, and I am the Vice President of Policy and Evaluation at the United States Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation, or…

Minister Hanana, Chief of Defense General Bolle, General Vall, Members of the Media, Ladies and gentlemen, Honored guests, Thank for you attending today’s ground-breaking ceremony…

Location: area of Dar Naim Event: Violent protests are happening in the area of Dar Naim. U.S. government personnel are advised to avoid the area.…

Excellency the Minister of Justice, Excellency the Minister of Interior, Mr. Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Relations with Civil Society, Mr. Director of…

Madam Minister, Ambassadors and Heads of Diplomatic Missions, Madam Head of Mission, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is always a great pleasure for me to participate…

(Remarks as prepared) Asalamu alaikum. Excellencies, Madam Food Safety Commissioner, Mr. Secretary General of MASEF, Mr. Secretary General of TAAZOUR, Madam Ambassador of Germany, Madam…

Greetings and thank you Mr. President, esteemed Ministers, honored guests, civil society partners, and the young people who inspire us all! This is not my…

WASHINGTON (Dec. 13, 2022) — The U.S. government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) kicked off the first U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in nearly a decade with a…

On Human Rights Day, we reflect on the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), crafted in 1948 on the heels of the…

The governments of the United States and Mauritania held an Energy Dialogue on December 5, 2022.  With interagency participation from both countries, United States Ambassador…

ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE NOVEMBER 28, 2022 On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I send my…