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 hospitality. This is the second OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting that I have attended on behalf of the United States. Since then, the United States and OIC held our …
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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 Counterpart International, Members of the media, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to be with you today as we strengthen our cooperation and our strong partnership. Today, we are setting …
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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 where we celebrate the next step in our partnership with the G5 Sahel Defense College. With a project value of nearly $5M, this library will stand on the ground you …
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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 the Instance Nationale, Mr. Representative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to participate in the launching ceremony of the …
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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 in events that celebrate human rights. It is an even greater honor to celebrate the protection of children, a program making the world safer for them, so they will be …
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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 first visit to Mauritania. Last year, when I was here for the Conference for Peace, I was impressed by the Mauritanian people, their generous hospitality, and the beauty and diversity …
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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 most destructive war in the history of the world. World War II was caused and characterized by a cruel disregard for humanity. The UDHR was an appeal to build a …
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Good morning. I am delighted to be here in Mauritania today, my first stop on this visit to the Sahel. I’d like to first express my sincere appreciation for the warm welcome and generous hospitality that my colleagues and I have enjoyed since we arrived. The United State and Mauritania have enjoyed a long partnership. …
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Your Excellencies, The Secretary General of the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training The Secretary General of the Minister of Islamic Affairs Representatives of Honorable Ministers Mr. the Regional Director of Mercy Corps, Colleagues from USAID Distinguished Guests Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be here today to launch the …
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Asalamu alaikum. Good evening. Welcome! Thank you so much for being here tonight. I’ve been looking forward to having you all to my home for this vernissage for quite some time. And I’m so pleased to introduce you to my mom, Dr. Kierscht, who is visiting from Minnesota. This is mom’s 3rd visit to Mauritania, …
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Minister of Health, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be here today for this dissemination event for the 2019-2021 Mauritania Demographic and Health Survey report, the first since 2001. On behalf of the United States Government, I first would like to acknowledge the many technical and financial contributions from our esteemed …
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Dear Ministers, and members of the government delegation, Fellow members of the diplomatic corps, Friends from the business community, civil society and the government, Ladies and gentlemen, honored guests. Good evening. Thank you all for being here tonight to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the United States. On the 4th of July, 246 …
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1. Could you provide a brief background on yourself? Born in Chicago, Illinois, I lived in Nashville, Tennessee, before moving to Fargo, North Dakota with my family where I graduated from high school. Fargo was a special place to grow up as it was very family-friendly, safe and had excellent public schools. In fact, my …
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Honorable President of the Mauritanian American Parliamentary Friendship Group, Lalla MBareck; Representatives and Members of the Group; journalists; Ladies and Gentlemen: This year we celebrated the 62nd anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Brotherhood and Friendship between our two countries, which was signed in 1970. We all hope that this relationship will develop …
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Honorable Minister of Health, Madam Representative of the World Health Organization, Mr. Representative of UNICEF, Ladies and Gentlemen, Representatives of Technical and Financial Partners, Mr. Representative of AFENET, Ladies and Gentlemen Mentors and Supervisors, Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Third Cohort, All present, It is always a great pleasure for me to celebrate our …
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(The speech as prepared) Excellency the Minister of Justice Mr. Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Relations with Civil Society Mr. Representative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Representatives of the Judicial Family, Representatives of the Civil Society Organizations, Esteemed members of the Diplomatic Corps Dear Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a …
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(The speech as prepared) Minister, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity you are giving me today to be among you to salute our joint efforts to improve epidemiological surveillance in Mauritania. Indeed, this training in 2022 of the first cohort demonstrates Mauritania’s commitment to improving its epidemiological surveillance through the continuous technical training …
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Minister, Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to be with you today to sign, on behalf of the United States government, this important $9.5 million, 22 month agreement that will provide Mauritania with important data on groundwater resources, in the northern regions of the country. This ceremony gives me the opportunity to reflect: the desert …
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Welcome and good evening. Thank you for being here, I’m so happy to see everyone this evening. I have the pleasure of introducing you to these excellent musicians who will provide our entertainment this evening. But before we get to that, I’d like us to take a moment to reflect on Black History Month and …
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Minister of Education, Ladies and gentlemen, It is always with great pleasure that I participate in activities that have a direct and tangible impact on the education and health of our children, the leaders of tomorrow. The McGovern-Dole Program is one of them. Indeed, this flagship project of the United States Government has demonstrated two …
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General Rayess, honored guests, Thank you for attending today’s handover ceremony. It gives me great pleasure to be here with you today to commemorate another significant milestone in the strong and proud relationship between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. We stand with you today, as we have for the last 61 …
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10:01 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, my fellow delegates, to all those who dedicate themselves to this noble mission of this institution: It’s my honor to speak to you for the first time as President of the United States. We meet this year in a moment of — intermingled with great pain …
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Good morning. First of all, I would like to tell you how delighted I am to be received by President Ghazouani, to whom I presented my credentials in my capacity as the United States Ambassador to Mauritania. I thank him for the audience he was kind enough to grant me. I reiterated to him the …
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Mr. Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice, Mr. Secretary General of the Ministry of Interior, Mr. UN Resident Coordinator in Mauritania, Representatives of the Judicial Family, Representatives of the Security Forces, Representatives of the Civil Society Organizations, Dear Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here on behalf …
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The United States Capitol 11:52 AM EST THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, distinguished guests, and my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope. Of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages America …
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Remarks for Ambassador’s Participation in the Opening Remarks of The Good Governance of the Private Sector Conference Co-hosted by the U.S. Embassy and CIPE March 6, 2019, at 3:00pm Delivered in French Thank you all for coming. When we built this embassy, we designed this room to be used for events exactly like this, …
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Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Honorable Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, Colleagues from the diplomatic community, Representatives of the chambers of commerce and the Mauritanian business community, Members of the United States-Mauritania Business Forum, Dear guests, Welcome, good evening, Thanks to all of you for joining me for this important event. Today …
Read More» Issued on: January 30, 2018 TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: Less than 1 year has passed since I first stood at this podium, in this majestic chamber, to speak on behalf of the American People …
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