Ambassador and Gail Brown on their recent trip to Samoa. Photo credit: U.S. Department of State.

Samoa National Day

Statement by Secretary POMPEO: Samoa National Day Please accept my best wishes as you and the people of Samoa celebrate Independence Day. Since 1971, the United States and the Independent State of Samoa have been close and enduring partners in the Pacific. Our two countries are joined by our shared belief in democracy and freedom. ... Read More»

By | 1 June, 2018 | Categories: Key Officials, News, President of the United States, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: , ,

President Trump arrives at the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington to give his first address to Congress since becoming president. (© AP Images)

Here’s President Trump’s first address to Congress

President Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress on February 28. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — and citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path towards civil rights and the work that still remains ... Read More»

By | 2 March, 2017 | Categories: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, President of the United States | Tags: , , , ,

Rex Tillerson, shown here visiting Capitol Hill in 2011, is confirmed as the 69th secretary of state. (© AP Images)

Learn about Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

From ShareAmerica . Rex Tillerson, a globe-trotting oil executive and engineer, is the new U.S. secretary of state and chief foreign affairs adviser to President Trump. He was confirmed February 1 as the 69th secretary of state, a position first held by Thomas Jefferson and most recently by John Kerry. Five predecessors won the Nobel Peace Prize. Rex ... Read More»

By | 2 February, 2017 | Categories: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News | Tags: , ,

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president as Melania Trump holds a bible Trump's mother gave him when he was a boy atop the bible used by President Lincoln at his first inauguration. (© AP Images)

The Inauguration of the 45th President of the United States

Here’s newly sworn-in President Trump’s full speech   President Trump delivered this inaugural address on January 20, 2017. THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our ... Read More»

By | 24 January, 2017 | Categories: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, President of the United States | Tags: , ,

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U.S. Elections 2016

U.S. Citizen based overseas? Visit  fvap.gov  for voting information. “The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.” –President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) The fifty-eighth United States Presidential Election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. ... Read More»

By | 6 April, 2016 | Categories: Elections, News, President of the United States, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: , , , , ,

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