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value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/albania/>Albania</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/algeria/>Algeria</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/andorra/>Andorra</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/angola/>Angola</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/antigua-and-barbuda/>Antigua and Barbuda</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/argentina/>Argentina</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/armenia/>Armenia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/australia/>Australia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/austria/>Austria</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/azerbaijan/>Azerbaijan</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>B</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/bahamas/>Bahamas</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/bahrain/>Bahrain</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/bangladesh/>Bangladesh</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/barbados/>Barbados</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/belarus/>Belarus</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/belgium/>Belgium</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/belize/>Belize</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/benin/>Benin</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/bhutan/>Bhutan</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/bolivia/>Bolivia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/bosnia-and-herzegovina/>Bosnia and Herzegovina</option> <option 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value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/canada/>Canada</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/central-african-republic/>Central African Republic</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/chad/>Chad</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/chile/>Chile</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/china/>China</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/colombia/>Colombia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/comoros/>Comoros</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/costa-rica/>Costa Rica</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/cote-divoire/>Côte d’Ivoire</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/croatia/>Croatia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/cuba/>Cuba</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/cyprus/>Cyprus</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/czechia/>Czechia</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>D</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/>Democratic Republic of the Congo</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/denmark/>Denmark</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/djibouti/>Djibouti</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/dominica/>Dominica</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/dominican-republic/>Dominican Republic</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>E</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/ecuador/>Ecuador</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/egypt/>Egypt</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/el-salvador/>El Salvador</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/equatorial-guinea/>Equatorial Guinea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/eritrea/>Eritrea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/estonia/>Estonia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/eswatini/>Eswatini</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/ethiopia/>Ethiopia</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>F</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/fiji/>Fiji</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/finland/>Finland</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/france/>France</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>G</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/gabon/>Gabon</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/gambia/>Gambia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/georgia/>Georgia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/germany/>Germany</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/ghana/>Ghana</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/greece/>Greece</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/grenada/>Grenada</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/guatemala/>Guatemala</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/guinea/>Guinea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/guinea-bissau/>Guinea-Bissau</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/guyana/>Guyana</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>H</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/haiti/>Haiti</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/holy-see/>Holy See</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/honduras/>Honduras</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/hungary/>Hungary</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>I</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/iceland/>Iceland</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/india/>India</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/indonesia/>Indonesia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/iran/>Iran</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/iraq/>Iraq</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/ireland/>Ireland</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/israel/>Israel</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/italy/>Italy</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>J</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/jamaica/>Jamaica</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/japan/>Japan</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/jordan/>Jordan</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>K</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kazakhstan/>Kazakhstan</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kenya/>Kenya</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kiribati/>Kiribati</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kosovo/>Kosovo</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kuwait/>Kuwait</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kyrgyzstan/>Kyrgyzstan</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>L</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/laos/>Laos</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/latvia/>Latvia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/lebanon/>Lebanon</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/lesotho/>Lesotho</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/liberia/>Liberia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/libya/>Libya</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/liechtenstein/>Liechtenstein</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/lithuania/>Lithuania</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/luxembourg/>Luxembourg</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>M</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/madagascar/>Madagascar</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/malawi/>Malawi</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/malaysia/>Malaysia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/maldives/>Maldives</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mali/>Mali</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/malta/>Malta</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/marshall-islands/>Marshall Islands</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mauritania/>Mauritania</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mauritius/>Mauritius</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mexico/>Mexico</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/micronesia/>Micronesia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/moldova/>Moldova</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/monaco/>Monaco</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mongolia/>Mongolia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/montenegro/>Montenegro</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/morocco/>Morocco</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mozambique/>Mozambique</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>N</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/namibia/>Namibia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/nauru/>Nauru</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/nepal/>Nepal</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/netherlands/>Netherlands</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/new-zealand/>New Zealand</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/nicaragua/>Nicaragua</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/niger/>Niger</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/nigeria/>Nigeria</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/north-korea/>North Korea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/north-macedonia/>North Macedonia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/norway/>Norway</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>O</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/oman/>Oman</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>P</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/pakistan/>Pakistan</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/palau/>Palau</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/panama/>Panama</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/papua-new-guinea/>Papua New Guinea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/paraguay/>Paraguay</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/peru/>Peru</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/philippines/>Philippines</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/poland/>Poland</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/portugal/>Portugal</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>Q</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/qatar/>Qatar</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>R</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/republic-of-the-congo/>Republic of the Congo</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/romania/>Romania</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/russia/>Russia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/rwanda/>Rwanda</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>S</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-kitts-and-nevis/>Saint Kitts and Nevis</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-lucia/>Saint Lucia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/samoa/>Samoa</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/san-marino/>San Marino</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/sao-tome-and-principe/>São Tomé and Príncipe</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/saudi-arabia/>Saudi Arabia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/senegal/>Senegal</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/serbia/>Serbia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/seychelles/>Seychelles</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/sierra-leone/>Sierra Leone</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/singapore/>Singapore</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/slovakia/>Slovakia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/slovenia/>Slovenia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/solomon-islands/>Solomon Islands</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/somalia/>Somalia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/south-africa/>South Africa</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/south-korea/>South Korea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/south-sudan/>South Sudan</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/spain/>Spain</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/sri-lanka/>Sri Lanka</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/sudan/>Sudan</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/suriname/>Suriname</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/sweden/>Sweden</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/switzerland/>Switzerland</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/syria/>Syria</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>T</option><option 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class="front-page-audience-topics__link icon-arrow-right link--arrow" href="https://diplomaticrooms.state.gov/"><span>Diplomatic Reception Rooms</span></a> <a class="front-page-audience-topics__link icon-arrow-right link--arrow" href="https://diplomacy.state.gov/"><span>Museum of American Diplomacy</span></a> <a class="front-page-audience-topics__link icon-arrow-right link--arrow" href="https://history.state.gov/"><span>Office of the Historian</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <section class="module module--front-page-secretary front-page-secretary" data-waypoint="true" data-waypoint-type="inview" data-waypoint-offset="0"> <div class="front-page-secretary__wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="front-page-secretary__intro"> <div class="front-page-secretary__intro-content"> <div class="front-page-secretary__intro-seal"></div> <h2 class="front-page-secretary__intro-name">Michael R. Pompeo</h2> <div class="front-page-secretary__intro-data"> <div class="front-page-secretary__intro-header"> <div class="front-page-secretary__intro-title-wrapper"> <div class="front-page-secretary__intro-title"><p>United States</p> <p>Secretary <em>of</em> State</p> </div> </div> <div class="front-page-secretary__intro-cta"> <a class="icon-twitter" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SecPompeo">@SecPompeo on Twitter</a> </div> </div> <ul class="front-page-secretary__intro-items" aria-label="Secretary of State"> <li class="front-page-secretary__intro-item"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/secretary/" class="icon-arrow-right link--arrow" target="_self"> About the Secretary </a> </li> <li class="front-page-secretary__intro-item"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/speeches-secretary-pompeo/" class="icon-arrow-right link--arrow" target="_self"> Latest Remarks </a> </li> <li class="front-page-secretary__intro-item"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/travels-with-the-secretary-of-state/" class="icon-arrow-right link--arrow" target="_self"> The Secretary's travel </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="front-page-secretary__details"> <div class="front-page-secretary__details-content"> <div class="front-page-secretary__left-col"> <div class="front-page-secretary__image">  <img width="1642" height="924" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/S_BakerInstitute2-1642x924.jpg" class="aspect-ratio-content" alt="Secretary Pompeo Delivers a Speech at the Baker Institute" loading="lazy" data-object-fit="cover" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/S_BakerInstitute2-1642x924.jpg 1642w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/S_BakerInstitute2-300x169.jpg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/S_BakerInstitute2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/S_BakerInstitute2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/S_BakerInstitute2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/S_BakerInstitute2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/S_BakerInstitute2-85x48.jpg 85w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/S_BakerInstitute2-1698x956.jpg 1698w" sizes="(max-width: 1642px) 100vw, 1642px" /> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats"> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-item"> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-number">76</div> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-description">Countries Visited</div> </div> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-item"> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-number">236</div> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-description">Travel Days</div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="front-page-secretary__right-col"> <div class="front-page-secretary__right-col-content"> <p class="front-page-secretary__bio"> Mike Pompeo was sworn in as the 70th U.S. Secretary of State on April 26, 2018. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service and U.S. Agency for International Development. </p> <div class="front-page-secretary__featured-article "> <div class="front-page-secretary__featured-article-copy"> <div class="eyebrow front-page-secretary__eyebrow">January 11, 2021</div> <p class="front-page-secretary__featured-article-headline"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/reclaiming-americas-voice-for-freedom/">Reclaiming America’s Voice for Freedom</a></p> </div>  <figure class="front-page-secretary__featured-article-image"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/reclaiming-americas-voice-for-freedom/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <div class="thumbnail crop_default"><img width="460" height="349" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pompeo_voa2.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Secretary Pompeo delivers remarks at Voice of America Headquarters in Washington, DC." /></div> </a> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats"> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-item"> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-number">76</div> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-description">Countries Visited</div> </div> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-item"> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-number">236</div> <div class="front-page-secretary__stats-description">Travel Days</div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </section>  <section class="module policy-issues front-page-policy-issues" data-component="tabview" data-waypoint="true" data-waypoint-type="inview" data-waypoint-offset="0"> <div class="front-page-policy-issues__wrapper">  <div class="frame"> <h2 class="policy-issues__headline stars-above stars-above--centered">Policy Issues</h2> </div> <div class="frame"> <div class="tab-view policy-issues__tabview">  <ul class="js-tab-view__links policy-issues__links" aria-label="Policy Issues"> <li class="js-tab-view__link policy-issues__link active "> <a role="heading" aria-level="3" href="#policy-tab-1">Human Rights and Democracy</a> </li> <li class="js-tab-view__link policy-issues__link "> <a role="heading" aria-level="3" href="#policy-tab-2">Global Health</a> </li> <li class="js-tab-view__link policy-issues__link "> <a role="heading" aria-level="3" href="#policy-tab-3">Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy</a> </li> </ul>  <div class="js-tab-view__panels"> <section class="js-tab-panel active-tab " id="policy-tab-1"> <h3 class="js-tab-panel__title policy-issues__panel-title row" data-href="#policy-tab-1"> <span>Human Rights and Democracy</span> <span class="icon-svg"> <svg width="18" height="10" viewBox="0 0 18 10" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <g stroke="#B63031" stroke-width="1.5" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke-linecap="square"><path d="M8.879 8.879L1.12 1.12M9 9l8-8"></path></g> </svg> </span> </h3> <div class="js-tab-panel__content"> <div class="policy-issues__articles row">  <div class="policy-issues__featured-article"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/chinas-disregard-for-human-rights/"> <img width="640" height="426" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CCP-Human-Rights-Abuses-Banner-scaled-e1608666766128-768x511.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="CCP Human Rights Abuses Banner" loading="lazy" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CCP-Human-Rights-Abuses-Banner-scaled-e1608666766128-768x511.jpg 768w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CCP-Human-Rights-Abuses-Banner-scaled-e1608666766128-300x200.jpg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CCP-Human-Rights-Abuses-Banner-scaled-e1608666766128-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CCP-Human-Rights-Abuses-Banner-scaled-e1608666766128-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, 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href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/report-to-congress-on-identification-of-and-immigration-restrictions-on-senior-officials-of-the-government-of-iran-and-their-family-members/">Report to Congress on Identification of, and Immigration Restrictions on, Senior Officials of the Government of Iran and their Family Members</a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article-img"> </div>  </div>  <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/u-s-government-efforts-to-advance-business-and-human-rights-in-2020/"> </a> <div class="policy-issues__article"> <div class="policy-issues__article-text"> <span class="policy-issues__date">January 11, 2021</span> <p class="policy-issues__article-title"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/u-s-government-efforts-to-advance-business-and-human-rights-in-2020/">U.S. Government Efforts to Advance Business and Human Rights in 2020</a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article-img"> </div>  </div>  <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/digital-press-briefing-with-ambassador-j-peter-pham-u-s-special-envoy-for-the-sahel/"> </a> <div class="policy-issues__article"> <div class="policy-issues__article-text"> <span class="policy-issues__date">January 5, 2021</span> <p class="policy-issues__article-title"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/digital-press-briefing-with-ambassador-j-peter-pham-u-s-special-envoy-for-the-sahel/">Digital Press Briefing with Ambassador J. Peter Pham, U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel</a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article-img"> </div>  </div>   <div class="policy-issues__article"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/policy-issues/human-rights-and-democracy/" class="policy-issues__read-more icon-arrow-right link--arrow">More about Human Rights and Democracy</a> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>  <section class="js-tab-panel " id="policy-tab-2"> <h3 class="js-tab-panel__title policy-issues__panel-title row" data-href="#policy-tab-2"> <span>Global Health</span> <span class="icon-svg"> <svg width="18" height="10" viewBox="0 0 18 10" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <g stroke="#B63031" stroke-width="1.5" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke-linecap="square"><path d="M8.879 8.879L1.12 1.12M9 9l8-8"></path></g> </svg> </span> </h3> <div class="js-tab-panel__content"> <div class="policy-issues__articles row">  <div class="policy-issues__featured-article"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/update-the-united-states-continues-to-lead-the-global-response-to-covid-19-5/"> <img width="640" height="427" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/covid-19_honduras-768x512.jpeg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="Covid 19 Honduras" loading="lazy" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/covid-19_honduras-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/covid-19_honduras-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/covid-19_honduras-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/covid-19_honduras-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/covid-19_honduras-72x48.jpeg 72w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/covid-19_honduras.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </a> <span class="policy-issues__date">July 29, 2020</span> <p class="policy-issues__featured-title"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/update-the-united-states-continues-to-lead-the-global-response-to-covid-19-5/">UPDATE: The United States Continues to Lead the Global Response to COVID-19</a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__more-articles"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/digital-press-briefing-with-u-s-global-aids-coordinator-and-u-s-special-representative-for-global-health-diplomacy-ambassador-deborah-l-birx-m-d/"> </a> <div class="policy-issues__article"> <div class="policy-issues__article-text"> <span class="policy-issues__date">December 1, 2020</span> <p class="policy-issues__article-title"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/digital-press-briefing-with-u-s-global-aids-coordinator-and-u-s-special-representative-for-global-health-diplomacy-ambassador-deborah-l-birx-m-d/">Digital Press Briefing with U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, M.D.</a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article-img"> </div>  </div>  <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/pepfar-world-aids-day-2020-statement/"> </a> <div class="policy-issues__article"> <div class="policy-issues__article-text"> <span class="policy-issues__date">December 1, 2020</span> <p class="policy-issues__article-title"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/pepfar-world-aids-day-2020-statement/">World AIDS Day 2020 Statement</a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article-img"> </div>  </div>  <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/pepfar-has-saved-20-million-lives-and-advanced-hiv-gains-despite-covid-19/"> </a> <div class="policy-issues__article"> <div class="policy-issues__article-text"> <span class="policy-issues__date">December 1, 2020</span> <p class="policy-issues__article-title"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/pepfar-has-saved-20-million-lives-and-advanced-hiv-gains-despite-covid-19/">PEPFAR Has Saved 20 Million Lives and Advanced HIV Gains Despite COVID-19</a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article-img"> </div>  </div>   <div class="policy-issues__article"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/policy-issues/global-health/" class="policy-issues__read-more icon-arrow-right link--arrow">More about Global Health</a> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>  <section class="js-tab-panel " id="policy-tab-3"> <h3 class="js-tab-panel__title policy-issues__panel-title row" data-href="#policy-tab-3"> <span>Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy</span> <span class="icon-svg"> <svg width="18" height="10" viewBox="0 0 18 10" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <g stroke="#B63031" stroke-width="1.5" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke-linecap="square"><path d="M8.879 8.879L1.12 1.12M9 9l8-8"></path></g> </svg> </span> </h3> <div class="js-tab-panel__content"> <div class="policy-issues__articles row">  <div class="policy-issues__featured-article"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/reports/2020-investment-climate-statements/"> <img width="640" height="319" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/shutterstock_585541982-e1556567320691-768x383.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="Shutterstock Illustration" loading="lazy" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/shutterstock_585541982-e1556567320691-768x383.jpg 768w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/shutterstock_585541982-e1556567320691-300x150.jpg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/shutterstock_585541982-e1556567320691-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/shutterstock_585541982-e1556567320691-96x48.jpg 96w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </a> <span class="policy-issues__date">September 8, 2020</span> <p class="policy-issues__featured-title"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/reports/2020-investment-climate-statements/">2020 Investment Climate Statements</a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__more-articles"> <div class="policy-issues__article"> <div class="policy-issues__article-text"> <span class="policy-issues__date">January 15, 2021</span> <p class="policy-issues__article-title"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/under-secretary-keith-krach-remarks-on-u-s-eswatini-clean-network-declaration">Under Secretary Keith Krach Remarks on U.S.-Eswatini Clean Network Declaration </a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article-img"> </div>  </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article"> <div class="policy-issues__article-text"> <span class="policy-issues__date">January 14, 2021</span> <p class="policy-issues__article-title"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/under-secretary-keith-krach-remarks-on-u-s-georgia-5g-mou/">Under Secretary Keith Krach Remarks on U.S.-Georgia 5G MOU </a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article-img"> </div>  </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article"> <div class="policy-issues__article-text"> <span class="policy-issues__date">January 14, 2021</span> <p class="policy-issues__article-title"><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/under-secretary-keith-krachs-remarks-to-the-press-on-communist-chinese-military-companies/">Under Secretary Keith Krach’s Remarks to the Press on Communist Chinese Military Companies</a></p> </div>  <div class="policy-issues__article-img"> </div>  </div>   <div class="policy-issues__article"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/policy-issues/economic-prosperity-and-trade-policy/" class="policy-issues__read-more icon-arrow-right link--arrow">More about Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy</a> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>  <section class="module module--front-page-countries front-page-countries" data-component="tabview" data-waypoint="true" data-waypoint-type="inview" data-waypoint-offset="0"> <div class="front-page-countries__wrapper"> <header class="fp-countries-header row"> <span class="icon-svg"> 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Iran's supreme leader vowed Wednesday he will not allow international inspection of Iran's military sites or access to Iranian scientists under any nuclear agreement with world powers. 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Pompeo" /></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="fp-countries__article"> <div class="fp-countries__article-text"> <span class="date fp-countries__article-date"> January 15, 2021 </span> <p class="fp-countries__article-headline"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/imposing-sanctions-related-to-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-shipping-lines-and-iranian-shipping-entities/"> Imposing Sanctions Related to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and Iranian Shipping Entities </a> </p> </div> <div class="fp-countries__article-img"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/imposing-sanctions-related-to-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-shipping-lines-and-iranian-shipping-entities/">  <div class="thumbnail crop_default"><img width="640" height="360" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/S-and-SPOX-Featured-Comps_vFinal3-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Michael R. Pompeo" /></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="fp-countries__article"> <div class="fp-countries__article-text"> <span class="date fp-countries__article-date"> January 15, 2021 </span> <p class="fp-countries__article-headline"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/imposing-sanctions-on-iranian-entities-for-activities-related-to-conventional-arms-proliferation/"> Imposing Sanctions on Iranian Entities for Activities Related to Conventional Arms Proliferation </a> </p> </div> <div class="fp-countries__article-img"> <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/imposing-sanctions-on-iranian-entities-for-activities-related-to-conventional-arms-proliferation/">  <div class="thumbnail crop_default"><img width="640" height="360" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/S-and-SPOX-Featured-Comps_vFinal4-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Michael R. 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