State Department Releases 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Perhaps no foreign policy challenge has such a direct and immediate impact on the U.S. public as that of illegal drugs coming… more
On February 28, 2017, President Donald J. Trump addressed a Joint Session of Congress -- his first such address since taking office. In his remarks, President Trump underscored progress his Administration has… more
Illicit narcotrafficking and drug use present an inherently transnational problem -- drug traffickers clearly don’t respect national borders. To succeed in combatting drug trafficking, then, the good guys must… more
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson traveled to Mexico City, Mexico February 22-23, 2017. He was joined in Mexico by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly. During their visit, the two Secretaries met… more
This Treaty of Tlatelolco led to the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean. For the first time in history, the nations of a populated region joined together to draft an… more
This month, seven leaders who studied abroad on State Department exchange programs early in their careers were recognized in Forbes' annual 30 Under 30 . more
