Excerpts of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2011    3

Excerpts from Remarks by U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Commissioners Leo, Prodromou, Eid, Gaer, Land, Shaw, Shea and van der Meid, April 28, 2011    4

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 8, 2011    12

White House Statement, April 13, 2011    13

White House Statement, May 2, 2011    13

Statement by President Barack Obama, May 3, 2011    14

Excerpts of Remarks by President Obama, May 6, 2011    14

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, May 16, 2011    15

Remarks by President Obama, Director of National Intelligence Clapper, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Panetta, May 20, 2011    16

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates, May 24, 2011    19

White House Statement, June 7, 2011    20

Press Release from the Department of Homeland Security, June 7, 2011    20

Statement by President Obama, June 8, 2011    21

Letter from President Obama, June 15, 2011    21

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 17, 2011    23

Statement by President Obama, June 20, 2011    23

Statement by President Obama, June 24, 2011    23

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, June 27, 2011    24

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, April 1, 2011    26

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, April 6, 2011    26

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, April 7, 2011    27

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, April 12, 2011    27

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, April 13, 2011    28

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, April 14, 2011    28

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, April 14, 2011    29

Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, April 16, 2011    29

Remarks by Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Yohannes, April 22, 2010    30

Statement by US AID Administrator Dr. Shah, April 22, 2011    30

Statement by USAID Administrator Dr. Shah, April 25, 2011    31

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, April 26, 2011    31

Statement by USAID Administrator Dr. Shah, April 26, 2011    32

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, May 3, 2011    32

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, May 5, 2011    33

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, May 6, 2011    33

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, May 6, 2011    36

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, May 18, 2011    36

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, May 19, 2011    36

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, May 19, 2011    37

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, May 23, 2011    37

Remarks by Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Yohannes, May 25, 2011    37

Press Release from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, May 26, 2011    38

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, May 26, 2011    38

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 5, 2011    38

Remarks by Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Yohannes, June 10, 2011    39

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, June 10, 2011    41

Remarks by Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Yohannes, June 12, 2011    41

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, June 13, 2011    42

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, June 16, 2011    42

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, June 22, 2011    43

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, June 24, 2011    43

Press Release from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, June 24, 2011    44

Press Release from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, June 28, 2011    44

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 2, 2011    46

White House Statement, April 4, 2011    46

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 6, 2011    46

Statement by President Obama, April 11, 2011    46

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 11, 2011    47

White House Statement, April 12, 2011    47

White House Statement, April 12, 2011    47

White House Statement, April 18, 2011    47

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 19, 2011    48

Statement by President Barack Obama, May 4, 2011    48

White House Statement, May 21, 2011    48

White House Statement, June 9, 2011    49

White House Statement, June 9, 2011    49

White House Statement, June 10, 2011    49

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Zambian President Banda, June 10, 2011    49

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, June 10, 2011    52

Press Release from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, June 10, 2011    56

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, June 11, 2011    56

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton with Tanzanian Prime Minister Pinda and Irish Deputy Prime Minister Gilmore, June 12, 2011    57

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, June 12, 2011    59

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton with Tanzanian President Kikwete, June 13, 2011    60

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, June 13, 2011    62

Press Release from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, June 14, 2011    66

White House Statement, June 16, 2011    67

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 20, 2011    67

Statement by President Obama, June 22, 2011    67

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton with Liberian President Sirleaf, June 23, 2011    68

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 24, 2011    68

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 27, 2011    68

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 29, 2011    69

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 7, 2011    70

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and South Korean Foreign Minister Kim, April 16, 2011    70

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 17, 2011    70

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Matsumoto, April 17, 2011,    71

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 25, 2011    74

Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Geithner, May 3, 2011    74

Excerpts of Remarks by Vice President Biden, May 9, 2011    75

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, Secretary of Treasury Geithner, Chinese Vice Premier Wang, and Chinese State Councilor Dai, May 9, 2011    76

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, Secretary of Treasury Geithner, Chinese Vice Premier Wang, and Chinese State Councilor Dai, May 10, 2011    79

Remarks by President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Kan, May 26, 2011    82

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates, June 2, 2011    83

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, June 7, 2011    85

White House Statement, June 16, 2011    85

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton with Philippines Foreign Secretary Rosario, June 23, 2011    86

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim, June 24, 2011    89

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 7, 2011    92

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Finnish Foreign Minister Stubb, April 11, 2011    92

Press Release from the Department of Homeland Security, April 14, 2011    93

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 19, 2011    94

White House Statement, April 21, 2011    94

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Dutch Foreign Minister Rosenthal, April 21, 2011    94

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Danish Foreign Minister Espersen, May 12, 2011    95

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, May 18, 2011    97

Remarks by President Obama and Irish Prime Minister Kenny, May 23, 2011    97

Excerpts of Remarks by President Obama and British Prime Minister Cameron, May 25, 2011    98

Remarks by President Obama, May 25, 2011    103

Remarks by President Obama and Russian President Medvedev, May 26, 2011    106

Statement by President Barack Obama, May 26, 2011    107

White House Statement, May 26, 2011    107

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, May 26, 2011    108

Statement by President Barack Obama, May 27, 2011    108

Excerpts of Remarks by President Obama and Polish Prime Minister Tusk, May 28, 2011    109

Remarks by President Obama and Polish President Komorowski, May 28, 2011    112

Excerpts of Remarks by Vice President Biden and Italian President Napolitano, June 1, 2011    113

White House Statement, June 1, 2011    114

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, June 2, 2011    115

Excerpts of Remarks by President Obama and German Chancellor Merkel, June 7, 2011    116

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, June 14, 2011    117

Press Release from the Department of Homeland Security, June 21, 2011    118

Press Release from the Department of Homeland Security, June 22, 2011    118

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 22, 2011    119

White House Statement, June 23, 2011    119

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 30, 2011    119

Press Release from the Department of Homeland Security, June 30, 2011    119

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Italian Foreign Minister Frattini, April 6, 2011    122

Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates, April 6, 2011    124

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates, April 7, 2011    124

Statement by President Obama, April 8, 2011    125

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates, April 8, 2011    125

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 12, 2011    126

Statement by President Obama, April 22, 2011    129

White House Statement, April 23, 2011    130

White House Statement, April 25, 2011    130

White House Statement, April 25, 2011    130

Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates and British Secretary of State for Defense Fox, April 26, 2011    130

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, April 26, 2011    131

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, April 28, 2011    132

White House Statement, April 29, 2011    132

Excerpts of Statement by Secretary of State Clinton and Italian Foreign Minister Frattini, May 5, 2011    132

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, May 6, 2011    134

Remarks by President Obama and Jordanian King Abdullah II, May 17, 2011    134

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and European Union High Representative for Foreign Policy Ashton, May 17, 2011    135

Press Release from the Department of the Treasury, May 17, 2011    137

Press Release from the Department of the Treasury, May 18, 2011    137

Remarks by President Obama, May 19, 2011    137

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton in an interview with Katie Couric of CBS News, May 19, 2011    142

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, May 19, 2011    144

Remarks by President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, May 20, 2011    144

Remarks by President Obama, May 22, 2011    146

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, May 22, 2011    148

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and British Foreign Secretary Hague, May 23, 2011    148

Remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu before a Joint Session of Congress, May 24, 2011    151

Remarks by President Obama and French President Sarkozy, May 27, 2011    154

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Dr. Irani of Occidental Petroleum, June 3, 2011    155

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 4, 2011    157

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and French Foreign Minister Juppe, June 6, 2011    157

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, June 9, 2011    159

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 9, 2011    161

White House Statement, June 11, 2011    162

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 16, 2011 162 Joint Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Geithner and Secretary of State Clinton, June 23, 2011    162

White House Statement, April 6, 2011    164

White House Statement, April 30, 2011    164

Remarks by President Obama, May 2, 2011    164

Press Release from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, May 5, 2011    165

White House Statement, May 6, 2011    166

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates, May 6, 2011    166

White House Statement, May 9, 2011    168

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen, May 27, 2011    168

Press Release from the Department of Homeland Security, May 27, 2011    172

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, May 31, 2011    172

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates, May 31, 2011    172

Press Release from the Department of Homeland Security, June 2, 2011    173

Excerpts Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates and Afghan President Karzai, June 4, 2011    174

White House Statement, June 8, 2011    176

Excerpts of Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates, June 9, 2011    176

Remarks by President Obama, June 22, 2011    178

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, June 23, 2011    180

Press Release from the Department of Homeland Security, April 1, 2011    184

Remarks by President Obama and Colombian President Santos, April 7, 2011    184

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Haitian President–elect Martelly, April 20, 2011    186

Remarks by President Obama and Panamanian President Martinelli, April 28, 2011    188

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, April 28, 2011    188

White House Statement, May 3, 2011    189

Statement by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, May 6, 2011    189

Excerpts of Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, May 11, 2011    189

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, May 16, 2011    192

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, May 16, 2011    192

Press Release from the Department of Homeland Security, May 17, 2011    193

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, May 23, 2011    193

White House Statement, May 26, 2011    194

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton and Colombian Foreign Minister Holguin, May 31, 2011    194

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton, June 1, 2011    195

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, June 16, 2011    195

White House Statement, June 21, 2011    195

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, June 22, 2011    195

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton, June 22, 2011    197

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, June 28, 2011    198

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, April 15, 2011    200

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, April 18, 2011    200

Press Release from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, April 18, 2011    200

Press Release from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, April 26, 2011    201

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, May 26, 2011    201

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, June 7, 2011    202

Press Release from the U.S. Agency for International Development, June 9, 2011    202

Press Release from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, June 9, 2011    203

Press Release from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, June 10, 2011    203

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, June 11, 2011    204

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, June 22, 2011    205

Press Release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, June 28, 2011    205

Press Release from the Department of the Treasury, June 28, 2011    206

Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Geithner, June 28, 2011    206