[wanabidii] Press Releases: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall To Travel to United Kingdom

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall To Travel to United Kingdom 06/10/2014 01:13 PM EDT Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall To Travel to United Kingdom Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 10, 2014 U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall will travel to London, U.K., from June 11 to 13 to represent the United States at the London Ministerial Summit on Boko Haram, as well as attend the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. The London Ministerial Summit on Boko Haram is a continuation of the May 17 Nigeria Security Summit in Paris. Peace and security in Nigeria is one of our highest foreign policy priorities in Africa, and this summit will underscore the need for a comprehensive, regional approach to countering terrorism, while emphasizing civilian security, respect for human rights, and efforts to address the underlying causes of the conflict. Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield from the Bureau of African Affairs will accompany Under Secretary Sewall. At the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, Under Secretary Sewall will speak at a session within the opening ministerial plenary, which will focus on the roles and responsibilities of states and political actors in addressing sexual violence in conflict and post conflict. The United States has been a key supporter of this effort and believes that addressing sexual violence in conflict is a matter of national security. The delegation from the United States will be led by Secretary of State John Kerry, and will also include senior officials from the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Catherine Russell; Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp; Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Russ Feingold; and principals from the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; the Bureau of International Organization Affairs; the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; and USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance. For more information on the State Department’s work on civilian security, democracy, and human rights, follow @civsecatstate or visit www.state.gov/j. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:   External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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