Rex Tillerson: “Having ineffective sanctions is worse than having no sanctions at all because it sends a weak signal to the target…”

Where religious freedom is not protected, we know that instability, human rights abuses, and violent extremism have a greater opportunity to take root.

We call on the DPRK to halt its illegal nuclear weapons program and its ballistic missile test.

The dedicated men and women of the State Department and USAID carry out the important and often perilous work of advancing America's interests every single day.

We have to ensure our partners and allies understand what that moniker conveys and I think what we have had good dialogue with them about is it does not mean America is stepping back or that we only worry about our own self interests.