Public Advocacy for Media Freedom

Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State:

 Readout of the Secretary’s Meeting with Burmese Minister for the Office of
the State Counsellor Kyaw Tint Swe – September 28, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/09/286305.htm)
 Readout of the Secretary’s Meeting with Burmese Union Minister for
International Cooperation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Kyaw
Tin – August 4, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/08/284933.htm)
 Op-Ed Highlighting Plight of Uighur Journalists and Broader Religious
Persecution in China and Iran – July 24, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2018/07/284447.htm)
 Remarks on Supporting Iranian Voices, Citing Role of Independent Media –
July 22, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2018/07/284292.htm)
 Press Statement on World Press Freedom Day – May 3, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2018/05/281804.htm)
 Press Statement Condemning Attack on Journalists in Kabul – April 30,
2018 (https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2018/281338.htm)

Heather Nauert, Spokesperson:

 Topper on Winners of the International Press Freedom Award during

Department Press Briefing – November 15, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/11/287388.htm)
 Answer to Question on “Fake News” and Press Freedom during Department
Press Briefing – November 15, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/11/287388.htm)
 Answer to Question on Press Freedom in Egypt during Department Press
Briefing – September 20, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/09/286096.htm)
 Answer to Question on Press Freedom in Burma during Department Press
Briefing – September 13, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/09/285910.htm)
 Topper on Situation in Cambodia during Department Press Briefing –
August 15, 2018 (https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/08/285171.htm)
 Public Remarks in Support for USAGM Journalists – September 12, 2018
 Answer to Question on Press Freedom in Cambodia during Department
Press Briefing – July 31, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/07/284841.htm)
 Press Statement on Honoring Journalists Murdered in Russia: Estemirova
and Klebnikov – July 12, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/07/284060.htm)
 Press Statement on Burma Court Decision to Continue Trial of Reuters
Journalists – July 9, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/07/283920.htm)
 Press Statement on Eroding Press Freedom in Russia – July 6, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/07/283873.htm)
 Topper on World Press Freedom Day during Department Press Briefing –
May 3, 2018 (https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/05/281803.htm)
 Answer to Question on Press Freedom in Turkey during Department Press
Briefing – May 3, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/05/281803.htm)
 Answer to Question on “Fake News” and Press Freedom during Department
Press Briefing – May 3, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/05/281803.htm)
 Topper on Uighur Journalists with Radio Free Asia during Department Press
Briefing – April 19, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/04/280609.htm)
 Answer to Question on Department Program to Support Media Literacy in
Kenya during Department Press Briefing – March 22, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2018/03/279451.htm)
 Press Statement Condemning Russian Suppression of Independent Media in
Crimea – March 14, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/03/279266.htm)
 Press Statement Condemning Russian Suppression of Independent Media in
Eastern Ukraine – February 13, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/02/278270.htm)
 Press Statement on Prosecution of Reuters Reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw
Soe Oo in Burma – January 10, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/01/277385.htm)
 Answer to Question on Journalists in Burma during Department Press
Briefing – September 7, 2017
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2017/09/273847.htm)
  Press Statement on the Assault on Media Freedom in Azerbaijan –
August 26, 2017 (https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/08/273659.htm)
 Press Statement on Honoring the Memory of Journalists Natalya Estemirova
and Paul Klebnikov – July 14, 2017
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/07/272615.htm)

Ambassador Michael Kozak, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Democracy,

Human Rights, and Labor (DRL):

 Briefing on the Release of the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights

Practices – April 20, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/04/280671.htm)

Scott Busby, Deputy Assistant Secretary, DRL:

 Remarks at the Opening of GCTF Workshop on “Defending Democracy

through Media Literacy” – October 18, 2018
(https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/rm/2018/286784.htm)

Former Officials:

Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State:

 Press Statement on World Press Freedom Day – May 3, 2017

(https://www.state.gov/secretary/20172018tillerson/remarks/2017/05/27060
7.htm)

Acting Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

Bruce Wharton:

 Remarks at BBG-GWU World Press Freedom Day Event – May 1, 2017

(https://www.state.gov/r/remarks/2017/270633.htm)
 Remarks on at Workshop on “Public Diplomacy in a Post-Truth Society” –
March 20, 2017 (https://www.state.gov/r/remarks/2017/268592.htm)