Topic: Kurt Campbell

US urges no loopholes on Japan child abductions

The United States pressed Japan to let parents see children snatched by estranged partners, saying it would not tolerate loopholes as Tokyo moves to resolve the longtime source of tension.Western nations have voiced concern for years over citizens' struggles to see ...

US envoy presses Japan on parental child abductions

The top US diplomat for East Asia on Friday urged Japan to take steps to end the parental abductions of children from broken international marriages.US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell made the request in a meeting with Justice Minister Keiko ...

US envoy vows solidarity with S.Korea over warship

The United States Thursday pledged solidarity with South Korea in its bid to censure North Korea for the sinking of a warship, with a senior envoy urging the world to take a strong stance.Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell was visiting ...
The United States Thursday pledged solidarity with South Korea in its bid to censure North Korea for the sinking of a warship, with a senior envoy urging the world to take a strong stance.Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell was visiting ...

SKorea ship among topics for Clinton's China talks

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will quiz China on developments in North Korea and its reaction to a report on the sinking of a South Korean warship, a top aide said Wednesday.But aide Kurt Campbell declined to comment on the ...
Myanmar's detained Aung San Suu Kyi requests special appeal for freedomMyanmar's detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is making a final bid for freedom, lawyers said Tuesday after submitting a request for a special appeal against her house arrest ...

U.S. "profoundly disappointed" at Myanmar polls

YANGON (Reuters) - A top United States official on Monday expressed his "profound disappointment" at Myanmar's approach to an election this year and warned the ruling junta the vote would not be recognized by the international community.Assistant Secretary of State Kurt ...
A top US envoy voiced concern Sunday about election preparations in Myanmar ahead of his visit there for talks with the ruling junta and detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi."We're troubled by much of what we've seen and ...

Myanmar likely to let US envoy meet Suu Kyi

Myanmar's junta is likely to let US envoy Kurt Campbell meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, paving the way for him to visit the country next week, an official told AFP Saturday.On Friday the US State Department said ...
Myanmar election laws that bar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from standing in polls this year are "disappointing and regrettable", US envoy Kurt Campbell said Wednesday."I think it would be fair to say what we have seen so far is ...