U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
Recent News About U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Peru
The constitution bars discrimination based on religious affiliation or belief and provides for freedom of conscience and religion, either individually or in association with others.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Paraguay
The constitution accords individuals the right to choose, change, and freely practice their religion and prohibits religious discrimination.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Jamaica
The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including the freedom to worship and to change one’s religion.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Belize
The constitution provides for freedom of religion, freedom to change one’s religion or belief, and freedom to express one’s religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice, and observance.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Argentina
The constitution and laws provide for freedom of religion and the right to profess freely one’s faith.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Chile
The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship. Religion and state are separate.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Saint Lucia
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and individuals’ right to change, manifest, and propagate the religion of their choosing.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Bolivia
The constitution stipulates the state is independent of religion and provides for “freedom of thought, spirituality, religion, and worship, expressed individually or collectively, in public and in private.”
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Barbados
The constitution and other laws provide for freedom of religion, including the freedom to change one’s religion, and it prohibits discrimination based on religious belief.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Saint Kitts and Nevis
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion.
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Paraguay National Day
On behalf of the United States of America, I extend warm wishes and congratulations to the people of Paraguay on the anniversary of your independence.
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U.S. Relations With Paraguay
More information about Paraguay is available on the Paraguay Country Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
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Launch of “Movilidad Segura” Website for Information on Regional Processing Centers
As one important step towards operationalizing the regional processing centers initiative, our international organization partners launched the MovilidadSegura.org website today.
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Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Verma to Meet with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Grandi
On Thursday, May 11, 2023, Deputy Secretary Verma will meet with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi where they will discuss the current situation in the Western Hemisphere with a particular focus on the lifting of Title 42, exchange notes on the global humanitarian situation, and review global refugee resettlement operations.
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Advancing the Minerals Security Partnership with Argentina and the Private Sector
To advance the goals of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), a collaboration of 13 governments to catalyze public and private investment in critical mineral supply chains globally, Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez convened an online discussion with Argentine Secretary of Mining María Fernanda Ávila, international private sector representatives, and MSP partners to discuss critical minerals projects in Argentina.
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Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Argentina Secretary of Mining, Fernanda Ávila, and Argentina Secretary of Energy, Flavia Royon, in Buenos Aires
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel:
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Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the University of Buenos Aires
Buenas tardes! Thank you, Ambassador Stanley, for your introduction and for serving as an energetic and wise guide through Buenos Aires today and every day.
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Remarks by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman
Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, Michelle, for kicking us off and thank you to all of the journalists for joining us here.
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Assistant Secretary of State Lee Satterfield to Deliver Remarks Today at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ National Capitol Forum
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that Assistant Secretary of State Lee Satterfield will deliver remarks to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ (HACU) National Capitol Forum today in Washington D.C.
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Sanctioning Three Nicaraguan Judges Involved in Depriving Nicaraguans of Their Basic Right to Citizenship
The United States is taking further action to hold accountable perpetrators of the Nicaraguan regime’s repressive actions.