Diplomatic Center
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

3:47 P.M. AST

VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Thank you very much. Good afternoon, everyone. Mr. President, Madam Prime Minister, distinguished leaders of Caribbean countries, I want to thank you all -- and I mean all of you -- for what for me was a very fruitful and good meeting. I learned a great deal, and I've also learned we have a lot more work to do together.

Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden are in Trinidad and Tobago to meet with Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar as well as leaders of other Caribbean countries, whom Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar has graciously offered to invite to discuss the full range of bilateral and regional issues.

(Washington, D.C., May 6, 2013) – Business and government leaders from the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) will promote best practices for successful business ventures in the U.S. territory at the first ever U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Summit on Friday, June 7, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Entitled "U.S.

Secretary's Preface
I am proud to present the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for the first time as Secretary of State. When I served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, my colleagues and I depended on these reports for an accurate assessment of human rights conditions around the world. I know how valuable they are to those in the State Department and other federal agencies who carry out U.S. foreign policy as well as to members of Congress, the academic community, activists, students, journalists, lawyers, judges, foreign governments, and concerned citizens everywhere.