The Truman Building: The Department of State - [Resignation but not now]

[Sec. of State Superique]

Welcome to the Truman Building!

Common Citizens, the President, the Vice-President and Senators from all across the political spectrum may take your piña-coladas in the lobby while you wait to  meet with the current Secretary of State, Superique. Since there's no committees in the Senate, this thread shall also work as an "unofficial" committee to Foreign Affairs matters, any concerns, doubts and requests about Atlasian Security and Diplomacy mat be published here and if the matter is to be kept in secret, just send a PM to your Secretary that it will happily answer you.

Don't forget to check out the official newspaper of the SoS, the International Tribune, where the major international developments are announced. Speeches and other "legal" announcements shall, however, be kept under this thread.

[Sec. of State Superique]

Are the honorable gentlemen reading the news reports that I've been writting?

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I've been reading the updates

I'm glad that someone is reading

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Superique’s Schedule – February 9th Week

Superique will visit strategic Arab countries from the Middle East to recognize Israel as a sovereign state and the return to normal economical and diplomatic relations between Israel and those countries after peace talks are done and a Palestinian state is created.  Superique will pull support on an approach based on the Arab Peace Initiative and on other bilateral agreements between Israel and Palestine. In a meeting of the Arab League in Doha, Superique will meet with:

• AL Secretariat Nabil Elaraby
• President Abbas of Palestinian Authority
• King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
• King Abdullah II of Jordan
• Emir Al Thani of Qatar
• King Hamad bin Isa of Bahrain
• Prime-Minister al-Maliki of Iraq
• Acting President Adly Mansour of Egypt
• Kuwait Emir Al-Sabah of Kuwait
• President Bouteflika of Algeria
• President Hadi of Yemen
• Sultan Al-Said of Oman
• President Suleiman of Lebanon
• President Aziz of Mauritania
• King Mohamed IV of Morocco

Superique wanted Israeli’s PM presence in the event but organizing countries did not see this as a good timing due to instabilities in Israel and the presence of many leaders that don’t relate well with Israel.

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Important developments on Foreign Situation - Week Review Published.

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Two Important things happened this week: Uganda and Ukraine. The Department of State will post Atlasian positions on that matters soon.

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The Department of State
Atlasian Public Opinion – Superique’s Open Letter


Superique's statement on Uganda Anti-Gay Legislation

The current efforts to repress homosexuals in Uganda have called for Atlasian reprimand. As the main line of our Foreign Policy is the protection and promotion of Human Rights, Atlasian authorities will not tolerate any kind of excess of violence and it won’t accept being quiet about the current injustices that are happening on this African country. Just as we are not happy with countries that prohibit a particular sexual orientation, we shall not agree with a nation that harm, exclude and accepts aggression of homosexuals on its lands either.

The United Nations Charter allows nations to have their own laws and allows citizens to define their own rules, but sovereignty and the right of self-determination principles are only valid when the universal human rights are also respected. Since the approval of anti-gay legislation, Uganda has been gradually becoming a criminal state; a state that, despite already living the disaster of bloodbaths, unfortunately insists on the path of solving things with aggression, violence and irrationality.  The world has already been too lenient with precedent human right abuses, even after Hitler’s Holocaust, humanity still lives with the regular threat of seeing a massive killing. 

We cannot watch Musseveni actions and remain silent against this unacceptable attitude. The world shall not be a place of oppression and those kinds of threats are no longer acceptable. That’s why the Atlasian Senate needs to approve further sanctions against the Ugandan Government and that’s why I have called other nations of the world to freeze Ugandan assets and sanction this nation.  Musseveni and his allies need to understand that this is not acceptable. Atlasians authorities have provided the Ugandan Government with all the information necessary to show that sexual orientation is not a choice and now it’s time to Musseveni to retreat from his attempts to further anti-homosexual. Atlasia and its people will not accept these actions and we condemn anyone that follows the Ugandan example.

[Sec. of State Superique]

Israel and Palestine have signed a Framework Deal in Lisbon. The specifics have been outlined in the International Tribune. I suspect that most Senators may be curious about the current situation in Israel and Palestine and I'm totally open for questions, interviews or anything that can make me happier =P

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Mr. Secretary, what are current developments of the crisis in Crimea? I wish to pass an aid package for Ukraine if my resolution passes the Senate, but I am unsure if the current events (like the increase in Russian oil prices) are the same as in OTL.

I'll give you my feedback later, I would have to ask mainly our Special Envoy Sjoyce, but I'm not sure if he is available... Sorry for not being so detailed about the Crimean Crisis...

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Official Communique of the Secretary of External Affairs

Mr. Sjoyce has told me that he wouldn't be able to keep it up as Special Envoy, it's for this reason that I'm appointing a very capable substitute. Congratulations, Mr. Lumine! You shall attend the Senate Meetings by Skype because I've bought you already a ticket to Kiev!

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Hello from  A PREDECESSOR!!!

Hello Clarence, it's a pleasure to have you here. Sit down, take a sandwich and have some tea!

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Official Communique of the Department of External Affairs

The Department of External Affairs is changing the status of relations between Atlasia and the Russian Federation. Due to Russian disobedience of the International Law, due to Russian Aggression of Ukrainian Sovereignty and due to Russian lack of willingness to find a diplomatic solution for the current Ukrainian Crisis, the current partial military restrictions for Russia are hereby raised to full military restrictions. Following the guidelines from previous Foreign Policy Reviews, that means the following :

SOEA Directive #1 - No military equipment of any nature may be sold privately or by Atlasia, i.e. no uniforms, guns, vehicles, nothing to Russia.

All private entities that disobey this order shall face proper judicial prosecution and financial punishments. Russian authorities have been properly informed about this policy change. The Department of External Affairs reaffirms that it was never its first option to take this decision but Russian complete lack of response and cooperation was the reason that encouraged this embargo.    

[Sec. of State Superique]

Oh guys! I have been pretty inactive during the last two weeks, I'll try to post something this week but I'm not sure because I'm doing many things in real life...

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Official Press Release

An official trip to the city of Rio de Janeiro is scheduled for this saturday. The SoEA is expected to meet with Carioca Mayor Eduardo Paes and the Brazilian President Dilma Roussef. The trip is part of a new set of initiatives of the Atlasian Chief Diplomat after the sucessful Israel-Palestine Peace Initiative. SoEA Superique told reporters that the visit to Brazil is just one of the many visits  to Latin America that comes as part of what he calls a "Look to the South".

[Sec. of State Superique]

How does the Duke Administration plan on treating the Modi Administration in India?

The Duke Administration respects the electoral process in India and congratulate Mr. Modi and his party BJP for their victories during the 2014 Election. We believe that there was a strong energy in support of him and we hope that this same energy can be used for some necessary reforms that India currently needs. A varied set of technological, economical, political and administrative issues need to be resolved in India and the Atlasian Diplomacy hopes that Modi and his newly-elected government can deal with those problems.

However, we still have some concerns when it comes to Modi's Foreign Policy, we hope that the BJP abandon their historical anti-Pakistan rhetoric and I hope that all the minority groups in India can be respected. If abuses and anti-minorities measures are taken, the Duke Administration will not endorse with those terrible actions and we would take the proper diplomatic measures to deal with any sort of abuse.

[Sec. of State Superique]

I understand this might be complicated to do, but is there any chance we could get an update on the state and the membership of the Global Treaty Organization? I wish to write a piece of legislation regarding that, but the information is not updated, xD

I could do that for you but I actually have to do a Foreign Policy Review as soon as possible

[Sec. of State Superique]

It's time to revive this. Soon, we are going back to Washington.

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Despite your certain vice, I'm looking forward to have an effective partnership with you

Relax, I'll keep Underwooding here and there, but I don't intend to do so all the time.

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The Secretary of State announces measures to streamline the Department of State budget and improve the fight against terrorism.

It is a pleasure to be here once more in this office and in this building that I love so much. Now that I'm finally at this sacred place, it is more than time to take decisive actions by writing two Department Directives .

The first Directive that I decided to create is supposed to rearrange part of our budget by saving money that is supposed to go over my salary and using it as part of an educational program based on financial support for UN models across the country.

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The second Directive is focused especially on the recent events around Terrorism. It will focus on ways to increase prevention against terrorist actions and enhance better protection to our computer systems and our public offices. This second Directive was partly inspired in recent actions taken by our Secretary of Interior, Mr. Hagrid.

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DIRECTIVE AGAINST TAP AND PMA

In light of the recent attacks in Topeka and the executive order taken by President Lumine. The following Directive is created.

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Brief Communiqué

The Atlasian Government has entered in contact with some the governments from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia due to the recent developments in Iraq. It is part of our interest to foster ties with some strategic regional players from the region in other to start taking a coordinate approach between Atlasians and those countries on matters such as oil production and Iraq.

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Sorry for not being active this week. I hope that I can return to my personal standards next week. I promise.

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The Secretary of State won't be able available from today to April 7th.

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The Secretary of State won't be able available from today to April 14th. Sorry guys, I'm facing many exams at the University

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Official Communique of the Department of State

The Department of External Affairs is changing the status of relations between Atlasia and the Puerto Santos Republic. Due to Puerto Santian disobedience of the International Law, due to Puerto Santian aggression of the basic principles of democratic rights and human dignity and due to the Puerto Santian Junta lack of willingness to find a peaceful solution to the current political crisis that hit its nation,  full military restrictions will be imposed on the Puerto Santos Republic. Following the guidelines from previous Foreign Policy Reviews, that means the following :

State Department Directive #5 - No military equipment of any nature may be sold privately or by Atlasia, i.e. no uniforms, guns, vehicles, nothing to the Puerto Santos Republic.

All private entities that disobey this order shall face proper judicial prosecution and financial punishments. Puerto Santos authorities have been properly informed about this policy change. The Department of State reaffirms that it is deeply committed with the protection of Human Rights, Peace and Democracy across Latin America and across the Globe.