Lara Jakes

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US prepares tough response for Russia over Ukraine

Lara Jakes · March 2, 2014 8:35 pm

Kerry: Anti-gay law complicates US-Uganda ties

Kerry: Anti-gay law complicates US-Uganda ties

Lara Jakes · February 28, 2014 8:20 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about the annual State Department Human Rights report, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at the State Department in Washington. The U.S. says a chemical weapons attack in Syria that the Obama administration says killed more than 1,000 people was the world's worst human rights violation of 2013. An annual State Department report released Thursday also highlights government crackdowns on peaceful protests in Ukraine and Russia's refusal to punish human-rights abusers. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

US: Syria leads human rights violations in 2013

Lara Jakes · February 27, 2014 9:22 pm

US eyes push against anti-gay laws worldwide

US eyes push against anti-gay laws worldwide

Lara Jakes · February 27, 2014 1:00 am

Diplomats union to vote on ambassador nominees

Diplomats union to vote on ambassador nominees

Lara Jakes · February 25, 2014 11:21 pm

Diplomats ponder aid to Lebanon in Syria’s wake

Diplomats ponder aid to Lebanon in Syria’s wake

Lara Jakes · February 25, 2014 10:13 pm

White House: Yanukovych not actively Ukraine head

White House: Yanukovych not actively Ukraine head

Lara Jakes · February 25, 2014 1:38 am

Career diplomats eye credentials for ambassadors

Career diplomats eye credentials for ambassadors

Lara Jakes · February 14, 2014 11:58 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2014, file photo, Afghan farmers work on their field on the outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan. Uncertainty over how many U.S. troops might remain in Afghanistan beyond this year has trickled down to American diplomats and aid workers whose efforts over the last decade to develop the still mostly primitive country faces a drawdown of its own because of security fears. (AP Photo/Mustafa Najafizada, File)

Security fears threaten US future in Afghanistan

Lara Jakes · February 11, 2014 10:54 pm

President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

Obama threatens to veto new sanctions against Iran

Lara Jakes · January 29, 2014 4:33 am

Obama: US led push to dismantle Syria stockpile

Obama: US led push to dismantle Syria stockpile

Lara Jakes · January 29, 2014 3:50 am

Obama: US intelligence programs need public trust

Obama: US intelligence programs need public trust

Lara Jakes · January 29, 2014 3:22 am