On Syria:
“We are deeply concerned about the dire situation in Syria.”
On Nigeria:
“The United States is deeply concerned by Nigeria’s enactment of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act.”
On South Sudan:
“I . . . am especially concerned at reports that civilians may have been systematically murdered based on their ethnicity.”
On Iran:
“We make clear that we remain concerned about Iran’s destabilizing actions in the region.”
On Yemen:
“The United States remains deeply concerned about the situation on the ground in Yemen.”
On Russia:
“We. . .remain deeply concerned about the large deployments of Russian forces in Crimea and along the eastern border with Russia.”
On North Korea:
“Obviously of enormous concern is the situation in North Korea, the threatening nature of the regime in North Korea.”
On Japan:
“We have expressed our concerns.”
On Hezbollah:
“It concerns us that Hezbollah is active in conjunction with Iran’s support.”
On China:
“We are particularly concerned – all nations that are engaged in navigation and traffic within the South China Sea, the East China Sea, are deeply concerned.”
On Afghanistan:
“With respect to Afghanistan, we are working very closely with all of the stakeholders in Afghanistan with enormous concern.”
On Libya:
“We are concerned about the developments on the ground.”
On Venezuela:
“We have great concern about the instability that is created as a result of what is happening in Venezuela."
On Iraq:
“Well, let me just affirm very, very clearly we are deeply concerned about what is happening in Iraq.”
