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Promoting Global Understanding of American Values

U.S. national security and foreign policy are founded on the defense of core values of liberty and justice. The Holy See not only shares our commitment to these values -- to which it adds truth and love as the foundations of true peace -- but also places them at the center of its global policy in a way that no other bilateral partner can. By joining our voices together on the many issues where we share common goals – promoting human rights and religious freedom, condemning terrorism and human trafficking, preventing human cloning, mediating conflicts, and meeting humanitarian and developmental challenges – we can vividly and effectively make our case to a worldwide media audience that U.S. values are aimed at the promotion of human dignity. Secretary Powell was recently asked what needed to be done to overcome anti-American perceptions. His nswer was that we needed to do more to get out and convey to the world the true nature of our values and belief, which is a key focus of this Embassy's media outreach.

Promoting Life

The Embassy maintains an active dialogue with the Holy See on human life issues, particularly on the consequences of genetic engineering on humans and use of embryonic stem cells and cloning. We continue to coordinate our efforts in the United Nations toward achieving an international convention banning human cloning, and we are working with the Holy See to achieve a worldwide reduction in abortions.