That is a cause of great concern here because Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has threatened to wipe the Jewish state "off the map."

VOA: standard.2009.08.06

The visit here by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns came amid rising concern in India about terrorist violence spillingover again into this country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

China has long been listed as a "country of particular concern" by the State Department for its record on religious freedom, as has U.S.Persian Gulf ally Saudi Arabia.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Assistant Secretary Posner said the State Department expects to issue,by year's end, a new list of countries of particular concern on religious freedom, which would be subject to possible U.S.sanctions.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

On the second day of her Moscow visit, at the end of a European tour, U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced concern at recent attacks on activists and reporters willing to challenge the Kremlin.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

Republican Representative Chris Smith was among seven members of Congress who wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing concern that programs promoting democracy, civil society and rule of law in Iran were being de-funded or halted.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28