Qatar National Day

The missing “Qatar National Day” page was intended to host a short U.S. State Department statement marking Qatar’s National Day (December 18, 2025). Based on copies of the text reposted elsewhere, it was a standard congratulatory message issued “on behalf of the United States of America” to “the State of Qatar and the Qatari people,” highlighting:

• Qatar’s rich history, cultural heritage, and national achievements.
• The “strong and growing partnership” between the United States and Qatar, including close security cooperation, robust economic ties, and a shared commitment to international peace and stability.
• Appreciation for Qatar’s “important contributions to global mediation.”
• Warm wishes to Qataris for “a joyous National Day.” No additional policy announcements or technical details appear in the reposted versions; it is a ceremonial greeting.

“Exception: forbidden” is the site’s way of indicating an HTTP 403 Forbidden error. In web terms, this means:

• Your browser’s request reached the server and was understood.
• The server is actively refusing to give you the page (it’s not a “page not found” or network failure). Common causes include misconfigured permissions on the server, security or access-control rules that block public access, or an internal policy restricting who may view that resource. Fixing it generally requires the site’s administrators to change server or permissions settings.

The error is not limited to just the single National Day release. Multiple Qatar-related State Department URLs, including the country page and an earlier archived Qatar National Day statement, are currently returning the same “Technical Difficulties… Exception: forbidden” message. This pattern indicates a broader access or configuration problem affecting at least a section of state.gov content, not just one isolated page.

There is no public information indicating when this specific error will be fixed. HTTP 403/“Exception: forbidden” problems can be resolved quickly if they are caused by a simple configuration mistake, or they can persist if tied to a larger system or access‑control change. Only the State Department’s web administrators can determine and publish a timeframe; none is currently available.

Yes. While the official state.gov page is inaccessible, the full text of the “Qatar National Day” 2025 message has been reposted verbatim on at least two public social-media accounts that present it as the U.S. message for Qatar’s National Day. These reproduce the standard congratulatory language and appear to match what would normally be published on state.gov, but they are not official archives. As of now, there is no publicly accessible cached or mirrored copy on another official U.S. government site.

To report the error or request the missing content, the appropriate contacts are:

• The State Department’s general public contact channels, which include web and email forms: the main “Contact Us” page lists options for public inquiries and technical issues.
• The Bureau of Global Public Affairs / Office of Press Relations, which handles press releases and statements. For a layperson, the simplest route is to use the Department’s online contact form or the email/phone details provided there and specify the broken URL (https://www.state.gov/releases/2025/12/qatar-national-day/), asking that the page be restored or the text be provided.