State Newswire Report News


Assistant Secretary of State Lee Satterfield to Deliver Remarks Today at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ National Capitol Forum

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that Assistant Secretary of State Lee Satterfield will deliver remarks to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ (HACU) National Capitol Forum today in Washington D.C.


Sanctioning Three Nicaraguan Judges Involved in Depriving Nicaraguans of Their Basic Right to Citizenship

The United States is taking further action to hold accountable perpetrators of the Nicaraguan regime’s repressive actions.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Guatemalan Foreign Minister Búcaro

The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel:


Special Envoy Fowler Travels to Davis, California

U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Global Food Security Dr. Cary Fowler will travel April 23-26 to University California Davis to visit the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture and the Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience.


Assistant Secretary Noyes Travels to Chile and Costa Rica

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will travel to Chile on April 24 – 25 and Costa Rica on April 26 – 27.


Assistant Secretary Stewart Travels to New Mexico

From April 24-27, 2023, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, Mallory Stewart, will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico.




Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Meredov

The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel:


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov Before Their Meeting

Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here with Foreign Minister Meredov.


Special Envoy Fowler Travels to Davis, California

U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Global Food Security Dr. Cary Fowler will travel April 23-26 to University California Davis to visit the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture and the Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience.


Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Lu’s Travel to the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan on April 22-27.



Designating Iranian Officials in Connection with Serious Human Rights Abuses Or Censorship in Iran

The United States condemns Iran’s continued human rights abuses and remains committed to supporting the people of Iran as they face the brutality of the Iranian regime and demand respect for their fundamental freedoms.


United States Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Military Procurement Network

The United States remains firmly committed to taking action to disrupt Iran’s military programs and its procurement networks.


Statement on Arrests of Political Opponents in Tunisia

The arrests by the Tunisian government of political opponents and critics are fundamentally at odds with the principles Tunisians adopted in a constitution that explicitly guarantees freedom of opinion, thought, and expression.


Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ian Moss Fireside Chat with Matthew Levitt

Thank you to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and to Matt Levitt for inviting me to join you today to discuss the progress we’ve made on the repatriation of ISIS detainees and family members from northeast Syria, and our work to counter violent extremism more broadly.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with UAE Presidential Advisor Gargash

The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel:


Targeting Hizballah Sanctions Evasion Network

Today, the Department of State and the Department of Treasury are taking actions against a global sanctions evasion network that facilitates the payment, shipment, and delivery of cash, art, and luxury goods for the benefit of Hizballah financier and Specially Designated Global Terrorist Nazem Said Ahmad.


40th Anniversary of the Embassy Beirut Bombing

Today, we remember the victims of a heinous terrorist attack at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut forty years ago, killing 63 people.