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Politically Motivated Conviction of Vladimir Kara-Murza

News Release: The United States condemns the sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison for speaking out against the Russian government’s war of aggression against Ukraine.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Before Their Meeting

News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER HAYASHI: We appreciate you being here in Karuizawa. And you know I (inaudible) in which you (inaudible) first day here in Karuizawa. So I still remember the first (inaudible) conversation between ourselves on November 2021, which we said we should (inaudible) perfect harmony. And now ...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly On the Situation in Sudan

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s great to be here with my friend and colleague, Foreign Secretary Cleverly. We have been consulting very closely on the situation in Sudan. We’ve also been in close touch with partners in the Arab world, in Africa, in international organizations. There...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with French Foreign Minister Colonna

Release: The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.


Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the University of Buenos Aires

Release: DepSec Sherman: Buenas tardes! Thank you, Ambassador Stanley, for your introduction and for serving as an energetic and wise guide through Buenos Aires today and every day.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly On the Situation in Sudan

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s great to be here with my friend and colleague, Foreign Secretary Cleverly. We have been consulting very closely on the situation in Sudan. We’ve also been in close touch with partners in the Arab world, in Africa, in international organizations. There...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. I think the most - among the most significant developments of the last few days is the fact that the minister and I celebrated our birthdays on the same day. So we’ve both been dealing with an abundance of celebration and cake from our counterparts, but ...


Risch on Current Fighting in Sudan

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement in response to fighting in Sudan between the army and paramilitary forces:


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi

News Release: The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly On the Situation in Sudan

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s great to be here with my friend and colleague, Foreign Secretary Cleverly. We have been consulting very closely on the situation in Sudan. We’ve also been in close touch with partners in the Arab world, in Africa, in international organizations. There ...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with German Foreign Minister Baerbock

News Release: The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel


Commemorating the Days of Holocaust Remembrance

News Release: On Yom HaShoah we remember and honor the six million Jews and the millions of others the Nazis murdered including Roma, LGBTQI+ persons, Slavs, and persons with disabilities. We honor them not only as they died, but as they lived, fought, and loved. We mark their lives in their richness and complexity ...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. I think the most - among the most significant developments of the last few days is the fact that the minister and I celebrated our birthdays on the same day. So we’ve both been dealing with an abundance of celebration and cake from our counterparts, but...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Well, it’s not as if the foreign minister and I haven’t been spending enough time together over the last day but really value this opportunity to compare notes directly on many of the issues that we were just discussing with our G7 colleagues, to include, of course, ...


Reverend Samson’s Prison Sentence

News Release: We join the international community in condemning the sentencing of Reverend Dr. Hkalam Samson and call for his immediate and unconditional release. On April 7, the Myitkyina Prison in Burma’s Kachin State sentenced Dr. Samson to six years in prison on military-led, manufactured charges of terrorism, ...


State Department discusses Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records on April 17

The US State Department published a four page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with German Foreign Minister Baerbock

Release: The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.


DOS-MOZ offers new grant application process starting April 18

Youth Basketball Program Mozambique grant opened on April 18.


Joint Statement from the United States, Japan, and Australia on the United Kingdom Joining the Blue Dot Network

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Government of Japan, and the Government of Australia, on the occasion of the United Kingdom’s joining the Steering Committee of the Blue Dot Network.


Privacy Act of 1974; STATE-60, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs and Related Records discussed on April 17 by State Department

The US State Department published a two page proposed rule on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.