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Risch on Biden Admin’s Long-Overdue After-Action Report on Botched U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s long-overdue release of an after-action report on its botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan:


Notice published by State Department on April 6

The US State Department published a two page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Office of Language Services Contractor Application Form discussed on April 6 by State Department

The US State Department published a one page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


McCaul Presses Blinken to Comply With Subpoena

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: On March 28, 2023, the House Foreign Affairs Committee served a subpoena compelling you to produce in unredacted form “[t]he Dissent Channel cable sent on or about July 13, 2021, reportedly signed by 23 State Department officials and the official response to it." This subpoena...


Release of Japan-U.S.-Mekong Power Partnership Action Plan

News Release: Today, at the Friends of the Mekong Senior Officials Meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR, the United States and Japan, together with Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam, released the Japan-U.S.-Mekong Power Partnership (JUMPP) Action Plan, a comprehensive document that outlines priority technical cooperation ...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Chilean Foreign Minister van Klaveren

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


U.S. Welcomes Canada’s Repatriation from Northeast Syria

Release: The United States appreciates Canada’s repatriation today of 14 women and children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria.


McCaul Presses Blinken to Comply With Subpoena

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: On March 28, 2023, the House Foreign Affairs Committee served a subpoena compelling you to produce in unredacted form “[t]he Dissent Channel cable sent on or about July 13, 2021, reportedly signed by 23 State Department officials and the official response to it." This subpoena...


Joint Statement by the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan Special Representatives for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

News Release: The following text is a joint statement by the U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn, and Japanese Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Funakoshi Takehiro, following a trilateral meeting on April 7, 2023, in Seoul.


TIP Office Hosts ‘Nefarious Crossroads’ Workshop Series Exploring the Nexus Between Human Trafficking and Corruption

Release: Corruption erodes trust in government and destabilizes communities; it weakens the rule of law, creating an environment permissive of criminal activity. Human traffickers thrive in these environments.


DOS grant application closes on June 12

Tomorrows Leaders Undergraduate (TLU) Program grant opened on April 7.


U.S. Welcomes Canada’s Repatriation from Northeast Syria

News Release: The United States appreciates Canada’s repatriation today of 14 women and children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria.


U.S. Welcomes Canada’s Repatriation from Northeast Syria

Release: The United States appreciates Canada’s repatriation today of 14 women and children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria.


McCaul Slams White House Comments on Afghanistan Withdrawal: “Disgraceful and Insulting”

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement after the administration’s overdue decision to share Afghanistan withdrawal after-action reports with Congress. The chairman requested action in his Jan. 12, March 3, and March 20 letters to the...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with New Zealand Foreign Minister Mahuta

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


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with New Zealand Foreign Minister Mahuta

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


Departure of Assistant Secretary Monica Medina

Release: Monica Medina has served as Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) since September 2021 as well as the Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources. During that time, she has led U.S. efforts on some of the most urgent global challenges issues...


Combating Systemic Corruption in Haiti

News Release: Today, the United States is taking additional action to support the people of Haiti and respond to the ongoing instability in the country by imposing visa restrictions and financial sanctions on former President of the Haitian Chamber of Deputies Gary Bodeau for his involvement in significant corruption.


DOS-ISN offers new grant application process starting April 6

Building Community of Practice for Women in Strategic Trade grant opened on April 6.


DOS-NEA-AC grant application closes on May 22

Improving Community Security in Syria grant opened on April 6.