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The United States Designates Lebanese Individuals and Entities Profiting from Public Corruption

Release: Today, the United States is designating Raymond Zina Rahme and Teddy Zina Rahme, also known as the ‘Rahme brothers,’ along with two Lebanon-based entities and one UAE-based entity they control. These individuals contributed to widespread electricity disruptions by importing and selling tainted fuel that damaged power plants across Lebanon.


To Walk the Earth in Safety: New Report Showcases U.S. Global Leadership in Conventional Weapons Destruction and Landmine Clearance

Release: On April 4, 2023, the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs released the 22nd Edition of To Walk the Earth in Safety, an illustrated report summarizing the accomplishments of the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) Program in fiscal year 2022.


U.S. Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sung Kim to Meet Republic of Korea and Japanese Counterparts

News Release: U.S. Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Ambassador Sung Kim will travel to Seoul from April 6-7 to meet bilaterally and trilaterally with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn and Japanese Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Deposit of Türkiye’s Instruments of Ratification of Finland’s NATO Accession

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s, as always, a pleasure to see my friend Mevlut Cavusoglu, the foreign minister of Türkiye. But this is not just any day; this is a historic day because we are soon going to celebrate Finland’s membership in our NATO Alliance, and that is truly a historic occasion. But we’ll also have an opportunity to catch up on a number of other issues.


To Walk the Earth in Safety 22nd Edition: U.S. Global Leadership in Landmine Clearance and Conventional Weapons Destruction

Release: The United States remains the world’s single largest financial supporter of global conventional weapons destruction efforts, which promote international peace and security by reducing humanitarian hazards from landmines and explosive remnants of war in post-conflict communities. The United States also...


U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in the Middle East and North Africa: Clearing Improvised Explosive Devices and Explosive Hazards, Promoting Environmental Resiliency

Release: In fiscal year 2022, U.S. investments in conventional weapons destruction programs in the Middle East and North Africa enhanced regional stability and improved human security. In Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, and Syria, improvised explosive devices, landmines, and explosive remnants of war emplaced by ISIS are...


State Department publishes notice on April 4

The US State Department published a one page notice on April 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in South and Central Asia: Releasing Land, Preventing Accidents, Promoting Environmental Resilience

Release: With support from the United States, South and Central Asian countries are securing weapons and ammunition stockpiles, clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance that threaten civilians, promoting peace and security, and strengthening ties in the region, all of which advances U.S. regional and global...


Risch Applauds Announcement of Locations for New U.S.-Philippine Defense Sites

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 announcement of locations for new U.S.-Philippine defense sites:


Joint Statement on the U.S. – EU Energy Council

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and European Union.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Deposit of Türkiye’s Instruments of Ratification of Finland’s NATO Accession

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s, as always, a pleasure to see my friend Mevlut Cavusoglu, the foreign minister of Türkiye. But this is not just any day; this is a historic day because we are soon going to celebrate Finland’s membership in our NATO Alliance, and that is truly a historic occasion. But we’ll also have an opportunity to catch up on a number of other issues.


U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in East Asia and the Pacific: Clearing Legacy Contamination, Promoting Environmental Resilience

Release: Thousands of communities across East Asia and the Pacific face lingering dangers from landmines and explosive remnants of war dating back to World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Indochina Wars. Strong economic development and population expansion into previously uninhabited areas in the decades since...


U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in East Asia and the Pacific: Clearing Legacy Contamination, Promoting Environmental Resilience

Release: Thousands of communities across East Asia and the Pacific face lingering dangers from landmines and explosive remnants of war dating back to World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Indochina Wars. Strong economic development and population expansion into previously uninhabited areas in the decades since...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg

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


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at Finland’s NATO Instruments of Accession Ceremony

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, Secretary General, Mr. Minister, I’m delighted to report that just a few moments ago, Türkiye deposited with me, on behalf of the United States, Türkiye’s ratification of the instrument of acceding to the protocol for Finland’s accession to NATO. And with the receipt and submission of that protocol, I can say that the protocol is now in force.


U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in Europe: Minimizing Explosive Hazard Risks, Promoting Environmental Resilience

Release: The United States conventional weapons destruction program continues to support regional security, national capacity building, and economic development in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. The U.S. Government’s investment in physical security and stockpile management helps reduce the risk of illicit...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

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


Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine

Release: Pursuant to a delegation of authority from President Biden, I am authorizing our 35th drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine valued at $500 million. This military assistance package includes more ammunition for U.S.-provided HIMARS, air defense interceptors, and artillery rounds that Ukraine ...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks Before U.S.-EU Energy Council Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: High Representative Borrell, Josep, thank you. Thank you for bringing us together today and for continuing an ongoing discussion, an ongoing action that we’ve had with the United States and the European Union on an issue that’s critical in the lives of all of our fellow citizens. I’m ...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Remarks to the Press

Release: HIGH REPRESENTATIVE BORRELL: Good morning. Good morning. I’m very happy to welcome you, Secretary Blinken, in Brussels. We just had a very good bilateral meeting marking our great transatlantic cooperation. Now we will co-chair the EU-U.S. Energy Council, and later we will see each other also at the NATO Ministerial.