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Congressional Record publishes “VETERANS' COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 2023” in the Senate section on March 30
By State Newswire | Apr 3, 2023
“VETERANS' COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 2023” was published on pages S1066-S1069 of the Congressional Record on March 30.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
By State Newswire | Apr 3, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
One-Year Anniversary of the Yemen Truce’s Commencement
By State Newswire | Apr 3, 2023
News Release: Today marks one year since the UN-meditated truce in Yemen began and initiated the longest period of calm since the war started. For one year, Yemenis have benefitted from a halt to airstrikes, regular civilian flights from Sana’a airport, enhanced and unrestricted humanitarian and food assistance, and ...
Week ending March 18: State Department publishes 4 notices
By State Newswire | Apr 2, 2023
There were four notices published by the State Department in week ending March 18, according to the Federal Register.
Recognizing National Arab American Heritage Month
By State Newswire | Apr 2, 2023
News Release: Last year, President Biden became the first U.S. president to declare April as National Arab American Heritage Month, in recognition of the contributions of Arab Americans to the United States that are as old as the country itself. Americans of Arab heritage have advanced the nation’s achievements in ...
“REPEALING THE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ-- Continued” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 28
By State Newswire | Apr 2, 2023
The Congressional Record published “REPEALING THE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ-- Continued” in the Senate section on March 28.
Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Canada
By State Newswire | Apr 2, 2023
Release: Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is traveling to Toronto, Canada, April 3-4 where he will represent the United States at the U.S.-Canada Summit, hosted by the Eurasia Group and the Bank of Montreal (BMO) Financial Group. In Canada, Under Secretary Fernandez...
Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Canada
By State Newswire | Apr 2, 2023
News Release: Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is traveling to Toronto, Canada, April 3-4 where he will represent the United States at the U.S.-Canada Summit, hosted by the Eurasia Group and the Bank of Montreal (BMO) Financial Group. In Canada, Under Secretary Fernandez ...
Hong Kong’s Declining Rule of Law
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) continues to erode Hong Kong’s judicial independence and the rule of law. This past year, PRC and Hong Kong authorities have further criminalized dissent, undermining the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people in Hong Kong and dismantling the city’s promised...
2023 Hong Kong Policy Act Report
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: Consistent with sections 205 and 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (the “Act") (22 U.S.C. 5725 and 5731) and section 7043(g)(3)(C) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (Div. K, P.L. 117-328), the Department submits this report and the enclosed certification on conditions in Hong Kong from April 2022 through January 2023 (“covered period").
Hong Kong’s Declining Rule of Law
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) continues to erode Hong Kong’s judicial independence and the rule of law. This past year, PRC and Hong Kong authorities have further criminalized dissent, undermining the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people in Hong Kong and dismantling the city’s promised...
Hong Kong’s Declining Rule of Law
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) continues to erode Hong Kong’s judicial independence and the rule of law. This past year, PRC and Hong Kong authorities have further criminalized dissent, undermining the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people in Hong Kong and dismantling the city’s promised ...
Risch Joins Rubio, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution Marking 1st Anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Unjustified Arrest and Detention
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week joined U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in introducing a bipartisan ...
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at an Event Thanking Members of the State Department Workforce Who Helped Welcome 222 Political Prisoners from Nicaragua
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, this is really a moment to just drop the mic and leave because - (laughter) - a few things I wanted to share with all of you, but I think the first and most important is this: Moments like this are important. We don’t usually take the time, even half an hour, 45 minutes, to just...
Transgender Day of Visibility
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: On Transgender Day of Visibility, the United States reaffirms that transgender rights are human rights. We celebrate the achievements and resilience of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming persons around the world. We recognize their bravery in their hard-fought work for equality, inclusion, and the full recognition of their human rights, which continues to this day.
U.S. Welcomes Norway’s Repatriation of Nationals from Northeast Syria
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: This week, Norway repatriated two women and three children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria. We are grateful to Norway and our local partners working to resolve the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis in al-Hol and Roj camps through this repatriation.
2022 Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Annual Report discussed on March 31 by State Department
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The US State Department published a five page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
U.S. Welcomes Norway’s Repatriation of Nationals from Northeast Syria
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: This week, Norway repatriated two women and three children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria. We are grateful to Norway and our local partners working to resolve the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis in al-Hol and Roj camps through this repatriation.
Special Online Briefing with U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Julianne Smith
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Ambassador Julianne Smith, discusses NATO and strengthening relationships with South Asia and the Indo-Pacific. She then takes questions from participating journalists.
Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to Belgium and France
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: The Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will join the U.S. delegation traveling to Brussels on April 4 to participate in the U.S.-EU Energy Council and hold other bilateral meetings on energy security, support to Ukraine, and the clean energy transition.