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Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, on the FY24 Department of State Budget Request
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very, very much. Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Graham, very good to be with you. Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, to all the committee members here today, thank you for this opportunity to speak with you about our proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and USAID.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations On the FY24 Department of State Budget Request
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you very much, Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, committee members. Very good to be with you today as always, and thanks for the opportunity to speak to the administration’s proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and the Agency for International Development.
Report to Congress on 2023 Trafficking in Persons Interim Assessment Pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
Release: Actions Against Governments Failing to Meet Minimum Standards.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Hungary
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
Release: According to its constitution, Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. The unicameral National Assembly (parliament) exercises legislative authority. For the past three years, however, Hungary has been operating under consecutive states of emergency that allow the government to pass laws by ...
On the Occasion of Ramadan
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: I wish a peaceful Ramadan to all those observing the holy month.
DOS-WHA offers new grant application process starting March 23
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
Civil Society Dialogue in Brazil and Colombia in Support of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Race, Ethnicity, and Social Inclusion (RESI) Goals grant opened on March 23.
Risch, Menendez Introduce Legislation in Support of Ecuador
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act, legislation to make Ecuador eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
Determination under Section 110(b)(2)(D) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as Amended
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
Release: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 110(b)(2)(D) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(D)), and Presidential Delegation of Waiver Authority to the Secretary dated Sept. 20, 2010, I hereby determine that a waiver of the application of clause...
Chairman McCaul Announces Hearing on Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability of Ukraine Assistance
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled “Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability of Ukraine Assistance" on Wednesday, March 29th.
DOS-DRL grant application closes on May 24
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
DRL Sri Lanka Transitional Justice grant opened on March 23.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Lithuania
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
Release: The Republic of Lithuania is a constitutional, multiparty, parliamentary democracy. Legislative authority resides in the Seimas (a unicameral parliament), and executive authority resides in the prime minister and the cabinet of ministers. Observers evaluated the presidential elections and European parliamentary elections in 2019 and the national parliamentary elections in 2020 as generally free and fair.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Ireland
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
Release: Ireland is a multiparty parliamentary democracy with a directly elected president, an executive branch headed by a prime minister, and a bicameral parliament. The country held free and fair parliamentary elections in 2020 and a presidential election in 2018.
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on FY24 State Department Budget Request
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on the FY24 State Department budget request. The witness included U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Chairman McCaul Announces Hearing on Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability of Ukraine Assistance
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled “Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability of Ukraine Assistance" on Wednesday, March 29th.
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Swiss State Secretary Leu
By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.
Economic Health Dialogue of the Americas Ministerial in Panama Fosters Preparedness for Future Pandemics in the Western Hemisphere
By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: On March 20, 2023, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez hosted the first Economic and Health Dialogue of the Americas (EHA) high-level ministerial meeting in partnership with the Panamanian government. The high-level dialogue of the EHA facilitated ...
McCaul Letter Demands Blinken Produce Afghanistan Documents Ahead of March 23 Testimony or Face Subpoena
By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: On March 3, 2023, I wrote to you regarding the State Department’s ongoing failure to comply with the Committee’s requests for documents and information concerning the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. For the reasons outlined below, it is essential...
FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thailand, Bangladesh, and India
By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
Release: FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thailand, Bangladesh, and India Basic Information Program Description Summary Geographic Regions / Populations.
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Herzog
By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Uzbekistan
By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
Release: Uzbekistan is a constitutional republic with a political system led by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his allies. In the October 2021 presidential election, President Mirziyoyev won reelection with 80.2 percent of the total votes. A genuine choice of political alternatives was not available to voters...