State Newswire News
Department of State Dedicates New U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: In an important symbol of our enduring friendship with Guatemala, U.S. Ambassador William Popp and Overseas Buildings Operation’s (OBO) Director Will Moser officially dedicated the new U.S. Embassy Guatemala City on March 16.
Joint Statement on the 52nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: On behalf of 21 Members, Friends and Observers of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, we are proud to address the UN Human Rights Council.
$150 Million in New Humanitarian Assistance for the Sahel Region and West and Central Africa
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Today I am announcing $150 million in new humanitarian assistance for Niger and other countries throughout the Sahel region through the Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration and the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Meeting with Ethiopian Civil Society Leaders
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, I’m really grateful to each and every one of you, not just for being here this evening but for what you’re doing every single day, which is working to protect and defend the rights of all of your fellow citizens. For us, human rights, democracy more broadly, are pretty much the...
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Mexican Foreign Secretary Ebrard
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
U.S. and North Macedonia Co-Host Proliferation Security Initiative Workshop
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: The United States and the Republic of North Macedonia co-hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Workshop from March 7-9, 2023, in Skopje, North Macedonia. The workshop demonstrated partnership and commitment to countering threats from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the region. Over the ...
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
Celebrating Ukrainian Science and Technology Entrepreneurship
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: Ukrainian startups are critical to rebuilding the Ukrainian economy and supporting Ukrainian society. They stand as a powerful example of resilience and courage in the face of extreme hardship and upheaval. Prior to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian startups were on the rise, recording...
Special Envoy Medina’s Travel to Pakistan
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica Medina will travel to Islamabad and Karachi, Pakistan, March 15-17 to participate in the U.S.-Pakistan Climate and Environment Working Group. She will address climate and environmental issues of concern including climate smart agriculture, water management, air quality, conservation, and plastic pollution.
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sison’s Travel to Switzerland
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, March 15-20. During her trip, the Assistant Secretary will meet with a wide range of diplomatic counterparts as well as senior leadership of several international organizations to discuss ...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Nigerien Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou At a Joint Press Availability
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MODERATOR: (In French.). FOREIGN MINISTER MASSOUDOU: (In French.). SECRETARY BLINKEN: (In French.). Hello. Greetings. Assalamu alaikum. It is wonderful for me to be back in Niger. As the minister said, as it happens, I’m the first American Secretary of State to be here in that capacity, but I was here ...
Observing the First International Day to Combat Islamophobia
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: Muslims worldwide too often face discrimination and hatred based on their religious beliefs. Last year, the United Nations declared March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. This date also marks four years since the terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. On that day, a gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers in two mosques and injured another 40.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Pacita Abad” Exhibition discussed on March 16 by State Department
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
The US State Department published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairman McCaul Announces Hearing on Budget, State of U.S. Diplomacy With Sec. Blinken
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled “The State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition" on Thursday, March 23rd.
Digital Press Briefing with Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Grant Schneider, Director, National Security Council
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: MODERATOR: Greetings from the U.S. Department of State’s Asia Pacific Media Hub. I would like to welcome journalists to today’s on-the-record briefing with State Department Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink and National Security Council Director...
Department of State Dedicates New U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: In an important symbol of our enduring friendship with Guatemala, U.S. Ambassador William Popp and Overseas Buildings Operation’s (OBO) Director Will Moser officially dedicated the new U.S. Embassy Guatemala City on March 16.
Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Dodd’s Travel to Panama and Honduras
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Special Presidential Advisor (SPA) for the Americas Christopher J. Dodd will travel to Panama and Honduras, March 17-21. In Panama, SPA Dodd will attend the 63rd annual Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Meetings and meet with bank and regional finance leaders, as well as Panamanian officials.
DRL Combating Transnational Digital Repression in EUR
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Combating Transnational Digital Repression in EUR. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009499. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type ...
Risch, Manchin Reintroduce Bipartisan International Nuclear Energy Act
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, reintroduced the International Nuclear Energy Act (INEA). Initially introduced in the 117th Congress, this ...
Chairman McCaul Reacts to AUKUS Announcement
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued a statement in response to the administration’s announcement that they will support Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines in advancing AUKUS.