State Newswire News
Designating and Promoting Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Release: Today, the Department of State is designating two ISIS leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, under Executive Order 13224. Both individuals have committed sexual violence against Yezidis and were responsible for the abduction and enslavement of Yezidi women and girls. More than 2,700 women and children, mainly Yezidis, remain unaccounted for.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken with George Stephanopoulos of ABC Good Morning America
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Release: QUESTION: Secretary Blinken joins us now from London. Good morning, Mr. Secretary. Thank you for joining us. Last month, President Biden predicted a thaw in U.S.-China relations. Does your visit with President Xi mark the beginning of that?
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Special Representative McAuliffe and Partnership Opportunity Delegation Travel to Costa Rica and Colombia to Form Bonds Around Digital Transformation
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Release: Special Representative for Global Partnerships (GP) Dorothy McAuliffe traveled to Costa Rica and Colombia from June 5-8, 2023, co-leading a Partnership Opportunity Delegation (POD). PODs are a GP initiative that facilitate partnerships between the public and private sectors of the United States and selected...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Leila Fadel of NPR Morning Edition
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
News Release: QUESTION: Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China’s President Xi Jinping today, capping the first visit by a top U.S. diplomat to Beijing in five years.
DOS-PHL offers new grant application process starting June 20
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
2023 Academic Writing Center Support Funds Program grant opened on June 20.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Leila Fadel of NPR Morning Edition
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
Release: QUESTION: Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China’s President Xi Jinping today, capping the first visit by a top U.S. diplomat to Beijing in five years.
The United States and United Kingdom: A Historic Friendship and Enduring Alliance
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
Release: “Prime Minister Churchill and Roosevelt met here a little over 70 years ago, and they asserted that the strength of the partnership between Great Britain and the United States was the strength of the free world. I still think there’s truth to that assertion."
The Malian Transition Government’s Withdrawal of Consent for MINUSMA
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
News Release: The United States regrets the transition government of Mali’s decision to revoke its consent for MINUSMA. We are concerned about the effects this decision will have on the security and humanitarian crises impacting the Malian people. We will continue to work with our partners in West Africa to help them ...
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates Restore Diplomatic Ties
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
Release: The United States welcomes and congratulates Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on their resumption of diplomatic representation and reopening embassies. This is another important step forward among our Gulf Cooperation Council partners to promote regional stability and mutual cooperation. The United States is fully committed to working with the GCC and other regional partners to build a more secure, integrated, peaceful, and prosperous Middle East region.
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Final Report by UN Group of Experts
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
Release: The United States welcomes the final report by the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We condemn the violence that has left so many dead, injured, displaced, and vulnerable to violence. Those responsible for these acts must be held accountable. We call on all...
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen Travels to France
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
Release: Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen will visit Paris June 20-21 in support of the Department’s historic efforts to bring the World’s Fair back to the United States for the first time in almost 40 years.
DOS-GHA grant application closes on July 31
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
PEPFAR MEDIA TRAINING AND HIV ANTI-STIGMA PROGRAMS grant opened on June 20.
Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
Release: The United States continues to stand with the people of Ukraine, whose enduring courage and solidarity inspires the world. The United States is partnering with over 50 nations to lead efforts in support of Ukraine’s self-defense against Russian aggression.
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen Travels to France
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
News Release: Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen will visit Paris June 20-21 in support of the Department’s historic efforts to bring the World’s Fair back to the United States for the first time in almost 40 years.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Margaret Brennan of CBS News
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
News Release: QUESTION: Thank you for making time after an extremely long and intense past two days of talks. Your message has consistently been that you are here to open up lines of communication to avoid a military clash, but you just said China did not agree to open that military-to-military line of talks. Did Xi Jinping just say no?
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Final Report by UN Group of Experts
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
Release: The United States welcomes the final report by the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We condemn the violence that has left so many dead, injured, displaced, and vulnerable to violence. Those responsible for these acts must be held accountable. We call on all...
The Imperative of Eliminating Sexual Violence in Conflict
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2023
News Release: Every year since its inception, the United States has joined the global community in recognizing June 19 as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.