News from April 2023
In Defense of Democracy – Citizens Summit on Democracy
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: Good afternoon, everyone. It is a pleasure to be back in Zambia and here with you all today. I’d like to thank the Global Democracy Coalition and the Youth Democracy Cohort for this opportunity to speak with you all today, and to William Carew and Karine Kakasi for joining this discussion. I can’t think...
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
News 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 ...
Travel Smart from the Start
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens traveling and living overseas. As more U.S. citizens travel abroad - for family visits, vacation, or any occasion - we remind you to travel smart from the start by doing the following
Transgender Day of Visibility
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News 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.
Transit of Taiwan President Through the United States
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs discusses the transit of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen through the United States.
State Department discusses U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Charter Renewal for the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy on March 31
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The US State Department published a two page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Intent to Open U.S. Embassy Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: To further strengthen the bilateral relationship, the U.S. Department of State has conveyed the U.S. intent to the Ni-Vanuatu Government to open an embassy in the Republic of Vanuatu, subject to Congressional notification.
Intent to Open U.S. Embassy Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: To further strengthen the bilateral relationship, the U.S. Department of State has conveyed the U.S. intent to the Ni-Vanuatu Government to open an embassy in the Republic of Vanuatu, subject to Congressional notification.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Remarks on Russia’s Accountability for the Crimes in Ukraine
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. President Zelenskyy, Foreign Minister Kuleba, thank you for bringing together so many partners and friends of Ukraine for this important and solemn summit. One year ago today, when Ukrainian forces liberated Bucha, they discovered a massacre. Hundreds of men, women ...
“Text of Senate Amendment 55” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 27
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The Congressional Record published “Text of Senate Amendment 55” in the Senate section on March 27.
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.
Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to Belgium and France
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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...
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 ...