News from April 2023
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Dr. Alfred Mutua At a Joint Press Availability
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning everyone, and a very warm welcome to my friend the Cabinet Secretary Mutua. Alfred, very good to have you here, and I really appreciate the good, productive conversation that we had a short while ago.
Ambassador Fick’s Travel to San Francisco and Japan
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick will travel to San Francisco, California from April 24 to 27, 2023 to speak at the RSA Conference; Takasaki, Japan from April 28 to 30 to head the U.S. delegation to the G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting; and Tokyo, Japan, on May 1 to lead the U.S. interagency delegation at the 8th U.S.-Japan Cyber Dialogue.
Designating Iranian Officials in Connection with Serious Human Rights Abuses Or Censorship in Iran
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: The United States condemns Iran’s continued human rights abuses and remains committed to supporting the people of Iran as they face the brutality of the Iranian regime and demand respect for their fundamental freedoms.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here with Foreign Minister Meredov. Rashid and I were together just about two months ago -
Ambassador Fick’s Travel to San Francisco and Japan
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick will travel to San Francisco, California from April 24 to 27, 2023 to speak at the RSA Conference; Takasaki, Japan from April 28 to 30 to head the U.S. delegation to the G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting; and Tokyo, Japan, on May 1 to lead the U.S. interagency delegation at the 8th U.S.-Japan Cyber Dialogue.
Designating Iranian Officials in Connection with Serious Human Rights Abuses Or Censorship in Iran
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: The United States condemns Iran’s continued human rights abuses and remains committed to supporting the people of Iran as they face the brutality of the Iranian regime and demand respect for their fundamental freedoms.
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Meredov
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
U.S. Delegation to the 2023 UN/ECOSOC Youth Forum
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: The annual Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will be held at UN Headquarters in New York from April 25-27. The U.S. delegation to the Forum will be led by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, and will also feature the participation of U.S. Special ...
U.S.-EU Consultations Reinforce Strong Commitment to Human Rights
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: Today in Brussels, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erin Barclay and EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore co-chaired the 2023 U.S.-EU Human Rights Consultations. The United States and EU reaffirmed their strong mutual commitment to the transatlantic partnership and underscored its centrality to defending human rights, democracy, and the rule of law worldwide.
McCaul, Meeks, Y. Kim, Bera, Steel, B. Carter, Meng, A. Kim, Strickland Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Support for South Korea
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA), Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA), Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Grace Meng (D-NY),...
U.S.-EU Consultations Reinforce Strong Commitment to Human Rights
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Today in Brussels, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erin Barclay and EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore co-chaired the 2023 U.S.-EU Human Rights Consultations. The United States and EU reaffirmed their strong mutual commitment to the transatlantic partnership and underscored its centrality to defending human rights, democracy, and the rule of law worldwide.
DOS-TJK grant application closes on June 30
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Implementation and Management of the U.S. Alumni Network of Tajikistan (USANT) grant opened on April 25.
U.S. Department of State Announces TechWomen Delegation Travel to Kazakhstan, Aims to Increase Number of Women and Girls in STEM
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Thirteen executives from Amazon Web Services, Chegg, Hillstra Associates, Jacobs, Marvell Technology Inc., MicroBlocks, Northgate Environmental Management, Salesforce, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Workday will travel as a TechWomen delegation to Kazakhstan from April 23-28, joining more than 20 TechWomen ...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Dr. Alfred Mutua At a Joint Press Availability
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning everyone, and a very warm welcome to my friend the Cabinet Secretary Mutua. Alfred, very good to have you here, and I really appreciate the good, productive conversation that we had a short while ago.
Joint Statement on the Third U.S.-Kenya Bilateral Strategic Dialogue
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Kenya on the occasion of U.S.-Kenya Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2023.
Blue Dot Network Criteria: Relevant, Achievable, Aligned with International Standards
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Results from the first four Blue Dot Network pilot programs show the proposed infrastructure certification criteria will help projects demonstrate alignment with quality and sustainability goals. They are relevant, achievable, and support project efficiency and local development.
Regional Conference of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Ending Human Trafficking 2023
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
Release: Good morning, Excellencies and distinguished participants in this important conference. My name is Cindy Dyer, and as the United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, I head the office at the U.S. Department of State that leads the United States’ global engagement to combat human trafficking and supports the coordination of anti-trafficking efforts across the U.S. government.
DOS-PA offers new grant application process starting April 26
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
International Media Reporting Program grant opened on April 26.
Telephonic Press Conference with Katie Tobin, Special Assistant to President Biden and Senior Director for Transborder at the National Security Council
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
Release: MODERATOR: Greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Media Hub of the Americas in Miami, Florida. I would like to welcome our participants who have dialed in from the United States and across the region. This is an on-the-record press briefing with NSC Senior Director for Transborder Katie Tobin.
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Meredov
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.