News from August 2023
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum. The Secretary conveyed the continued unwavering support of the United States for President Bazoum and Niger’s democracy. He underscored that the United States rejects efforts to overturn the constitutional order, ...
Risch, Menendez Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote European Energy Security
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 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, last week introduced legislation to help bolster U.S. investment into Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and boost Eastern European energy security in the wake ...
Secretary Blinken’s Call with African Union Commission Chairperson Faki About the Attempted Takeover in Niger
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller
McCaul, Kim, Gallagher Urge Admin to Combat CCP Human Rights Abuses
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA), and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary...
Ordered Departure of Non-Emergency U.S. Government Personnel from U.S. Embassy Niamey
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: The Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas, including U.S. government personnel serving abroad. Given ongoing developments in Niger and out of an abundance of caution, the Department of State is ordering the temporary departure of non-emergency ...
2023 Memorandum of Justification Consistent with Section 110(b)(2)(D) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
Release: Section 110(b)(2)(D) of the TVPA (22 U.S.C. § 7107(b)(2)(D)) requires a country that has been included on the Tier 2 Watch List for two consecutive years and has not been upgraded to “Tier 1" or “Tier 2" to be included in the following year’s report as “Tier 3." The governments of Tier 3 countries are...
Determination under Section 110(b)(2)(D) of the trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 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...
McCaul, Kim, Gallagher Urge Admin to Combat CCP Human Rights Abuses
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA), and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary...
Secretary Blinken’s Remarks at the Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit for Young African Leaders
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, Mandela Fellows.
79th Anniversary of Roma Murder at Auschwitz-Birkenau
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
Release: On this day, we remember the 2,897 Roma and Sinti men, women, and children murdered by the Nazis in the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Aug. 2, 1944.
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Rao Gupta Travels to India
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
Release: U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta will visit Gujarat, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, India from August 1-8. While in Gujarat from August 1-4, Ambassador Rao Gupta will lead the U.S. delegation to the G20 Alliance for the Empowerment and Progression of Women’s Economic Representation...
Public notices: State Department publishes 24 in June
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2023
There were 24 notices published by the State Department in June, according to the Federal Register.
Jamaica National Day
By State Newswire | Aug 7, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the U.S. government and the American people, I send my sincere congratulations to Jamaica as you celebrate the 61st anniversary of your independence.
Bolivia National Day
By State Newswire | Aug 7, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on the 198th anniversary of its independence on August 6.
Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: Every August 7th, the State Department community - in Washington and at missions around the world - comes together to observe the anniversary of the U.S. Embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
International Lunar Year
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: What is the International Lunar Year?
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on the Situation in Niger
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: MR PATEL: Hey, everybody. Good afternoon and thank you so much for joining us today, especially last minute. Laying out some ground rules real quick, this call will be on the record. It will be
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Raquel Krähenbühl of GloboNews
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: QUESTION: Okay. So I’m going to start by asking you a little bit about the Brazil role in this global crisis of food insecurity because the Brazilian president has a position of neutrality in the war. Lula has already spoken to President Zelenskyy, President Vladimir Putin. And do you believe this puts him in a good place to perhaps mediate a talk with - and try to convince Russia to go back to the grain agreement with Ukraine?
Marking Fifteen Years Since Russia’s Invasion and Occupation of Georgia
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: Fifteen years ago, Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Georgia and occupied 20 percent of its territory. The United States remains steadfast in our support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. The lives of the conflict-affected populations have forever been altered by Russia’s actions. With deepest respect and heartfelt sympathy, we remember those killed, injured, and displaced by Russia’s forces.