News from June 2023


DOS-ARM offers new grant application process starting June 1

Track 2 Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Initiatives grant opened on June 1.


U.S. Department of State Concludes Settlement Resolving Export Violations by VTA Telecom Corporation

News Release: The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with VTA Telecom Corporation, to resolve six violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130. The Department of State and ...


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Amman, Jerusalem, Dubai, and Oslo

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Amman, Jerusalem, Dubai, and Oslo between May 31 and June 7. Secretary Kerry will visit Amman for the wedding of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan and Ms. Rajwa Al Seif. In Jerusalem and Dubai, Secretary ...



Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre After Their Meeting

Release: PRIME MINISTER STØRE: Secretary Blinken, I welcome you to Oslo. You are here at an important informal NATO meeting, but informal can be even more important than formal because it is about critical issues: how we will support Ukraine being attacked in a brutal aggression, which is really the most serious ...


McCaul, Meeks Press Urgent Need to Address Political and Economic Crisis in Lebanon

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: We write to express grave concern as Lebanon grapples with an all-consuming political and economic crisis that is devastating the country. Despite months of negotiation to try to appoint a president, Lebanon continues to be led by a caretaker government with limited authority...


McCaul, Meeks Press Urgent Need to Address Political and Economic Crisis in Lebanon

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: We write to express grave concern as Lebanon grapples with an all-consuming political and economic crisis that is devastating the country. Despite months of negotiation to try to appoint a president, Lebanon continues to be led by a caretaker government with limited authority...


Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. on Monday, June 5, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial Co-Chairs at a Joint Press Availability

News Release: MODERATOR: So we don’t have much time. We’ll jump directly into the questions, so who wants to start? Yes, please, go ahead, Johan.


U.S. Engagement in Comoros

Release: Bilateral Relationship and U.S. Assistance. * The United States and Comoros signed a Joint Statement of Cooperation in February 2023. * COVID Support: The United States has provided 250,380 safe and effective COVID-19 doses in partnership with COVAX. * Development: USAID and the Department of State have...


DOS-SAU offers new grant application process starting June 1

U.S. Higher Education Advising - Quincy Competitive College Club grant opened on June 1.


Reporting on Whole-of-Government Approaches to Stopping International Deforestation

News Release: As directed by President Biden’s Executive Order on Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies (E.O. 14072), the U.S. Department of State submitted two reports to President Biden on stopping international deforestation. Combatting International Deforestation Associated with ...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Fourth U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Stakeholders Engagement

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very, very much. At the risk of repetition, I think you’ll hear me in violent agreement with my friends and colleagues. But the first thing I want to say is this: It is so critical to us that not only are we having this stakeholders meeting, but that everything we do is infused with the views, the perspectives, the experience of stakeholders. It’s a critical part of the TTC.


DOS-SBUR grant application closes on Sept. 16

Climate Solutions and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Fund grant opened on June 1.


Samoa Independence Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Independent State of Samoa on your 61st anniversary of independence on June 1.


The United States and Norway: A Vital Alliance and Partnership

Release: Norway is a committed ally, partner, and friend of the United States. The close relationship between our two nations stems in part from waves of Norwegian immigration to the United States from 1825 to 1940, giving the United States today nearly as many people of Norwegian ancestry as the population of ...


Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Lewis Travels to Singapore

Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis travels to Singapore June 1-4, as part of a delegation of senior U.S. officials taking part in the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual intergovernmental regional security conference sponsored by the International Institute of Strategic Studies.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial Co-Chairs at a Joint Press Availability

Release: MODERATOR: So we don’t have much time. We’ll jump directly into the questions, so who wants to start? Yes, please, go ahead, Johan.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Fourth U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Stakeholders Engagement

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very, very much. At the risk of repetition, I think you’ll hear me in violent agreement with my friends and colleagues. But the first thing I want to say is this: It is so critical to us that not only are we having this stakeholders meeting, but that everything we do is infused with the views, the perspectives, the experience of stakeholders. It’s a critical part of the TTC.


DOS-UKR offers new grant application process starting June 1

Entrepreneurship in Arts and Creative Industries grant opened on June 1.