News from June 2023
DOS-ARM offers new grant application process starting June 1
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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 ...
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Spanish State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs Moreno Bau
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre After Their Meeting
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
U.S. Higher Education Advising - Quincy Competitive College Club grant opened on June 1.
Reporting on Whole-of-Government Approaches to Stopping International Deforestation
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
Climate Solutions and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Fund grant opened on June 1.
Samoa Independence Day
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
Entrepreneurship in Arts and Creative Industries grant opened on June 1.