News from June 2023
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Thank you. Good morning. Please, take a seat.
LGBTQI+ Special Envoy Jessica Stern Travels to Toronto and Ottawa, Receives Award from Rainbow Railroad
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: On June 6 Jessica Stern, U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, will travel to Toronto, Canada, for meetings with local community leaders and activists, as well as a fireside chat event for local community and political leaders.
McCaul, Meeks, Wilson, Phillips, Baird, Allred Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Abraham Accords
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dean Phillips (D-MN) joined committee colleagues Rep. James Baird (R-IN)...
U.S. Sanctions Leading Members of Russian Intelligence-Linked Group Plotting to Destabilize the Government of Moldova
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: The United States is designating seven leading members of a Russian intelligence-linked group and one entity for their role in Russia’s malign influence campaigns and destabilization operations in Moldova.
Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink’s Meetings in Beijing, People’s Republic of China (PRC)
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink and National Security Council Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs Sarah Beran held meetings with PRC officials in Beijing on June 5.
International Tribunal Expands Sentences for Two Defendants for Committing Atrocity Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: Yesterday’s appeals judgment by the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in the case of Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović, which recognized their responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, has ...
Proceedings of the 2023 U.S.-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: The United States and Ukraine met on June 1, 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia to re-convene the U.S.-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue, an annual discussion on cyber policy issues.
United States and Romania Host Fifth Capital-Level Meeting of the Women, Peace, and Security Focal Points Network, with Opening Plenary Session at the Department of State
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: As 2023 co-chairs of the Women, Peace, and Security Focal Points Network (WPS-FPN), the United States and Romania will host the fifth Capital-Level Meeting of the WPS-FPN in Washington, D.C. from June 6-8. The Network will gather under the Co-Chairship theme: “Advancing the adaptability and evolution of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) as a framework for implementing policy change."
Announcing the Winners of the Annual Data for Diplomacy Awards
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Secretary Antony Blinken congratulates the winners of the second annual Data for Diplomacy Awards.
U.S. Delegation on Atrocity Prevention and Response Travels to Denmark and Germany
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Anne A. Witkowsky will lead a delegation composed of Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for Development, Global Health, and Humanitarian Response Paula Tufro; Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack;
Assistant Secretary Witkowsky’s Travel to Sweden and France
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Anne A. Witkowsky will travel to Stockholm, Sweden, and Paris, France, May 22-26 for discussions with allies and partners on a range of conflict prevention, stabilization, and strategic coordination issues.
The Release of the UN Report on Moura, Mali
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
The United States is appalled by the disregard for human life exhibited by elements of the Malian Armed Forces in cooperation with the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group – a transnational criminal organization – during the operation in Moura, Mali in March of last year.
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Grundberg
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller:
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Examining the Fiscal Year 24 Bureau of Consular Affairs Budget”
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, “Examining the Fiscal Year 24 Bureau of Consular Affairs Budget” on Wednesday, June 7th.
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Ignoring Our Allies in the Western Hemisphere: Reviewing President Biden’s FY24 Budget Request”
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will convene a hearing entitled, “Ignoring Our Allies in the Western Hemisphere: Reviewing President Biden’s FY24 Budget Request” on Wednesday, June 7th.
Remarks at the Opening of the Fifth Committee Second Resumed Session
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your steadfast leadership.
Remarks by a Senior U.S. Official in a Background Briefing on Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield’s Upcoming Travel to Brazil
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Thanks so much, and welcome, everyone, to this background briefing.
Remarks by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield in Conversation with Professor Antonio Jorge Ramalho da Rocha at the University of Brasilia
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
(In Portuguese.) Thank you very much, Professor Deborah. Ambassador, the idea was to make it as informal as possible because we are focused in your exchanges with students.
Democracy Collection Launches Traveling Exhibition: “A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of our Time”
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ Office of Art in Embassies is launching a traveling exhibition as part of a year-long initiative for its 60th Anniversary called the Democracy Collection.
Support for SRSG Perthes in Leading UNITAMS
By State Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
The United States underscores our strong support for the United Nations and the ongoing work of Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Volker Perthes in leading the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS).