News from March 2023
Joint Communique from the March 19 meeting in Sharm El Sheikh
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: The following text reflects the Joint Communique following today’s meeting in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt
“REMEMBERING JUDITH ``JUDY'' HEUMANN” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 15
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “REMEMBERING JUDITH ``JUDY'' HEUMANN” on March 15.
United States Support of the EU-facilitated Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: The United States welcomes the accord Kosovo and Serbia reached through European Union facilitation on the implementation of their February 27 Agreement on the Path to Normalization of Relations.
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
Joint Communique from the March 19 meeting in Sharm El Sheikh
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: The following text reflects the Joint Communique following today’s meeting in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt.
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
The Departure of Dr. Karen Donfried
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: For the last 18 months, Dr. Karen Donfried has led the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs with the utmost skill and commitment during a pivotal time. As she prepares to depart the Department at the end of the month, I thank Karen for her tremendous service to the Department and the American people.
Risch: Ethiopia Atrocities Determination Long-Overdue, Must Be Followed with Action
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: BOISE, IDAHO - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the State Department’s atrocities determination for Ethiopia, citing that war crimes and crimes against humanity, including ethnic cleansing, were committed in the course of the war in northern Ethiopia:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Today’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Synthesis Report is clear: our climate is warming at an unprecedented rate, and the window is closing just as quickly for the world to make dramatic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C within reach.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Ukraine
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Russia-Occupied Areas. Note: The human rights situation in territories occupied by Russia at the time of writing, including Crimea and parts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhya Oblasts, are covered in a separate subreport. The main body of this report covers the human rights situation in ...
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Uruguay
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is a constitutional republic with a democratically elected president and a bicameral legislature. In the 2019 national elections, Luis Lacalle Pou won a five-year presidential term. No political party won a majority in parliament, but the ruling party formed a coalition to pass legislation. Elections were considered free and fair by observers.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Chile
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Chile is a constitutional multiparty democracy. In November 2021, the country held presidential elections and concurrent legislative elections that observers considered free and fair. In December 2021, President-elect Gabriel Boric won a runoff election and on March 11, assumed office. On July 4, a Constitutional Convention presented the text of a proposed new constitution. On September 4, 62 percent of the voters voted to reject the proposed constitution.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erin Barclay on the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: MR PATEL: All right, thanks, everybody. I’m going to turn the floor over now to Assistant Secretary Barclay, who’s going to make some remarks. And then her and Ambassador Van Schaack are on hand to address some other questions you all might have.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Brazil
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Executive Summary Title. Brazil is a constitutional, multiparty republic governed by a democratically elected government. In October, voters chose the president and bicameral national legislature in elections that international and national observers reported were free and fair. On Oct. 2, in the...
U.S. Department of State Announces Changes to its Minimum Medical Qualification Standard for Career Department of State Foreign Service Applicants
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce changes to its minimum medical qualification standard for career Foreign Service applicants to further advance its commitment to hire a workforce representative of all segments of society and in support of the Secretary’s modernization agenda. These changes will provide persons with disabilities with more opportunities to pursue Foreign Service careers at the Department of State.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Saint Kitts and Nevis
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Saint Kitts and Nevis is a multiparty parliamentary democracy and federation. The prime minister is the head of government. King Charles III is the head of state, represented by a governor general. The constitution provides the smaller island of Nevis considerable powers of self-governance under a premier.
McCaul Warns of ‘No Limits’ Partnership Between Xi and Putin
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Cuba
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Cuba is an authoritarian state. The 2019 constitution codifies that Cuba remains a one-party system in which the Communist Party is the only legal political party. In national elections held in October 2019, Miguel Díaz-Canel was declared the winner of the role for president. He assumed the presidency...
Assistant Secretary Sison’s Travel to Madagascar, South Africa, Mauritius, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Madagascar, South Africa, Mauritius, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos, March 22-April 7, for meetings with counterparts and UN officials to reinforce U.S. commitment to collaborative multilateral engagement in addressing collective global challenges.