News from March 2023
Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the Tenth U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
DRL Strengthening Independent Media and Citizen Journalists in Burma
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009598.
McCaul on Plans for Implementing U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Biden administration’s submission to Congress of the 10-year plans for Implementing the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks at the U.S.-Mexico Synthetic Drug Conference
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Hello, everyone. I’m glad to join the U.S.-Mexico Synthetic Drug Conference. To our Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, and our Assistant Secretary Todd Robinson: Thank you for your commitment to making people safer and healthier on both sides of the border. And to our partners in the Mexican government, ...
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Latvian Foreign Minister Rinkevics
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks at the U.S.-Mexico Synthetic Drug Conference
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: Hello, everyone. I’m glad to join the U.S.-Mexico Synthetic Drug Conference. To our Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, and our Assistant Secretary Todd Robinson: Thank you for your commitment to making people safer and healthier on both sides of the border. And to our partners in the Mexican government...
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Brazilian Secretary General da Rocha
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
Declaration of the Summit for Democracy
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Today, President Biden and the leaders of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Zambia opened the second Summit for Democracy, which gathered leaders from around the world to spur further action to strengthen democratic resilience, demonstrate how democracies are delivering for citizens, and highlight how democracies are best equipped to address the world’s most pressing challenges.
Summit for Democracy Commitment on Beneficial Ownership and Misuse of Legal Persons
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: We, the governments and authorities of the democracies identified below, concerned that corruption undermines democratic institutions, the rule of law, effective governance, public trust, stability, economic prosperity for all, and business growth and innovation, reaffirm our determination to safeguard our communities from corruption in all of its forms.
Risch Meets with Colombian Delegation
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday met with Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva, Justice Minister Néstor Osuna, and Ambassador to the United States Luis Gilberto Murillo.
McCaul Welcomes Sanctions on Assad Regime Officials for Drug Trafficking, Urges Further Action
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC- House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul issued the following statement on new sanctions on Assad regime officials. Last year, Chairman McCaul and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch sent a letter to Secretary Blinken highlighting the need to account for captagon revenues in a required report on the estimated net worth and sources of income of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.
McCaul, Wilson, Kean Urge Mandatory Sanctions Against Russia-Iran Amid Significant Defense Transactions
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: We write to urge you to impose mandatory sanctions pursuant to Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) (P.L. 115-44) in response to the Government of Iran’s significant defense transactions with the Russian Federation. Russia’s illegal...
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Latvian Foreign Minister Rinkevics
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.
DRL Fostering Resilience and Strategic Advocacy in Burma’s Pro-Democracy Movement
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009599.
Joint Statement of the Eighth Meeting of the Japan-U.S. Comprehensive Dialogue on Space
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: Pursuant to the shared goal of continuing to advance bilateral space cooperation and to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance as declared by the leaders of both nations, the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America held the Eighth Meeting of the Japan-U.S. Comprehensive...
Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt’s Remarks at the Center for the Study of Democracy
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: A/S Pyatt: Thank you very much, Ognian. It’s wonderful to see everybody, and many, many thanks to CSD for inviting me to be part of this conversation today on an issue that is so important to our transatlantic issues and to our shared interest in the energy transition.
Under Secretary Zeya’s Travel to New York City
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to New York City from March 29-30. During her visit, she will speak at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate hosted by UNSC President Mozambique on “Peace and Security in Africa: The Impact ...
Supporting Human Rights Defenders: U.S. Department of State’s and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Top Achievements during the Summit for Democracy’s Year of Action
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: Following the first Summit for Democracy in December 2021, the United States engaged in a series of efforts to expand support for human rights defenders (HRDs) worldwide. For example, the Department of State issued and implemented guidelines that enabled U.S. diplomatic missions to support civil society...
DRL Promoting Responsive and Inclusive Governance in Burma
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009597.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Al Sabah
By State Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.