News from May 2023
Assistant Secretary Witkowsky’s Travel to Sweden and France
By State Newswire Report | May 21, 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.
Joint Statement on Spain Joining the Global Equality Fund
By State Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
The text of the following joint statement was issued by the Governments of the United States and Spain on the occasion of Spain joining the Global Equality Fund:
Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
News Release: President Biden and President Zelensky met today at the G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan to reaffirm that that the United States will continue to stand with our Ukrainian partners as they defend themselves from Russia’s war of aggression.
Settlements in the West Bank
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
News Release: We are deeply troubled by the Israeli government’s order that allows its citizens to establish a permanent presence in the Homesh outpost in the northern West Bank, which according to Israeli law was illegally built on private Palestinian land. This order is inconsistent with both former Prime Minister ...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Japanese Minister For Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Nagaoka Keiko At a Memorandum of Cooperation on Education Signing Ceremony
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. Let me first say that when Rahm started to talk about mayor of Chicago, I thought he was announcing his candidacy for Hiroshima. (Laughter.) So if the mayor’s here, watch out.
Deepening U.S. Partnership with Papua New Guinea
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
Release: As the largest Pacific Island country, a likeminded democracy, APEC member, and regional energy provider, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a key partner for the United States in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States will continue to partner with PNG on strengthening economic relations, security cooperation,...
ICYMI: Chairman McCaul Joined Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” on Sunday
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
News Release: Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures" to discuss the G7 Summit and countering the malign influence of the CCP, Biden’s foreign policy failures, and the latest on his Afghanistan withdrawal investigation.
Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
Release: President Biden and President Zelenskyy met today at the G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan to reaffirm that that the United States will continue to stand with our Ukrainian partners as they defend themselves from Russia’s war of aggression.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Japanese Minister For Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Nagaoka Keiko At a Memorandum of Cooperation on Education Signing Ceremony
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. Let me first say that when Rahm started to talk about mayor of Chicago, I thought he was announcing his candidacy for Hiroshima. (Laughter.) So if the mayor’s here, watch out.
ICYMI: Chairman McCaul Joined Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” on Sunday
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
News Release: Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures" to discuss the G7 Summit and countering the malign influence of the CCP, Biden’s foreign policy failures, and the latest on his Afghanistan withdrawal investigation.
Settlements in the West Bank
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
Release: We are deeply troubled by the Israeli government’s order that allows its citizens to establish a permanent presence in the Homesh outpost in the northern West Bank, which according to Israeli law was illegally built on private Palestinian land. This order is inconsistent with both former Prime Minister...
Deepening U.S. Partnership with Papua New Guinea
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
Release: As the largest Pacific Island country, a likeminded democracy, APEC member, and regional energy provider, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a key partner for the United States in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States will continue to partner with PNG on strengthening economic relations, security cooperation,...
Deepening U.S. Partnership with Papua New Guinea
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
News Release: As the largest Pacific Island country, a likeminded democracy, APEC member, and regional energy provider, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a key partner for the United States in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States will continue to partner with PNG on strengthening economic relations, security cooperation, ...
Deepening U.S. Partnership with Papua New Guinea
By State Newswire | May 22, 2023
Release: As the largest Pacific Island country, a likeminded democracy, APEC member, and regional energy provider, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a key partner for the United States in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States will continue to partner with PNG on strengthening economic relations, security cooperation,...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Defense Cooperation Agreement and Shiprider Signing Ceremony
By State Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you very much, everyone. And I have to say I’m very tempted to say, “What the prime minister said," and leave it at that because I could not and cannot say it more eloquently than he just has. But let me first say good afternoon to everyone. It is truly wonderful to be here in Papua New Guinea, to be joining the prime minister, to be joining the defense ministers, to be joining the entire team.
IRFBA Chair’s Statement on the arbitrary detention of Reverend Dr Hkalam Samson
By State Newswire | May 23, 2023
Release: As Chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, I express grave concern over the imprisonment of Reverend Dr Hkalam Samson, former Head of the Kachin Baptist Convention and Chairman of the Kachin National Consultative Assembly, in Myanmar.
Launch of Education and Skills Development Working Group Furthers U.S.-India Cooperation
By State Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: Officials from the United States and India held the first meeting of the U.S.-India Education and Skills Development Working Group in hybrid format on May 22. The event was hosted by the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asia, Donald Lu, and the Indian Ministry of Education’s Joint Secretary of International Cooperation, Neeta Prasad.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Meeting
By State Newswire | May 23, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Prime Minister, thank you very, very much. And colleagues, it is a great honor to be with all of you, to be with our Pacific Island partners. Prime Minister, I’m really grateful to you as our host for welcoming all of us to Papua New Guinea.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape at a Joint Press Availability
By State Newswire | May 23, 2023
Release: PRIME MINISTER MARAPE: All right. Thank you. Thank you very much for your extreme patience. I just want to sincerely appreciate all of you from our various media outlets who have spent almost a whole today to wait for this occasion to happen. I just want to sincerely apologize, but also thank - thank...
The United States and Papua New Guinea Sign New Defense Cooperation Agreement and an Agreement Concerning Counter Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity Operations
By State Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: On May 22, 2023, the United States and Papua New Guinea concluded a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and an Agreement Concerning Counter Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity Operations.