News from 2023
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability
By State Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
Good afternoon, everyone. Let me – let me start with the situation in Sudan.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
Well, good morning or almost good afternoon, everyone. The foreign secretary and I have just spent the last almost three days with our G7 colleagues covering pretty much the entire planet, and I think we both come away from the G7
Senior Official for Global Women’s Issues Fotovat Travels to the United Kingdom
By State Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
Senior Official to the Secretary of State in the Office of Global Women’s Issues Katrina Fotovat will visit Belfast from April 16–19.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
Well, good evening, everyone. I think the most – among the most significant developments of the last few days is the fact that the minister and I celebrated our birthdays on the same day.
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi
By State Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel:
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with French Foreign Minister Colonna
By State Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel:
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with German Foreign Minister Baerbock
By State Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel:
Assistant Secretary Stewart Travels to New Mexico
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: From April 24-27, 2023, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, Mallory Stewart, will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico. On April 25, she will participate in discussions with members of the International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV) and will also ...
G7 Japan 2023 Foreign Ministers’ Communiqué
By State Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
The text of the following communiqué 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.
U.S. Delegation to the 2023 UN/ECOSOC Youth Forum
By State Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
The annual Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will be held at UN Headquarters in New York from April 25-27.
Faces of Kremlin Propaganda: Maria Zakharova
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: A loyal Kremlin messenger and among the most enthusiastic purveyors of Russia’s disinformation and propaganda, Maria Zakharova has served as the Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA)’s spokesperson since 2015. She is the daughter of a Soviet diplomat and spent most of her childhood in Beijing, where her father ...
McCaul, Meeks, Y. Kim, Bera, Steel, B. Carter, Meng, A. Kim, Strickland Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Support for South Korea
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA), Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA), Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Grace Meng (D-NY),...
Special Online Briefing with Major General Matthew McFarlane, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, and Dana Stroul, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: MODERATOR: Greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Dubai Regional Media Hub. I would like to welcome our participants joining us from the Middle East and around the world for this on-the-record briefing with Major General Matthew McFarlane, the commanding general of the Combined Joint...
Assistant Secretary Stewart Travels to New Mexico
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: From April 24-27, 2023, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, Mallory Stewart, will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico. On April 25, she will participate in discussions with members of the International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV) and will also...
Ambassador Hussain’s Travel to Israel and the West Bank
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain traveled to Israel and the West Bank on April 13-18 to meet with government and civil society leaders as well as representatives of faith communities during the convergence of Ramadan, Passover, and Easter.
U.S.-EU Consultations Reinforce Strong Commitment to Human Rights
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: Today in Brussels, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erin Barclay and EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore co-chaired the 2023 U.S.-EU Human Rights Consultations. The United States and EU reaffirmed their strong mutual commitment to the transatlantic partnership and underscored its centrality to defending human rights, democracy, and the rule of law worldwide.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Dr. Alfred Mutua At a Joint Press Availability
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning everyone, and a very warm welcome to my friend the Cabinet Secretary Mutua. Alfred, very good to have you here, and I really appreciate the good, productive conversation that we had a short while ago.
Ambassador Fick’s Travel to San Francisco and Japan
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick will travel to San Francisco, California from April 24 to 27, 2023 to speak at the RSA Conference; Takasaki, Japan from April 28 to 30 to head the U.S. delegation to the G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting; and Tokyo, Japan, on May 1 to lead the U.S. interagency delegation at the 8th U.S.-Japan Cyber Dialogue.
Designating Iranian Officials in Connection with Serious Human Rights Abuses Or Censorship in Iran
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: The United States condemns Iran’s continued human rights abuses and remains committed to supporting the people of Iran as they face the brutality of the Iranian regime and demand respect for their fundamental freedoms.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here with Foreign Minister Meredov. Rashid and I were together just about two months ago -