News from 2023
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Young Picasso in Paris” Exhibition discussed on April 25 by State Department
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
The US State Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
DOS-AFG grant application closes on June 1
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
Afghan Alumni Engagement grant opened on April 26.
McCaul, Ernst Fight for Accountability in Foreign Aid at USAID
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to USAID Administrator Samantha Power demanding answers on the agency’s lackluster stewardship of taxpayer dollars appropriated for humanitarian assistance abroad.
McCaul Demands State Declassify Afghanistan Withdrawal After-Action Review
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken:. On April 6, 2023, the State Department finally took the long overdue step of providing its After- Action Review on the Afghanistan withdrawal to the Committee. The After-Action Review, dated March 2022, is an 87-page document containing numerous unexplained redactions. Despite...
Risch, Menendez Urge POTUS’ Support for Legitimate Democratic Process in Lebanon
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their concern regarding Lebanon’s ongoing political stalemate. Highlighting the consequences of Lebanon’s ...
Engaging Survivors of Human Trafficking
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
Release: Survivor Engagement in the Anti-Trafficking Field: History, Lessons Learned, and Looking Forward.
State Department discusses Notice of the Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and Eurasia (Title VIII) Advisory Committee Open Virtual Meeting on April 25
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
McCaul Statement Following Passage of MAHSA Act Through Committee Markup
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 589 during today’s committee markup.
DOS-INL grant application closes on June 30
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
Criminal Justice Task Force Initiative grant opened on April 27.
Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII) discussed on April 26 by State Department
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
McCaul Statement Following Passage of MAHSA Act Through Committee Markup
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 589 during today’s committee markup.
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on FY2024 USAID Budget
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on the FY2024 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) budget. The witness was The Honorable Samantha Power, administrator of USAID.
DOS-SCT offers new grant application process starting April 27
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
Targeted Messaging and Hotline Infrastructure to Apprehend al-Shabaab grant opened on April 27.
McCaul Encourages U.S.-South Korea Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technologies
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement encouraging cooperation between the U.S. and South Korea in quantum information science and technologies.
Risch, Wicker on Announcement of Nuclear Consultative Group
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the administration’s decision to establish a Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG):
Regional Conference of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Ending Human Trafficking 2023
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
Release: Good morning, Excellencies and distinguished participants in this important conference. My name is Cindy Dyer, and as the United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, I head the office at the U.S. Department of State that leads the United States’ global engagement to combat human trafficking and supports the coordination of anti-trafficking efforts across the U.S. government.
Chairman McCaul Statement at Today’s Committee Markup of H.R. 1690
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee markup of H.R. 1690.
Hydropower Opportunities in Greenland
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
Release: Topic: Hydropower Opportunities in Greenland. Host: U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Alan Leventhal. Date/time: Wednesday, April 26 at 11 a.m. EDT. Description: Join U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Alan Leventhal and Greenlandic Minister for Agriculture, Self-Sufficiency, Energy...
McCaul, Meeks, Kim, Bera Statement on President Yoon’s Visit to Washington
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) and Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA) issued the following statement welcoming Republic of Korea (ROK) President Yoon Suk Yeol to Washington.
DOS-JPN offers new grant application process starting April 28
By State Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
Building Indo Pacific Cyber Security Allied with eSports grant opened on April 28.