News from 2023


Risch, McCaul Press Admin's Handling of Crisis in Sudan

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, last week sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting information regarding the administration’s handling of the crisis in Sudan.


Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt LNG Allies Event

Release: A/S Pyatt: - It’s great to have DOE Assistant Secretary Brad Crabtree as a partner here in Washington, DC.


2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Grenada

The constitution protects freedom of conscience, including freedom of thought and religion.


Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to Azerbaijan

Release: Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Baku, Azerbaijan, May 30 - June 2. While there, he will participate in the 28th annual Baku Energy Week, which consists of the International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition, the Caspian International ...


2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Honduras

The constitution provides for the free exercise of all religions.


2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including the freedom of individuals to change their religion.


2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Haiti

Haiti’s 1987 constitution provides for the free exercise of all religions. Any religious group seeking official recognition must obtain it through a multistep registration process with the Bureau of Worship (BOW), a unit within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs


Deputy Secretary Verma’s Meeting with Mauritian President Roopun

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller


2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Cuba

The constitution contains written provisions for religious freedom and prohibitions against discrimination based on religious grounds;


2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: El Salvador

The constitution provides for freedom of religion and states all persons are equal before the law. It prohibits discrimination based on religion.


2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: The Bahamas

The constitution states freedom of religion is a fundamental right. Individuals may practice freely the religion of their choice or practice no religion at all.



United States Leads in Space with Diplomacy

News Release: Today the Department of State is releasing our first-ever Strategic Framework for Space Diplomacy, a groundbreaking initiative to advance U.S. global space leadership. Through this Framework, we will expand international cooperation on mutually beneficial space activities, including through the Artemis ...


Under Secretary Jenkins’ Remarks at the PSI High Level Political Meeting Session on Addressing a Changing International Security Environment and Challenges to Nonproliferation 

Release: It is my great pleasure to chair this second session, “Addressing a Changing International Security Environment and Challenges to Nonproliferation."  I would like to thank our hosts for choosing to include this topic given its critical importance to all Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) endorsing nations.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Following Tour of HYBRIT Steel Plant

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Madam Minister, thank you so much. And I really want to say thanks first and foremost for what I was going to say is a warm welcome here in Luleå - (laughter) - certainly warm in our hearts. And I’m so grateful to be here with all of our colleagues from the Biden administration and from the European Union as well as our Swedish host.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller


Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt LNG Allies Event

Release: A/S Pyatt: - It’s great to have DOE Assistant Secretary Brad Crabtree as a partner here in Washington, DC.


Deputy Secretary Verma’s Meeting with Mauritian Prime Minister Jugnauth

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller


DOS-ARM offers new grant application process starting June 1

Track 2 Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Initiatives grant opened on June 1.


U.S. Department of State Concludes Settlement Resolving Export Violations by VTA Telecom Corporation

News Release: The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with VTA Telecom Corporation, to resolve six violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130. The Department of State and ...