News from 2023
DOS-CSO grant application closes on July 30
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Galvanizing Climate Advocacy and Peacebuilding with Herders in the Sahel grant opened on June 6.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Thank you. Good morning. Please, take a seat.
Proceedings of the 2023 U.S.-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: The United States and Ukraine met on June 1, 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia to re-convene the U.S.-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue, an annual discussion on cyber policy issues.
LGBTQI+ Special Envoy Jessica Stern Travels to Toronto and Ottawa, Receives Award from Rainbow Railroad
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: On June 6 Jessica Stern, U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, will travel to Toronto, Canada, for meetings with local community leaders and activists, as well as a fireside chat event for local community and political leaders.
McCaul, Meeks, Wilson, Phillips, Baird, Allred Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Abraham Accords
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dean Phillips (D-MN) joined committee colleagues Rep. James Baird (R-IN)...
Denmark’s Constitution Day
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Denmark as you celebrate the anniversary of your Constitution.
United States and Romania Host Fifth Capital-Level Meeting of the Women, Peace, and Security Focal Points Network, with Opening Plenary Session at the Department of State
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: As 2023 co-chairs of the Women, Peace, and Security Focal Points Network (WPS-FPN), the United States and Romania will host the fifth Capital-Level Meeting of the WPS-FPN in Washington, D.C. from June 6-8. The Network will gather under the Co-Chairship theme: “Advancing the adaptability and evolution of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) as a framework for implementing policy change."
Notice of Meeting: U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a virtual public meeting from 2:00 p.m. until 3:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, focusing on the “Use of Artificial Intelligence in Public Diplomacy." During the meeting, a distinguished panel of experts will examine the use of AI tools in support of public diplomacy initiatives for a global community of PD practitioners, scholars, and policymakers.
Special Representative Dorothy McAuliffe Engages on Public-Private Partnerships and Ukraine Reconstruction at the German Marshall Fund’s 2023 Brussels Forum
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe traveled to Brussels, Belgium, from May 23-24, 2023, to join the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ 18th Brussels Forum, A New Atlanticism: Building a Marshall Plan for Ukraine, to discuss the role of public-private partnerships ...
Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink’s Meetings in Beijing, People’s Republic of China (PRC)
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink and National Security Council Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs Sarah Beran held meetings with PRC officials in Beijing on June 5.
Special Representative Dorothy McAuliffe Engages on Public-Private Partnerships and Ukraine Reconstruction at the German Marshall Fund’s 2023 Brussels Forum
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe traveled to Brussels, Belgium, from May 23-24, 2023, to join the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ 18th Brussels Forum, A New Atlanticism: Building a Marshall Plan for Ukraine, to discuss the role of public-private partnerships ...
DOS-UKR grant application closes on June 7
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Ukraine: Media Resilience and Recovery grant opened on June 6.
International Tribunal Expands Sentences for Two Defendants for Committing Atrocity Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: Yesterday’s appeals judgment by the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in the case of Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović, which recognized their responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, has ...
DOS-IRQ offers new grant application process starting June 6
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Iraqi Alumni Association Development grant opened on June 6.
Denmark’s Constitution Day
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Denmark as you celebrate the anniversary of your Constitution.
Colombian Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) For Infrastructure
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: Topic: Colombian Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) For Infrastructure.
McCaul Secures Access to Dissent Cable for All HFAC Members
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has secured an agreement with Secretary Blinken that would allow all Members of the committee a reasonable opportunity to view the dissent channel cable and the response. In response, Chairman McCaul has agreed this would be a...
U.S. Sanctions Leading Members of Russian Intelligence-Linked Group Plotting to Destabilize the Government of Moldova
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: The United States is designating seven leading members of a Russian intelligence-linked group and one entity for their role in Russia’s malign influence campaigns and destabilization operations in Moldova.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Thank you. Good morning. Please, take a seat.
LGBTQI+ Special Envoy Jessica Stern Travels to Toronto and Ottawa, Receives Award from Rainbow Railroad
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
News Release: On June 6 Jessica Stern, U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, will travel to Toronto, Canada, for meetings with local community leaders and activists, as well as a fireside chat event for local community and political leaders.