News from 2023


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council President Rashad al-Alimi Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: (In progress) under leadership of the president and the leadership council, we’ve now had 14 months of relative calm that has saved lives and improved livelihoods. And in and of itself, that’s a very, very positive development. But there is also the - hopefully the opportunity and, ...


DOS-ASEAN offers new grant application process starting June 9

YSEALI Plus: What Comes Next? grant opened on June 9.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Meeting on Multilateralism in the Sahel

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, welcome, colleagues. So greatly appreciate that we’re meeting here today, and especially appreciate our friend (inaudible) together.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, greetings, everyone, and it is - as always - a pleasure to be with my friend of many years, Fuad Hussein, the foreign minister of Iraq. Lots of shared history, so it’s always good to be with you, my friend.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I’m very pleased for this opportunity to discuss the very important relationship between the United States and Ethiopia. I had a very good visit just last March, and again I want to thank our colleagues not only for their hospitality but also for the...


Joint Statement Following the Ministerial Meeting of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states.



Joint Communiqué by Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS

Release: The following statement was released by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS following today’s meeting.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Meeting on Multilateralism in the Sahel

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, welcome, colleagues. So greatly appreciate that we’re meeting here today, and especially appreciate our friend (inaudible) together.



McCaul on the Pause of Humanitarian Food Assistance to Ethiopia

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the United States Agency for International Development’s decision to end U.S. humanitarian food assistance in Ethiopia following news of extensive corruption in Ethiopia’s humanitarian system.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at a Joint Press Availability

News Release: MODERATOR: (In progress) (Via interpreter) press conference for the minister of foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia and also Mr. Antony Blinken, the minister of foreign affairs from the USA.


Joint Statement Following the Ministerial Meeting of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states.



Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.


McCaul Demands Missing Afghanistan Documents, Threatens Subpoena

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: On March 20, 2023, I wrote to you regarding the Department’s failure to produce documents and information concerning the Biden Administration’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan and informed you that the Department needed to produce the U.S. Embassy Kabul Emergency Action...


Joint Statement on the 2023 U.S.-Swiss Cyber and Digital Dialogue

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Switzerland on the occasion of the 2023 U.S.-Swiss Cyber and Digital Dialogue.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ministerial Opening Session

News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER AL SAUD: (Via translation) At the beginning, it is a great pleasure to welcome you to Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. And I am confident that our meetings will be crowned with success by building on what we have achieved together in our alliance against ISIS and continuing our concerted, integrated and coordinated efforts in the coming days.