News from 2023
Chairman McCaul on Secretary Blinken’s Disappointing China Trip
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement expressing his disappointment with Secretary Blinken’s recent trip to China. Despite 11 hours of talks and the expenditure of thousands of US taxpayer dollars, Chairman McCaul highlights that the meeting yielded nothing substantial, except a mere promise of more meetings in the future.
LGBTQI+ Special Envoy Stern’s Travel to Geneva
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Release: Jessica Stern, U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI)+ Persons, will attend the 53rd Human Rights Council (HRC) session in Geneva, Switzerland from June 20 to June 23. On June 21, SE Stern will deliver the intervention on behalf ...
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller
DOS-HUN offers new grant application process starting June 21
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Fund to Support Equal Opportunity for Vulnerable Populations grant opened on June 21.
The United States Announces Nearly $172 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Sudan and Neighboring Countries
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: The United States announced nearly $172 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Sudan and neighboring countries experiencing the impacts of the ongoing humanitarian crisis. With this funding, the United States has provided more than $550 million in humanitarian assistance this ...
Terror Attack Near Eli and West Bank Violence
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Release: The United States condemns the terrorist attack against Israelis near Eli in the West Bank today. We express our deepest condolences to the families of those killed and wish the injured a speedy recovery.
Designation of Ramiz Merko, Mayor of Struga, North Macedonia, for Significant Corruption
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Release: The United States is designating the mayor of the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia, Ramiz Merko, as generally ineligible for entry into the United States, due to his involvement in significant corruption. While serving as Struga’s mayor, Merko misappropriated funds and interfered with judicial and other public processes, damaging the public’s faith in North Macedonia’s democratic institutions and officials.
DOS-CSO offers new grant application process starting June 21
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Ukraine Veterans Rehabilitation and Reintegration grant opened on June 21.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s always a pleasure to be with my friend, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. And this moment, of course, is of great consequence with what’s happening literally every moment in Ukraine on the battlefield, but in many ways as important as what we’re doing here in London, and that is ...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken with George Stephanopoulos of ABC Good Morning America
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: QUESTION: Secretary Blinken joins us now from London. Good morning, Mr. Secretary. Thank you for joining us. Last month, President Biden predicted a thaw in U.S.-China relations. Does your visit with President Xi mark the beginning of that?
LGBTQI+ Special Envoy Stern’s Travel to Geneva
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Jessica Stern, U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI)+ Persons, will attend the 53rd Human Rights Council (HRC) session in Geneva, Switzerland from June 20 to June 23. On June 21, SE Stern will deliver the intervention on behalf ...
Designating and Promoting Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Today, the Department of State is designating two ISIS leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, under Executive Order 13224. Both individuals have committed sexual violence against Yezidis and were responsible for the abduction and enslavement of Yezidi women and girls. More than 2,700 women and children, mainly Yezidis, remain unaccounted for.
DOS-QAT grant application closes on July 21
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
U.S. Embassy in Qatar - Notice of Funding Opportunity grant opened on June 21.
McCaul Speaks on House Floor in Support of Resolution Calling for Release of Mark Swidan
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke on the House Floor in support of passing H.Res. 90, demanding that the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.
Designating and Promoting Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Release: Today, the Department of State is designating two ISIS leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, under Executive Order 13224. Both individuals have committed sexual violence against Yezidis and were responsible for the abduction and enslavement of Yezidi women and girls. More than 2,700 women and children, mainly Yezidis, remain unaccounted for.
DOS-NPL grant application closes on July 23
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Management of U.S. Embassy Youth Council (USYC) Program grant opened on June 21.
Special Online Briefing with Dilawar Syed, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Release: MODERATOR: Greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s London International Media Hub. I would like to welcome our participants dialing in from Iraq and around the world for this on-the-record briefing with Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Dilawar Syed. Special Representative Syed will discuss the historic U.S.-Iraq Business Council delegation visit to Iraq and U.S. commercial engagement with the Middle East.
Terror Attack Near Eli and West Bank Violence
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: The United States condemns the terrorist attack against Israelis near Eli in the West Bank today. We express our deepest condolences to the families of those killed and wish the injured a speedy recovery.
DOS-OES grant application closes on Aug. 7
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
Reducing Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining: Indonesia and Philippines grant opened on June 21.
McCaul Speaks on House Floor in Support of Resolution Calling for Release of Mark Swidan
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke on the House Floor in support of passing H.Res. 90, demanding that the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.