News from 2023
Sanctioning Two State-Owned Banks and the Ministry of Defense for the Burma Military Regime’s Atrocities
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Today, the United States is designating Burma’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) and two of Burma’s largest regime-controlled banks, Myanma Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB) and Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank (MICB). MFTB and MICB have been instrumental in facilitating the regime’s use of foreign currency to ...
Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Secretary Blinken announced today in London at the Ukraine Recovery Conference jointly hosted by the United Kingdom and Ukraine that the United States, working with Congress, intends to provide an additional $1.31 billion in assistance to help Ukraine recover from Russia’s ongoing assaults on the country.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. This meeting in London - it’s hard to overstate its importance, because even as Ukrainians as we speak are fighting so bravely to take back the land that’s been seized from them, we know we also have to focus on the flip side of the coin, which is Ukraine’s ...
Risch, Hagerty, Colleagues Urge Biden Officials to Sanction Mexican State and Local Officials Enabling Drug Cartels
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Dear Secretaries Yellen and Blinken: We are concerned that the Biden Administration’s current approach toward Mexico has fundamentally failed to persuade the government of President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador to counter the growing security threat posed by the Mexican drug cartels. We urge you to use ...
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller
McCaul Speaks on House Floor in Support of Resolution Calling on Russia to Release Paul Whelan
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke on the House Floor in support of passing H.Res. 272, Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release United States citizen Paul Whelan.
Preview of the 53rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Release: Ambassador Francisco O. Mora, United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), previews the upcoming 53rd OAS General Assembly in Washington D.C., June 21-23. The theme of the OAS General Assembly is “Strengthening a Culture of Democratic Accountability with Human...
McCaul Calls for Accountability in COVID-19 Origins
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on reports that Ben Hu, a researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) who was conducting gain-of-function research on coronaviruses at dangerously unsafe biosafety levels, was one of three scientists who were ill with COVID-like symptoms in November 2019.
McCaul Presses Blinken to Produce Missing Afghanistan Documents or Face Subpoena
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Dear Secretary Binken: I wrote to you on June 8, 2023 about the Department of State’s (the Department) ongoing failure to produce documents and information regarding the Afghanistan withdrawal, warning you that I was prepared to initiate compulsory process should you fail to produce three specific priority...
U.S. Department of State Announces 350 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Participants Awards
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Release: The State Department announced today that 350 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) scholarships have been awarded to high-achieving U.S. high school students, recent high school graduates with an interest in vocational fields, and young professionals from 50 states and Washington, D.C. This ...
Sanctioning Two State-Owned Banks and the Ministry of Defense for the Burma Military Regime’s Atrocities
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Release: Today, the United States is designating Burma’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) and two of Burma’s largest regime-controlled banks, Myanma Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB) and Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank (MICB). MFTB and MICB have been instrumental in facilitating the regime’s use of foreign currency to...
USTDA Technical Assistance Grant for Network Modernization in the Republic of Palau
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Release: The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the signing of a technical assistance grant between the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and the Republic of Palau. The USTDA grant, with funding from the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership, will provide the Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC) with technical assistance to modernize Palau’s telecommunications network and advance Internet connectivity for its population.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Türkiye Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone, and it’s a real pleasure to have this opportunity to meet with a colleague of many years, Hakan Fidan, the new foreign minister of Türkiye. I’m so pleased to be working with you. I had a terrific relationship and partnership with Mevlut Cavusoglu, and ...
DOS-IND offers new grant application process starting June 22
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Mapping the Entrepreneurial Landscape for Tibetans-in-Exile in India grant opened on June 22.
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Congratulations to Belgrade, Serbia for Winning Expo 2027 Vote
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Release: The United States congratulates the city of Belgrade and the government of Serbia for winning the bid to host Expo 2027 at today’s vote at the 172nd General Assembly meeting of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) in Paris, France.
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Announcing the Fallon Smart Policy – Visa Restrictions on Foreign Government Officials Who Have Assisted Fugitives in Evading the U.S. Justice System
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: The Department of State is committed to deterring and promoting accountability for extraordinary foreign government involvement in aiding fugitives to evade the U.S. justice system.
2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Bolivia
By State Newswire Report | Jun 22, 2023
The Government of Bolivia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.
Special Online Briefing with Rear Admiral Ronald J. Piret, Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
By State Newswire | Jun 23, 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 Europe and around the world for this on-the-record briefing with Rear Admiral Ronald J. Piret, Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography...