News from 2023
DOS-MOZ grant application closes on Aug. 4
By State Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
Leadership Training for Adolescent Girls and Young Women grant opened on June 23.
State Department discusses Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International Maritime Organization Council 129 Meeting on June 22
By State Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Joint Statement on the Third United States – Thailand Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology
By State Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States and Thailand after the third meeting of the United States - Thailand Joint Committee on Science and Technology.
McCaul and Kim Welcome Prime Minister Modi
By State Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) issued the following statement welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Congress.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with UN Secretary-General Guterres
By State Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Deputy Secretary Richard Verma Travels to Qatar, Germany, the Netherlands, and Greece
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
Release: Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma will travel to Doha, Frankfurt, the Hague, and Athens from June 25-30, where he will discuss a range of U.S. priorities, including support for the people of Afghanistan, global security challenges, modernization, and regional support platforms.
Under Secretary Jenkins Travels to Richmond, Kentucky, June 26
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to Richmond, Kentucky on June 26. The Under Secretary will visit the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in anticipation of the complete destruction of the remaining U.S. chemical weapons ...
Luxembourg National Day
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
Release: Congratulations to the people of Luxembourg on the occasion of the Grand Duke’s official birthday. On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I am honored to recognize our strong partnership and the close friendship between our peoples.
Deputy Secretary Richard Verma Travels to Qatar, Germany, the Netherlands, and Greece
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma will travel to Doha, Frankfurt, the Hague, and Athens from June 25-30, where he will discuss a range of U.S. priorities, including support for the people of Afghanistan, global security challenges, modernization, and regional support platforms.
Completion of the Palau Bilateral Economic Consultation Meetings
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
Release: Representatives from the United States of America and the Republic of Palau convened in Koror, Palau, June 21-22 for bilateral economic consultations as called for under the Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Palau Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review, signed by the United States and Palau in 2010.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Organization of American States General Assembly Third Plenary Session
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. President, thank you very, very much. Secretary General, colleagues: Buenos días. Bonjour. Bom día. It is again very good to be with everyone here today in this - in this place that brings us together every day. This is the House of the Americas.
Completion of the Palau Bilateral Economic Consultation Meetings
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: Representatives from the United States of America and the Republic of Palau convened in Koror, Palau, June 21-22 for bilateral economic consultations as called for under the Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Palau Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review, signed by the United States and Palau in 2010.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Organization of American States General Assembly Third Plenary Session
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. President, thank you very, very much. Secretary General, colleagues: Buenos días. Bonjour. Bom día. It is again very good to be with everyone here today in this - in this place that brings us together every day. This is the House of the Americas.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Belizean Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay Opening Remarks at the Anniversary Ministerial of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: UNDER SECRETARY ZEYA: Good afternoon, all, and thank you for joining this ministerial meeting to mark the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection. I’m Uzra Zeya, under secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights at the U.S. Department of State, and I have the distinct pleasure of serving as the master of ceremonies for today’s important discussion.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum Event
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you, everyone. Good evening. It’s wonderful to be with all of you this evening. Now, I have to say, Mukesh, it’s a little bit intimidating to be in the same sentence with Thomas Jefferson, but I appreciate it. (Laughter.) And I also have to say as a onetime aspiring musician, I especially appreciate being able to take the stage here at the Kennedy Center. It’s probably the closest I’ll get to actually performing on it. (Applause.)
TUNE IN: Chairman McCaul to Join Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” This Sunday at 10amET/9amCT
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo this Sunday, June 25th.
Passports: Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA) discussed on June 23 by State Department
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
The US State Department published a two page rule on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Assistant Secretary Stewart and Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn’s Travel to Brussels
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart and Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn will co-lead an interagency U.S. delegation to the 12th United States - European Union...
Chairmen McCaul, Menendez Call on Blinken, Burns to Receive Classified Briefing on China-Cuba Spy Facility
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and CIA Director William Burns calling for a classified briefing on the reported Chinese spy facility in Cuba. The chairmen are deeply alarmed with the national security implications of the CCP growing intelligence and military capabilities 90 miles from America’s shores.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller