News from 2023
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs On the FY24 Department of State Budget Request
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. Chairman, thank you very, very much. To you, to Ranking Member Meeks, to all the members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you about the administration’s proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and the Agency for International Development.
McCaul Statement on TikTok CEO Testifying on the Hill Today
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on TikTok CEO Shou Chew testifying before Congress today.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: Exhibition of “Statue of the Capitoline Aphrodite” discussed on March 23 by State Department
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
The US State Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Joint Statement on Syria Envoys-level Meeting in Amman
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States, Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the League of Arab States following their meeting in Amman, Jordan on March 21, 2023, to discuss the current situation in Syria in the aftermath of the earthquakes.
Entire Pacific Northwest Congressional Delegation Urges President Biden to Prioritize Modernization of Columbia River Treaty
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: Dear Mr. President: We write to urge you to make the modernization of the Columbia River Treaty a key goal of your upcoming trip to Canada and a top agenda item in any bilateral discussions with Canadian leadership. For the last six decades, the Columbia River Treaty has provided a framework for international ...
Joint Statement on the U.S.-Moldova Strategic Dialogue
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Moldova.
DOS-FRA offers new grant application process starting March 24
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
Youth Ambassadors for Community Service 2024 grant opened on March 24.
McCaul Questions Blinken on Continued Failure to Produce Dissent Cable, Threatens Subpoena
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his continued failure to produce the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable gravely warning of the disastrous consequences of the Biden administration’s approach to the withdrawal...
Fourth Anniversary of the Global Coalition’s Territorial Defeat of Daesh/ISIS in Syria and Iraq
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
Release: Fourth Anniversary of the Global Coalition’s Territorial Defeat of Daesh/ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
Joint Statement on Syria Envoys-level Meeting in Amman
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States, Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the League of Arab States following their meeting in Amman, Jordan on March 21, 2023, to discuss the current situation in Syria in the aftermath of the earthquakes.
Invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism to Examine Reports of Human Rights Abuses Committed by Lukashenka Regime
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: The United States and 37 other countries have invoked the OSCE Moscow Mechanism requesting that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) establish an expert mission to examine the dire and continuous deterioration of the human rights situation in Belarus.
Invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism to Examine Reports of Human Rights Abuses Committed by Lukashenka Regime
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
Release: The United States and 37 other countries have invoked the OSCE Moscow Mechanism requesting that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) establish an expert mission to examine the dire and continuous deterioration of the human rights situation in Belarus.
DOS-ECA grant application closes on May 24
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
FY 2023 Community Engagement Exchange Program grant opened on March 24.
U.S. Humanitarian and Development Assistance for Venezuela Regional Crisis
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
Release: The United States is the largest single donor for the humanitarian response to the Venezuela regional crisis, providing assistance that supports refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable populations of concern. More than 7.7 million people inside Venezuela need immediate humanitarian assistance and more than 6 million Venezuelans have been displaced in 17 countries across the region since 2015.
SFRC, HFAC Leadership Call for Caesar Sanctions Against Assad Regime Intelligence Officer
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, are urging ...
Designation of Paraguayan Officials Edgar Melgarejo, Jorge Bogarin, and Vicente Ferreira for Involvement in Significant Corruption
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
Release: Today the United States is announcing the designations of the former Director of the Paraguayan Civil Aviation Authority Edgar Melgarejo, current member of the Paraguayan Panel for the Discipline of Judges and Prosecutors Jorge Bogarin, and current Court Clerk Vicente Ferreira for their involvement in significant corruption under Section 7031(c) of the annual Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act.
United States Imposes Additional Sanctions on Jet Fuel Suppliers and Military Cronies to Address Burma Military Regime’s Atrocities
By State Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: The United States continues to promote accountability for the Burmese military regime’s assault on the democratic aspirations of the people of Burma. Today we are designating two individuals and six entities. The regime continues to inflict pain and suffering on the people of Burma.
DRL Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Sri Lanka Transitional Justice
By State Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
Release: This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009569.
The U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability 10-Year Strategic Plan for Papua New Guinea
By State Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: Summary. The United States and Pacific Island countries share long-standing diplomatic, commercial, and security relationships. As President Biden highlighted at the 2022 U.S.-Pacific Islands Country Summit, the security of the Pacific Islands is key to the security of the United States. At that event,...
Assistant Secretary Witkowsky’s Travel to Australia and Papua New Guinea
By State Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Anne A. Witkowsky will travel to Australia and Papua New Guinea March 27-31. While there, she will hold talks with government counterparts, community groups, human rights leaders, academia, donor partners, multilateral organizations, and civil society representatives on opportunities to expand our collaboration in the Indo-Pacific region.