News from 2023
U.S.-Japan Extended Deterrence Dialogue
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: The Government of the United States hosted the Government of Japan for an Extended Deterrence Dialogue (EDD) at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on June 26-27, 2023. The United States and Japan established the EDD in 2010 as an enduring venue to discuss ways to sustain and strengthen extended deterrence, ...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Suriname
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Suriname. During the review period, the government made its executive budget proposal and enacted budget easily accessible to the public within a reasonable period, but not its end-of-year report. Information on debt obligations was publicly available, including...
McCaul Introduces Bipartisan Res Declaring a Nuclear Iran is Unacceptable
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) along with Congressmen Brad Schneider (D-IL), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jared Golden (D-ME), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Rich McCormick (R-GA), and Kathy Manning (D-NC) introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the United State’s enduring commitment to preventing a nuclear Iran.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Zimbabwe
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Zimbabwe. During the review period, the government made significant progress by publishing a timely audit that covered the entire annual executed budget. The government also made its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report publicly available...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Sierra Leone
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Sierra Leone. During the review period, the government made significant progress by making basic information on natural resource extraction awards publicly available. Budget documents and information on debt obligations, including major state-owned enterprise debt...
Djibouti National Day
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the Djiboutian people on the 46th anniversary of your nation’s independence.
Congressional Record publishes “SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS” in the Senate section on June 22
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS” on June 22.
The Republic of India Signs the Artemis Accords
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: In a ceremony held at the Intercontinental Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. on June 21, 2023, the Republic of India became the 27th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, demonstrating its commitment to sustainable and transparent space activity. Indian Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Sandhu signed on behalf of the Government of the Republic of India.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Foreign Minister Cohen
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Azerbaijan
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Azerbaijan. During the review period, the executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report were publicly available, including online, and generally reliable. They provided a substantially complete picture of the government’s revenues. Budget documents ...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Guinea
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Guinea. During the review period, the transition government made significant progress by publishing audit reports within a reasonable period. The transition government published its enacted budget and end-of-year report online within a reasonable period. Nonetheless...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Cameroon
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Cameroon. During the review period, the government made significant progress by reviewing its budget throughout the fiscal year. The government published its enacted budget and end-of-year report online within a reasonable period, but not its executive budget proposal.
Inaugural U.S.-Mongolia-ROK Critical Minerals Dialogue Held in Ulaanbaatar
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: On June 27, 2023, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez held the first-ever U.S.-Mongolia-Republic of Korea (ROK) Critical Minerals Dialogue with Mongolian Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry Ganbaatar Jambal and Republic of Korea 2nd Vice...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Sudan
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Sudan. This assessment covers activities carried out during the first full year of military authority. Authorities published an enacted budget within a reasonable period, but not an executive budget proposal or end-of-year report. It did not provide information on...
Joint Statement by the Troika on Sudan and South Sudan
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Congo, Republic of the
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Congo, Republic of the.
Joint Statement by the Troika on Sudan and South Sudan
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Mauritania
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Mauritania. During the review period, the government made significant progress by subjecting the military and intelligence budget to parliamentary oversight. The enacted budget and end-of-year report were widely and easily accessible to the public, including online...
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: South Sudan
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: South Sudan. During the review period, the government published a budget for the first time since 2020, although the executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report were delayed. Publicly available budget documents did not include allocations to...