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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has signed a subpoena that was delivered to Secretary of State Antony Blinken this morning for the “Afghanistan AAR files," the collection of underlying documents used to produce the State Department’s After-Action Review (AAR).

McCaul Statement Ahead of Chip CEOs Efforts to Stop U.S. Export Controls

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement ahead of visits by numerous U.S. Chip CEOs to Washington, D.C. with the aim of advocating for weaker export controls.

ICYMI: McCaul on Washington Post Live

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Leigh Ann Caldwell on “Washington Post Live" today to discuss his assessment of the U.S.-China relationship, NATO, and the latest on the Putin regime’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.

McCaul Statement Ahead of Chip CEOs Efforts to Stop U.S. Export Controls

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement ahead of visits by numerous U.S. Chip CEOs to Washington, D.C. with the aim of advocating for weaker export controls.

ICYMI: McCaul on Washington Post Live

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Leigh Ann Caldwell on “Washington Post Live" today to discuss his assessment of the U.S.-China relationship, NATO, and the latest on the Putin regime’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.

National Elections in Cambodia

News Release: The United States is troubled that the July 23 Cambodian national elections were neither free nor fair.

Special Representative Cormier Smith’s Travel to Colombia

News Release: Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith will travel to Colombia July 24-27 to lead an interagency delegation that will participate in events celebrating the International Afro-descendant Women’s Day, hosted by Vice President of Colombia Francia Márquez. During the visit to Bogota, she will provide remarks at a conference and meet with Colombian women leaders.

National Elections in Cambodia

Release: The United States is troubled that the July 23 Cambodian national elections were neither free nor fair.

National Elections in Cambodia

Release: The United States is troubled that the July 23 Cambodian national elections were neither free nor fair.

Egypt National Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my heartfelt best wishes to the people and Government of Egypt on your National Day. Our more than 40-year-strategic partnership continues to flourish to the benefit of the American and Egyptian people. We appreciate the important role Egypt plays in ...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Fareed Zakaria of GPS, CNN

News Release: QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, pleasure to have you on.

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Romanian Foreign Minister Odobescu

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller

On the Retirement of Deputy Secretary Sherman

News Release: In May, Deputy Secretary Sherman announced her impending retirement from government service. July 28 will be her last day on the job.

Joy Basu

News Release: Joy Basu serves as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs, overseeing Economics and Regional Affairs across Sub-Saharan Africa. DAS Basu’s portfolio includes commercial diplomacy, trade and investment, strategic competition, food security, climate, energy, democracy, human...

DOS-IRQ offers new grant application process starting July 25

English Access Micro-Scholarship Program for Iraq grant opened on July 25.

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to India

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to New Delhi and Chennai, India, July 25-29, to advance shared objectives on climate and clean energy, including mutual efforts to build a platform for investments in renewable energy and storage solutions, support the deployment of zero-emission ...

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori and Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Chang

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.

Imposing Sanctions on Malian Officials in Connection with the Wagner Group

News Release: Today, the United States is designating three Malian officials who have worked closely with the Wagner Group to facilitate and expand Wagner’s presence in Mali since December 2021. Civilian fatalities have surged by 278 percent since Wagner forces deployed to Mali in December 2021. Many of those deaths were the result of operations conducted by Malian Armed Forces alongside members of the Wagner Group.

McCaul Begins Investigative Interviews Into Corruption at U.S. Agency for Global Media