News from 2023
Eswatini National Day
By State Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate all Eswatini on 55 years of independence. As you mark this momentous occasion, let us also celebrate the strong friendship between our two nations. We honor our progress on health, climate change adaptation, and addressing a period of unrest.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Polish Foreign Minister Rau
By State Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: PRIME MINISTER SHMYHAL: (Via interpreter) Your Excellency Secretary of State, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I’m very happy to welcome you to Kyiv. The United States - our strategic partner, our friend, and a huge supporter in the defense, military, humanitarian, and other spheres - we are very grateful for this mighty support and assistance extended to us by the American nation, by the American President, by all of the United States.
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on AUKUS
By State Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on AUKUS: a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom. Witnesses included ...
Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Ukraine
By State Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Ukraine today to meet with senior Ukrainian officials and demonstrate the United States’ unwavering commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and democracy, especially in the face of Russia’s aggression. While in Ukraine, Secretary Blinken ...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER KULEBA: It’s a great pleasure to welcome a colleague, a friend, Antony Blinken, State Secretary of the United States, here in Ukraine, and particularly in the foreign ministry. And as the Secretary was walking in, he said that he appreciates being in my home, and I responded with all ...
Russia’s Sham Elections in Ukraine’s Sovereign Territory
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: The Russian Federation is in the process of conducting sham elections in occupied areas of Ukraine. These so-called elections are taking place nearly one year after the Kremlin staged sham referenda and purported to annex Ukraine’s Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts, and over nine years ...
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Iran’s Escalating Threats: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward Iran’s Malign Activities”
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, “Iran’s Escalating Threats: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward Iran’s Malign Activities" on Thursday, September 14th.
Independent Audit of Gazprom’s Debt Claims Against Moldovagaz
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: The United States welcomes the completion of the independent audit commissioned by the government of Moldova and conducted by an outside firm to examine Gazprom’s debt claims against Moldovagaz. It should come as no surprise that Gazprom could not substantiate the exorbitant bill that Russia expected ...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for being along with us today.
Designating Members of the Russia-Based Trickbot Cybercrime Network
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: The United States, in coordination with the United Kingdom, is taking action today against the Trickbot group, a Russia-based cybercrime network that has targeted the U.S. Government and U.S. companies, including hospitals.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Video Remarks at the Open Government Partnership Summit
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. I’m glad to join this year’s Open Government Partnership Summit. I’m grateful to everyone who made this event possible: our host and OGP steering committee co-chair, the Government of Estonia, and our CEO Sanjay Pradhan.
Special Envoy Abby Finkenauer’s Travel to La Crosse, Wisconsin
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Global Youth Issues Abby Finkenauer will travel to La Crosse, Wisconsin, September 7 to 8 to meet with exchange participants from Luxembourg along with local high school and college students. She will discuss careers in diplomacy and public service and the importance of youth participation in government and civil society.
Condemnation of the Lukashenka Regime’s Prohibition on Renewing Passports for Belarusians Abroad
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: The Lukashenka regime’s decision to stop providing overseas passport services harms thousands of Belarusians living abroad and is the latest in a long line of cynical rejections by the regime of its basic obligations to its people. The decree’s sole aim is to make the lives of ordinary Belarusians living ...
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Romanian Foreign Minister Odobescu
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Russia’s Sham Elections in Ukraine’s Sovereign Territory
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: The Russian Federation is in the process of conducting sham elections in occupied areas of Ukraine. These so-called elections are taking place nearly one year after the Kremlin staged sham referenda and purported to annex Ukraine’s Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts, and over nine years ...
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Iran’s Escalating Threats: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward Iran’s Malign Activities”
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, “Iran’s Escalating Threats: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward Iran’s Malign Activities" on Thursday, September 14th.
Independent Audit of Gazprom’s Debt Claims Against Moldovagaz
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: The United States welcomes the completion of the independent audit commissioned by the government of Moldova and conducted by an outside firm to examine Gazprom’s debt claims against Moldovagaz. It should come as no surprise that Gazprom could not substantiate the exorbitant bill that Russia expected ...
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry Announces $4 Million to Address Climate Mobility in Kenya
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: At the 2023 Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry announced $4 million for the International Organization for Migration to support migrants, refugees, and host communities impacted by climate events in Kenya provided through the Department of ...
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry Announces Project Phoenix Participants and the Nuclear Expediting the Energy Transition (NEXT) Program
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: On the margins of the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Bucharest, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry announced U.S. actions to further the role of new, secure, and safe nuclear technologies in accelerating the clean energy transition. These actions expand on Romania’s leadership role in building the first small modular reactor (SMR) in Europe and in converting a former coal plant to advance nuclear energy.