News from 2023
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Romanian Foreign Minister Odobescu
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Minkara Travel to Greece
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara will travel to Thessaloniki, Greece, from September 7 to 9 to highlight the emerging U.S.-Greek partnership advancing the full inclusion of persons with disabilities at the Thessaloniki International Fair. During the trip, she will also...
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
News 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.
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.
Condemnation of the Lukashenka Regime’s Prohibition on Renewing Passports for Belarusians Abroad
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
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 Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for being along with us today.
Bangladesh Security Dialogue
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: On September 5, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Mira Resnick and Bangladesh Director General (North America) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Khandker Masudul Alam chaired the Ninth U.S.-Bangladesh Bilateral Security Dialogue in Dhaka.
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry Announces $4 Million to Address Climate Mobility in Kenya
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
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...
Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver a speech at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) as part of the Brzezinski Lecture Series at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. In recognition of the legacy of Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski as a scholar, policy advisor, and statesman, the Brzezinski Lecture Series brings the world’s most preeminent thinkers to Johns Hopkins SAIS to address the growing international challenges of our time.
Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Minkara Travel to Greece
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara will travel to Thessaloniki, Greece, from September 7 to 9 to highlight the emerging U.S.-Greek partnership advancing the full inclusion of persons with disabilities at the Thessaloniki International Fair. During the trip, she will also ...
Promising Practices: A Review of U.S. Government-Funded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Programs
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: INTRODUCTION. The Senior Policy Operating Group (SPOG), established by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended in 2003, brings together U.S. federal agencies that address all aspects of human trafficking. The following standing committees meet regularly to advance substantive areas of the...
Brazil National Day
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Brazil on the 201st anniversary of its independence this September 7th.
Special Envoy Abby Finkenauer’s Travel to La Crosse, Wisconsin
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News 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.
Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Minkara Travel to Greece
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara will travel to Thessaloniki, Greece, from September 7 to 9 to highlight the emerging U.S.-Greek partnership advancing the full inclusion of persons with disabilities at the Thessaloniki International Fair. During the trip, she will also ...
Brazil National Day
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Brazil on the 201st anniversary of its independence this September 7th.
Designating Members of the Russia-Based Trickbot Cybercrime Network
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
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.
McCaul Presses State to Schedule Transcribed Interviews Without Further Delay
By State Newswire | Sep 9, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Last week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul requested transcribed interviews of key State Department officials involved in the planning and execution of the Biden administration’s deadly and chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal. Chairman McCaul released the following statement regarding the department’s response.
North Macedonia National Day
By State Newswire | Sep 9, 2023
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of North Macedonia as you celebrate 32 years of independence.
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Children are not for Sale – Global Efforts to Address Child Trafficking”
By State Newswire | Sep 9, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, “Children are not for Sale - Global Efforts to Address Child Trafficking" on Thursday, September 14th.
Second Senior Officials Meeting on Atlantic Cooperation
By State Newswire | Sep 9, 2023
News Release: Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation Ambassador Jessye Lapenn hosted the second virtual meeting of senior representatives from 45 Atlantic coastal countries on September 6, 2023, to discuss the draft Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation, which builds upon the Joint Statement issued last September ...