News from 2023


McCaul Gravely Concerned About U.S Taxpayer Dollars Benefitting Taliban-Controlled Entities

News Release: Dear Inspector General Sopko: I write today to express my concern about ongoing U.S. assistance to Afghanistan and to request your continued help in ensuring that taxpayer dollars supporting the Afghan people do not benefit the Taliban regime or are otherwise subject to waste, fraud, or abuse. SIGAR’s...


Joint Statement of the United States of America and France on Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technology

Release: The text of the following joint statement was signed by the Governments of the United States of America and France on Nov. 30, 2022.


On the Occasion of St. Patrick’s Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Ireland, and all those celebrating around the world, a happy and healthy St. Patrick’s Day.


Joint Statement of the United States of America and France on Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technology

Release: The text of the following joint statement was signed by the Governments of the United States of America and France on Nov. 30, 2022.


Secretary Blinken to Release the 2022 Human Rights Report  

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver on-camera remarks on the release of the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at 11:30 a.m. on March 20, 2023, in the Press Briefing Room at the U.S. Department of State.


Joint Statement on U.S.–Ireland Science and Technology Cooperation

News Release: The following joint statement was released by the United States, Ireland, and Northern Ireland at the 27th meeting of the U.S.-Ireland Research and Development Partnership Steering Group.


DRL Promoting the Rule of Law in Angola

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Promoting the Rule of Law in Angola. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009537. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Italian MFA Secretary General Guariglia

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


HFAC & SFRC Chairs Urge Presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to Restrict CABEI Lending for the Ortega-Murillo Regime

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) are urging the presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to leverage their position in the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) to stop the bank’s development funding from propping up the Nicaraguan regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.


DRL Promoting the Rule of Law in Angola

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Promoting the Rule of Law in Angola. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009537. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation: ...


Announcing the March Madness Sports Visitor Exchange with Serbian Basketball Coaches

Release: With March Madness - the annual collegiate basketball tournament that crowns a national champion in the United States - heating up, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today that, as part of its broader efforts to empower women and girls through sport ...


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Mexico and New York

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Oaxaca, Mexico, from March 20-22 and to New York City, New York, from March 23-25. In Mexico, Secretary Kerry will meet with President López-Obrador and senior government officials to discuss opportunities for Mexico and the United States ...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with European Union High Representative Borrell

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


State Department discusses Visas: Immigrant Visas on March 17

The US State Department published a three page proposed rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


On the Occasion of St. Patrick’s Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Ireland, and all those celebrating around the world, a happy and healthy St. Patrick’s Day.


Announcing the March Madness Sports Visitor Exchange with Serbian Basketball Coaches

News Release: With March Madness - the annual collegiate basketball tournament that crowns a national champion in the United States - heating up, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today that, as part of its broader efforts to empower women and girls through sport, ...


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Mexico and New York

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Oaxaca, Mexico, from March 20-22 and to New York City, New York, from March 23-25. In Mexico, Secretary Kerry will meet with President López-Obrador and senior government officials to discuss opportunities for Mexico and the United States...


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Mexico and New York

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Oaxaca, Mexico, from March 20-22 and to New York City, New York, from March 23-25. In Mexico, Secretary Kerry will meet with President López-Obrador and senior government officials to discuss opportunities for Mexico and the United States...


McCaul Gravely Concerned About U.S Taxpayer Dollars Benefitting Taliban-Controlled Entities

News Release: Dear Inspector General Sopko: I write today to express my concern about ongoing U.S. assistance to Afghanistan and to request your continued help in ensuring that taxpayer dollars supporting the Afghan people do not benefit the Taliban regime or are otherwise subject to waste, fraud, or abuse. SIGAR’s...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Shaun Tandon of AFP

Release: QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thanks very much for taking this opportunity. We appreciate it.