News from 2023
McCaul Questions Ukrainian Prosecutor General on Putin’s War Crimes
By State Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin on Putin’s war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine.
Risch, Scott Statement on Unrest in Sudan, 20 Years After Darfur Genocide
By State Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa, today released the following statement expressing concern over recent clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary forces, 20 years after the genocide in Darfur:
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: Exhibition of “The St. Blasien Psalter” discussed on April 20 by State Department
By State Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
United States Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Military Procurement Network
By State Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
Release: The United States remains firmly committed to taking action to disrupt Iran’s military programs and its procurement networks. We are designating elements of Iran’s military procurement network - one individual and six entities. These elements based in Iran, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and Malaysia...
McCaul, Wagner, Manning, Schneider Introduce Resolution Honoring the 75th Anniversary of U.S.-Israel Relations
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Vice Chairwoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Ranking Member Kathy Manning (D-NC), and Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) released the following statement after they introduced a resolution honoring the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Israel relations and calling for the expansion and strengthening of the Abraham Accords.
United States – Iceland Strategic Dialogue
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
News Release: The United States and Iceland held the annual U.S.-Iceland Strategic Dialogue today in Washington, D.C., led by Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Kami Witmer, Office of the Secretary of Defense Principal Director for Europe and NATO Policy Andrew Winternitz, Vice-Permanent ...
Joint Press Statement on the 3rd United States-Thailand Energy Policy Dialogue
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Thailand on the occasion of the third United States-Thailand Energy Policy Dialogue.
United States – Iceland Strategic Dialogue
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
Release: The United States and Iceland held the annual U.S.-Iceland Strategic Dialogue today in Washington, D.C., led by Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Kami Witmer, Office of the Secretary of Defense Principal Director for Europe and NATO Policy Andrew Winternitz, Vice-Permanent ...
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara de Mistura
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.
McCaul Expresses Grave Concerns Over US Citizen Safety in Sudan, Urging State Not to ‘Repeat Mistakes of Afghanistan Evacuation’
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concerns for the safety of all American citizens in Sudan and seeking clarification of several key issues necessary for a safe evacuation as the political and security situation deteriorates.
“Highlights + Senate” published by the Congressional Record in the Daily Digest section on April 17
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
The Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record published “Highlights + Senate” on April 17.
On the Announcement of an Eid al-Fitr Ceasefire in Sudan
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
News Release: I welcome the announcements by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces that they intend to abide by a three-day Eid al-Fitr ceasefire. I spoke with General Burhan and General Hemedti yesterday, following on our previous conversations, and urged them both to commit to and abide by a ceasefire during this period.
McCaul Expresses Grave Concerns Over US Citizen Safety in Sudan, Urging State Not to ‘Repeat Mistakes of Afghanistan Evacuation’
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concerns for the safety of all American citizens in Sudan and seeking clarification of several key issues necessary for a safe evacuation as the political and security situation deteriorates.
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara de Mistura
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
On the Announcement of an Eid al-Fitr Ceasefire in Sudan
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
Release: I welcome the announcements by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces that they intend to abide by a three-day Eid al-Fitr ceasefire. I spoke with General Burhan and General Hemedti yesterday, following on our previous conversations, and urged them both to commit to and abide by a ceasefire during this period.
Joint Press Statement on the 3rd United States-Thailand Energy Policy Dialogue
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Thailand on the occasion of the third United States-Thailand Energy Policy Dialogue.
Assistant Secretary of State Satterfield Travels to Los Angeles, California
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of State announced today that Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield will travel April 24-25 to Los Angeles, California. While in LA, Assistant Secretary Satterfield will meet with cultural diplomacy partners and stakeholders from the film, ...
Water – The Indispensable Natural Resource
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
Release: In March, the United Nations held its first meeting in almost 50 years to build support for global action to advance water security - arguably one of the most important and most under-appreciated natural resources. Amazingly, the planet has the same amount of fresh water to sustain all life as it had...
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Lu’s Travel to the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan
By State Newswire | Apr 23, 2023
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan on April 22-27. Assistant Secretary Lu will lead a U.S. delegation to build on the Secretary’s successful travel to the region in February, discuss a wide range of shared interests, and strengthen regional ties to create a more connected and prosperous Central Asia.
McCaul Promises Consequences for Those Who Interfere in Safe Passage of Americans
By State Newswire | Apr 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement on the safety of American citizens in Sudan.