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Building a Future Ukraine in Partnership with the Private Sector
By State Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said in her keynote address at the U.S.-Ukraine Partnership Forum on Thursday that “support for Ukraine is an investment in our own security and our own prosperity and the world that we and our children want to live in.
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Japan
By State Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Sapporo, Japan, April 14-16 and Tokyo, Japan, April 17-18.
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...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press
By State Newswire | Apr 19, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Rahm. AMBASSADOR EMANUEL: I’m going to be - I’ll be very quick. First of all, I really do want to thank the Secretary for taking time, and he’s got - coming from up north, but also from Vietnam and around, to take the time to come to the residence after we just returned from a visit...
Solicitation for Federal Register Notice 11940: Seeking Private Sector Advisors for the United States Delegation to the 66th session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)
By State Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
Release: Background: The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1959 to review international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, study space-related activities that could be undertaken by the United Nations, encourage space research programs, and study legal issues arising from the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.
U.S. Space Force – Together Expanding our Competitive Advantage in Space
By State Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
Release: Major General John Olson is the Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force at the Pentagon. In this position, he assists with organizing, training, and equipping space forces; develops and acquires military space systems; and conducts space operations to advance...
18 press releases or notices published in December 2022 by U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
There were 18 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in December 2022.
Renewal of the Charter for the Shipping Coordinating Committee
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2023
Release: The Department of State renewed the Charter of the Shipping Coordinating Committee this month for another two years. Established in 1958, the Committee provides a forum for members of government and the public - including private citizens, members of the maritime shipping industry, non-governmental organizations,...
Departure of Assistant Secretary Monica Medina
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
Monica Medina has served as Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) since September 2021 as well as the Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be with Foreign Minister Mahuta and to have an opportunity here at NATO to talk about our strong and vital partnership in the Indo-Pacific and in fact around the world.
Women Leading Efforts to Tackle IUU Fishing Across the United States Government
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we want to highlight history in the making.
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel London and Paris
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to London, United Kingdom, from March 28–29, and to Paris, France, from March 30–31.
Building a Water-Secure World
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
I am in New York this week for the first UN Water Conference in nearly 50 years. Fifty years in which our scientific understanding of the earth’s water resources has expanded and deepened dramatically.
Annual “To Walk the Earth in Safety” (TWEIS) Report
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security and Karen Chandler, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Programs and Operations, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, discussed the Annual “To Walk the Earth in Safety” (TWEIS) Report.
Transit of Taiwan President Through the United States
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs discusses the transit of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen through the United States.
U.S. Objectives at the United Nations Water Conference
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
Monica Medina, U.S. Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources and Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs briefs on the UN Water Conference.
Release of Japan-U.S.-Mekong Power Partnership Action Plan
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
Today, at the Friends of the Mekong Senior Officials Meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR, the United States and Japan, together with Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam, released the Japan-U.S.
Special Online Briefing with David M. Turk, Deputy Secretary of Energy
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
MODERATOR: Good afternoon from the State Department’s Brussel’s Media Hub. I would like to welcome everyone joining us today for this virtual press briefing.
Joint Statement on the U.S. – EU Energy Council
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and European Union.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks Before U.S.-EU Energy Council Meeting
By State Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
SECRETARY BLINKEN: High Representative Borrell, Josep, thank you. Thank you for bringing us together today and for continuing an ongoing discussion, an ongoing action that we’ve had with the United States and the European Union on an issue that’s critical in the lives of all of our fellow citizens.