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Embassy Luanda Launches the Dinheiro Digital é Melhor Project to Increase Financial Inclusion
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
Release: The U.S. Embassy in Angola launched the Dinheiro Digital é Melhor project with mobile operator Africell to improve and expand the use of mobile money applications, making it easier to send and receive money. This two-year, nearly $5 million project, funded through the U.S. Government Agency for International...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Raquel Krähenbühl of GloboNews
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
Release: QUESTION: Okay. So I’m going to start by asking you a little bit about the Brazil role in this global crisis of food insecurity because the Brazilian president has a position of neutrality in the war. Lula has already spoken to President Zelenskyy, President Vladimir Putin. And do you believe this puts him in a good place to perhaps mediate a talk with - and try to convince Russia to go back to the grain agreement with Ukraine?
Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
Release: Every August 7th, the State Department community - in Washington and at missions around the world - comes together to observe the anniversary of the U.S. Embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
Secretary Blinken and Salvadoran Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to have Foreign Minister Hill here at the State Department. We’ve been working together from the very start of my tenure in this job and seen each other on many different occasions throughout our hemisphere, but I’m particularly glad to have Alex here today at the State Department.
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on the Situation in Niger
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
Release: MR PATEL: Hey, everybody. Good afternoon and thank you so much for joining us today, especially last minute. Laying out some ground rules real quick, this call will be on the record. It will be.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Raquel Krähenbühl of GloboNews
By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
Release: QUESTION: Okay. So I’m going to start by asking you a little bit about the Brazil role in this global crisis of food insecurity because the Brazilian president has a position of neutrality in the war. Lula has already spoken to President Zelenskyy, President Vladimir Putin. And do you believe this puts him in a good place to perhaps mediate a talk with - and try to convince Russia to go back to the grain agreement with Ukraine?
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Rao Gupta Travels to India
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
Release: U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta will visit Gujarat, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, India from August 1-8. While in Gujarat from August 1-4, Ambassador Rao Gupta will lead the U.S. delegation to the G20 Alliance for the Empowerment and Progression of Women’s Economic Representation...
79th Anniversary of Roma Murder at Auschwitz-Birkenau
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
Release: On this day, we remember the 2,897 Roma and Sinti men, women, and children murdered by the Nazis in the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Aug. 2, 1944.
Switzerland’s National Day
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I send my warmest congratulations to the people of Switzerland today as you celebrate your National Day in honor of the anniversary of the founding of your confederation.
Kenya Considering Leading a Multinational Force in Haiti
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: The United States commends the Government of Kenya for responding to Haiti’s call and for considering to serve as the lead nation for a multinational force in Haiti to assist in addressing insecurity caused by gang violence. The United States looks forward to working with partners of Haiti to advance this process successfully, including through a UN Security Council Resolution authorizing a multinational force to Haiti.
New PEPFAR Initiative: Safe Births, Healthy Babies
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: In 2024, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) intends to, subject to availability of appropriated funds and completion of congressional notification procedures, launch the Safe Births, Healthy Babies Initiative - a two-year $40 million PEPFAR effort to accelerate progress to eliminate mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in PEPFAR supported high HIV burden countries.
Joint Statement on Working Group on African and Global Issues
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and South Africa on the occasion of the South Africa - United States Working Group on African and Global Issues (WGAGI) in Pretoria on July 31.
Designating Leaders and Financial Facilitators of ISIS and al-Qa’ida Cells in Maldives
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: Today, the United States is designating Maldivian supporters of ISIS and al-Qa’ida, including 18 ISIS and ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) facilitators and two al-Qa’ida operatives, along with 29 associated companies.
LGBTQI+ Special Envoy Stern’s Travel to Mauritius and South Africa
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: Jessica Stern, U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI)+ Persons, will travel to Africa, including Mauritius and South Africa, from August 2-11.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum. The Secretary conveyed the continued unwavering support of the United States for President Bazoum and Niger’s democracy. He underscored that the United States rejects efforts to overturn the constitutional order...
Kenya Considering Leading a Multinational Force in Haiti
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: The United States commends the Government of Kenya for responding to Haiti’s call and for considering to serve as the lead nation for a multinational force in Haiti to assist in addressing insecurity caused by gang violence. The United States looks forward to working with partners of Haiti to advance this process successfully, including through a UN Security Council Resolution authorizing a multinational force to Haiti.
Benin National Day
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to congratulate the people of Benin on marking 63 years of independence.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with African Union Commission Chairperson Faki About the Attempted Takeover in Niger
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Meeting of U.S. Officials with Taliban Representatives
By State Newswire | Aug 1, 2023
Release: On July 30 and 31, Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West, alongside Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Rina Amiri, and Chief of the U.S. Mission to Afghanistan based in Doha Karen Decker, led a U.S. delegation to continue discussions regarding critical interests with senior Taliban representatives and technocratic professionals in Doha, Qatar.
Imposing Sanctions on Bosnia and Herzegovina Officials Who Undermined Dayton Peace Accord
By State Newswire | Aug 1, 2023
Release: Today, the United States is designating four officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) who facilitated the passage of a law in the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) that undermines the BiH Constitution, an annex of the Dayton Accords.