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Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Indonesia and Thailand
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: Counselor Derek Chollet and an interagency delegation will travel to Indonesia and Thailand March 20-24. During his travel, Counselor Chollet will engage with senior government leaders and key stakeholders on bilateral and regional issues, including efforts to address the worsening crisis in Burma and to seek peaceful and just resolution rooted in the will of the people of Burma.
United States Support of the EU-facilitated Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: The United States welcomes the accord Kosovo and Serbia reached through European Union facilitation on the implementation of their February 27 Agreement on the Path to Normalization of Relations.
Additional Assistance to Respond to the Venezuela Regional Crisis
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
Release: The United States announced today more than $140 million in additional humanitarian assistance and more than $31 million in development assistance to respond to the needs of vulnerable Venezuelans in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees and migrants, and their generous host communities across the region. This...
Joint Statement on U.S.–Ireland Science and Technology Cooperation
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
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.
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Italian MFA Secretary General Guariglia
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Shaun Tandon of AFP
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
Release: QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thanks very much for taking this opportunity. We appreciate it.
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Mexico and New York
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
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...
On the Occasion of St. Patrick’s Day
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
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
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
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 ...
DRL Promoting the Rule of Law in Angola
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
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: ...
Joint Statement of the United States of America and France on Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technology
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
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.
Assistant Secretary Satterfield Travels March 13-17 to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: From March 13-17, 2023, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Lee Satterfield will travel to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. She will address nearly 500 alumni of the Young African Leaders Initiative’s flagship program - the Mandela Washington Fellowship -...
AUKUS Leaders’ Announcement
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: Today, President Biden, British Prime Minister Sunak, and Australian Prime Minister Albanese announced the optimal pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) under the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) partnership. The AUKUS partnership...
The United States and Niger: A Strategic Partnership
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s travel to Niger on March 16, 2023, is the country’s first visit by a U.S. Secretary of State. He will meet with President Mohamed Bazoum and Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou. Secretary Blinken’s visit to Niger following the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit is a recognition of our robust bilateral relationship with a key partner on democracy, governance, and regional security.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Yonathan Yosef of Fana Broadcasting
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: QUESTION: Thank you, Secretary of State. Thank you for having us here. Thank you for visiting Ethiopia at this critical time. It means a lot and it shows a really - the maintained, longstanding relationship. Thank you very much.
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Japanese Vice Minister Mori
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Advancing Freedom of Association for Workers in Nepal’s Informal Sector
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Advancing Freedom of Association for Workers in Nepal’s Informal Sector. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009506. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mekonnen
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
Saudi Arabia’s Purchase of Boeing Aircraft
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: The United States welcomes today’s announcement that Saudi Arabia will purchase up to 121 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft equipped with General Electric’s most advanced GEnex engines to anchor the newly-formed Riyadh Air and expand the Saudia Airlines fleet.
Assistant Secretary Leaf’s Travel to Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf will travel to Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia March 15-25, 2023.