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U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to Oman and Saudi Arabia

Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking is traveling to Saudi Arabia and Oman on March 14 to continue intensive U.S. efforts to build on the UN-mediated truce that has brought nearly one year of calm to Yemen. This trip comes on the heels of President Biden’s March 7 phone call with Omani Sultan...


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Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Colombia, Panama, and Brazil

Release: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Bogotá, Colombia, March 17-18, Panama City, Panama, March 19-20, and Brasília and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 21-23, to promote key Administration goals, including in the areas of global health, food security, supply chain resilience, the environment, and regional economic cooperation throughout the Western Hemisphere.


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Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. It is great to be back in Africa, but also to make my first appearance to Ethiopia as Secretary of State.



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Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Moussa Yahaya of TeleSahel

Release: (Via interpreter.). QUESTION: Secretary of State, good evening. It’s an honor to having you for an interview at the occasion of your passage here in Niger. So first of all, how is the cooperation between United States and Niger?. SECRETARY BLINKEN: The cooperation is very excellent, and the more and...


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Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Dodd’s Travel to Panama and Honduras

Release: Special Presidential Advisor (SPA) for the Americas Christopher J. Dodd will travel to Panama and Honduras, March 17-21. In Panama, SPA Dodd will attend the 63rd annual Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Meetings and meet with bank and regional finance leaders, as well as Panamanian officials.



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Joint Statement on the Occasion of the 12th Anniversary of the Syrian Uprising

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on the 12-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising.


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DRL Survivor-Centered Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Documentation in Ukraine

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Survivor-Centered Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Documentation in Ukraine. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009516. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance ...


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The United States and Ethiopia: A Long-Term Partnership

Release: U.S.-Ethiopia Relations. The United States and Ethiopia share a long-standing and important partnership based on mutual interests in promoting peace, stability, and economic development. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Ethiopia since 1903. Recent Conflict and Its Aftermath...


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Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to Pakistan

Release: The Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Lahore and Islamabad March 14-15. As Pakistan recovers from devastating floods and the global energy crisis, the Assistant Secretary will stress the U.S. commitment to ensuring Pakistan’s sustainable...


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The United States Announces Expansion of Vocational and Technical Education Exchange with South Africa, Promotes Workforce Development and Youth Employability

Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that it will expand its partnership with South Africa on vocational and technical education by supporting a second exchange for South African educators and administrators to travel to the United States on the Community...


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Special Envoy Fowler Discusses Global Food Insecurity with Japanese News Outlets

Release: DR. CARY FOWLER: Thank you so much for coming today. Thank you for your interest in this topic. It’s certainly one of the most important in the world at the moment.


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The Kremlin’s Never-Ending Attempt to Spread Disinformation about Biological Weapons

Release: Introduction. Russia, like the Soviet Union before it, has pushed false claims for decades about biological weapons in an attempt to create mistrust in the peaceful global efforts and public health institutions that counter biological threats. Since the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s ...


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Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Meeting with Ethiopian Civil Society Leaders

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, I’m really grateful to each and every one of you, not just for being here this evening but for what you’re doing every single day, which is working to protect and defend the rights of all of your fellow citizens. For us, human rights, democracy more broadly, are pretty much the...



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U.S. and North Macedonia Co-Host Proliferation Security Initiative Workshop

Release: The United States and the Republic of North Macedonia co-hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Workshop from March 7-9, 2023, in Skopje, North Macedonia. The workshop demonstrated partnership and commitment to countering threats from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the region. Over the ...