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United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Ukraine

The United States is providing $205 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine as part of our support for those affected by Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, and brutal war against Ukraine.



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On the Occasion of His Majesty King Charles III’s Official Birthday

On behalf of the United States of America, I send warm congratulations to His Majesty King Charles III, Her Majesty Queen Camilla, and to the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as you celebrate His Majesty’s official birthday.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Spain

The Government of Spain fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Bulgaria

The caretaker Government of Bulgaria does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Ireland

The Government of Ireland does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Portugal

The Government of Portugal does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Belarus

The Government of Belarus does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Belarus remained on Tier 3.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Slovakia

The Government of the Slovak Republic, or Slovakia, does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Poland

The Government of Poland does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Italy

The Government of Italy does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Türkiye

The Government of Türkiye does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.



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Designation of Ramiz Merko, Mayor of Struga, North Macedonia, for Significant Corruption

The United States is designating the mayor of the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia, Ramiz Merko, as generally ineligible for entry into the United States, due to his involvement in significant corruption.



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The United States and United Kingdom: A Historic Friendship and Enduring Alliance

“Prime Minister Churchill and Roosevelt met here a little over 70 years ago, and they asserted that the strength of the partnership between Great Britain and the United States was the strength of the free world.


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Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen Travels to France

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen will visit Paris June 20-21 in support of the Department’s historic efforts to bring the World’s Fair back to the United States for the first time in almost 40 years.


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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Rome, Vatican City, Brussels, and Paris

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Rome, Vatican City, Brussels, and Paris between June 19 and June 26.


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Detention of Kosovo Police

We call on President Vucic and the Serbian government to immediately and unconditionally release the three Kosovo police detained on June 14.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Iceland

The Government of Iceland fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.