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Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, welcome, colleagues. So greatly appreciate that we’re meeting here today, and especially appreciate our friend (inaudible) together.

Joint Communiqué by Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS

Release: The following statement was released by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS following today’s meeting.

Joint Statement Following the Ministerial Meeting of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I’m very pleased for this opportunity to discuss the very important relationship between the United States and Ethiopia. I had a very good visit just last March, and again I want to thank our colleagues not only for their hospitality but also for the...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at a Joint Press Availability

Release: MODERATOR: (In progress) (Via interpreter) press conference for the minister of foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia and also Mr. Antony Blinken, the minister of foreign affairs from the USA.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, greetings, everyone, and it is - as always - a pleasure to be with my friend of many years, Fuad Hussein, the foreign minister of Iraq. Lots of shared history, so it’s always good to be with you, my friend.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council President Rashad al-Alimi Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: (In progress) under leadership of the president and the leadership council, we’ve now had 14 months of relative calm that has saved lives and improved livelihoods. And in and of itself, that’s a very, very positive development. But there is also the - hopefully the opportunity and,...

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Senegalese President Sall

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before his Conversation with Saudi Women Leaders

Release: ASSISTANT SECRETARY LEAF: (In progress) Secretary of State Antony Blinken. I just - we were talking about - so you have a range of figures representing sort of all of the domains, all the sectors in which women are really making their mark, from motocross, from racecar driving to the arts, media, and...

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.

Second Meeting of the Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum

Release: The U.S. Departments of State and Justice held the second meeting of the Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum (CTLEF), co-hosted by the Government of Norway, in Oslo on June 6-7. The CTLEF, which focuses on countering the global threat of racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE) ...

U.S. Department of State Announces a Reward Offer for Swedish Transnational Criminal

Release: Today, the State Department is announcing a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Swedish national Maximilian Rivkin for conspiring to participate in or attempting to participate in transnational organized crime. Specifically, Rivkin was administrator ...

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before the Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you very, very much, and it’s really wonderful to be with all of our colleagues today. And I thank each and every one of you for joining. Sayyid Badr, thank you for your leadership of the council. It’s greatly appreciated. And let me also recognize the newly appointed GCC secretary general. We will miss having Sayyid[1] in Washington, but look forward to our partnership and friendship through the GCC.

Assistant Secretary Nichols’ Travel to The Bahamas

Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols will travel to The Bahamas, on June 8-9. Assistant Secretary Nichols will accompany Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris for her trip to the region to discuss climate resilience, energy and food security, and economic prosperity with Caribbean leaders. This trip also celebrates the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations between the United States and The Bahamas.

Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield in Conversation with Jonquilyn Hill of “The Weeds” Podcast at TruCon 2023

By State Newswire Report | Jun 8, 2023

Hello, everyone. Make some noise for yourselves for coming out here today. (Applause.) Welcome to TruCon 2023 and to our live taping of “The Weeds,” Vox’s policy and politics podcast.

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

By State Newswire | Jun 7, 2023

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Swiss State Secretary Leu

By State Newswire | Jun 7, 2023

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.