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Assistant Secretary Nichols’ Travel to Brazil

Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols will travel to Brazil, May 21-26.


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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Amman, Jerusalem, Dubai, and Oslo

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Amman, Jerusalem, Dubai, and Oslo between May 31 and June 7. Secretary Kerry will visit Amman for the wedding of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan and Ms. Rajwa Al Seif. In Jerusalem and Dubai, Secretary ...


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Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, and the UK

Release: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is traveling to Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, and the United Kingdom until June 9, 2023, to deepen transatlantic cooperation on key economic growth and security priorities. This includes a wide range of policy areas such as trade, technology, climate, energy, and food security, and sustained support for Ukraine in economic recovery and reconstruction efforts.



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Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine

Release: Russia is continuing to wage a brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine. In the month of May alone, Russia launched 17 air assaults against Kyiv, threatening Ukrainian families and devastating civilian areas. In response, the United States will continue to work with Ukraine to strengthen its air defenses and help Ukraine protect its people from Russia’s aggression.


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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Amman, Jerusalem, Dubai, and Oslo

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Amman, Jerusalem, Dubai, and Oslo between May 31 and June 7. Secretary Kerry will visit Amman for the wedding of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan and Ms. Rajwa Al Seif. In Jerusalem and Dubai, Secretary...


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Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Fourth U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Stakeholders Engagement

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very, very much. At the risk of repetition, I think you’ll hear me in violent agreement with my friends and colleagues. But the first thing I want to say is this: It is so critical to us that not only are we having this stakeholders meeting, but that everything we do is infused with the views, the perspectives, the experience of stakeholders. It’s a critical part of the TTC.


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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial Co-Chairs at a Joint Press Availability

Release: MODERATOR: So we don’t have much time. We’ll jump directly into the questions, so who wants to start? Yes, please, go ahead, Johan.


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Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Lewis Travels to Singapore

Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis travels to Singapore June 1-4, as part of a delegation of senior U.S. officials taking part in the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual intergovernmental regional security conference sponsored by the International Institute of Strategic Studies.


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The United States and Norway: A Vital Alliance and Partnership

Release: Norway is a committed ally, partner, and friend of the United States. The close relationship between our two nations stems in part from waves of Norwegian immigration to the United States from 1825 to 1940, giving the United States today nearly as many people of Norwegian ancestry as the population of ...


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Samoa Independence Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Independent State of Samoa on your 61st anniversary of independence on June 1.


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U.S. Engagement in Comoros

Release: Bilateral Relationship and U.S. Assistance. * The United States and Comoros signed a Joint Statement of Cooperation in February 2023. * COVID Support: The United States has provided 250,380 safe and effective COVID-19 doses in partnership with COVAX. * Development: USAID and the Department of State have...


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Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. on Monday, June 5, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.


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Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre After Their Meeting

Release: PRIME MINISTER STØRE: Secretary Blinken, I welcome you to Oslo. You are here at an important informal NATO meeting, but informal can be even more important than formal because it is about critical issues: how we will support Ukraine being attacked in a brutal aggression, which is really the most serious ...



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Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt LNG Allies Event

Release: A/S Pyatt: - It’s great to have DOE Assistant Secretary Brad Crabtree as a partner here in Washington, DC.


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Secretary Antony J. Blinken Following Tour of HYBRIT Steel Plant

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Madam Minister, thank you so much. And I really want to say thanks first and foremost for what I was going to say is a warm welcome here in Luleå - (laughter) - certainly warm in our hearts. And I’m so grateful to be here with all of our colleagues from the Biden administration and from the European Union as well as our Swedish host.


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Under Secretary Jenkins’ Remarks at the PSI High Level Political Meeting Session on Addressing a Changing International Security Environment and Challenges to Nonproliferation 

Release: It is my great pleasure to chair this second session, “Addressing a Changing International Security Environment and Challenges to Nonproliferation."  I would like to thank our hosts for choosing to include this topic given its critical importance to all Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) endorsing nations.



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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: The Bahamas

The constitution states freedom of religion is a fundamental right. Individuals may practice freely the religion of their choice or practice no religion at all.