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Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the Zimbabwean people as you celebrate the 43rd anniversary of your independence.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Before Their Meeting

Release: PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: (Via interpreter) Well, Secretary Blinken, first of all, allow me to welcome you back to Japan.

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with UAE Presidential Advisor Gargash

Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.

40th Anniversary of the Embassy Beirut Bombing

Release: Today, we remember the victims of a heinous terrorist attack at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut forty years ago, killing 63 people. We stand with the families, friends, and colleagues of those whose lives were cut short.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Before Their Meeting

Release: FOREIGN MINISTER HAYASHI: We appreciate you being here in Karuizawa. And you know I (inaudible) in which you (inaudible) first day here in Karuizawa. So I still remember the first (inaudible) conversation between ourselves on November 2021, which we said we should (inaudible) perfect harmony. And now...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman

Release: DepSec Sherman: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, Michelle, for kicking us off and thank you to all of the journalists for joining us here.

Politically Motivated Conviction of Vladimir Kara-Murza

Release: The United States condemns the sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison for speaking out against the Russian government’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi

Release: The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly On the Situation in Sudan

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s great to be here with my friend and colleague, Foreign Secretary Cleverly. We have been consulting very closely on the situation in Sudan. We’ve also been in close touch with partners in the Arab world, in Africa, in international organizations. There...

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with French Foreign Minister Colonna

Release: The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the University of Buenos Aires

Release: DepSec Sherman: Buenas tardes! Thank you, Ambassador Stanley, for your introduction and for serving as an energetic and wise guide through Buenos Aires today and every day.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly On the Situation in Sudan

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s great to be here with my friend and colleague, Foreign Secretary Cleverly. We have been consulting very closely on the situation in Sudan. We’ve also been in close touch with partners in the Arab world, in Africa, in international organizations. There...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. I think the most - among the most significant developments of the last few days is the fact that the minister and I celebrated our birthdays on the same day. So we’ve both been dealing with an abundance of celebration and cake from our counterparts, but ...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. I think the most - among the most significant developments of the last few days is the fact that the minister and I celebrated our birthdays on the same day. So we’ve both been dealing with an abundance of celebration and cake from our counterparts, but...

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with German Foreign Minister Baerbock

Release: The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Well, it’s not as if the foreign minister and I haven’t been spending enough time together over the last day but really value this opportunity to compare notes directly on many of the issues that we were just discussing with our G7 colleagues, to include, of course ...

Reverend Samson’s Prison Sentence

Release: We join the international community in condemning the sentencing of Reverend Dr. Hkalam Samson and call for his immediate and unconditional release. On April 7, the Myitkyina Prison in Burma’s Kachin State sentenced Dr. Samson to six years in prison on military-led, manufactured charges of terrorism,...

Secretary Blinken’s Calls with General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Commander of the Rapid Support Forces

Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi

Release: The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.

Senior Official for Global Women’s Issues Fotovat Travels to the United Kingdom