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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son

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


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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

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


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Department of State Begins Construction on New U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam

Release: As a demonstration of the enduring commitment to the United States - Vietnam relationship during the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive Partnership, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, Vietnam Foreign Mister Bùi Thanh Sơn, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi...


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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh

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


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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong Before Their Meeting

Release: GENERAL SECRETARY TRONG: (Via interpreter) First of all, I would like to welcome Mr. Secretary and the delegation with which your visit takes place on the 10th anniversary of our Comprehensive Partnership. And it is also very meaningful because we are enjoying a very positive trajectory in our bilateral relations. I am confident that your visit will help consolidate the partnership between Vietnam and the U.S.


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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. So I have been long been looking forward to returning to Vietnam and making my first visit here as Secretary of State. I was here as deputy secretary in 2015 and 2016, but I am so pleased to be back today.



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Building a Future Ukraine in Partnership with the Private Sector

Release: Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said in her keynote address at the U.S.-Ukraine Partnership Forum on Thursday that “support for Ukraine is an investment in our own security and our own prosperity and the world that we and our children want to live in." That’s why the Department of State, USAID ...


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The United States Welcomes Release of Detainees from Yemeni Conflict

Release: The United States welcomes the release of nearly 900 detainees from all sides of the Yemen conflict. This release reunifies hundreds of families ahead of Eid al-Fitr and takes place amidst a 13-month period of calm initiated by the UN-mediated truce.



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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Before Their Meeting

Release: PRIME MINISTER PHAM: (Via interpreter) Mr. Secretary of State, I am delighted to welcome you to Vietnam and to see you again here in my country, and I highly appreciate your arrangement of your time for this visit. It is a - I do believe that this visit was previously arranged for last year, however due to the conditions on both sides it cannot take place until now.


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Further Curbing Russia’s Efforts to Evade Sanctions and Perpetuate its War Against Ukraine

Today, the Department of State and the Department of Treasury are imposing sanctions on more than 120 entities and individuals across more than 20 countries and jurisdictions in connection with the Russian Federation’s unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, including facilitators of sanctions evasion.



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Special Representative for Afghanistan West’s April 11 – 18 Travel to Qatar, UAE, Istanbul

In Doha, Special Representative for Afghanistan (SRA) Thomas West will meet with Qatari colleagues, Afghan civil society leaders, and partner missions. In the UAE, SRA West will meet with Emirati counterparts, Afghan business and thought leaders.


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Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a UN Cybercrime Convention Fifth Negotiating Session at the United Nations in Vienna

The fifth negotiating session of the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) to elaborate a UN cybercrime convention will convene at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria from April 11–21.


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Russia’s Wrongful Detention of Journalist Evan Gershkovich

Today, Secretary Blinken made a determination that Evan Gershkovich is wrongfully detained by Russia.


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Under Secretary Zeya’s Travel to Slovakia and France April 11-14, 2023

Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel April 11-14, 2023 to Bratislava, Slovakia and Paris, France.


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Secretary Blinken’s Trip to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan, April 11-18, 2023.


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On Special Representative for International Labor Affairs Fay Rodriguez’s Participation at the 347th Session of the International Labor Organization Governing Body in Geneva, Switzerland

Special Representative for International Labor Affairs Kelly Fay Rodriguez engaged in deliberations at the 347th Session of the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Governing Body, including delivering U.S. position statements for the U.S. delegation led by the Department of Labor.