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USAID Provides an Initial $450,000 in Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Response to Tropical Cyclone Mocha in Burma and Bangladesh

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an initial $450,000 in humanitarian assistance to meet the immediate needs for the people of Burma and Bangladesh most affected by Cyclone Mocha.


Condemning the Brutal Attack Against a U.S. Convoy In Nigeria

Yesterday, a U.S. convoy in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria was brutally attacked.


Secretary Blinken Welcomes International Education Community to Washington, D.C. for 75th NAFSA: National Association of International Educators’ Conference

This week in Washington, D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed nearly 10,000 attendees from higher education institutions, foreign governments, and other key industry stakeholders to the 75th NAFSA:


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.


Public press releases or notices: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs publishes 38 in March

There were 38 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in March.


Public press releases: House Committee on Foreign Affairs publishes 86 in February

There were 86 press releases published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in February.


Public press releases or notices: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs publishes 53 in February

There were 53 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in February.


Securing International Airspace Through U.S.-funded Training Programs

Illicitly proliferated Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) and Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, or All-purpose Tactical Guided Missiles (ATGMs), continue to pose risks to international skies.


U.S. Countermeasures in Response to Russia’s Violations of the New START Treaty

The United States is committed to full and mutual implementation of the New START Treaty.


U.S. Countermeasures in Response to Russia’s Violations of the New START Treaty

The United States is committed to full and mutual implementation of the New START Treaty.


Secretary Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. I really want to start by thanking Secretary General Stoltenberg for his friendship, his partnership, and especially his leadership of our NATO Alliance during one of the most critical times that I can remember in Alliance history. Because of his strong and steady hand, our Alliance is stronger and it’s more unified than it’s ever been.


Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine

Russia is continuing to wage a brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine.


U.S. Department of State Concludes Settlement Resolving Export Violations by VTA Telecom Corporation

The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with VTA Telecom Corporation, to resolve six violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130.


Risch, Manchin Introduce Bipartisan Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023 (CNEA). The bipartisan legislation would enhance the ...


U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs publishes 25 press releases or notices in January

There were 25 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in January.


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

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.


House Committee on Foreign Affairs Hearing: Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and a Stronger AUKUS A/S Jessica Lewis

Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you all today. I’m excited to talk to you about the role of the State Department in realizing AUKUS, one of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key national security and foreign policy initiatives.


U.S. Peacekeeping Capacity Building Assistance

The Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs manages the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), the premier U.S. security assistance program focused on building international peacekeeping capacity.


The United States and Papua New Guinea Sign New Defense Cooperation Agreement and an Agreement Concerning Counter Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity Operations

On May 22, 2023, the United States and Papua New Guinea concluded a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and an Agreement Concerning Counter Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity Operations.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Defense Cooperation Agreement and Shiprider Signing Ceremony

Well, thank you very much, everyone. And I have to say I’m very tempted to say, “What the prime minister said,” and leave it at that because I could not and cannot say it more eloquently than he just has.