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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing by the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Thank you, Mr. President. I’d also like to thank Foreign Minister Osmani for your participation today and North Macedonia’s principled leadership at the OSCE.


Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with CNN Brazil’s Basilia Rodrigues

So now here we are with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and we have a lot of issues to talk about. Ambassador, it’s been the first visit in Brazil with a high-ranking American official since the recent statements of President Lula about the role of the United States in the war.


Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with TV Bahia, Brazil

(Via translation) Ambassador, why did you choose Salvador to celebrate the return of JAPER?



Remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Futureproofing for Sustaining Peace

Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to congratulate the Swiss Delegation, the Swiss government, on assuming the Presidency – a historic occasion.


Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on World Press Freedom Day

This year marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day and a lot has changed in three decades.


Remarks at the 8th Multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals

Now, more than ever in the history of science researchers have at their fingertips an unprecedented wealth of information, knowledge, data, and technology — from continuously orbiting satellites to environmental observatories and even monitoring instruments.


Joint Statement on the Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality 

Today, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield joined Brazil’s Minister of Racial Equality Anielle Franco to reaffirm President Biden and President Lula’s commitment to reinvigorate the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER)



Remarks by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield to the Media Following Bilateral Meetings in Brasilia, Brazil

Good afternoon. I have just concluded some very important and productive meetings with the foreign minister, and also with the first lady, to reaffirm the U.S.-Brazil bilateral relationship and our partnership in the multilateral fora.


Readout of Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira

The below is attributable to U.S. Mission to the United Nations Spokesperson Nate Evans:



Support for SRSG Perthes in Leading UNITAMS

The United States underscores our strong support for the United Nations and the ongoing work of Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Volker Perthes in leading the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS).


Democracy Collection Launches Traveling Exhibition: “A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of our Time”

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ Office of Art in Embassies is launching a traveling exhibition as part of a year-long initiative for its 60th Anniversary called the Democracy Collection.


Remarks by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield in Conversation with Professor Antonio Jorge Ramalho da Rocha at the University of Brasilia

(In Portuguese.) Thank you very much, Professor Deborah. Ambassador, the idea was to make it as informal as possible because we are focused in your exchanges with students.




Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Ignoring Our Allies in the Western Hemisphere: Reviewing President Biden’s FY24 Budget Request”

The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will convene a hearing entitled, “Ignoring Our Allies in the Western Hemisphere: Reviewing President Biden’s FY24 Budget Request” on Wednesday, June 7th.


Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Examining the Fiscal Year 24 Bureau of Consular Affairs Budget”

The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, “Examining the Fiscal Year 24 Bureau of Consular Affairs Budget” on Wednesday, June 7th.