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McCaul, Risch Press Admin’s Handling of the Crisis in Sudan
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting information regarding the administration’s handling of the crisis in Sudan.
Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Sweden, Norway, and Finland
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Sweden, Norway, and Finland from May 29 to June 2 to deepen transatlantic cooperation on top national security and economic priorities.
Deputy Secretary Verma’s Travel to Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma will travel to Mauritius on May 29-30, Comoros on May 30-31, and Seychelles on May 31-June 1, a demonstration of the U.S. elevating its partnerships across Africa and deepening engagement in the Indian Ocean Region. He will be the most senior State Department official to ever visit Comoros, and the most senior State Department official in over 20 years to visit Mauritius and Seychelles.
Attack on the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: The United States strongly condemns today’s attack by Al-Shabaab in Buulo Mareer on the Ugandan peacekeeping forces deployed to the African Union Transition Mission (ATMIS) in Somalia. We express our deepest condolences to the victims’ families and friends and wish a full recovery to those injured. The ...
Joint Statement on the U.S.-EU Counterterrorism Dialogue
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: The United States and the European Union held their regular Counterterrorism Dialogue in Brussels May 25.
Special Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center Rubin’s Travel to Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Belgium
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: Special Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center James P. Rubin will travel from May 28 to June 3, to Bratislava, Slovakia; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Brussels, Belgium.
McCaul on US Sanctioning Russia’s Wagner Group Head Ivan Maslov
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) implemented sanctions on Ivan Maslov, the Mali-based head of the Russian private military company Wagner.
Under Secretary Jenkins Travels to the Republic of Korea, May 29 – June 2
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to the Republic of Korea (ROK), May 29-June 2. The Under Secretary will lead the U.S. Delegation to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) High-Level Political Meeting (HLPM) and continue the commitment ...
Under Secretary Jenkins Travels to the Republic of Korea, May 29 – June 2
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to the Republic of Korea (ROK), May 29-June 2. The Under Secretary will lead the U.S. Delegation to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) High-Level Political Meeting (HLPM) and continue the commitment...
Cooperative Republic of Guyana National Day
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: On behalf of the government and the people of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on your Independence Day. Yet it is with profound sadness that I also offer our sincerest condolences for the deadly fire at the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory...
Under Secretary Fernandez Leads U.S. Delegation to Plastic Pollution Negotiations in Paris
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is traveling to Paris, France, until May 27 to lead the U.S. delegation engagement ahead of the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution. Following his departure, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn will be head of the U.S. delegation.
Under Secretary Fernandez Leads U.S. Delegation to Plastic Pollution Negotiations in Paris
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is traveling to Paris, France, until May 27 to lead the U.S. delegation engagement ahead of the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution. Following his departure, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn will be head of the U.S. delegation.
The Department of State Celebrates the Groundbreaking of the New U.S. Embassy in Brasília, Brazil
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: In a display of the enduring bilateral friendship between the United States and Brazil, U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley joined Brazilian Secretary for Europe and North America Ambassador Maria Luisa Escorel de Moraesto to officially mark the beginning of construction of a new U.S. embassy in Brasília.
Georgia National Day 2023
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Georgia a happy Independence Day.
Joint Statement on the U.S.-EU Counterterrorism Dialogue
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: The United States and the European Union held their regular Counterterrorism Dialogue in Brussels May 25.
McCaul, Risch Press Admin’s Handling of the Crisis in Sudan
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting information regarding the administration’s handling of the crisis in Sudan.
Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Sweden, Norway, and Finland
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Sweden, Norway, and Finland from May 29 to June 2 to deepen transatlantic cooperation on top national security and economic priorities.
Joint Statement on Violence in the North of Kosovo
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: The following is the text of a joint statement by the United States, France, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Cooperative Republic of Guyana National Day
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the government and the people of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on your Independence Day. Yet it is with profound sadness that I also offer our sincerest condolences for the deadly fire at the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory ...
Attack on the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
By State Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: The United States strongly condemns today’s attack by Al-Shabaab in Buulo Mareer on the Ugandan peacekeeping forces deployed to the African Union Transition Mission (ATMIS) in Somalia. We express our deepest condolences to the victims’ families and friends and wish a full recovery to those injured. The...