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Justice for Underserved Disabled Youth Initiative (JUDY Initiative)

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Justice for Underserved Disabled Youth Initiative (JUDY Initiative). This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009803. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:...


DOS-WHA offers new grant application process starting May 18

Strengthening Sustainable Communities in Panama and Costa Rica grant opened on May 18.


Norway National Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Norway in celebration of Constitution Day.



DOS-INL grant application closes on July 18

Combating High Impact Crime on the Northern Border grant opened on May 18.


Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Bring Abducted Children Home”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, “Bring Abducted Children Home" on Tuesday, May 23rd.


Norway National Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Norway in celebration of Constitution Day.


Chairman McCaul Announces Markup Holding Secretary Blinken In Contempt of Congress

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a markup to consider a resolution recommending the House of Representatives find U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for his continued refusal to comply with a subpoena served by the committee on March 28th, 2023.


Chairman McCaul Announces Hearing on Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and Strengthening AUKUS

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled “Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and a Stronger AUKUS" on Wednesday, May 24th.


Chairman McCaul Statement at Markup of Resolution Calling on Russia to Release Evan Gershkovich

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee markup of H.Res. 377.


On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia

News Release: On May 17, we commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), marking the day in 1990 that the World Health Organization (WHO) delisted “homosexuality" as a medical diagnosis. We reaffirm that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) persons are entitled to recognition of their universal human rights.


DOS-OES grant application closes on June 30

Small Grants Program to Address Plastic Pollution grant opened on May 18.


Joint Statement on the U.S.-Egypt Joint Economic Commission

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the occasion of the inaugural meeting of the high-level Joint Economic Commission (JEC) between the United States and Egypt May 17.


Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Bring Abducted Children Home”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, “Bring Abducted Children Home" on Tuesday, May 23rd.


Attack on U.S. Convoy in Nigeria

Release: Unknown assailants yesterday attacked a convoy of two U.S. government vehicles in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra state, Nigeria. The convoy was carrying nine Nigerian nationals: five employees of the U.S. Mission to Nigeria and four members of the Nigeria Police Force. They were traveling in advance of a planned visit by U.S. Mission personnel to a U.S.-funded flood response project in Anambra.



Joint Statement on the U.S.-Egypt Joint Economic Commission

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the occasion of the inaugural meeting of the high-level Joint Economic Commission (JEC) between the United States and Egypt May 17.


DOS-ISN offers new grant application process starting May 18

Prevention and Mitigation of High Consequence Pathogen Spillover in Southeast Asian Live Animal Markets and Supply Chains grant opened on May 18.


DOS-INL offers new grant application process starting May 18

INL Projects Study to Improve Police Professionalization grant opened on May 18.


Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Landberg’s Travel to Egypt

Release: Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Christopher Landberg will lead the U.S. delegation to Cairo May 2-5 to participate in the 21st Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Coordinating Committee Meeting, in which Egypt will join the European Union as incoming GCTF Co-Chairs. The GCTF Co-Chairs will promote...