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McCaul Statement Following Passage of MAHSA Act Through Committee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 589 during today’s committee markup.



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McCaul Statement Following Passage of MAHSA Act Through Committee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 589 during today’s committee markup.



Engaging Survivors of Human Trafficking

Release: Survivor Engagement in the Anti-Trafficking Field: History, Lessons Learned, and Looking Forward.


Risch, Menendez Urge POTUS’ Support for Legitimate Democratic Process in Lebanon

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their concern regarding Lebanon’s ongoing political stalemate. Highlighting the consequences of Lebanon’s ...


McCaul Demands State Declassify Afghanistan Withdrawal After-Action Review

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken:. On April 6, 2023, the State Department finally took the long overdue step of providing its After- Action Review on the Afghanistan withdrawal to the Committee. The After-Action Review, dated March 2022, is an 87-page document containing numerous unexplained redactions. Despite...


McCaul, Ernst Fight for Accountability in Foreign Aid at USAID

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to USAID Administrator Samantha Power demanding answers on the agency’s lackluster stewardship of taxpayer dollars appropriated for humanitarian assistance abroad.


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Afghan Alumni Engagement grant opened on April 26.



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The Partner of Choice: Explaining the Significance of U.S.-India Strategic Partnership grant opened on April 26.


McCaul Demands State Declassify Afghanistan Withdrawal After-Action Review

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken:. On April 6, 2023, the State Department finally took the long overdue step of providing its After- Action Review on the Afghanistan withdrawal to the Committee. The After-Action Review, dated March 2022, is an 87-page document containing numerous unexplained redactions. Despite...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here with Foreign Minister Meredov. Rashid and I were together just about two months ago -.


Renewal of the 2023-2024 Charter for the Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

Release: The Department of State has renewed the Charter of the Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. The Advisory Committee was established under the authority of 22 U.S.C. §4503 to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of State ...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Meredov

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


Telephonic Press Conference with Katie Tobin, Special Assistant to President Biden and Senior Director for Transborder at the National Security Council

Release: MODERATOR: Greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Media Hub of the Americas in Miami, Florida. I would like to welcome our participants who have dialed in from the United States and across the region. This is an on-the-record press briefing with NSC Senior Director for Transborder Katie Tobin.


DOS-PA offers new grant application process starting April 26

International Media Reporting Program grant opened on April 26.


Regional Conference of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Ending Human Trafficking 2023

Release: Good morning, Excellencies and distinguished participants in this important conference. My name is Cindy Dyer, and as the United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, I head the office at the U.S. Department of State that leads the United States’ global engagement to combat human trafficking and supports the coordination of anti-trafficking efforts across the U.S. government.


Blue Dot Network Criteria: Relevant, Achievable, Aligned with International Standards

News Release: Results from the first four Blue Dot Network pilot programs show the proposed infrastructure certification criteria will help projects demonstrate alignment with quality and sustainability goals. They are relevant, achievable, and support project efficiency and local development.