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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Foreign Minister Momen
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
Joint Statement of the U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the governments of the United States of America and of the Philippines on the occasion of the U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Foreign Minister Momen
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abdul Momen Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to have Foreign Minister Momen here with us today at the State Department, and important to take account of the fact that the relationship between Bangladesh and the United States has grown tremendously over the last 50 years - economically...
U.S. – Taiwan Working Group Meeting on International Organizations
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: On April 10, 2023, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) convened representatives of the U.S. Department of State and the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies for consultations in Washington on expanding ...
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to the Gulf
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking is traveling to the Gulf on April 11 to support ongoing efforts to secure a new agreement on a comprehensive peace process.
Burma Regime Airstrikes
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: We are deeply concerned by today’s reports of a Burma military airstrike in the Sagaing region that killed more than 50 people and injured at least 30 people, including children. This attack follows reports of airstrikes in Chin State on April 10 that killed at least nine people. These violent attacks further underscore the regime’s disregard for human life and its responsibility for the dire political and humanitarian crisis in Burma following the February 2021 coup.
On the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders Xu and Ding
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: The United States condemns the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unjust detention and sentencing of human rights defenders Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi. On April 10, PRC courts sentenced Xu Zhiyong to 14 years and Ding Jiaxi to 12 years in prison for supporting the exercise of internationally recognized ...
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.
Burma Regime Airstrikes
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: We are deeply concerned by today’s reports of a Burma military airstrike in the Sagaing region that killed more than 50 people and injured at least 30 people, including children. This attack follows reports of airstrikes in Chin State on April 10 that killed at least nine people. These violent attacks further underscore the regime’s disregard for human life and its responsibility for the dire political and humanitarian crisis in Burma following the February 2021 coup.
On the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders Xu and Ding
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: The United States condemns the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unjust detention and sentencing of human rights defenders Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi. On April 10, PRC courts sentenced Xu Zhiyong to 14 years and Ding Jiaxi to 12 years in prison for supporting the exercise of internationally recognized...
MENACA Subcommittee Hearing Announcement on Assad’s War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, “12 Years of Terror: Assad’s War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria" on Tuesday, April 18th.
MENACA Subcommittee Hearing Announcement on Assad’s War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, “12 Years of Terror: Assad’s War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria" on Tuesday, April 18th.
Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a UN Cybercrime Convention Fifth Negotiating Session at the United Nations in Vienna
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: The fifth negotiating session of the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) to elaborate a UN cybercrime convention will convene at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria from April 11-21. This session will entail negotiations on the proposed chapters of the draft convention covering international cooperation, technical ...
Terrorist Designation of Hurras al-Din Leader
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: The United States remains committed to disrupting al-Qa’ida affiliates who exploit under-governed spaces and conflict zones in Syria. Groups like Hurras al-Din (HaD) are responsible for killings, kidnappings, and violence targeting of members of religious minority groups.
Announcing Matthew Miller as State Department Spokesperson
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: Today, I am appointing Matthew Miller as the next State Department Spokesperson. I benefitted greatly from Matt’s wisdom, his experience in government, and his deep understanding of foreign policy when he was tapped to head up my nomination. Matt stepped up once again in the early months of Russia’s ...
Terrorist Designation of Hurras al-Din Leader
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: The United States remains committed to disrupting al-Qa’ida affiliates who exploit under-governed spaces and conflict zones in Syria. Groups like Hurras al-Din (HaD) are responsible for killings, kidnappings, and violence targeting of members of religious minority groups.
On the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders Xu and Ding
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: The United States condemns the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unjust detention and sentencing of human rights defenders Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi. On April 10, PRC courts sentenced Xu Zhiyong to 14 years and Ding Jiaxi to 12 years in prison for supporting the exercise of internationally recognized...
Special Representative for Afghanistan West’s April 11 – 18 Travel to Qatar, UAE, Istanbul
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
Release: In Doha, Special Representative for Afghanistan (SRA) Thomas West will meet with Qatari colleagues, Afghan civil society leaders, and partner missions. In the UAE, SRA West will meet with Emirati counterparts, Afghan business and thought leaders. In Istanbul, he will hold consultations with Afghan political leaders, journalists, humanitarian professionals and human rights activists.