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Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Surrounding the Ocean: PRC Influence in the Indian Ocean”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific will convene a hearing entitled, “Surrounding the Ocean: PRC Influence in the Indian Ocean" on Tuesday, April 18th.


Burma New Year 2023 – Thingyan Festival

Release: On behalf of the people and Government of the United States of America, I convey my best wishes to and solidarity with the people of Burma as they mark Burma’s New Year, Thingyan.


State Department Partners with Africa Fintech Summit

News Release: Officials from the Department of State will highlight the U.S. commitment to supporting Africa’s digital transformation at the Africa Fintech Summit on April 12 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.


The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces New Industry Advisory Group Appointments

News Release: The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ (OBO) Industry Advisory Group (IAG) has advised OBO on the building industry’s latest concepts, methods, best practices, innovations, and ideas related to its mission to provide safe, secure, functional, and resilient facilities for the U.S. government since its founding in 2001.


Secretary Blinken’s Trip to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan, April 11-18, 2023.


McCaul on Meet the Press: ‘Best Deterrence’ to Xi in Taiwan is Failure for Putin in Ukraine

News Release: McCaul on Meet the Press: ‘Best Deterrence’ to Xi in Taiwan is Failure for Putin in Ukraine.


Burma New Year 2023 – Thingyan Festival

News Release: On behalf of the people and Government of the United States of America, I convey my best wishes to and solidarity with the people of Burma as they mark Burma’s New Year, Thingyan.


Secretary Blinken’s Trip to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan, April 11-18, 2023.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Travel to New Orleans, Santo Domingo, and Buenos Aires

Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel April 10-14 to New Orleans, Louisiana; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her trip to New Orleans will advance the Administration’s commitment to building a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible State Department.


McCaul on Meet the Press: ‘Best Deterrence’ to Xi in Taiwan is Failure for Putin in Ukraine

News Release: Taipei, Taiwan - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press" to discuss his bipartisan delegation’s visit to Taiwan and how the United States can strengthen our economic and defense relationship with Taiwan in the face of growing threats in the region.


Secretary Blinken’s Trip to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan, April 11-18, 2023.


DRL Investigative Journalism in Europe

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Investigative Journalism in Europe. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009648. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation: ...


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Travel to New Orleans, Santo Domingo, and Buenos Aires

News Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel April 10-14 to New Orleans, Louisiana; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her trip to New Orleans will advance the Administration’s commitment to building a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible State Department.


State Department discusses Overseas Schools Advisory Council Charter Renewal on April 10

The US State Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DRL Investigative Journalism in Europe

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Investigative Journalism in Europe. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009648. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...


Under Secretary Jenkins Travels to Cambridge, Massachusetts

News Release: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 10-11, 2023, to engage with students, faculty, and staff at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.


Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink On the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Vietnam and Japan

Release: MR PATEL: Hey, good afternoon, everybody, and thank you so much for joining us today for this press preview call on the Secretary’s travel to Ireland, where of course he’ll be accompanying the President, but then on to his own programming in Vietnam and then Japan for the G7 Foreign Ministers Ministerial.


Under Secretary Zeya’s Travel to Slovakia and France April 11-14, 2023

News Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel April 11-14, 2023 to Bratislava, Slovakia and Paris, France.


Russia’s Wrongful Detention of Journalist Evan Gershkovich

Release: Today, Secretary Blinken made a determination that Evan Gershkovich is wrongfully detained by Russia.


Under Secretary Zeya’s Travel to Slovakia and France April 11-14, 2023

Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel April 11-14, 2023 to Bratislava, Slovakia and Paris, France.