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2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Ukraine
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Russia-Occupied Areas. Note: The human rights situation in territories occupied by Russia at the time of writing, including Crimea and parts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhya Oblasts, are covered in a separate subreport. The main body of this report covers the human rights situation in ...
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Today’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Synthesis Report is clear: our climate is warming at an unprecedented rate, and the window is closing just as quickly for the world to make dramatic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C within reach.
Risch: Ethiopia Atrocities Determination Long-Overdue, Must Be Followed with Action
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: BOISE, IDAHO - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the State Department’s atrocities determination for Ethiopia, citing that war crimes and crimes against humanity, including ethnic cleansing, were committed in the course of the war in northern Ethiopia:
The Departure of Dr. Karen Donfried
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: For the last 18 months, Dr. Karen Donfried has led the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs with the utmost skill and commitment during a pivotal time. As she prepares to depart the Department at the end of the month, I thank Karen for her tremendous service to the Department and the American people.
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
Joint Communique from the March 19 meeting in Sharm El Sheikh
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: The following text reflects the Joint Communique following today’s meeting in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt.
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
United States Support of the EU-facilitated Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: The United States welcomes the accord Kosovo and Serbia reached through European Union facilitation on the implementation of their February 27 Agreement on the Path to Normalization of Relations.
“REMEMBERING JUDITH ``JUDY'' HEUMANN” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 15
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “REMEMBERING JUDITH ``JUDY'' HEUMANN” on March 15.
Joint Communique from the March 19 meeting in Sharm El Sheikh
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: The following text reflects the Joint Communique following today’s meeting in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt
Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Indonesia and Thailand
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: Counselor Derek Chollet and an interagency delegation will travel to Indonesia and Thailand March 20-24. During his travel, Counselor Chollet will engage with senior government leaders and key stakeholders on bilateral and regional issues, including efforts to address the worsening crisis in Burma and to seek peaceful and just resolution rooted in the will of the people of Burma.
United States Support of the EU-facilitated Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: The United States welcomes the accord Kosovo and Serbia reached through European Union facilitation on the implementation of their February 27 Agreement on the Path to Normalization of Relations.
Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Indonesia and Thailand
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
Release: Counselor Derek Chollet and an interagency delegation will travel to Indonesia and Thailand March 20-24. During his travel, Counselor Chollet will engage with senior government leaders and key stakeholders on bilateral and regional issues, including efforts to address the worsening crisis in Burma and to seek peaceful and just resolution rooted in the will of the people of Burma.
Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Indonesia and Thailand
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Counselor Derek Chollet and an interagency delegation will travel to Indonesia and Thailand March 20-24. During his travel, Counselor Chollet will engage with senior government leaders and key stakeholders on bilateral and regional issues, including efforts to address the worsening crisis in Burma and to seek peaceful and just resolution rooted in the will of the people of Burma.
Risch Meets with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Risch Meets with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi
Ranking Member Risch Opening Remarks at Hearing on Future of U.S.-Brazil Relations
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Ranking Member Risch Opening Remarks at Hearing on Future of U.S.-Brazil Relations
Risch, Menendez Lead Colleagues in Introducing Resolution in Support of Hong Kongers
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Risch, Menendez Lead Colleagues in Introducing Resolution in Support of Hong Kongers
Risch: AUKUS Pillar One a Good Start, More To Be Done
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Risch: AUKUS Pillar One a Good Start, More To Be Done
Risch on FY2024 Budget Request: Biden’s Budget Doesn’t Protect U.S. National Security
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Risch on FY2024 Budget Request: Biden’s Budget Doesn’t Protect U.S. National Security