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The United States Announces Expansion of Vocational and Technical Education Exchange with South Africa, Promotes Workforce Development and Youth Employability

News Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that it will expand its partnership with South Africa on vocational and technical education by supporting a second exchange for South African educators and administrators to travel to the United States on the Community ...


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Lahbib

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Joint Statement on the Occasion of the 12th Anniversary of the Syrian Uprising

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on the 12-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising.


McCaul: State Continues to Mislead American Public on Failed Afghanistan Withdrawal

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of State’s ongoing failure to comply with the committee’s investigation into the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and their efforts to mislead the American people...


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with German State Secretary Michaelis

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price



DRL Survivor-Centered Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Documentation in Ukraine

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Survivor-Centered Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Documentation in Ukraine. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009516. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance ...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Yonathan Yosef of Fana Broadcasting

News Release: QUESTION: Thank you, Secretary of State. Thank you for having us here. Thank you for visiting Ethiopia at this critical time. It means a lot and it shows a really - the maintained, longstanding relationship. Thank you very much.


The United States and Ethiopia: A Long-Term Partnership

Release: U.S.-Ethiopia Relations. The United States and Ethiopia share a long-standing and important partnership based on mutual interests in promoting peace, stability, and economic development. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Ethiopia since 1903. Recent Conflict and Its Aftermath...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to Pakistan

Release: The Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Lahore and Islamabad March 14-15. As Pakistan recovers from devastating floods and the global energy crisis, the Assistant Secretary will stress the U.S. commitment to ensuring Pakistan’s sustainable...


The United States Announces Expansion of Vocational and Technical Education Exchange with South Africa, Promotes Workforce Development and Youth Employability

Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that it will expand its partnership with South Africa on vocational and technical education by supporting a second exchange for South African educators and administrators to travel to the United States on the Community...


Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at a Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration, and Reconciliation Event

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: I hope you all got a chance to maybe listen in and hear what we heard. But what’s truly remarkable is the approach that Niger has taken to countering violent extremism and doing it through this very impressive program of demobilization, disarmament, and reintegration.


DRL Accountability Measure Effectiveness

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Accountability Measure Effectiveness. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009353. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...


Special Envoy Fowler Discusses Global Food Insecurity with Japanese News Outlets

Release: DR. CARY FOWLER: Thank you so much for coming today. Thank you for your interest in this topic. It’s certainly one of the most important in the world at the moment.


McCaul: State Continues to Mislead American Public on Failed Afghanistan Withdrawal

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of State’s ongoing failure to comply with the committee’s investigation into the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and their efforts to mislead the American people...


Joint Subcommittee Hearing on the Ortega-Murillo Regime’s War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society Announced

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a joint hearing entitled, “The Ortega-Murillo Regime’s War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society in Nicaragua: Bishop Alvarez, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of Conscience" on Wednesday, March 22nd.


Chairman McCaul Reacts to AUKUS Announcement

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued a statement in response to the administration’s announcement that they will support Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines in advancing AUKUS.


The Kremlin’s Never-Ending Attempt to Spread Disinformation about Biological Weapons

Release: Introduction. Russia, like the Soviet Union before it, has pushed false claims for decades about biological weapons in an attempt to create mistrust in the peaceful global efforts and public health institutions that counter biological threats. Since the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s ...


Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Colombia, Panama, and Brazil

Release: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Bogotá, Colombia, March 17-18, Panama City, Panama, March 19-20, and Brasília and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 21-23, to promote key Administration goals, including in the areas of global health, food security, supply chain resilience, the environment, and regional economic cooperation throughout the Western Hemisphere.