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Argentina Signs the Artemis Accords
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: In a ceremony hosted by President Alberto Fernández at the Casa Rosada, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Daniel Filmus signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of the Argentine Republic. The ceremony took place during the visit of NASA Administrator Bill Nelson to Argentina. Administrator Nelson ...
McCaul, Meeks, Kim, Bera Issue Statement on 70th Anniversary of the Korean Armistice
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) and Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA) issued the following statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice.
DOS-ECA offers new grant application process starting July 28
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
FY 2024 TechWomen grant opened on July 28.
The United States-Australia Relationship
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
Release: U.S.-AUSTRALIA RELATIONS. Australia is a vital ally, partner, and friend of the United States. Our two countries have maintained a steadfast relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests, and cultural affinities. Economic, academic, and people-to-people ties are vibrant and strong.
Special Envoy Fowler’s Remarks During the Panel on Value Chains for Resilient Food Systems at the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
Release: CARY FOWLER: I put two propositions before you today. The first is that the vulnerability of value chains increases when our dependency on just a few or just a single crop increases inappropriately. And the second proposition I put forward for your consideration is that providing options to farmers equals risk management. That’s how we, in one way at least, provide risk management. I’ll give you an example of what that means in practice.
Yuri Kim
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
Release: Yuri Kim is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs (EUR). A career diplomat, Ambassador Kim has worked on key foreign policy and national security challenges across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. She was Ambassador to the Republic of Albania from 2020 to 2023.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Following Tour of EV-Charger Company Tritium
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, I hope you enjoyed that as much as Ambassador Kennedy and I did. It’s really extraordinary. We have an incredible partnership between the United States and Australia and in so many ways, but one of them is finding ways to support each other in commercializing technology that ...
The United States-Australia Relationship
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: U.S.-AUSTRALIA RELATIONS. Australia is a vital ally, partner, and friend of the United States. Our two countries have maintained a steadfast relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests, and cultural affinities. Economic, academic, and people-to-people ties are vibrant and strong.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Gender Equality Symposium
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning. AUDIENCE: Good morning. SECRETARY BLINKEN: I can feel the incredible power in this room, and it’s great to be with you this morning. Penny, my friend, my colleague, thank you for the warm introduction, but thank you especially for being such an extraordinary colleague.
Argentina Signs the Artemis Accords
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
Release: In a ceremony hosted by President Alberto Fernández at the Casa Rosada, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Daniel Filmus signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of the Argentine Republic. The ceremony took place during the visit of NASA Administrator Bill Nelson to Argentina. Administrator Nelson...
U.S. Department of State, U.S. Soccer Take Global Efforts to Grow the Game of Soccer, Sports Diplomacy to Next Level Through New Partnership
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
Release: Today, following the U.S. Women’s National Team’s (USWNT) match versus the Netherlands at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Wellington, New Zealand, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Soccer President Cindy Cone announced a new partnership that will take a two-decade-long collaboration to the next level and elevate soccer as a valued diplomatic tool both at home and abroad.
McCaul, Meeks, Kim, Bera Issue Statement on 70th Anniversary of the Korean Armistice
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) and Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA) issued the following statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice.
Risch, Wicker Comment on Ukraine Inspector General NDAA Vote
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, expressed their disappointment that Senate Democrats blocked their amendment to establish a lead inspector general (IG) for Ukrainian assistance during debate on the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The Wicker-Risch amendment failed last night on a 51-48 vote.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And U.S. Soccer President Cindy Cone At a Sports Diplomacy Event
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: First of all, it is wonderful to be here with all of these extraordinary young athletes and a few veteran athletes too.
Risch in Defense News: AUKUS Succeeds If US Eases Defense Regulations for Allies
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week published an op-ed in Defense News highlighting the need for the United States to ease defense regulations for allies in order to ensure AUKUS is successful.
Special Representative for Afghanistan West and Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Amiri’s Travel to Kazakhstan and Qatar
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
Release: Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West and Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Rina Amiri will travel to Astana, Kazakhstan and Doha, Qatar July 26-31. While in Astana, they will meet with colleagues from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and New Zealand Nanaia Mahuta at a Joint Press Availability
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
Release: FOREIGN MINISTER MAHUTA: (Speaking In Māori.).
Risch, Menendez Statement on the Situation in Niger
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
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 released the following statement related to events in Niger:
Special Representative McAuliffe Travels to Panama to Promote Public-Private Partnerships
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
Release: From July 18-20, Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe traveled to Panama City to attend the Inter-American Development Bank’s Public-Private Partnership of the Americas Summit. She participated in a panel titled How PPPs Can Boost Economic Recovery and met with representatives from some of the largest U.S.-based financial institutions with a strong presence in Central and South America.
Special Envoy Fowler’s Remarks During the Panel on Value Chains for Resilient Food Systems at the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
Release: CARY FOWLER: I put two propositions before you today. The first is that the vulnerability of value chains increases when our dependency on just a few or just a single crop increases inappropriately. And the second proposition I put forward for your consideration is that providing options to farmers equals risk management. That’s how we, in one way at least, provide risk management. I’ll give you an example of what that means in practice.