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McCaul Secures Access to Dissent Cable for All HFAC Members
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has secured an agreement with Secretary Blinken that would allow all Members of the committee a reasonable opportunity to view the dissent channel cable and the response.
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Bitter Travel to Canada
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter will travel June 28-30 to Toronto and Ottawa.
Announcing the Fallon Smart Policy – Visa Restrictions on Foreign Government Officials Who Have Assisted Fugitives in Evading the U.S. Justice System
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
The Department of State is committed to deterring and promoting accountability for extraordinary foreign government involvement in aiding fugitives to evade the U.S. justice system.
Secretary Blinken Welcomes International Education Community to Washington, D.C. for 75th NAFSA: National Association of International Educators’ Conference
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
This week in Washington, D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed nearly 10,000 attendees from higher education institutions, foreign governments, and other key industry stakeholders to the 75th NAFSA:
Joint Statement on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
On June 23, the United States and Belize hosted a Ministerial Meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection.
First Welcome Corps Refugee Arrivals Greeted by Sponsors in the United States
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, coinciding with World Refugee Day, the first refugees to be privately sponsored by Americans through the Welcome Corps arrived in the United States.
The Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Announces New Approach to Address the Impacts of Climate Change on Migration and Displacement
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
As the world seeks to tackle the climate crisis, it is vital that we develop smart, humane policies to address the impacts of climate change on migration and displacement within countries and across borders.
On the Occasion of World Refugee Day 2023
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Today, we recognize the courage and resilience of millions of refugees who have been forced to flee persecution, the generosity of the communities that host them, and the global response of humanitarian partners that support them.
Tent Partnership for Refugees European Summit
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Hello, everyone. To Hamdi and the Tent Partnership team: Thank you for hosting this summit.
The Imperative of Eliminating Sexual Violence in Conflict
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Every year since its inception, the United States has joined the global community in recognizing June 19 as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Resettlement Diplomacy Network Senior Officials Meeting
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes convened the first senior officials’ meeting of the Resettlement Diplomacy Network (RDN) under the inaugural chairmanship of the government of the United States.
2023-2024 U.S.-UNRWA Framework for Cooperation
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
On May 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration signed the 2023-2024 Framework for Cooperation with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Launch of New Young Women Leaders Program Honors Former Sec. of State Madeleine Albright
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Honoring the foreign policy contributions and legacy of the United States’ first female Secretary of State and engaging a new generation of future young women leaders from around the world, today, the U.S. Department of State announced the launch of the Study of the U.S. Institutes’ Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program.
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Alumni Wins Global Entrepreneurship Prize
By State Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
[Malaysia, April 2023] When Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) exchange alumni Irene Mositol from Malaysia won the Shell LiveWIRE Global Entrepreneurship Award, she shone a spotlight on the social impacts of organic farming on the remote island of Borneo.
IRFBA Chair’s Statement on Nicaragua Religious Prisoner of Conscience, Bishop Rolando Álvarez
By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2023
Release: As the Chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, I express my grave concern at the unjust imprisonment of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, a Bishop of the Catholic Church of the Diocese of Matagalpa and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Estelí, in Nicaragua. Notwithstanding the...
McCaul, Hagerty: U.S. Tech Found in CCP Spy Balloon ‘Heightens Our Concerns’
By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance Ranking Member Bill Hagerty (R-TN) issued the following statement on news that U.S. technology was found in the recent Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spy balloon that violated American sovereignty and traversed the United States for eight days.
McCaul, Hagerty: U.S. Tech Found in CCP Spy Balloon ‘Heightens Our Concerns’
By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance Ranking Member Bill Hagerty (R-TN) issued the following statement on news that U.S. technology was found in the recent Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spy balloon that violated American sovereignty and traversed the United States for eight days.
Seychelles National Day
By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2023
Release: Congratulations to the people of Seychelles on the forty-seventh anniversary of your independence.
Condemning Republika Srpska Actions that Undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement
By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2023
Release: The Republika Srpska National Assembly adopted a law this week intended to nullify the Constitutional Court’s authority in the entity. This law violates the Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitution, and runs counter to the Dayton Peace Agreement. Defiance of the Constitutional Court threatens not just the ...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Afghanistan
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Afghanistan. On Aug. 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Kabul. The U.S. government has not yet decided whether to recognize the Taliban or any other entity as the Government of Afghanistan or as part of such a government. During the review period, the pre-August 15...