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Counselor Chollet’s Travel to the United Arab Emirates, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia 

Counselor of the Department Derek Chollet will travel to the United Arab Emirates, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia from January 8-13.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi today to discuss bilateral and regional issues critical to the strategic U.S.-Jordan relationship and regional stability.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.


Inaugural Meeting of U.S.-UK Comprehensive Dialogue on Technology & Data

Senior representatives from the United States and the United Kingdom governments met in Washington, D.C., for the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-UK Comprehensive Dialogue on Technology and Data.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, And Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu At a Joint Press Availability

Good evening, everyone. Very good to see you all. And let me say first, Secretary Austin and I just concluded a very productive and wide-ranging discussion with our colleagues – Foreign Minister Hayashi, Defense Minister Hamada – and this of course is ahead of President Biden hosting Prime Minister Kishida at the White House on Friday.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Anne-Marie Descôtes.


U.S. Welcomes Spain’s Repatriation of Nationals from Northeast Syria

This week, the Government of Spain repatriated two women and thirteen children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria.


Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to United Arab Emirates and Qatar

The Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Doha, Qatar, January 12-16.


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to the UAE and Switzerland

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Abu Dhabi, UAE, on January 12-16 to participate in engagements surrounding Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, including the International Renewable Energy Agency General Assembly, the Global Energy Forum, the World Future Energy Summit, and additional meetings with foreign counterparts on climate diplomacy priorities for 2023.


Opening of U.S.-Sweden Defense Cooperation Agreement Negotiations

The United States welcomes the announcement by Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson regarding the negotiation of a bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement.


Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sison’s Travel to New York

Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to New York January 12-13 for consultations with senior UN officials and G7 counterparts on key U.S. multilateral priorities.


Joint Statement on the U.S.-Honduras Strategic and Human Rights Dialogues The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Honduras on the occasion of the Strategic and Human Rights Dialogues.

In the Bilateral Strategic and Human Rights Dialogue, the Governments of the Republic of Honduras and the United States of America reaffirmed their continued commitment to jointly address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement.


Joint Statement on the U.S.-Honduras Strategic and Human Rights Dialogues

In the Bilateral Strategic and Human Rights Dialogue, the Governments of the Republic of Honduras and the United States of America reaffirmed their continued commitment to jointly address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement.


Declaration on the North American Partnership for Equity and Racial Justice

Yesterday, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly signed a declaration on the North American Partnership for Equity and Racial Justice.



U.S. Department of State and Amazon Team Up to Support Women Entrepreneurs and Increase Educational Opportunities in Mexico

With the North American Leaders’ Summit getting underway this week in Mexico City, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and Amazon announced today a new public-private partnership in support of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Latin America and American Spaces in Mexico


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Mexico

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, January 9-10 to participate in the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly at a Joint Press Availability

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly at a Joint Press Availability


Joint Statement on the U.S.-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism on January 18, 2023, in Washington.


Condolences on Helicopter Crash in Ukraine

I was deeply saddened to hear this morning’s terrible news from Brovary, Ukraine.