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Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Remarks on Transatlantic Partnership in the Indo-Pacific

Release: Guten Tag. Thank you, Michael, for that warm introduction, and thank you to Mirco and everyone here at FES for hosting us. It is a true honor to speak with so many leading minds from across Berlin.


The United States Imposes Sanctions on Russian Entities Involved in UAV Deal With Iran

Release: Today, we are imposing sanctions on three Russian entities connected to Moscow’s growing military relationship with Tehran - a relationship that includes the transfer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from Iran. The Kremlin is deploying these UAVs against Ukraine, including in large-scale attacks on civilian infrastructure.


Remarks at National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce’s Ambassador of the Year” Award Ceremony

Release: As prepared. It’s a pleasure to be here today with you all, to celebrate the achievements of both Ambassador Abdulla and the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce. Before i say a few words about our honoree, I’d like to congratulate NUSACC on its 50th anniversary. Over the last fifty years, this great...



News Release: In recent weeks the Kremlin has increased its attacks against critical infrastructure, attacks that are causing widespread suffering for the people of Ukraine. But as winter deepens, so does our support for Ukraine. Today, the United States continues to support Ukraine with additional military assistance to help defend itself from Russia’s ongoing brutal and unprovoked assault.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a great pleasure once again to have my friend Zbigniew Rau, the foreign minister of Poland, here at the State Department in Washington. We were just together in Bucharest for a very important meeting of the NATO foreign ministers. But I can’t think of a ...


The United States Imposes Sanctions on Russian Entities Involved in UAV Deal With Iran

News Release: Today, we are imposing sanctions on three Russian entities connected to Moscow’s growing military relationship with Tehran – a relationship that includes the transfer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from Iran. The Kremlin is deploying these UAVs against Ukraine, including in large-scale attacks on civilian infrastructure.


Joint Statement by Canada and United States on the Human Rights Situation in Iran

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Canada.


Release: DEPUTY SECRETARY SHERMAN: Good afternoon. Thank you, Robert, for that introduction, and thank you all for joining me today. It’s an absolute pleasure to be back in Berlin. As Robert mentioned, I was here in 197 as - that tells you how old I am - as one of “40 American Leaders Under the Age of 40" for ...


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning everyone, and welcome everyone. It’s so good to see you all here in person. We’ve, as Todd said, been proceeding with these very important recognitions and awards, but we’ve done it virtually, and I’m very, very glad that we actually are able to get together today in person.



News Release: It is with profound gratitude and respect that I thank Brian P. McKeon for his service to the Department and the American people as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Conversation with 2022 Department of State Anti-Corruption Champion Award Honorees

News Release: ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROBINSON: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to this fireside chat where we are honored to be joined by the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and three recently announced Anti-Corruption Champion awardees: Rozina Islam, Janet Zhou, and Stevan Dojcinovic. We are thrilled to have you all here with us, as we begin to wrap up a very successful week of events here at the ICC.


Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez at the Award for Corporate Excellence Ceremony

Release: UNDER SECRETARY FERNANDEZ: Good morning. Good morning. It’s wonderful to be here. It’s wonderful to see so many faces of friends and families who’ve come to celebrate. Thank you, Ramin, for that introduction. And to Ramin and our Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Dilawar Syed, thank you. Thank you all for what you do to support American companies and American workers around the world.


Release: In recent weeks the Kremlin has increased its attacks against critical infrastructure, attacks that are causing widespread suffering for the people of Ukraine. But as winter deepens, so does our support for Ukraine. Today, the United States continues to support Ukraine with additional military assistance to help defend itself from Russia’s ongoing brutal and unprovoked assault.


Release: On Dec. 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) affirming that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." Tomorrow, we honor the UDHR and its proclamation that human rights are to be universally protected. All persons have these rights and should be free to exercise them, without discrimination, no matter what they believe, whom they love, or where they live. All means all.


U.S. Delegation to the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of Parties in Montreal

News Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources and Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina will lead an interagency delegation to the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity taking place in Montreal, Canada, December 7-19.


Joint Statement by Canada and United States on the Human Rights Situation in Iran

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Canada.


News Release: Today, nearly 300 business and social entrepreneurs from 37 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada began the 2023 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program, which brings emerging entrepreneurs from the Western Hemisphere to the United States for a people-to-people exchange to provide additional training, tools, networks, and resources to strengthen economic and social development across the region.


News Release: On International Anti-Corruption Day and on the eve of Human Rights Day, the United States is taking dozens of actions to promote accountability for corruption and human rights abuse around the world. In doing so, we are using a range of accountability tools, including Global Magnitsky sanctions and ...