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Assistant Secretary Ramin Toloui’s Travel to the United Kingdom and Germany

Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui will travel December 4-8 to London, United Kingdom, and Berlin, Germany, to discuss bilateral and multilateral issues, infrastructure development goals, food security, and support and assistance for Ukraine.


U.S. Department of State Releases a Request for Proposals for Multi-Billion Dollar “Evolve” Acquisition to Modernize U.S. Diplomatic Technology

News Release: On Dec. 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of State officially released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its multi-billion dollar “Evolve” acquisition program to modernize U.S. diplomatic technology. Evolve is a key part of Secretary Blinken’s agenda to build a State Department that is equipped to securely ...


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. Welcome. Welcome to the State Department. Welcome to what is for us an incredibly special evening. The Kennedy Center Honors is one of our favorite events of the year. Actually, I’ll let you in on a secret: It’s our favorite. (Applause.) Deborah Rutter, to you ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement on the situation in northern Syria...


Senior Official Murray’s Travel to Honolulu, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur

News Release: U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Matt Murray will travel to Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, December 4-9 for the APEC Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting (ISOM) and to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for outreach and engagement with counterparts and stakeholders on the U.S. APEC host year December 12-16.


News Release: U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith will travel December 3-8 to Geneva for the first session of the UN Permanent Forum for People of African Descent. The Special Representative will address the Permanent Forum to underscore strong support for its mandate. The ...


Senior Official Murray’s Travel to Honolulu, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur

Release: U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Matt Murray will travel to Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, December 4-9 for the APEC Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting (ISOM) and to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for outreach and engagement with counterparts and stakeholders on the U.S. APEC host year December 12-16.


McCaul, Meeks Statement on Situation in Northern Syria

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) issued the following statement on the situation in northern Syria.


U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith’s Trip to Geneva  for Historic Launch of the UN Permanent Forum for People of African Descent

Release: U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith will travel December 3-8 to Geneva for the first session of the UN Permanent Forum for People of African Descent. The Special Representative will address the Permanent Forum to underscore strong support for its mandate. The...


Public notices: State Department publishes 4 in week ending Nov. 26

There were four notices published by the State Department in week ending Nov. 26, according to the Federal Register.


Release: spokesOn behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the Kingdom of Thailand as it celebrates Thai National Day.


EU-U.S.: Joint Press Release Consultations between the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and European External Action Service Secretary General Stefano Sannino

News Release: Begin text: On December 1 and 2, 2022, United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and European External Action Service Secretary General Stefano Sannino met in Washington, D.C. to further reinforce the EU-U.S. strategic partnership including through the fourth high-level meeting of the U.S.-EU ...


Release: Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten, jail, and even kill individuals on account of their beliefs. In some instances, they stifle individuals’ freedom of religion or belief to exploit opportunities for political gain. These actions sow division, undermine economic security, and threaten political stability and peace. The United States will not stand by in the face of these abuses.


Release: Via Translation. QUESTION: Good afternoon, Antony Blinken. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. QUESTION: Thank you for giving a little bit of your time, which I know is very precious, for Télématin and for the viewers of France 2. Thank you also for doing this interview in French, which is a language ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power on the agencies’ ongoing refusal to comply with requests...


Assistant Secretary Noyes Travels to Bangladesh and Thailand

Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will travel to Bangladesh on December 3-7 and Thailand on December 7-10, 2022.


Release: The International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV) will hold its end of year plenary meeting on December 5-9 in Sydney, Australia. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will join counterparts from Partner states to discuss the...


International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV) Sydney Plenary

Release: The International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV) will hold its end of year plenary meeting on December 5-9 in Sydney, Australia. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will join counterparts from Partner states to discuss the ...


Religious Freedom Designations

Release: Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten, jail, and even kill individuals on account of their beliefs. In some instances, they stifle individuals’ freedom of religion or belief to exploit opportunities for political gain. These actions sow division, undermine economic security, and threaten political stability and peace. The United States will not stand by in the face of these abuses.