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Chairs Meeks and Bera CODEL Arrives in Cambodia for ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Ami Bera, Chair of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, arrived in Cambodia to represent the United States in the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) at the request of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.


U.S. APEC 2022 Outcomes

News Release: The United States congratulates Thailand on hosting a successful APEC year in spite of ongoing economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war against Ukraine. Throughout 2022, the United States worked with APEC economies to strengthen supply chain resilience and trade facilitation, ...


Monaco’s National Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my congratulations to the people of Monaco as you celebrate your National Day.


DOS-IND offers new grant application process starting Nov. 20

Countering Stigma and Prejudice Against the Transgender Community grant opened on Nov. 20.


“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” was published on pages S6697-S6698 of the Congressional Record on Nov. 15.


U.S. APEC 2022 Outcomes

Release: The United States congratulates Thailand on hosting a successful APEC year in spite of ongoing economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war against Ukraine. Throughout 2022, the United States worked with APEC economies to strengthen supply chain resilience and trade facilitation,...


News Release: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, today led the bipartisan Senate delegation to the Halifax International Security ...


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my congratulations to the people of Monaco as you celebrate your National Day.


Targeting Russian Corruption in the Guatemalan Mining Sector

Release: The United States took action today to promote accountability for Russia-linked actors engaging in corruption in Guatemala. We remain steadfast in our commitment to identify acts of corruption that threaten the United States and the democratic institutions of our partners and allies.


News Release: The Conflict Observatory, a program supported by the U.S. Department of State, released an independent report today that details numerous instances of unjust detentions and disappearances in Kherson, Ukraine, as they relate to Russia’s ongoing filtration operations. Russia must halt these operations and withdraw its forces to end a needless war that it cannot and will not win – no matter how despicable and desperate its tactics.


Release: The United States is committed to tackling the climate crisis through the deployment of cost-cutting clean energy technologies at home and abroad. As countries gathered for “Energy Day" at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, the United States continued to demonstrate leadership through both the launch of new initiatives and the expansion of previous work.


United States Endorses Political Declaration Relating to Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

Release: Today in Dublin, Ireland, the United States joined more than 50 other States in endorsing the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas. The United States thanks the Government of ...


Joint Statement on the Resolution on Iran adopted by the IAEA Board of Governors

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the spokespeople for the Foreign Ministries of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States concerning the Resolution on Iran adopted by the IAEA Board of Governors.


News Release: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to Halifax, Canada on November 18-20 to participate in the Halifax International Security Forum. Under Secretary Jenkins will promote the United States’ leadership in international arms control, ...


Appointment of Chris Dodd as Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas

News Release: Senator Chris Dodd will serve as Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas, following up on his role as Special Advisor for the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June. Senator Dodd will help advance the implementation of key initiatives President Biden announced at the Summit of the ...


United States Endorses Political Declaration Relating to Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

News Release: Today in Dublin, Ireland, the United States joined more than 50 other States in endorsing the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas. The United States thanks the Government of ...


News Release: The United States along with the Great Lakes Special Envoys of Belgium, France and the UK condemn in the strongest terms the continuing advance of the UN-sanctioned March 23 Movement (M23) illegal armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The resumption of violence since 20 October, ...


Accountability for War Crimes and Other Atrocities in Ukraine: Recent Reporting on Unjust Detentions and Disappearances in Kherson Oblast

Release: The Conflict Observatory, a program supported by the U.S. Department of State, released an independent report today that details numerous instances of unjust detentions and disappearances in Kherson, Ukraine, as they relate to Russia’s ongoing filtration operations. Russia must halt these operations and withdraw its forces to end a needless war that it cannot and will not win - no matter how despicable and desperate its tactics.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman congratulated Doreen Bogdan-Martin on her recent and historic election to serve as Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). When she takes office in January 2023, Ms. Bogdan-Martin ...


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I want to express our warm wishes to the people of the Sultanate of Oman as you celebrate your National Day. We are grateful for our countries’ long-shared history and cooperation and look forward to our continued partnership. We appreciate Oman’s steadfast...