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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It is a pleasure to be with my friend and colleague, the foreign minister of Vietnam. The United States deeply values the comprehensive partnership that we have with Vietnam. We very much support a strong, prosperous, independent Vietnam. We are doing a lot...


News Release: On Nov. 15, President Biden, Indonesian President Widodo, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and other world leaders announced the launch of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia, a landmark, long-term partnership designed to create an ambitious and just power sector transition in Indonesia, consistent with keeping the 1.5 °C global warming limit within reach.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Handover of the APEC Ministerial Meeting to the United States

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you so much, Don, to you, to Deputy Prime Minister Jurin. Thank you for today’s session, but especially thank you for Thailand’s remarkable hospitality and remarkable leadership throughout the past year.


Release: Chilean Minister of Foreign Relations (acting) Ximena Fuentes and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols co-chaired the High-Level Bilateral Political Consultative Mechanism on November 17 in Santiago, Chile. The High-Level Dialogue included senior U.S. representatives...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape Before Their Meeting

Release: PRIME MINISTER MARAPE: Thank you very much for your generosity and time. I know you’ve been very, very busy yourself - the G20, traveling halfway across the world. For you to give me and my delegation a moment of your time is a token of generosity and your kindness. Apart from the fact that you have...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Son

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Bangkok. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Son emphasized the strength of the U.S.-Vietnam relationship and the desire of both countries to continue ...


Release: Thank you so much to IUCN for bringing us all together today to engage in this important conversation. I am thrilled to be with you all. I have been privileged to spend many years working on nature-based solutions and am lucky to be able to continue to lead this work on behalf of the State Department.


Designating Sanctions Evaders Involved in Iranian Petrochemical and Petroleum Trade

Release: The United States is taking further action to disrupt sanctions evasion efforts involving the sale of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products. Specifically, the Department of the Treasury is imposing sanctions on companies based in multiple jurisdictions for their involvement in petrochemical sales...


Designating Sanctions Evaders Involved in Iranian Petrochemical and Petroleum Trade

News Release: The United States is taking further action to disrupt sanctions evasion efforts involving the sale of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products. Specifically, the Department of the Treasury is imposing sanctions on companies based in multiple jurisdictions for their involvement in petrochemical sales ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), ranking member of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, today urged the Biden Administration to begin the ...


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Treasury Secretary Support the Launch of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia

Release: On Nov. 15, President Biden, Indonesian President Widodo, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and other world leaders announced the launch of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia, a landmark, long-term partnership designed to create an ambitious and just power sector transition in Indonesia, consistent with keeping the 1.5 °C global warming limit within reach.


Release: On Nov. 15, President Biden, Indonesian President Widodo, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and other world leaders announced the launch of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia, a landmark, long-term partnership designed to create an ambitious and just power sector transition in Indonesia, consistent with keeping the 1.5 °C global warming limit within reach.


Remarks to the Society for International Affairs Fall Conference

Release: Introduction. Thank you, Tom, for your warm welcome, and to the Society for International Affairs (SIA) for inviting me to speak with you all today. SIA has long been an important stakeholder and a critical contributor to America’s national security. You are not just helping us defend the United States,...


News Release: The United States welcomes today’s decision finding three members of Russian proxy forces in eastern Ukraine guilty for their roles in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The decision by the District Court of The Hague is an important moment in ongoing efforts to deliver justice for the 298 individuals who lost their lives on July 17, 2014.


Release: Introduction. Good afternoon and thanks so much for joining today. Thank you for joining me today to address the future of the ocean, during one of the most important moments for combatting the climate crisis. We have heard time and again that the climate, biodiversity, and ocean crises are intertwined.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Handover of the APEC Ministerial Meeting to the United States

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you so much, Don, to you, to Deputy Prime Minister Jurin. Thank you for today’s session, but especially thank you for Thailand’s remarkable hospitality and remarkable leadership throughout the past year.


News Release: Chilean Minister of Foreign Relations (acting) Ximena Fuentes and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols co-chaired the High-Level Bilateral Political Consultative Mechanism on November 17 in Santiago, Chile. The High-Level Dialogue included senior U.S. representatives ...


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening. It’s a great pleasure to be back in Bangkok. I lasted visited in August, and I know that Vice President Harris is very much looking forward to arriving and representing the United States over the coming days.


United States and Ecuador Sign Open Skies Agreement

Release: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs Juan Carlos Holguín signed an Open Skies Agreement between the two countries on November 16.


U.S.-ROK Joint Symposium on  Countering DPRK Cyber Threats to Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Release: Today, the United States and the Republic of Korea convened a symposium in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK) to discuss steps partner governments and private sector stakeholders can take to defend against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) malicious cyber operations that steal funds from cryptocurrency exchanges and other virtual asset service providers to support its unlawful weapons of mass destruction programs.