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Release: Good afternoon and thank you so much for having me here today. It’s truly a pleasure to be here at COP27 - to take part in these sessions and to learn from this community of experts.


International Cooperation in NASA’s Artemis I Program

Release: NASA’s Artemis program is inspiring the world as it seeks to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and conduct a historic first crewed mission to Mars.


Assistant Secretary Leaf’s Travel to Bahrain

Release: Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara A. Leaf is traveling to Bahrain from November 16 to 20 as part of the U.S. interagency delegation to the Manama Dialogue. During her trip, she will meet with a range of officials to discuss bilateral, regional, and global issues.


Release: Hello everyone, it is a pleasure to be here to participate in this important discussion. Thank you to Ocean Visions for organizing this event.


DOS-CHN grant application closes on Sept. 10

U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau, PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Nov. 17.


Meeks, Cicilline, 15 HFAC Dems Statement on 2-Month Anniversary of Protests in Iran

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, David Cicilline, Chair of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism, and 15 members of the Foreign Affairs Committee released the following statement recognizing two months since protests in Iran began...


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss outcomes and next steps on the Armenian-Azerbaijani bilateral peace discussions. The Secretary underscored U.S. support for the peace process and ...


News Release: The Government of the United States and the Government of Japan held a meeting of the bilateral Extended Deterrence Dialogue (EDD) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan from 15th to 16th of November 2022. The EDD, established in 2010, provides Washington and Tokyo with a regularized process to ...


Release: Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Eliot Kang will travel to Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden on November 16-18 for bilateral discussions on nonproliferation and critical technology protection issues.


Ahead of 2022 Halifax International Security Forum, Risch & Shaheen Announce Additional Participants and Plenaries

News Release: WASHINGTON - 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 Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, announced additional members of the bipartisan congressional delegation they will lead ...


The United States Announces the First Cohort of Countries to Endorse the Ocean Conservation Pledge at COP27

Release: During the seventh Our Ocean Conference in Palau, the United States announced the Ocean Conservation Pledge - an ambitious new effort encouraging countries to commit to conserve or protect at least 30 percent of ocean waters under their national jurisdiction by 2030. Today, at COP27, Special Presidential...


News Release: Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Eliot Kang will travel to Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden on November 16-18 for bilateral discussions on nonproliferation and critical technology protection issues. Assistant Secretary Kang will meet with senior officials from the Swedish and Finnish Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Energy, and Economic Affairs, and others to discuss deepening cooperation on issues of mutual national security concern.


Release: Good afternoon and thank you so much for having me here today. It’s truly a pleasure to be here at COP27 - to take part in these sessions and to learn from this community of experts.


Release: The Government of the United States and the Government of Japan held a meeting of the bilateral Extended Deterrence Dialogue (EDD) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan from 15th to 16th of November 2022. The EDD, established in 2010, provides Washington and Tokyo with a regularized process to...


Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement for Hearing on Assessing U.S. Policy in the Caucasus

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today submitted the following opening remarks to the record on assessing U.S. policy in the Caucasus. The committee heard witness testimony from the Honorable Karen Donfried, assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs and the Honorable Philip Reeker, senior advisor for Caucasus negotiations at State.


News Release: The United States is designating six individuals for acting for or on behalf of the Iranian state-run media corporation, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). IRIB was previously sanctioned for its involvement in the Iranian government’s censorship activities. Two of these individuals are ...


News Release: Ocean-based climate solutions have a key role in keeping the goal to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach and improving global climate resilience. On the occasion of the “Oceans and Coastal Zones” thematic day at COP27, the United States highlights the following ocean-climate action.


Biden admin nominates Roger F. Nyhus as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua, and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

President Joe Biden recently announced his intention to appoint Roger F. Nyhus as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua, and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.


DOS-PRM offers new grant application process starting Nov. 16

2022 Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey Concept Notes grant opened on Nov. 16.