By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding developments in Ethiopia...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks at the grand opening for the new Philadelphia Passport Agency and participate in a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at the Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. Federal Building in Philadelphia, PA.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: Special Envoy for Global Food Security Cary Fowler will travel to Des Moines, Iowa October 18-20 to participate in the 2022 Borlaug Dialogue of the World Food Prize Foundation. Special Envoy Fowler will emphasize the United States’ strategy for addressing the global food security crisis and underscore...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: Special Advisor on International Disability Rights (SAIDR) Sara Minkara will travel to Indonesia October 17-20 for meetings with civil society, government, and business leaders as well as with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat to discuss the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025:...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Canada.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel on Oct. 19, 2022, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In Philadelphia, the Secretary, accompanied by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Douglass Benning, will participate in the grand opening for the new Philadelphia Passport Agency ...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
The US State Department published a four page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: In the wake of Russia’s brutal missile attacks on civilians across Ukraine, the mounting evidence of atrocities by Russia’s forces, and the firm and unequivocal rejection by 143 nations at the United Nations of Russia’s illegal attempted annexation of parts of Ukraine, the United States is offering additional military assistance to help Ukraine’s proud defenders protect their country.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), together with Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Chair of the Rules Committee James P. McGovern (D-MA), issued the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s decision to provide humanitarian assistance to Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: I am writing to formally request the preservation of documents and to renew prior requests for information regarding last year’s disastrous Afghanistan evacuation - some stretching back more than a year - for which we have not received satisfactory responses. Access to this information...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: I am honored to be part of this official inauguration of the memorial space highlighting the ESMA Site Museum in Buenos Aires and its importance to the process of memory, truth, and justice in Argentina. I want to thank Ambassador Arguello for this invitation and the dedication of the Embassy of Argentina staff.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Austin, TX - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and House Homeland Security Committee Lead Republican John Katko (R-NY) have sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas requesting information on the recent changes made by the Biden administration regarding the enforcement process for Venezuelans seeking admission into the United States.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Anne A. Witkowsky will lead a multi-agency delegation including Assistant to the USAID Administrator for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization Robert Jenkins and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Stabilization...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: Today, after more than a year of government formation negotiations, the United States welcomes the Iraqi Council of Representatives’ election of Abdul Latif Rashid as the President of Iraq. President Rashid named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as the Prime Minister-designate. As Iraq’s political leaders form...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
The US State Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: The United States remains steadfast in our support of East African and African Union-led efforts to counter the threat from al-Shabaab, one of al-Qa’ida’s most dangerous affiliates, which has killed thousands of people, including Americans, in Somalia and across East Africa.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: The Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command jointly hosted Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma 2022 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan Perdamaian (PMPP), the Indonesian Peacekeeping Training Center outside Jakarta, from July 18-31, 2022. The PMPP is a regional hub and recognized center of excellence for the training of UN peacekeepers.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: Begin Text: On Oct. 13, the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held the 2nd annual U.S.-ROK Democratic Governance Consultations in Washington, DC. Under Secretary for Civil Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya delivered remarks highlighting the strength of the U.S.-ROK alliance,...
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain will travel to Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 4-5 and Nashville, Tennessee, on October 6.