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Release: The below is a reposting of an OpEd originally published by the Miami Herald on Sept. 20, 2022.


Australia Commits to the Clean Energy Demand Initiative’s Goals with Corporate Partners

Release: Today in Pittsburgh, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry joined the Government of Australia as it signed a Letter of Intent between the Australian government, represented by Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen, and nine companies - Akamai, Amazon, Cisco, Google, Iron Mountain,...


News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Bangladesh, Botswana, and Spain on the occasion of the COVID-19 Group Action Plan (GAP) Ministerial.



Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s really wonderful to be with my colleagues, my friends here this morning. I think our meeting today, including the document we’re about to sign is evidence that the Quad is strong and getting stronger, strengthening our multilateral cooperation. I think ...


McCaul Joins Leader McCarthy to Announce Commitment to America

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy in Monongahela, PA to rollout the House Republicans’ Commitment to America. The Commitment to America contains four pillars with specific policy initiatives that ensures we have a future that’s free, a government that’s accountable, an economy that’s strong, and a nation that’s safe.


Chairs’ Statement on the COVID-19 Global Action Plan (GAP) Ministerial

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Bangladesh, Botswana, and Spain on the occasion of the COVID-19 Group Action Plan (GAP) Ministerial.


News Release: The following is the joint readout released by the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of the Governments of Australia, India, and Japan.


Minerals Security Partnership Convening Supports Robust Supply Chains for Clean Energy Technologies

Release: The United States convened Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) partners and key minerals-rich countries to discuss priorities, challenges, and opportunities in responsible mining, processing, and recycling of critical minerals. Secretary Antony Blinken opened the meeting, held in New York City on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week.


Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina and Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart will travel to Houston, Texas, on Friday, September 9, to participate in the second meeting of the National Space Council of the Biden-Harris Administration, chaired by Vice President Harris.


Release: Yesterday in New York, Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina co-hosted the Nature Crime Roundtable with ministers and senior officials from 11 countries, who...


United States and Canada Joint Statement on Support for the Haiti Security Basket Fund

News Release: The United States and Canada are pleased to contribute to the “Joint Programme for the Haitian National Police,” a multi-donor basket fund on security in Haiti, which is managed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in coordination with the Haitian National Police (HNP), UN Integrated Office ...


News Release: I congratulate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on behalf of the United States of America on the occasion of its National Day.


News Release: AMBASSADOR THOMAS-GREENFIELD: Good afternoon and welcome, everyone, to today’s ministerial on the COVID-19 Global Action Plan. Sadly, as some of you may know, Secretary Blinken’s father just passed away, so he is not able to join us today. He very much wanted to be here, and he sends his best. And I know all of us are sending him our best and our condolences during his time of mourning. It is really my honor to represent the United States today in his stead.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning everyone. It is wonderful to see so many friends and colleagues here this morning. I just want to thank everyone for coming. Just a couple months ago, the President outlined in the Middle East, in Jeddah, the enduring importance of the Middle East to the United States. ...


Release: Senior Official for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen announced today that the United States is joining the International Partnership for Information and Democracy. Spearheaded by France and Reporters Without Borders, the Partnership is a non-binding initiative comprising 45 endorsing countries that promotes democratic principles in the global information and communications space.


Quad Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Ransomware

Release: We, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, and Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States, met in New York on Sept. 23, 2022. We reaffirm the Quad’s commitment to supporting Indo-Pacific countries’ advancement of a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is inclusive and rules-based. We...


News Release: On 20 September 2022, ministers and representatives of the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America and United Kingdom, hereafter referred to as the Quad, met to discuss the situation in Yemen.


Guidelines for Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the Indo-Pacific

Release: The Foreign Ministers of Australia, India and Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States met in New York on 23 September 2022 and signed into operation the Guidelines for the ‘Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the Indo-Pacific’. This partnership was announced by Quad Leaders in Tokyo on 24 May 2022, as part of a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient.


Remarks at Report Launch: Bolstering Energy Security in Northeastern Europe through Transatlantic Cooperation

Release: ASSISTANT SECRETARY PYATT: Good morning. Thank you very much to the Atlantic Council; Fred, for that very generous introduction. Thank you to President Nausėda and our hosts from the Lithuanian Consulate General and the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry for having me here today.