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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with People’s Republic of China (PRC) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will meet with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sept. 23, 2022, in New York City on the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly. As part of our ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication and manage competition responsibly, the Secretary will discuss a range of bilateral and global issues with the PRC State Councilor and Foreign Minister.


Joint Statement on Partners in the Blue Pacific Foreign Ministers Meeting

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom on the occasion of the Partners in the Blue Pacific Foreign Ministers Meeting Sept. 22, 2022.


State Department set to publish a new notice on Sept. 26

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 26.


Release: The United States announced today nearly $376 million in new humanitarian assistance to respond to the needs of vulnerable Venezuelans in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees and migrants, and their generous host communities across the region. This announcement makes good on our commitments under the Los Angeles...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Yogi, Jin, wonderful to be with you again, and wonderful to be with you in this trilateral format.


News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Mali on the 62nd anniversary of your independence.


News 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: Minister Gylfadottir, Atlantic Council colleagues - thank you very much for inviting me here today.


Release: U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Ambassador Sung Kim traveled to Seoul from September 17 to 22 and participated in meetings with ROK government officials to discuss a broad range of DPRK-related issues, including the DPRK’s recent escalatory actions, the U.S.-ROK Alliance, and significant human...


Designating Iran’s Morality Police and Seven Officials for Human Rights Abuses in Iran

Release: The United States condemns the tragic and brutal death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in the custody of the Iranian Morality Police after being detained for purportedly wearing a hijab too loosely. We mourn with her loved ones and with the Iranian people.


Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sung Kim’s Travel to Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK)

News Release: U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Ambassador Sung Kim traveled to Seoul from September 17 to 22 and participated in meetings with ROK government officials to discuss a broad range of DPRK-related issues, including the DPRK’s recent escalatory actions, the U.S.-ROK Alliance, and significant human ...


Release: The high-level side event at the United Nations General Assembly Week, co-hosted by the Netherlands, the United States and Germany, honoured the joint effort with the UN to prevent a looming environmental disaster with severe humanitarian and economic costs. To prevent this catastrophe the UN has coordinated ...


News Release: The following is the joint statement released by the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of the Governments of the Republic of Korea and Japan.


Bills addressed by Foreign Affairs Committee on Sept. 22

There was activity on four bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sept. 22.


The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “NOMINATIONS” on Sept. 19.


Joint Statement on Nature Crime

News 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 ...


News 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, ...


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s wonderful to be here with so many colleagues, and I especially want to thank the founding members of the Partners in the Blue Pacific represented here by Foreign Minister Wong and Foreign Minister Hayashi - Yogi, I saw you - and we have Foreign Minister Mahuta here as well - coming in imminently, and James Cleverly is right there. Good to see you, my friend.


How politicians on Armed Services Committee dealt with bills on Sept. 22

There was activity on three bills related to the Armed Services Committee on Sept. 22.


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Mali on the 62nd anniversary of your independence.