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News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke overnight with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to express deep concern over military action along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, including shelling in Armenia. Secretary Blinken urged President Aliyev to cease hostilities and stressed that the United States would push for an immediate halt to fighting and a peace settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke overnight with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to convey our deep concern over the military actions along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, including reports of shelling in Armenia. The Secretary stressed ...


House Committee on Foreign Affairs publishes 27 press releases in August

There were 27 press releases published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in August.


U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs publishes seven press releases or notices in August

There were seven press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs in August.


There was activity on one bill related to the Armed Services Committee on Sept. 13.


U.S. Engagement in the Pacific Islands: 2022 Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders

News Release: The United States is a proud Pacific nation with a long coastline, a state, and territories in the Pacific. We have deep and longstanding ties to the countries of the Pacific: our neighbors, allies, and friends. The Pacific Islands are an essential part of the Indo-Pacific region. Our histories and futures ...


A Moderated Conversation on Semiconductors and the CHIPS and Science Act

News Release: MR DANIELS: Greetings, everyone, and thanks for coming to a day of enormous privilege and excitement for Purdue University, to have two of the world’s leading public servants with us. And we’d like to think it was something other than a convenient flight plan that brought them here. (Laughter.) So we ...


Release: Hello and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, Boaz, for that kind introduction, and to the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) for convening us in this important moment. I’m particularly grateful to ICT for scheduling this event in the weeks after the United States’ airstrike on Aymen...


News Release: The Department of State is releasing the essential components of its Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan.  Per Executive Order 14035 on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley ...


Bills addressed by Foreign Affairs Committee on Sept. 13

There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sept. 13.


Announcement of the Finalization of the State Department’s Five-year Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan

News Release: In response to Executive Order 14035 on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce, on March 23, 2022, the Department of State submitted its five-year DEIA Strategic Plan to the Office of Personnel Management.  Secretary Blinken identified finalizing the plan as a key initial ...


U.S. Engagement in the Pacific Islands: 2022 Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders

Release: The United States is a proud Pacific nation with a long coastline, a state, and territories in the Pacific. We have deep and longstanding ties to the countries of the Pacific: our neighbors, allies, and friends. The Pacific Islands are an essential part of the Indo-Pacific region. Our histories and futures...


U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs publishes eight press releases or notices in August

There were eight press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in August.


U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs publishes 58 press releases or notices in August

There were 58 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in August.


Remarks at a State Department Careers Event at Purdue University

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. This is an amazing turnout. I can’t believe there wasn’t something better to do. (Laughter.) Is there an extra credit or something? (Laughter.) Thank you. Great to be with you. We’ve had a wonderful day here at Purdue. I was here with my colleague and friend from ...


There are three releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 15.


There were 16 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in August.


Conclusion of Article V Formal Consultative Meeting under the Biological Weapons Convention

News Release: On Friday, September 9, the Biological Weapons Convention Article V Formal Consultative Meeting, called by Russia, ended in Geneva. The United States delegation, led by Special Representative Kenneth D. Ward, effectively exposed Russia’s disinformation tactics and dispelled Russia’s spurious allegations seeking to malign peaceful U.S. cooperation with Ukraine.


U.S. Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom publishes two press releases or notices in August

There were two press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom in August.


U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism publishes two press releases or notices in August

There were two press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism in August.