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News Release: The following is attributable to Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell today to reaffirm the importance of a successful Seventh ...


Release: The August 31st report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlines in alarming details the human rights violations and abuses occurring in Xinjiang. It concludes that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of the Uyghur and predominantly Muslim groups… may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity," and that “serious human rights violations have been committed" in Xinjiang.


News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my best wishes and congratulations to the people of Vietnam on your National Day on September 2.


News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Slovakia a happy Constitution Day as you celebrate 30 years since the passage of the document that is at the heart of your democracy.


Release: In this on-the-record, hybrid briefing in recognition of International Day for People of African Descent, a panel of experts discuss efforts to protect and advance the human rights of people belonging to marginalized racial and ethnic communities and combat systemic racism, discrimination and xenophobia around the world.


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my best wishes and congratulations to the people of Vietnam on your National Day on September 2.


Release: The August 31st report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlines in alarming details the human rights violations and abuses occurring in Xinjiang. It concludes that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of the Uyghur and predominantly Muslim groups… may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity," and that “serious human rights violations have been committed" in Xinjiang.


Release: The August 31st report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlines in alarming details the human rights violations and abuses occurring in Xinjiang. It concludes that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of the Uyghur and predominantly Muslim groups… may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity," and that “serious human rights violations have been committed" in Xinjiang.


News Release: The August 31st report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlines in alarming details the human rights violations and abuses occurring in Xinjiang. It concludes that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of the Uyghur and predominantly Muslim groups… may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity,” and that “serious human rights violations have been committed” in Xinjiang.


DOS-ECA grant application closes on Oct. 31

FY 2023 Ambassador Fund for Summer Work Travel grant opened on Sept. 2.


Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Minkara’s Travel to Germany, Thailand, and Malaysia 

Release: Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara will travel to Berlin, Germany August 31 to attend the G7 Global Inclusion Summit September 1-2. The summit, hosted by Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities, will cover the topics of...


Statement on the Passing of President Mikhail Gorbachev

News Release: We join people around the world in mourning the passing of Mikhail Gorbachev. Perhaps no word is more closely associated with Mr. Gorbachev than glasnost, or openness. That’s fitting for a man whose openness changed the course of human history.


DOS-PMWRA offers new grant application process starting Sept. 1

22.PMWRA.22November2022.Unsolicited.RFI grant opened on Sept. 1.


News Release: Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara will travel to Berlin, Germany August 31 to attend the G7 Global Inclusion Summit September 1-2. The summit, hosted by Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities, will cover the topics of ...


Trinidad and Tobago National Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Trinidad and Tobago on six successful decades of independence. The United States and Trinidad and Tobago have a strong bilateral relationship, and a shared commitment to prosperity and security in the Caribbean. Through trade and investment cooperation and partnership in the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, we have made the region safer and more prosperous.


Uzbekistan Independence Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Uzbekistan as you celebrate 31 years of independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity on September 1.


DOS-UKR grant application closes on Oct. 31

Development Cooperation Partnership (DCP) Program grant opened on Sept. 1.


Assistant Secretary Leaf’s Travel to Tunisia, Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan

News Release: Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara A. Leaf is traveling to Tunisia, Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan from August 29 to September 4.


DOS-MDA offers new grant application process starting Sept. 1

Alternative TV Rating measurement system in Moldova grant opened on Sept. 1.


What releases are upcoming from the State Department on Sept. 2

There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 2.