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News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Washington with Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu. The Deputy Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister discussed the strength of the bilateral relationship and the ...


News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina will travel to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug. 29, to observe NASA’s planned Artemis I launch and to meet with representatives of other Artemis Accords signatory nations.


Risch, Menendez Call for Heightened U.S. Engagement in Iraqi-Kurdish Region

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today are urging the Biden Administration to engage on U.S.-Iraqi shared economic interests by preserving energy firms’ access to the Iraqi-Kurdish region’s ...


Risch on Anniversary of Aug 26 Kabul Bombing

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the anniversary of the Aug. 26, 2021 suicide bombing outside Hamid Karzai International Airport that took the lives of 13 U.S. service members:


State Department set to publish a new notice on Aug. 30

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 30.


News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union:



International Joint Commission Invites Public Comment on Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Flood Study Final Report discussed on Aug. 29 by State Department

The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Remains Strong Despite Russian Obstructionism

News Release: After weeks of intensive but productive negotiations, the Russian Federation alone decided to block consensus on a final document at the conclusion of the Tenth Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Russia did so in order to block language that merely acknowledged the grave ...


News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement following the declaration of the results of Kenya's August 9th presidential election:


DOS-NEA-AC grant application closes on Dec. 15

Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC) grant opened on Aug. 29.


What did State Department publish on Aug. 29?

The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


State Department publishes 8 notices in week ending Sept. 3

There were eight notices published by the State Department in week ending Sept. 3, according to the Federal Register.


Moldova’s Independence Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Republic of Moldova as you celebrate 31 years of independence. This Independence Day is especially significant as Moldova demonstrates its strength and resilience in welcoming and supporting hundreds of thousands of refugees forced to flee Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Moldova has shown the world it is a small country with a big heart.


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Greece, Indonesia, and Vietnam

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Athens, Greece, August 28-29 to meet with government counterparts on efforts to reduce global emissions, decarbonize ocean-based shipping, and continue the momentum of the Our Ocean Conferences. From August 30-Sept. 1, Secretary Kerry ...


News Release: An Arctic region that is peaceful, stable, prosperous, and cooperative is of critical strategic importance to the United States and a priority for Secretary Blinken. As one of eight Arctic nations, the United States has long been committed to protecting our national security and economic interests in ...


How politicians on Armed Services Committee dealt with bills on Aug. 26

There was activity on one bill related to the Armed Services Committee on Aug. 26.


News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Slovenia on August 27-30, 2022, to meet with Slovenian government officials and to participate in the Bled Strategic Forum. The United States recognizes Slovenia as a key partner in achieving shared multilateral ...


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Greece, Indonesia, and Vietnam

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Athens, Greece, August 28-29 to meet with government counterparts on efforts to reduce global emissions, decarbonize ocean-based shipping, and continue the momentum of the Our Ocean Conferences. From August 30-Sept. 1, Secretary Kerry...