By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Republic of the Congo President Denis Sassou N’Guesso. Secretary Blinken and President Sassou N’Guesso discussed shared interests in protecting the Congo Basin rainforest. The two leaders discussed ...
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will visit Rwanda on Aug. 11, where he will meet with senior officials and civil society. The United States and Rwanda cooperate on global and regional priorities, including ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and investing in health systems, addressing ...
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: EVENT: Please join us on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, for a digital press briefing with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee. Assistant Secretary Phee will discuss the U.S. strategy for sub-Saharan Africa and U.S. efforts to address the global food security crisis. After brief opening remarks, Assistant Secretary Phee will take questions from participating journalists. .
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will visit Rwanda on Aug. 11, where he will meet with senior officials and civil society. The United States and Rwanda cooperate on global and regional priorities, including ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and investing in health systems, addressing...
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: So one of the most powerful facts is that in the next couple of years, by 2025, half of the population of Africa will be 25 years old or younger. And as I’ve said as well, in the next couple of decades, one in four people on our planet will be African.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: So one of the most powerful facts is that in the next couple of years, by 2025, half of the population of Africa will be 25 years old or younger. And as I’ve said as well, in the next couple of decades, one in four people on our planet will be African.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: PRIME MINISTER LUKONDE: (Via interpreter) I’d like to welcome the Secretary, and of course the meetings already began yesterday. And welcome to the house of the prime minister.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
President Joe Biden recently announced his intention to appoint Bijan Sabet as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Czech Republic.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: QUESTION: (Via interpreter) Mr. Secretary of State, hello, welcome to the DRC. Thank you for granting this exclusive interview, our first network in the country. Many African countries abstained from condemning Russia. You were co-author of the resolution condemning Russia, and you have credible information, and you are working Rwanda. First question: do the United (inaudible) plan on working on this UN report?
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: American journalist Austin Tice was abducted in Syria ten years ago this week. We continue to demand that Syrian officials fulfill their obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations to acknowledge the detention of Austin and every other U.S. national held in Syria, a responsibility under international law and an important step in securing their release.
By State Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
Release: MINISTER NASH: It is an absolute pleasure to be here with Deputy Secretary of State Sherman for the signing of this agreement and how we’re going to work together on the use of near space and outer space for peaceful purposes.
By State Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
There are four releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 11.
By State Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Wellington, New Zealand. The Deputy Secretary and the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of coordinating U.S.-New Zealand efforts in the Pacific, ...
By State Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. Bonsoir, tout le monde. I really don’t want to say much, because how can you follow that? What – unbelievable. I knew your reputations, but it’s even more than I anticipated. That was really swinging really hard (inaudible). And I wish – I mean, I’m a guitar player, but no. (Laughter.) Too good. Thank you.
By State Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman participated in a talanoa roundtable discussion today with representatives from Pacific Island countries in Wellington, New Zealand. The Deputy Secretary emphasized the United States’ deep commitment to the Indo-Pacific ...
By State Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: (As translated.) QUESTION: Antony Blinken, hello.
By State Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
Release: U.S. Special Envoy Jessica Stern will travel to Nepal August 10-14 and India August 23-27. During her visits, Special Envoy Stern will meet with government officials and other stakeholders to discuss advancing the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons in each country and regionally.
By State Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
