By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Armed Services Committee on Aug. 4.
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. First I should say to you, Foreign Minister, congratulations on your appointment. We were very pleased to work with you in your previous capacity as a minister, but welcome this opportunity now.
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
Release: AMBASSADOR MURPHY: (In Khmer.) Please have a seat.
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
Release: Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Commander, Vice-Admiral Michael Boyle, US Navy, and Deputy Commander, Rear-Admiral Christopher Robinson, Royal Canadian Navy speak from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, near the conclusion of RIMPAC 2022, the world’s premier combined and joint international maritime exercise, which runs from June 29 to August 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the conviction and sentencing of U.S. citizen Brittney Griner to nine years in Russian prison...
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: MS GARCIA: Well, it’s my pleasure to be here today with all of you and the Secretary. I wanted to welcome you to the YSEALI town hall on environmental responsibility. Everyone knows me, and I know them, but I Amparo Garcia. I’m a Cultural Affairs officer. And without further ado, I’d like to introduce ...
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. It’s particularly good to see my friend and partner Josep Borrell and all of our colleagues from the EU. We are partners of first resort when it comes to tackling the many challenges that are before us that are having an impact on the lives of our...
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken today met with European Union High Representative Josep Borrell on the margins of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Secretary Blinken and High Representative Borrell discussed our ...
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
Release: FOREIGN MINISTER MARSUDI: Secretary Blinken, Tony, it is a pleasure to welcome you back in the region. And I appreciate very much your presence in this meeting. It shows the U.S. commitment to further strengthen relations with ASEAN. And thank you also for hosting the ASEAN-U.S. Summit in Washington, D.C., on the 12th and 13th of May this year.
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Blinken commended the Turkish diplomatic efforts that led to the first shipment of Ukrainian grain leaving the Black Sea since the start ...
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure, as always, to be with my friend, the foreign minister of Qatar, who we have spent a lot of time together in various parts of the world and on the phone, and I think this is evidence of the very close partnership between Qatar and the...
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER MARSUDI: Secretary Blinken, Tony, it is a pleasure to welcome you back in the region. And I appreciate very much your presence in this meeting. It shows the U.S. commitment to further strengthen relations with ASEAN. And thank you also for hosting the ASEAN-U.S. Summit in Washington, D.C., on the 12th and 13th of May this year.
By State Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. It’s particularly good to see my friend and partner Josep Borrell and all of our colleagues from the EU. We are partners of first resort when it comes to tackling the many challenges that are before us that are having an impact on the lives of our ...
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2022
News Release: The August 9 election will be an opportunity for Kenya to showcase its democracy to the world. I urge all Kenyans to support free and fair elections that are conducted peacefully both in word and in deed. A peaceful and transparent democratic process that reflects the will of the Kenyan people will further strengthen Kenya’s role as a regional and global leader and help deliver a more prosperous and secure future for all Kenyans.
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2022
Release: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Australia, and New Zealand from August 3-9. The Deputy Secretary’s travel to the region reflects the United States’ commitment to engage meaningfully with fellow Pacific nations in the spirit of partnership and friendship.
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2022
News Release: Today, a commercial vessel carrying Ukrainian grain safely departed the Black Sea for the first time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February. We again commend the United Nations and Turkey for mediating the diplomacy that resulted in today’s significant step, which raises hope of bringing the millions of tons of grain stuck at Ukraine’s ports to those facing food insecurity around the world.
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2022
Release: Today, a commercial vessel carrying Ukrainian grain safely departed the Black Sea for the first time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February. We again commend the United Nations and Turkey for mediating the diplomacy that resulted in today’s significant step, which raises hope of bringing the millions of tons of grain stuck at Ukraine’s ports to those facing food insecurity around the world.
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2022
Youth Democracy Dialogues grant opened on Aug. 4.
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2022
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2022
Release: Secretary Blinken will travel to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 3-5, to participate in the foreign ministers’ meetings for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -United States Ministerial Meeting, the 12th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the 29th ASEAN Regional Forum. At each...
