By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2022
There was activity on five bills related to the Foreign Relations Committee on July 27.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2022
News Release: Today, U.S. Embassy Bogota Chargé d’Affaires Francisco Palmieri and Colombian Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Marta Lucía Ramírez signed a protocol of amendment to the 2011 U.S.-Colombia Air Transport Agreement (the ATA) in Bogota. The amendment adds seventh-freedom traffic rights for ...
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on July 27.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2022
News Release: Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez met yesterday with Romanian Minister of Energy Virgil Popescu in Washington, D.C. Under Secretary Fernandez and Minister Popescu reaffirmed our shared commitment to the U.S.-Romania Strategic Partnership, including civil nuclear cooperation. The Under Secretary ...
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2022
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver opening remarks at the launch of the U.S.-Afghan Consultative Mechanism (USACM) with Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Rina Amiri on Thursday, July 28, at 3:15 p.m. ET at the U.S. Institute for Peace.
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo will co-host the inaugural ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee (EPCC, or the Economic “2+2") with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo will co-host the inaugural ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee (EPCC, or the Economic “2+2”) with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry ...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
Release: On Saturday, July 9, the Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) approved the methodological assessment regarding the diverse conceptualization of multiple values of nature and its benefits, including biodiversity and ecosystem functions...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Kosovan President Vjosa Osmani and Prime Minister Albin Kurti in Washington, DC. Secretary Blinken emphasized the enduring partnership between the United States and Kosovo, and the Secretary thanked ...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Ami Bera, Chair of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, issued the following statement regarding the unjust execution of four pro-democracy activists at the hands of the Burmese military junta...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo will co-host the inaugural ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee (EPCC, or the Economic “2+2") with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with UK National Security Adviser Sir Stephen Lovegrove today in Washington, DC. Deputy Secretary Sherman and NSA Lovegrove discussed continued close coordination in supporting Ukraine and responding to Moscow’s unprovoked and unjustified war. They also discussed the global food crisis that President Putin’s invasion has exacerbated and deepened.
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
News Release: The United States is saddened to learn of the passing of the Former First Minister of Northern Ireland, Lord David Trimble.
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met yesterday with Guyanese President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali in Washington, DC. Secretary Blinken and President Ali discussed the importance of creating a sustainable energy future, bolstering food and energy security, ...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
Release: In recognition of a shared commitment to advancing marine research and innovation and building on the previous cross-Atlantic collaborations, today in Washington, D.C., officials from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cabo Verde, the European Union, Morocco, South Africa, and the United States came together...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
Release: Background: The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959 to govern the exploration and use of space for the benefit of all humanity: for peace, security and development. Due to the rapid growth of the space...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
News Release: Today we celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—the world’s first comprehensive civil rights law for persons with disabilities. The ADA inspires the world to see disability through the lens of equity and expands opportunities for persons with disabilities to contribute ...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul pressed the Biden administration to clarify what specific foreign assistance the U.S. intends to provide demobilized FARC combatants.
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina is traveling to Suva, Fiji, July 11-13. Assistant Secretary Medina will meet with regional leaders, gathering in Fiji to attend the Pacific Islands Forum, and discuss plastic pollution; illegal,...
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2022
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina will travel to Bar Harbor, Maine, USA from July 26 - 28 to participate in the 2022 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute. Assistant Secretary Medina will deliver remarks on July 28 during the...
