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All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance Ministerial

Release: Good morning. I’m pleased to be joined by my esteemed colleagues. Thank you so much for being here today.


McCaul, Meeks, Risch, Menendez Statement on Tunisia’s Constitutional Referendum

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), today released the below statement following yesterday’s referendum on a new Tunisian constitution...


Americans with Disabilities Act at 32: Reflections on the Department’s Progress in Disability Inclusion

Release: In honor of the signing of the July 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - a historic win for the promotion of equal opportunities for persons with disabilities - two Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) interns share their personal stories and experiences working for the U.S. Department of State.


The Congressional Record published “SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” in the Extensions of Remarks section on July 27.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Madam President, Prime Minister, wonderful to have both of you here at the State Department and in the United States. Kosovo is a steadfast partner of the United States, and I think as you all know, there is a long and strong history between us, particularly with President Biden, who sends his warm greetings to both of you.


Liberia National Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to congratulate the people of Liberia on this momentous year, which sees both the bicentennial of the arrival of the first free Black American settlers in what would become Liberia, and the 175th anniversary of the republic.


Release: The following is the joint statement released by the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Minister of Japan.


News Release: Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement following yesterday’s referendum on a new Tunisian constitution...


Liberia National Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to congratulate the people of Liberia on this momentous year, which sees both the bicentennial of the arrival of the first free Black American settlers in what would become Liberia, and the 175th anniversary of the republic.


Dominic Ng Appointed to Chair APEC Business Advisory Council During U.S. Host Year in 2023

News Release: The United States announces Dominic Ng, Chairman and CEO of East West Bank, who was appointed as a U.S. member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) on April 25, will serve as the Chair during the United States’ APEC host year in 2023. In this role, Mr. Ng will ...


Execution of Burma’s Pro-Democracy Leaders

News Release: The United States condemns in the strongest terms the Burma military regime’s executions of pro-democracy activists and elected leaders Ko Jimmy, Phyo Zeya Thaw, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw for the exercise of their fundamental freedoms. These reprehensible acts of violence further exemplify the ...


News 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 ...


DOS-GMB offers new grant application process starting July 26

Enhancing Comprehensive Governance Across The Gambia grant opened on July 26.


News Release: U.S. Department of State Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman will travel to Honiara, Solomon Islands, on August 6-8, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal and meet with Solomon Islands officials. She will lead a delegation that will include U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline ...


Dominic Ng Appointed to Chair APEC Business Advisory Council During U.S. Host Year in 2023

Release: The United States announces Dominic Ng, Chairman and CEO of East West Bank, who was appointed as a U.S. member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) on April 25, will serve as the Chair during the United States’ APEC host year in 2023. In this role, Mr. Ng will...


Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Senegal, Mauritania, and France

Release: U.S. Department of State Counselor Derek Chollet will travel to Senegal, Mauritania, and France July 25-29. At each stop, he will underscore our African and European partnerships and cooperation to advance shared global priorities, building on Secretary Blinken’s engagements with key leaders in these regions.


Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West and Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Rina Amiri Travel to Uzbekistan

News Release: Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West and Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Rina Amiri will travel to Uzbekistan to participate in the International Conference on Afghanistan on July 25-26.


Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Senegal, Mauritania, and France

News Release: U.S. Department of State Counselor Derek Chollet will travel to Senegal, Mauritania, and France July 25-29. At each stop, he will underscore our African and European partnerships and cooperation to advance shared global priorities, building on Secretary Blinken’s engagements with key leaders in these regions.


Release: The United States condemns in the strongest terms the Burma military regime’s executions of pro-democracy activists and elected leaders Ko Jimmy, Phyo Zeya Thaw, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw for the exercise of their fundamental freedoms. These reprehensible acts of violence further exemplify the...


Release: U.S. Department of State Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman will travel to Honiara, Solomon Islands, on August 6-8, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal and meet with Solomon Islands officials. She will lead a delegation that will include U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline...