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DOS-ZAM offers new grant application process starting June 27

U.S. Ambassadors Special Self Help Program grant opened on June 27.


DOS-TGO offers new grant application process starting June 27

Reinforcement of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Prevention and Fight against Violent Extremism's (CIPLEV) organizational and functional capabilities grant opened on June 27.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Australian Foreign Minister Wong

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong to continue their previous discussions on the upcoming G-20 Ministerial meetings in Bali. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Wong discussed additional ways to hold the Russian Federation to account for its unprovoked and unjust war of choice against Ukraine, including in multilateral institutions and bodies.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Cavusoglu discussed the importance of NATO unity in the lead up to the June 29-30 NATO Summit in Madrid. They also ...


Release: Today, at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Schloss Elmau, President Biden laid out the Administration’s whole of government effort to execute the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) to narrow infrastructure gaps around the world, strengthen the global economy and supply chains, and advance ...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Let me just start by saying how wonderful it is to be back in Germany for what is I think my sixth time as Secretary of State. There are reminders of my country’s partnership with Germany everywhere in this city, including right here in this building. This bank administered the Marshall Plan funds that helped rebuild Germany and Europe after World War II.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And German Vice Chancellor and Minister For Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s very good to be back in Germany, I think now for my fifth time in this job, and also to see again the Vice Chancellor after having visited with him in Washington, D.C. We are deeply grateful for the partnership with Germany, the incredibly strong solidarity, particularly in defense of Ukraine in the wake of this Russian aggression.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to actually be able to be face to face with my colleague, Catherine Colonna, the new French foreign minister. It probably doesn’t feel new anymore because the challenges pile up quickly. But we’ve had the chance to work together already in some depth by phone and at a distance, but it’s wonderful to be here with you today.


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry and Assistant Secretary Medina’s Travel to Portugal

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Portugal June 27-June 29 to lead the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Ocean Conference , convened by the United Nations General Assembly and co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal. He will be joined by Assistant Secretary ...


News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER BAERBOCK: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, Tony, I am very grateful that you made the trip again as the Secretary of State and are joining us at our conference, Uniting for Food Security. Thank you for joining us today.


News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom: Begin Text: France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America welcome the progress made in the talks between the Joint Committee ...


Slovenia’s National Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Slovenia a happy Statehood Day.


News Release: As Secretary of State, I usually avoid commenting on Supreme Court rulings. But today’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade has raised understandable questions and concerns across the world and within our workforce.


June 24: bills handled by Foreign Affairs Committee

There was activity on one bill related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on June 24.


There was activity on two bills related to the Armed Services Committee on June 24.


Chair’s Statement: Roadmap for Global Food Security – Call to Action

News Release: The following statement was issued on May 19 by the United States as Chair of a Global Food Security Ministerial Meeting held at United Nations Headquarters. As of today, it is endorsed by 92 countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, ...


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Annalena, thank you so much. I guess our mail service was working better maybe than some of the colleagues, but I really want to thank you and thank Germany, for bringing us all together here in this place at this critical time. And I’m very grateful to all the participants, but especially ...


News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to Vienna, Austria; Rome, Italy; and Ljubljana, Slovenia for consultations on a wide range of U.S. multilateral priorities, including the food insecurity and humanitarian needs triggered by Russia’s premeditated and unprovoked further invasion of Ukraine.