By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be able to receive my colleague and my friend, the foreign minister of Senegal. Welcome, Aïssata, to the State Department. I had a wonderful visit where we spent a lot of time together in Senegal. We’ve had many conversations since then.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Today, Secretary Blinken announced his selections for the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
Release: This Administration has consistently sought to confront systemic racism and injustice around the world, and, to that end, I have appointed Desirée Cormier Smith as the State Department’s first Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice. Serving in this role, Special Representative Cormier Smith...
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on June 17.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
There was activity on five bills related to the Armed Services Committee on June 17.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: On Monday, June 20, representatives from the United States and twenty-eight other governments, along with non-governmental organizations, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, academia, refugees, and the private sector will convene the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR) in Geneva, Switzerland. The three-day ATCR is a high-level, multilateral forum to discuss and advance refugee resettlement issues of common interest.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Just days after they returned home from a year-long study abroad as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX), Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks to 350 American high school, vocational, and young professional program participants at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The Secretary will be joined by Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: The United States supports the Philippines in calling on the PRC to end its provocative actions and to respect international law in the South China Sea. We share the Philippines’ concerns regarding the PRC’s provocative actions interfering with Philippine sovereign rights within the Philippine exclusive ...
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement applauding the appointment of Desirée Cormier Smith as Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice at the Department of State...
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: We extend our congratulations to Professor Laurence R. Helfer on his election today to serve as an independent expert on the UN Human Rights Committee for the 2023-2026 term. Professor Helfer is a distinguished scholar, lecturer, and professor of international human rights law, and will bring to this Committee a determined passion to protect and promote civil and political rights.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, first let me say I’m just going to drop the microphone and leave it to these two, because who wants to follow that? (Laughter.).
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall in Washington, D.C., to reaffirm the United States and Senegal’s commitment to mutual security and prosperity. The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed ...
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
Release: Hello and good afternoon everyone. Thank you all for coming. Thank you to ICSR and MEI for convening us to discuss this important topic.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: The Ortega-Murillo regime for years has chipped away at Nicaragua’s democratic institutions and, along with a small circle of enablers, has allowed corruption and impunity to reign. Nicaragua is increasingly deepening its relationship with Russia as it turns its back on the Nicaraguan people.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Under Secretary of State Bonnie Jenkins and Assistant Secretary of State Mallory Stewart met with Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Fernando Arias and thanked the Director-General for his outstanding leadership of the Organization. The Under ...
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be able to receive my colleague and my friend, the foreign minister of Senegal. Welcome, Aïssata, to the State Department. I had a wonderful visit where we spent a lot of time together in Senegal. We’ve had many conversations since then.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
Release: The Ortega-Murillo regime for years has chipped away at Nicaragua’s democratic institutions and, along with a small circle of enablers, has allowed corruption and impunity to reign. Nicaragua is increasingly deepening its relationship with Russia as it turns its back on the Nicaraguan people.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Dear Mr. President: Recent media reports and public statements of Russian officials suggest that Russia views the use of nuclear weapons as an acceptable option to achieve their malign and illegal objectives in Europe. In fact, Russian leaders have explicitly threatened a nuclear strike against the...
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to Stockholm, Sweden, to participate in the Yemen International Forum hosted by the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies and the Folke Bernadotte Academy, the Swedish government agency for peace, security and development. The Special Envoy will meet ...
