By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2022
Release: Last week, heads of state and other world leaders, including United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, gathered in Stockholm to commemorate the anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held 50 years earlier. Many historians consider this moment to have been the dawn of the modern global environmental movement.
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2022
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking and Ambassador to Yemen Steve Fagin visited Aden, Yemen, today. During the trip, they met with Presidential Leadership Council President Rashad Al-Alimi and other members of the Council, Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalek Saeed, and Foreign Minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak, and reiterated the United States’ appreciation for the Government of Yemen’s support for an extension of the UN-negotiated truce.
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2022
Release: The Republic of Finland hosted the United States at an event on June 16 focused on sustainable forest management, forest conservation, and the crucial role of forests and other ecosystems in addressing the climate crisis, delivering environmental benefits, and supporting rural economies.
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2022
Release: The United States is deeply concerned by the June 14 mass conviction of opposition activists in Cambodia, including Cambodian-American lawyer Theary Seng. The sentencing of these opposition activists, many of whom are associated with the disbanded Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), is the latest...
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2022
Release: QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, thank you very much for joining us. Let’s start with Ukraine. We know from what the Ukrainians themselves are saying, what the reporting is, that they are now being massively outgunned by the Russians. They say their weapons are not being replaced quickly enough or adequately; they don’t have close to the amount of weapons and ammunition they need. The tide has turned in Russia’s favor?
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2022
Release: The United States welcomes today’s flight between Sana’a, Yemen, and Cairo, Egypt, which enables more Yemenis to seek medical care, pursue educational opportunities, and see loved ones from across Egypt’s diverse Yemeni diaspora community. The United States appreciates the Government of Egypt’s efforts...
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2022
Supporting Youth Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Jordan grant opened on June 16.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
News Release: QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, thank you very much for joining us. Let’s start with Ukraine. We know from what the Ukrainians themselves are saying, what the reporting is, that they are now being massively outgunned by the Russians. They say their weapons are not being replaced quickly enough or adequately; ...
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow morning at 9:00amET, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a briefing on Afghanistan with representatives from the Biden administration. Even though the State Department offered to have a portion of the hearing unclassified, the majority decided to close it to the...
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
Release: The U.S. government remains deeply concerned about the evolving racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist (REMVE) threat worldwide. An element of it entails violent white supremacists traveling internationally to train and fight with likeminded individuals. As part of our efforts to counter ...
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
Release: QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, thank you very much for joining us. Let’s start with Ukraine. We know from what the Ukrainians themselves are saying, what the reporting is, that they are now being massively outgunned by the Russians. They say their weapons are not being replaced quickly enough or adequately; they don’t have close to the amount of weapons and ammunition they need. The tide has turned in Russia’s favor?
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
Release: Sara Minkara, U.S. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights speaks about the United States’ new co-chair role for the Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network. With Vladimir Cuk’s organization, the International Disability Alliance (IDA), as the permanent co-chair, the United States will...
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
There are two releases scheduled to be published on June 16.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
Release: Today, we announced an additional $1 billion in additional military assistance for Ukraine. Pursuant to a delegation of authority from the President, I am authorizing our twelfth drawdown of arms and equipment from U.S. Department of Defense inventories for Ukraine’s defense since August 2021, valued ...
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
Smart and Secure Ports Development Program grant opened on June 15.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
There was activity on four bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on June 14.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Relations Committee on June 14.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
Release: The U.S.-Tanzania Air Transport Agreement entered into force on June 10. This bilateral agreement establishes a modern civil aviation relationship with Tanzania consistent with U.S. Open Skies international aviation policy and with commitments to high standards of aviation safety and security. The agreement includes provisions that allow for unrestricted capacity and frequency of services, open route rights, a liberal charter regime, and open code-sharing opportunities.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
News Release: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to Texas June 15-17, 2022, to participate in outreach to key domestic constituents in Houston and Dallas. The Assistant Secretary will engage diaspora, business, government, and education sector leaders. These meetings will ...
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
Release: Today, we announced an additional $1 billion in additional military assistance for Ukraine. Pursuant to a delegation of authority from the President, I am authorizing our twelfth drawdown of arms and equipment from U.S. Department of Defense inventories for Ukraine’s defense since August 2021, valued...
