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There are two releases scheduled to be published on June 2.


Remarks at the High Level Roundtable on Financing Plastics Circularity at Stockholm+50

Release: Minister Strandhäll, thank you for your inspiring remarks and for co-hosting this discussion.


There were 17 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in May.


DOS-OES offers new grant application process starting June 1

Air Quality Management Community of Practice in Africa grant opened on June 1.


Samoa Independence Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to congratulate all Samoans on the 60th anniversary of your independence on June 1.


G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the DPRK

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.


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

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Sweden June 1-3 to lead the U.S. delegation to Stockholm+50, convened by the United Nations General Assembly in Stockholm, Sweden. He will be joined by Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina, who will travel to Sweden May 31-June 4.


U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Stern’s Travel to Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Sweden

Release: U.S. Special Envoy Jessica Stern will travel to Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Sweden, May 31-June 8. During her visits, Special Envoy Stern will engage with local human rights defenders and civil society representatives regarding the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons globally, with a specific focus on LGBTQI+ refugees from Ukraine.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Secretary thanked the Foreign Minister for Saudi Arabia’s efforts to strengthen and extend the truce in ...


Release: The second negotiating session of the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) to elaborate a UN cybercrime convention convenes in Vienna, Austria, from May 30 to June 10. This session will discuss the many Member State proposals for the chapters on criminalization, general provisions, and procedural measures and law ...


Release: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK’s) series of escalatory ballistic missile launches - including six intercontinental ballistic missile tests this year alone - are in blatant violation of UN Security Council resolutions and pose a grave threat to regional stability and international peace and security.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s wonderful to be able to host my colleague and friend, the Foreign Minister of Finland, here at the State Department in the Benjamin Franklin Room. Our partnership, the partnership between Finland and the United States, has been rooted deeply in...



U.S.-Funded Demining Team Saving Lives in Iraq

Release: In 2014, ISIS took control of Rawa, Iraq, forcing residents to flee for their lives and leave behind their homes, belongings, and any semblance of normalcy. Rawa, located in western Iraq’s Anbar Province, was one of the last Iraqi towns held by ISIS when it was liberated by the Iraqi army in November...



Croatia Statehood Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Croatia as you celebrate your Statehood Day.


Joint Statement by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Republic of Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin

Release: The United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and Japan strongly condemn recent Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) ballistic missile launches, commit to strengthen trilateral cooperation towards the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and full implementation of relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, and underscore continued openness to meeting with the DPRK without preconditions.


Concerns with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Visit to the People’s Republic of China

Release: The United States remains concerned about the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and her team’s visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and PRC efforts to restrict and manipulate her visit. While we continue to raise our concerns about China’s human rights abuses directly with...


Launch of the Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum

Release: On May 11-12, the U.S. Department of State’s (State) Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched the Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum (CTLEF) in Berlin. The CTLEF focuses on countering racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE) globally. DOJ...


G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the DPRK

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.