
By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
News Release: MR PRICE: Good morning, everyone, and thanks very much for joining us. We are pleased to have with us today Dr. Karen Donfried, our assistant secretary for our Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. She will offer an outline of the Secretary’s upcoming travel to Germany and France. She will then be ...
By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
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.
By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman met today in Washington with Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The leaders discussed ways to strengthen the U.S.-Laos relationship, including shared interests ...

By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
News Release: On May 11-12 in Berlin, the Departments of State and Justice launched the Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum (CTLEF), co-hosted by the Government of Germany. The CTLEF, which focuses on countering racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE) globally, brought together law enforcement, ...
By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
News Release: The United States again extends our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Shireen Abu Akleh, a renowned Palestinian American journalist. We were deeply troubled to see the images of Israeli police intruding into her funeral procession today. Every family deserves to be able to lay their ...
By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here with the deputy prime minister of Cambodia. I really want to thank you, Deputy Prime Minister, and Cambodia for your leadership of ASEAN and for everything you’ve done to make this such a successful special summit between the United States and ASEAN.

By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held his introductory call yesterday with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin to discuss continued U.S.-ROK cooperation to address critical global challenges. The Secretary congratulated ...
By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
Release: We warmly congratulate His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on assuming the role of President of the United Arab Emirates after succeeding our steadfast friend His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. During his time as Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has been an important partner...
By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to be here with my friend and colleague, the foreign minister of Indonesia. Retno, thank you for being here, but thank you more broadly for Indonesia’s remarkable leadership. We just had – we’re still having what is truly a historic summit ...
By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
Release: On behalf of the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Paraguay as you celebrate the 211th anniversary of your independence.
By State Newswire | May 14, 2022
The US State Department published a two page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State Newswire | May 13, 2022
Release: MR PRICE: Good morning, everyone, and thanks very much for joining us. We are pleased to have with us today Dr. Karen Donfried, our assistant secretary for our Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. She will offer an outline of the Secretary’s upcoming travel to Germany and France. She will then be in a position to take a few questions. This call is on the record, but it is.

By State Newswire | May 13, 2022
Release: We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. We extend our sincere condolences to his family and the people of the United Arab Emirates. His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was a true friend of...

By State Newswire | May 13, 2022
There was activity on six bills related to the Foreign Relations Committee on May 12.

By State Newswire | May 13, 2022
President Joe Biden recently announced his intention to appoint Hugo F. Rodriguez, Jr. as Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua.
By State Newswire | May 13, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to be here with my friend and colleague, the foreign minister of Indonesia. Retno, thank you for being here, but thank you more broadly for Indonesia’s remarkable leadership. We just had - we’re still having what is truly a historic summit...
By State Newswire | May 13, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s very good to be with you, and thank you, Prime Minister, for being here. I just wanted to say at the outset that we have seen a remarkable trajectory in the relationship between the United States and Vietnam, and we are now the strongest of partners, with a shared vision for security...

By State Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman met today in Washington with Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc to discuss the remarkable progress made over the years in bilateral relations between the United States and Vietnam. The two leaders discussed ...

By State Newswire | May 13, 2022
Release: On May 11-12 in Berlin, the Departments of State and Justice launched the Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum (CTLEF), co-hosted by the Government of Germany. The CTLEF, which focuses on countering racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE) globally, brought together law enforcement ...

By State Newswire | May 13, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.