By State Newswire | May 12, 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 12, 2022
There was activity on two bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on May 11.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2022
Release: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today issued Syria General License (GL) 22, authorizing specific economic activities in certain non-regime-held areas of northeast and northwest Syria. This new authorization supports the Biden Administration’s strategy to...
By State Newswire | May 12, 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 12, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing on forest conservation and climate change.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the United States, I congratulate President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on his election as the Philippines’ next president. We look forward to working with President-elect Marcos to strengthen the enduring alliance between the United States and the Philippines. Our special partnership is ...
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
Release: The following statement was released by the Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS following today’s meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: The United States is committed to Indigenous-led conservation. Tribal and Indigenous communities have been the original stewards of land, waters, and wildlife since time immemorial. Many of the major milestones in protecting ocean areas under the jurisdiction of the United States resulted from the leadership of Tribes and Indigenous communities.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will visit the National Conference Center (NCC) in Leesburg, Virginia, on May 11. At the NCC, Assistant Secretary Noyes will welcome newly arrived Afghans to the United States and meet with staff and volunteers working to facilitate a smooth transition as they resettle into their new communities across the United States.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: Senior delegations representing the United States and Thailand met on May 9 and 10 for the first joint U.S.-Thailand Strategic and Defense Dialogue. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs ...
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States, I congratulate President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on his election as the Philippines’ next president. We look forward to working with President-elect Marcos to strengthen the enduring alliance between the United States and the Philippines. Our special partnership is...
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement on the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act that passed the House with large bipartisan support yesterday. The legislation will get much-needed lethal weapons into the hands of the brave Ukrainians, as well as refill U.S. defense stocks.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: The United States is joining with allies and partners to condemn Russia’s destructive cyber activities against Ukraine. In the months leading up to and after Russia’s illegal further invasion began, Ukraine experienced a series of disruptive cyber operations, including website defacements, distributed ...
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: Under Secretary John Bass; Ambassador Beth Jones, Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts; and other senior officials met yesterday with representatives of a self-organized coalition of more than 180 organizations, including veterans, frontline civilians, social workers, attorneys, non-profits, Congressional staff, and private sector employees, working to support relocation and resettlement of our Afghan allies and partners.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Foreign Relations Committee on May 10.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
Release: By arresting Cardinal Joseph Zen, Margaret Ng, Hui Po-keung, and Denise Ho under the National Security Law, Hong Kong authorities have again demonstrated they will pursue all means necessary to stifle dissent and undercut protected rights and freedoms. Hui Po-keung’s arrest at Hong Kong International...
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
Counterterrorism Strategic Communications grant opened on May 11.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: At today’s sixth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region,” Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, announced nearly $808 million in new humanitarian assistance to respond to the crisis in Syria. This funding brings total U.S. government ...
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Washington with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana to discuss Alliance security in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Deputy Secretary General Geoana also discussed plans for the upcoming NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Berlin May 14-15 and the June 28-30 NATO Summit in Madrid, including the new Strategic Concept.
