By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Training workshops for women entrepreneurs working in the green business sector grant opened on April 14.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: Welcome, everyone. And on behalf of the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, welcome back to those of you who just watched the first half of our fourth annual Vandenberg Lecture, and welcome to those of you who are just tuning in. I’m John Ciorciari, an associate professor ...
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: Inequity is a national security challenge with global consequences. The systematic exclusion of individuals from historically marginalized and vulnerable groups from full participation in economic, social, and civic life impedes equity globally, while fueling corruption, economic migration, distrust,...
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: (As Prepared). It is my distinct honor to call the 8th Our Ocean Conference to a close. Thank you all for participating in this genuinely historic event on the front lines of the ocean and climate crises - and especially those who made it possible. Thank you to President Whipps and Palau again for generously...
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released a statement following the sentencing of an American cryptocurrency expert by a U.S. Federal Court to more than five years in federal prison for helping North Korea evade U.S. sanctions using cryptocurrency technologies.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: Today, the White House released the U.S. Department of State’s Equity Action Plan to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. On Jan. 20, 2021, President Biden issued E.O. 13985 directing the federal government...
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Scott Busby and Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Rick Waters hosted a roundtable with five Hong Kong activists and experts today to underscore U.S. commitment to the rights and freedoms of Hong Kongers and to discuss the March 31 Hong Kong Policy Act Report, which outlines the continued erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
“WE MUST WELCOME FLEEING UKRAINIANS” was published on pages H4193-H4194 of the Congressional Record on April 6.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Ambassador Sung Kim will travel to Seoul from April 18-22. During his visit, Special Representative Kim will meet with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk and other senior ROK officials to...
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: This Equity Action Plan outlines specific actions, metrics, and accountability efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness to successfully integrate Executive Order (E.O) 13985 into all aspects of our foreign affairs mission.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Supporting Sustainable Inclusivity within Burma’s Pro-Democracy Movement. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008864. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It is a great pleasure to have my colleague and friend Foreign Minister Hoekstra here. We’ve been seeing each other at NATO it seems on a now almost regular basis, on the phone, but it’s especially good to have you here in Washington.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will participate in a virtual, moderated conversation on 21st century diplomacy and global challenges at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan will host Secretary Blinken. The event comprises the Ford School’s fourth annual Vandenberg Lecture.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
There was activity on six bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on April 14.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Climate Change Work Shop for Journalists grant opened on April 14.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. And Minister Sameh, welcome. It’s wonderful, as always, to have you here.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
Release: For more than 50 years, the United States and Nigeria have enjoyed a strong security partnership and friendship. The U.S.-Nigeria relationship is among the most important in sub-Saharan Africa, given Nigeria’s status as Africa’s most populous country, largest economy, leading oil producer, and our shared...
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Shoukry discussed the strategic partnership between the United States and Egypt, noting that ...
