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“NOMINATIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on April 4

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “NOMINATIONS” on April 4.


News Release: On April 11, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will welcome Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar and Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh to Washington, D.C. for the fourth U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. This year’s event will celebrate ...


DOS-KOR offers new grant application process starting April 8

Request for Statement of Interest (ROK Seoul - FY2022) grant opened on April 8.


Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Zeya Travel to Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic

News Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya, accompanied by Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Sara Minkara, will visit Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, April 11-16.


DOS-IND offers new grant application process starting April 8

Gastrodiplomacy - Exploring the U.S.-India Partnership Fusion Fod grant opened on April 8.


Counselor Chollet’s Meeting with NUG Representatives

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price...


Release: The United States reiterates its grave concern over continuing reports of ethnically-motivated atrocities committed by Amhara authorities in western Tigray, Ethiopia, including those described in the recent joint report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. In particular, we are deeply troubled by the report’s finding that these acts amount to ethnic cleansing.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) along with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) and Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) released a statement welcoming the recent staff-level agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Lebanese government to provide the country with much-needed assistance in the midst of its financial crisis.


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.



Release: The text of the following communiqué was agreed upon by the Special Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan from the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States in Brussels, April 5, 2022.


Communiqué of the Special Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan

Release: The text of the following communiqué was agreed upon by the Special Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan from the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States in Brussels, April 5, 2022.


News Release: Today, in its latest action to impose severe costs on Russia’s defense establishment in response to Putin’s war of choice, the Department of State is designating 29 entities and eight individuals pursuant to E.O. 14024. Russia’s defense establishment is directly responsible for the Kremlin’s horrific ...


DOS-MOZ grant application closes on May 31

U.S. Ambassadors Special Self-Help Program grant opened on April 8.


Risch Joins Cotton, Colleagues in Calling on Biden to Provide Israel with Support to Defend Itself from Iran

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul delivered remarks at The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen to recognize the 50th anniversary of U.S.-Bangladesh relations and discuss bilateral economic, commercial, and security collaboration. They also discussed ...


Counselor Chollet’s Meeting with NUG Representatives

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: On behalf of Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs is soliciting public input for recommendations for this year’s Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). Now in its 23rd year, the ACE honors U.S. companies demonstrating ...


Russia’s Suspension from the UN Human Rights Council

News Release: By suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, countries around the world chose to hold Moscow to account today for gross and systematic violations of human rights in its premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war of choice against Ukraine. We have seen growing evidence of Russia’s brutal ...