By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, were joined by U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,...
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States, I extend best wishes to Roma everywhere on this special day when we celebrate the rich culture, language, heritage, and aspirations of Roma globally, including the generations of Romani Americans who have helped build and continue to enhance the United States.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing to evaluate treaties. The witnesses for panel one included: Mr. Richard Visek, acting legal adviser at State, Dr. John Thompson, deputy assistant secretary for environment at State, and Major General Vaughn Ary (ret.), director of the office of international affairs at Department of Justice.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture grant opened on April 8.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
Developing Gender-Inclusive Workplace Policies for Indian Companies grant opened on April 8.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s always a pleasure to be with my friend and colleague, Dmytro Kuleba. It’s especially a pleasure to see him now, to see him in person, especially under the circumstances. I just have to say, as we were saying in the NATO meeting that we just came ...
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to meet my friend, the foreign minister. We’ve been together in all different parts of the world, but it’s particularly good to have colleagues from the Asia Pacific here at NATO. We are building stronger ties between NATO and our ...
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
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.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: Americans are, once again, grieving with the Israeli people in the wake of another deadly terrorist attack, which took the lives of two innocent victims and wounded many more in Tel Aviv. Our hearts go out to the families and other loved ones of those killed, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured. ...
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: The United States and over 30 allies and partners across the world have levied the most impactful, coordinated, and wide-ranging economic restrictions in history in response to the Russian government’s war against Ukraine. Today, we take additional actions to raise the economic cost on President Putin. ...
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: The United States welcomes the pledge by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to provide $2 billion in economic support for the Central Bank of Yemen, as well as the pledge by Saudi Arabia to provide $1 billion for development projects and fuel support. This economic support will help stabilize ...
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: The United States welcomes the announcement of the formation of a Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen. We support the aspirations of the Yemeni people for an effective, democratic, and transparent government that includes diverse political and civil society voices, including women and other marginalized groups. Most importantly, Yemenis deserve a government that protects rights and freedoms while promoting justice, accountability, and reconciliation.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
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.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
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.
By State Newswire | Apr 7, 2022
President Joe Biden recently announced his intention to appoint Dean R. Thompson as U.S. Ambassador to Nepal.
By State Newswire | Apr 7, 2022
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 ...
By State Newswire | Apr 7, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone.
By State Newswire | Apr 7, 2022
There was activity on eight bills related to the Armed Services Committee on April 7.
