By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul delivered the following opening statement at a full committee markup of legislation related to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Foreign Relations Committee on April 4.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
Release: The United States welcomes the opening of trial proceedings at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in the case against Ali Mohammed Ali Abd-al Rahman, a former Janjaweed commander also known as Ali Kushayb. This marks the beginning of the first trial against any senior leader for crimes committed by the Omar al-Bashir regime and government-supported forces following the genocide and other atrocities in Darfur.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Armed Services Committee on April 4.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Today, Deputy Secretary Sherman met in Washington with Republic of Korea President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol’s U.S.-ROK Policy Consultation Delegation, led by National Assembly Representative Park Jin. The Deputy Secretary congratulated the delegation ...
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
Release: Following a coordinated German law enforcement action, the United States today took further action to combat Russian-related illicit finance and cybercrime by sanctioning the world’s largest darknet market for Russian speakers, Hydra, and the virtual currency exchange Garantex.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
Release: Moderator: Good day from the U.S. Department of State’s Asia Pacific Media Hub in Manila. I am the Hub Director, Zia Syed, and I want to thank you all for joining this briefing. Today we are pleased to be joined from Washington, DC, by Jerry Guilbert, Chief of Programs for Weapons Removal and Abatement at the U.S. Department of State.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
Enabling Forest Investment Development Facility (ForInvest) grant opened on April 5.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: We are following the extremely disturbing accounts of large numbers of people killed earlier this week in the village of Mourah in the Mopti region of central Mali. We offer our condolences to the families of all civilians who died.
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: The United States congratulates Rodrigo Chaves Robles on his election as Costa Rica’s next president. We also congratulate Costa Ricans for participating in and carrying out an electoral process consistent with Costa Rica’s strong democratic traditions. Costa Rica represents a beacon of democracy in...
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
The Congressional Record published “TRIBUTE TO DON YOUNG” in the House of Representatives section on March 31.
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on the reports of horrific actions by Russian forces inflicted in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, including reports of summary executions, torture, rape, and the discovery of mass graves.
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: In 2021, U.S. conventional weapons destruction (CWD) assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean made it more difficult for drug traffickers, criminal gangs, and terrorists to obtain weapons from poorly-secured stockpiles and bolstered the integrity of the U.S. southern border. The United States currently...
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend best wishes and congratulations to the people and government of Senegal on the 62nd anniversary of your independence.
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: In 2021, U.S. conventional weapons destruction (CWD) assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean made it more difficult for drug traffickers, criminal gangs, and terrorists to obtain weapons from poorly-secured stockpiles and bolstered the integrity of the U.S. southern border. The United States currently...
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: This morning’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on mitigation makes clear what we can do to stop or slow planetary warming. The report also reveals how current global efforts to mitigate the climate crisis fall far short of what is needed. Without full implementation of current national pledges and robust, aggressive, and ambitious further action we cannot keep the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal within reach.
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: The United States is the world’s single largest financial supporter of global conventional weapons destruction (CWD) efforts, which promote international peace and security by addressing humanitarian hazards from landmines and unexploded ordnance in post-conflict communities. We also partner with nations worldwide to reduce the availability of and access to excess, poorly-secured, or otherwise at-risk small arms and light weapons and munitions.
