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Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Holguín

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín today in Washington. Deputy Secretary Sherman welcomed Ecuador’s strong condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s premeditated, unprovoked, and ...


Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Belgium

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Brussels, Belgium, April 5 to 7, 2022, to attend the NATO Foreign Ministerial. At the Ministerial, the Secretary will have the opportunity to highlight NATO’s essential role in preserving Transatlantic security, including our joint efforts to hold President ...


Release: QUESTION: Joining me now is U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Thank you so much for joining me this morning. So I want to start with those horrific images and reports from Bucha. What is your reaction? And do you see evidence here of crimes against humanity?


Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Robinson’s Travel to Poland, Latvia, and Germany

News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Todd D. Robinson traveled to Poland March 30 – April 2. While in Warsaw, Assistant Secretary Robinson met with Ukrainian civil society organizations. During his visit to Rzeszow, Assistant Secretary Robinson met with the ...


The 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

News Release: Human rights are under threat in far too many parts of the world. Protecting and advancing respect for human rights requires all governments and peoples to come together and demand action and accountability.


News Release: On March 31, 2022, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) convened high-level representatives of the U.S. Department of State and the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs for consultations in Washington on expanding Taiwan’s participation ...



Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Chuck Todd of NBC’s Meet the Press

Release: QUESTION: And joining me now is the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Mr. Secretary, welcome back to Meet the Press.


What did State Department publish on April 1?

The US State Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: The United States advanced U.S. foreign policy objectives at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) during our first session back as a voting member. We worked alongside Ukraine and HRC members to establish a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) – the first ever on Russia – to investigate alleged ...


Reported Massacre in Mali

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.


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.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Jamaican Prime Minister Holness

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: The United States welcomes the UN’s announcement of a two-month truce in the Yemen conflict and the parties’ acceptance of its terms. The United States, led by the efforts of Special Envoy Tim Lenderking, has been actively involved in diplomatic efforts with the parties and UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg ...


The Spirit of Partnership: Implementing the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability

News Release: The United States is committed to strengthening global resiliency and democratic renewal, and promoting peaceful, self-reliant nations that become strong economic and security partners capable of addressing shared challenges. To that end, the U.S. Government is moving forward in the spirit of partnership ...


The United States-Kazakhstan Open Skies Air Transport Agreement Enters into Force

News Release: The U.S.-Kazakhstan Air Transport Agreement signed on Dec. 30, 2019, has entered into force. This bilateral Agreement establishes a modern civil aviation relationship with Kazakhstan consistent with U.S. Open Skies international aviation policy and with U.S. commitments to high standards of aviation ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were joined by Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in condemning ...


News Release: The United States deeply regrets the decision by the Russian Federation to block consensus to extend the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM). The SMM provided invaluable reporting to OSCE participating States and the international community on the situation in eastern Ukraine, ...


Briefing on the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability

News Release: MR ICE: Thank you so much, Cynthia. And I’ll let everybody know that while we called this a State Department briefing, it’s actually an interagency briefing today with our colleagues from USAID and the Department of Defense, whom we’re very glad to do this with today.