By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: The United States and the international community are paying close attention to the Taliban’s actions inside Afghanistan, and it is with alarm and deep concern we learned of the Taliban’s decision to stifle the Afghan people’s access to independent, objective, international media sources. Media outlets ...
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of the United States of America, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates.
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Director Haines requesting more information on what extent Russia could use digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies, to avoid sanctions.
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Israeli Speaker of the Knesset Mickey Levy earlier today in Washington. They discussed global security challenges, including Iran and President Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Deputy Secretary ...
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much, Imane. Thank you so much for bringing us all together and coordinating this, and also your work supporting STEM curriculums and work in general. I’ve read a little bit about each of you. This is a really outstanding group, and it’s just a pleasure and an honor...
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and other colleagues Monday in a letter urging the Biden Administration to “prioritize reversing the UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) discriminatory ...
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: On Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at 8:29 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti. According to the Haitian government, the earthquake and its impacts killed some 2,248 people, and another 650,000 needed humanitarian assistance. In the face of tragedy, U.S. diplomats,...
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Enhanced Anti-corruption case processing and conviction through integrated training in Pakistan grant opened on March 29.
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: Today, Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Lisa Peterson hosted the 2022 U.S.-EU Human Rights Consultations in Washington, D.C. EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore led the European Union delegation for this series of meetings.
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: At the launch of the 2022 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis in Bangladesh, U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas announced more than $152 million in additional humanitarian assistance for those in Bangladesh, Burma, and elsewhere in the region affected by the Burmese military’s...
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: We strongly condemn today’s terrorist attack in Bnei Brak, Israel, that killed five innocent victims. This comes after two other recent horrific terrorist attacks in Hadera and Be’er Sheva, Israel. This violence is unacceptable. Israelis-like all people around the world-should be able to live in peace and without fear. Our hearts go out to the families of those killed in the attacks.
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Pakistan Criminal Justice Case Management System procurement, implementation and training grant opened on March 29.
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: Thank you very much and thank you for giving me this opportunity today. Much appreciated, Madam President. I feel that I must make four critical points.
By State Newswire | Mar 28, 2022
Release: The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request includes $60.4 billion for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), $1.9 billion or 3 percent above the Fiscal Year 2022 Request, and $7.4 billion or 14 percent above FY 2021 enacted levels. Reflecting the priority...
By State Newswire | Mar 28, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Dana Bash on State of the Union to discuss the administration’s approach to addressing Russian aggression in Ukraine, China’s role in the conflict, and the Taliban’s decision to refuse education to women and girls past sixth grade.
By State Newswire | Mar 28, 2022
Release: The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request includes $60.4 billion for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), $1.9 billion or 3 percent above the Fiscal Year 2022 Request, and $7.4 billion or 14 percent above FY 2021 enacted levels. Reflecting the priority...
By State Newswire | Mar 28, 2022
Release: The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request includes $60.4 billion for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), $1.9 billion or 3 percent above the Fiscal Year 2022 Request, and $7.4 billion or 14 percent above FY 2021 enacted levels. Reflecting the priority...
By State Newswire | Mar 28, 2022
Access to Justice for the Juveniles in the Justice System: Opportunities for Judicial and Cultural Change - Phase III grant opened on March 28.
By State Newswire | Mar 28, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Welcome, everyone. It’s very good to be here with you at the America House, and I’m really grateful for this opportunity to get a chance to hear from you as leaders of civil society here in Jerusalem. Civil society is a critical pillar of any democracy, and as leaders, as advocates for the Palestinian community in Jerusalem, you’re playing an incredibly important role. I know it’s also one that faces unique and, indeed, painful challenges.
