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McCaul Condemns North Korea’s Recent ICBM Launch, Renews Call for Denuclearization

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement following North Korea’s recent launch of an ICBM.


Joint Statement on the Recent Taliban Decision to Deny Afghan Girls the Right to an Education

News Release: The following is a statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union. We are united in our condemnation of the Taliban’s decision not to re-open secondary schools to Afghan girls.



News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Lead Republican Mike Turner (R-OH) hosted a press conference yesterday on President Biden’s national security blunders.


Condemnation of Houthi Terrorist Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Release: We strongly condemn this week’s multiple Houthi terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia, including today’s that struck an Aramco facility in Jeddah, which is clearly civilian infrastructure.


Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert On the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria

News Release: MR PRICE: Thanks very much and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining today’s call. Very pleased to have with us today Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert. She will preview the Secretary’s travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria. The acting assistant ...


Acting Principal Deputy CT Coordinator Landberg Travels to Jordan

Release: Bureau of Counterterrorism Acting Principal Deputy Coordinator Christopher A. Landberg travels to Jordan March 24-28 to participate in the Iraq Border Security and Traveler Screening Workshop and hold bilateral meetings with his Jordanian counterparts.


Release: We strongly condemn this week’s multiple Houthi terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia, including today’s that struck an Aramco facility in Jeddah, which is clearly civilian infrastructure.


DOS-INR grant application closes on May 23

2022 Title VIII (Research and Training on Eastern Europe and Eurasia) grant opened on March 25.


News Release: The United States welcomes and strongly supports the declaration today by the Government of Ethiopia of an indefinite humanitarian truce, effective immediately, and the commitment to work in collaboration with humanitarian organizations to expedite the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to all those in need. We expect this declaration to be quickly followed by the movement of life-saving assistance.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and they jointly condemned the DPRK’s March 24 Intercontinental ballistic missile launch as a clear violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions. ...


State Department discusses International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Consolidation and Restructuring of Purposes and Definitions on March 23

The US State Department published a three page rule on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



DOS-LVA grant application closes on April 27

Notice of Funding Opportunity for Alumni of U.S. Government Programs grant opened on March 25.


Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria March 26-30 to consult with partners on a range of regional and global priorities, including the Russian government’s war on Ukraine, Iran’s destabilizing activities, the Abraham Accords and normalization agreements with Israel, Israeli-Palestinian relations, and preserving the possibility of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, among other topics.



Risch on Concrete Steps NATO Should be Taking to Help Ukraine

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on concrete steps NATO should take to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s unprovoked war:


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: The United States condemns the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch. Like the DPRK’s other escalatory tests this year, including at least two intercontinental ballistic missiles, this launch is a clear violation of multiple United Nations Security Council ...


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.


A Diplomat’s Perspective on Operation Allies Welcome and the Importance of a Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Perspective

Release: In mid-July of 2021, I found myself serving as the Department’s sole Foreign Policy Advisor (POLAD) at North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). This was when the crisis planning began for evacuating our Afghan allies, which eventually brought almost...