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McCaul Calls on Raimondo to Crackdown on CCP’s Access to U.S. Technology

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and other HFAC Republicans sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urging the agency to take serious action against companies from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that are threatening U.S. national security by fueling the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military modernization drive.


Assistant Secretary Donfried’s Travel to Denmark, Czech Republic, and Slovakia 

Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Karen Donfried will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 28, where she will meet with Danish, Faroese, and Greenlandic government officials and parliamentary leaders. The Assistant Secretary will underscore the longstanding and ...


DOS-SBUR-SGWI offers new grant application process starting March 25

Women Overcoming the Worlds Climate Crisis with STEM (WOW CCs) grant opened on March 25.


Sanctioning Additional Members of Russia’s Duma, Russian Elites, Bank Board Members, and Defense Entities

News Release: President Putin’s war continues to inflict horror and widespread suffering on the people of Ukraine. At the same time, in Russia, the State Duma continues to use its legislative power to target domestic dissenters and political opponents, disrupt the free flow of information, and restrict the human rights ...


Release: The United States is designating six individuals for their support of the terrorist group Boko Haram. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added Nigerian nationals Abdurrahman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali...


State Department discusses Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records on March 23

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


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Choi and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today with Republic of Korea (ROK) First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori Takeo about continued trilateral U.S.-ROK-Japan cooperation regarding the Democratic ...


News Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward for information on Russia-based hacker Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh.


News Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is now offering a reward for information on Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers Pavel Aleksandrovich Akulov, Mikhail Mikhailovich Gavrilov, and Marat Valeryevich Tyukov for their alleged involvement in computer intrusions, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and damage to the property of an energy facility offenses.


Release: The United States today announced sanctions on five entities and individuals located in Russia and the DPRK and one entity in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for proliferation activities under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). As part of this action, we imposed sanctions ...


War Crimes by Russia’s Forces in Ukraine

News Release: Since launching his unprovoked and unjust war of choice, Russian President Vladimir Putin has unleashed unrelenting violence that has caused death and destruction across Ukraine. We’ve seen numerous credible reports of indiscriminate attacks and attacks deliberately targeting civilians, as well as other ...


Extension of Temporary Measure Allowing Return Travel to the United States on Expired U.S. Passport

News Release: U.S. citizens currently abroad whose passports expired on or after Jan. 1, 2020, may be able to use their expired U.S. passport for return travel to the United States until June 30, 2022. Certain criteria apply, and we encourage U.S. citizens to confirm their eligibility for traveling on an expired passport at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/covid-19-information.html  prior to finalizing travel arrangements.


Targeting Elites of the Russian Federation

Release: Today, the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury have taken additional sweeping actions as part of our response, together with our allies and partners, to the Russian Federation’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war against Ukraine. We are steadfast in our commitment to ensuring Russia pays a severe economic and diplomatic price for its further invasion of Ukraine.


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

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.


Sanctioning Additional Members of Russia’s Duma, Russian Elites, Bank Board Members, and Defense Entities

Release: President Putin’s war continues to inflict horror and widespread suffering on the people of Ukraine. At the same time, in Russia, the State Duma continues to use its legislative power to target domestic dissenters and political opponents, disrupt the free flow of information, and restrict the human rights ...


The US State Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-DRL grant application closes on May 23

DRL WHA Program Learning Series grant opened on March 24.


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

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.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement following the Taliban’s decision to not allow Afghan women and girls to return to school beyond sixth grade.


New Sanctions Under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA)

Release: The United States today announced sanctions on five entities and individuals located in Russia and the DPRK and one entity in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for proliferation activities under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). As part of this action, we imposed sanctions...