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News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink will travel to Tokyo, Japan from March 10-12. During his visit, Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely S. Ratner will co-chair the 2+2 Security Sub-Committee ...


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a particular pleasure, Mr. Chairman, to welcome you here to Washington. After two long years of COVID delays, we are finally together and it is a great pleasure.


Targeting Elites of the Russian Federation

Release: The Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Commerce 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 committed to ensuring the Government of Russia pays a severe economic and diplomatic price for its further invasion of Ukraine.


McCaul Blasts Secretary Raimondo’s “Dangerous” and “Reckless” Comments Dismissing the CCP’s Military Threat

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo dismissing the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military in a recent interview with Bloomberg. In contrast to Secretary Raimondo’s comments, top national security advisers in the Biden administration have repeatedly identified the threat posed by the CCP.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s very good to see everyone here today, and especially good to see my colleague and friend, Foreign Secretary Truss.


Summit for Democracy – Year of Action Factsheet

News Release: On December 9-10, 2021, President Biden hosted the first of two Summits for Democracy, a global gathering of 100 government leaders, hundreds of members of civil society, and the business community, to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing democracies in the 21st century. At the Summit, the ...


The United States and the African Union Commission Sign Memorandum of Cooperation

Release: U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat signaled a shared commitment to elevate and expand a public health partnership by signing today a Memorandum of Cooperation at the U.S. - AUC High Level Dialogue in Washington. The ceremony highlighted...


News Release: The United States is designating former Ecuadorian President Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz, Sr. due to his involvement in significant corruption, including misappropriation of public funds, accepting bribes, and interfering with public processes. During his tenure as the president of Ecuador, Bucaram engaged ...


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


“RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE” published by the Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on March 7

The House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record published “RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE” on March 7.


Release: With our allies and partners, the United States is committed to ensuring the Government of the Russian Federation pays a severe economic and diplomatic price for its invasion of Ukraine. We have continued to do so today with additional actions, which President Biden announced.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today by phone with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. They discussed coordinated efforts to provide additional security assistance and humanitarian support to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s unprovoked ...


Release: The United States is sanctioning two Russian individuals and three entities in response to the DPRK’s ongoing development of its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs in violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions.


Continuing to Hold the Kremlin to Account

Release: With our allies and partners, the United States is committed to ensuring the Government of the Russian Federation pays a severe economic and diplomatic price for its invasion of Ukraine. We have continued to do so today with additional actions, which President Biden announced.



Release of U.S. Citizens Gustavo Cardenas and Jorge Alberto Fernandez from Venezuela

News Release: We welcome the release of U.S. citizens Gustavo Cardenas and Jorge Alberto Fernandez, both of whom had been unjustly detained in Venezuela. They have recently arrived back in the United States, accompanied by Roger Carstens, our Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Uzbekistani Foreign Minister Kamilov

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Uzbekistani Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov in Washington, D.C.  Noting the two countries’ active cooperation bilaterally and through the C5+1 regional diplomatic platform, the Secretary thanked ...


The Kremlin’s Allegations of Chemical and Biological Weapons Laboratories in Ukraine

News Release: The Kremlin is intentionally spreading outright lies that the United States and Ukraine are conducting chemical and biological weapons activities in Ukraine. We have also seen PRC officials echo these conspiracy theories. This Russian disinformation is total nonsense and not the first time Russia has invented such false claims against another country. Also, these claims have been debunked conclusively and repeatedly over many years.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdullah

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


The United States and the African Union Commission Sign Memorandum of Cooperation

Release: U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat signaled a shared commitment to elevate and expand a public health partnership by signing today a Memorandum of Cooperation at the U.S. - AUC High Level Dialogue in Washington. The ceremony highlighted...