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News Release: On International Women’s Day, the United States is proud to join the global community in celebrating the achievements and contributions of women and girls from around the world, while simultaneously recognizing the barriers they continue to face. The United States stands firm in its longstanding commitment to the advancement of gender equity and equality and the empowerment of women and girls, in all their diversity.


DOS-ZAM grant application closes on April 15

PAS Lusaka Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI): American Spaces Small Grants Program grant opened on March 10.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Foreign Minister Bourita discussed ways to further enhance the long-standing bilateral relationship between the United ...


McCaul Supports Aid for Ukraine, Counterterrorism Efforts in Africa, and Funding for Israel and Childhood Cancer Initiatives

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has voted for legislation that authorizes $13.6 billion to support U.S. troops in Europe and provide humanitarian and lethal aid for Ukraine, as well as $4.8 billion in security assistance and missile defense funding for...


DOS-GEO grant application closes on May 16

Georgian Media Education Program - &"Strengthening Journalism Education in Georgia&" grant opened on March 10.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis Before Their Meeting

News Release: PRIME MINISTER ŠIMONYTĖ: But still, welcome in Vilnius. And I think it’s extremely important that we can also discuss things in personal that we are in such a close contact that – I don’t know, I was joking a couple of time about (inaudible). So many people coming around, and we had a very good discussion ...


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed cooperation to advance peace and security at the ...


State Department discusses Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Storage and Exhibition-Determinations: “ on March 8

The US State Department published a two page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Austria on the occasion of the U.S.-Austria Strategic Dialogue.


Global Sports Mentoring Program: Sport for Community on Disability Rights Welcomes New Class

News Release: The U.S. Department of State will virtually welcome 12 international emerging leaders in the adaptive sports sector for the Global Sports Mentoring Program: Sport for Community professional development exchange program from March 7 to April 1. With the growth in prominence and attention around mega-sporting ...


Designation of Former Nairobi Governor Sonko for Involvement in Significant Corruption

News Release: The U.S. Department of State is designating former-Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko Gidion Mbuvi Kioko due to his involvement in significant corruption. While in office, Governor Sonko solicited bribes and kickbacks in exchange for awarding government contracts to his associates. His actions undermined the rule of law and the public’s faith in Kenya’s democratic institutions and public processes.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with French President Macron

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Secretary Blinken and President Macron agreed on the need for continued strong U.S.-France cooperation in the face of the Russian government’s unprovoked ...


News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER LAPID: Okay, I’ll go first. So I came here to meet with a friend and a partner in a moment in which world order is changing. The war that is going on in the Ukraine – in Ukraine and the nuclear talks in Vienna are events that are changing the world as we know it.


Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey; Madrid, Spain; Rabat and Casablanca, Morocco; Algiers, Algeria; and Cairo, Egypt from March 4 to 11.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: In separate March 4 calls, Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim discussed the DPRK’s March 4 ballistic missile test with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Funakoshi Takehiro and ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk.


News Release: AMBASSADOR FISHER: Good morning. Good morning, everyone. Great to see everybody. Mr. Secretary, it is an honor to join in welcoming you to Vilnius in this meet and greet with your team and their families. Allow me to start us off with just a few words about the Vilnius team, if I can. Mr. Secretary, ...


Press Availability Following a Meeting with Algerian President Tebboune

Release: Good afternoon. It is wonderful to back in Algiers for my first visit as Deputy Secretary of State. And I’m so delighted to be standing here with your Foreign Minister [Lamamra] and our Ambassador [Aubin].


U.S. Policy and Current Issues in International Disability Rights

Release: THE WASHINGTON FOREIGN PRESS CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C.