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News Release: Today marks seven years since Boris Nemtsov, the former Russian Deputy Prime Minister, anti-corruption activist and physicist, was assassinated just blocks from the Kremlin. Through his time in public service and by his civic activism, Nemtsov sought to make his country a better place by exposing corruption ...


DOS-ISN grant application closes on March 25

Countering Malign Economic Influence grant opened on March 1.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Nepali Prime Minister Deuba

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Release: The United States is working with our African partners, including South Africa, to dismantle ISIS financial support networks on the continent. Today, the United States designated four ISIS and ISIS-Mozambique (ISIS-M) financial facilitators in South Africa. Farhad Hoomer, Siraaj Miller, Abdella Hussein Abadigga, and Peter Charles Mbaga are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, which targets terrorist groups and their supporters, among others.


Public press releases or notices: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs publishes 26 in February

There were 26 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in February.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Peruvian Foreign Minister Landa

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


There were four press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs in February.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Mexican Foreign Secretary Ebrard

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Peruvian Foreign Minister Landa

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison’s Travel to Montreal

Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 1-2. This will be the Assistant Secretary’s first visit to Montreal in her current role.


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Combatting Online Gender-Based Violence in the East Asia and Pacific Region. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008668. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...


Release: I am here to speak with you about the importance and value of security cooperation and security assistance, and the vital role these functions play in our relationships with partners and allies. It is precisely for this reason that security assistance is fundamentally a tool of foreign policy.


Designation of ISIS Organizers and Financial Facilitators based in South Africa

Release: The United States is working with our African partners, including South Africa, to dismantle ISIS financial support networks on the continent. Today, the United States designated four ISIS and ISIS-Mozambique (ISIS-M) financial facilitators in South Africa. Farhad Hoomer, Siraaj Miller, Abdella Hussein Abadigga, and Peter Charles Mbaga are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, which targets terrorist groups and their supporters, among others.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


February: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs publishes 17 press releases or notices

There were 17 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in February.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Japan’s Financial Sanctions Against Russia

News Release: I spoke this morning with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi and our G-7 counterparts, and, together, we reaffirmed that we have never been more fully aligned across the globe to defend and preserve the freedom and sovereignty of Ukraine and all states. We stand resolutely together against Russia’s premeditated, ...


Ukraine’s Filing Against Russia at the International Court of Justice

Release: On Feb. 26, 2022, Ukraine filed an application at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to initiate proceedings against the Russian Federation under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Ukraine seeks to address Russia’s groundless claims that genocide has occurred ...


Designation of ISIS Organizers and Financial Facilitators based in South Africa

Release: The United States is working with our African partners, including South Africa, to dismantle ISIS financial support networks on the continent. Today, the United States designated four ISIS and ISIS-Mozambique (ISIS-M) financial facilitators in South Africa. Farhad Hoomer, Siraaj Miller, Abdella Hussein Abadigga, and Peter Charles Mbaga are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, which targets terrorist groups and their supporters, among others.


Public press releases: House Committee on Foreign Affairs publishes 36 in February

There were 36 press releases published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in February.