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Reports of Atrocities in the Amhara Region

Release: The United States is gravely concerned by the reports of atrocities, including sexual violence, committed by fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in the Amhara region of Ethiopia in late August and early September 2021, as described in a recent Amnesty International report. We...


DOS-ETH offers new grant application process starting Feb. 22

Historical Research and Interview with Ethiopian Survivors of Yekatit 12 grant opened on Feb. 22.


State Department discusses Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the International Maritime Organization PPR 9 Meeting on Feb. 22

The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken On NBC Meet the Press with Chuck Todd

News Release: QUESTION: And joining me now is the Secretary of the State Antony Blinken. Secretary Blinken, welcome back to Meet the Press.


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Vietnam

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Vietnam, February 22-25, to meet with government officials, civil society representatives, and business leaders to build consensus on key actions to address the climate crisis and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy.


Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sison’s Travel to Geneva

News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to Geneva, Switzerland February 21-23. This will be Ambassador Sison’s first visit to Geneva since becoming Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs.


DOS-JPN offers new grant application process starting Feb. 22

U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Promote Study abroad to the United States &- Undergraduate Education grant opened on Feb. 22.


DOS-JPN offers new grant application process starting Feb. 22

FY2022 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Re-energize IVLP alumni grant opened on Feb. 22.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba At a Joint Press Availability

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Since Foreign Minister Kuleba and I were in Munich just a few days ago, Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine and its rejection of international law and diplomacy have accelerated. Yesterday, President Putin recognized the so-called “independence" of the Donetsk...


Saint Lucia Independence Day

Release: On behalf of the United States, I send best wishes to the people of Saint Lucia as you celebrate your 43rd anniversary of independence.


Risch Joins Cruz and 31 Colleagues in Letter to President Biden, Commits to Blocking Implementation of Any Iran Deal Not Submitted to Congress for Approval

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a letter to President Biden co-signed by 31 additional senators rebuking the administration’s ...


“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 17

“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the Senate section on pages S788-S789 on Feb. 17


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s a particular pleasure to be able to spend some time with my good friend Jean-Yves Le Drian and for us to be able to compare notes on many different issues, the first of which, of course, is the situation in and around Ukraine and Russia’s aggression, ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing entitled, Reinvigorating U.S.-Colombia Relations. The witnesses for panel one included: The Honorable Brian A. Nichols, assistant ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Judy Woodruff on PBS NewsHour to discuss Russia's military escalation towards Ukraine and his new legislation, the NYET Act, which is intended to deter Russian aggression.


DOS-JPN grant application closes on April 15

FY2022 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: U.S. Exchange Program on Securing Japan's Research Space grant opened on Feb. 21.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the United States’ new Indo-Pacific strategy:


G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Russia and Ukraine

News 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.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian today on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss ongoing diplomatic and deterrence efforts by NATO Allies, EU partners, G7 members, and ...


DOS-IRQ grant application closes on Sept. 30

Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 21.