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Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at a Health Security Partnerships Roundtable

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you so much, Dean. And it’s - thanks to everyone for being here today. Really, it’s wonderful to be with you, it’s wonderful to be in Melbourne, and it’s wonderful to be at the university in no small measure because of the family connection that we have here. And I should probably ...


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


Release: The Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America), Canada, Switzerland, and the European Union are alarmed by the February 9 arrests and detentions of several high-profile political figures. These troubling actions are part of a recent pattern of arrests and detentions of civil...


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


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Youth Empowered to Protect Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Sri Lanka. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008593. Catalog of Federal Domestic...


DOS-ZWE grant application closes on March 15

Request for Statement of Interest (SOI) for American Spaces, Professional Empowerment Program Workshop Facilitator grant opened on Feb. 10.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat. They discussed possible ways forward on political and security matters in Africa, including Sudan, Mali, and Burkina Faso and the need to ...


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY21 Increasing the Agency of Women with Disabilities in West Africa. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008602. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...


Opening of U.S.-Denmark Defense Cooperation Agreement Negotiations

Release: The United States welcomes the offer announced today by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to begin negotiating a new Defense Cooperation Agreement. When concluded, this agreement will allow our countries to deepen our close security partnership, further strengthen cooperation in NATO operations, and together, contribute to continued growth in Transatlantic security.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Leigh Sales of ABC’s 730 Report

Release: QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for your time.


DRL Program to Promote Youth Engagement in Democratic Processes and the Protection of Human Rights in Bangladesh and Nepal

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Program to Promote Youth Engagement in Democratic Processes and the Protection of Human Rights in Bangladesh and Nepal. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number...


DOS-TUR grant application closes on June 10

START Notice of Funding Opportunity grant opened on Feb. 9.


Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Brest, France February 10-11 to participate in the One Planet Summit for the Ocean (“One Ocean Summit") sponsored by the Government of France. Secretary Kerry will engage governments, international institutions, businesses, and civil society organizations to scale up the international community’s ambition and identify solutions to the greatest challenges facing our ocean.


Release: More information about Slovakia is available on the Slovakia Page and from other Department of State publications and sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.


DOS-DRL offers new grant application process starting Feb. 9

DRL Program to Promote Youth Engagement in Democratic Processes and the Protection of Human Rights in Bangladesh and Nepal grant opened on Feb. 9.



DOS-DRL grant application closes on April 12

DRL Youth Empowered to Protect Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Sri Lanka grant opened on Feb. 9.


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Promoting Justice Sector Reform in Moldova. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008590. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of...


Travel of Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim to Honolulu, Hawaii

News Release: U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Ambassador Sung Kim will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii, February 10 to 15. Special Representative Kim will host a trilateral meeting with Japanese Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro and Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative ...


News Release: The United States joins the international community in observing the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation and recommits to ending this grave human rights abuse. The United States recognizes that gender equality and girls’ empowerment are not achievable without prioritizing gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response. For millions of girls around the world, this means we must act to eliminate female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).