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Sri Lanka National Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer warm congratulations to the people of Sri Lanka on the 74th anniversary of your independence on February 4.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, OSCE Chair-in-Office and Polish Foreign Minister Rau, and EU High Representative Borrell

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today by phone with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau, and EU High Representative Josep Borrell. The Secretary ...


“SOUTH SUDAN” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Jan. 31

“SOUTH SUDAN” was published on pages S405-S407 of the Congressional Record on Jan. 31.


ICYMI: Meeks Remarks Prior to House Passage of the America COMPETES Act

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, prior to voting to pass the America COMPETES act, Chairman Gregory W. Meeks delivered a speech outlining the major foreign policy provisions of the bill, which includes his EAGLE Act, along with his vision to bolster bilateral diplomacy and increase our diplomatic footprint to restore American leadership abroad.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa. Secretary Blinken condemned the DPRK’s recent ballistic missile launches, which were in violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions, and committed ...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Kasoulides

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides today in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken congratulated Foreign Minister Kasoulides on his return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and reiterated ...


DOS-NGA grant application closes on March 4

U.S. Consulate LagosPublic Affairs Section (PAS) grant opened on Feb. 4.


News Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on any person who, while acting at the direction of or under the control of a foreign government, interferes with U.S. elections by violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Polish Foreign Minister Rau

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul will join Martha Raddatz on ABC’s “This Week" this Sunday, February 6th at 9amET/8amCT. Rep. McCaul will discuss the escalating situation in Ukraine and other foreign policy issues.


There were 20 notices published by the State Department in January, according to the Federal Register.


DOS-PRM grant application closes on April 4

2022 Ethiopia and Kenya Full Proposal grant opened on Feb. 4.


DRL Applied Research and Evaluation Fund: Contact Theory in DRG Programs

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY2021 Research and Evaluation Innovation Fund: Contact Theory in DRG Programs. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008551. Catalog of Federal Domestic...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Djiboutian Foreign Minister Youssouf

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


The US State Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Relations With Sudan

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


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Kasoulides here to the State Department – familiar territory. The foreign minister is just recently on the job, but for the third time. I can’t even begin to imagine (inaudible). (Laughter.) But we’re ...


News Release: We continue to be deeply concerned by the circumstances of the death of Mr. Omar Assad, a U.S. citizen who was found dead on Jan. 12, 2022, after Israeli soldiers detained him in the West Bank. We note the public statement on the report of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Commanders’ Investigation ...


DOS-PRM offers new grant application process starting Feb. 4

2022 Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela Full Proposals grant opened on Feb. 4.


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.