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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Ceremony Renaming the Harry S. Truman Cafeteria After Ambassador Terence A. Todman

News Release: AMBASSADOR ABERCROMBIE-WINSTANLEY: Good afternoon and a warm welcome to you all. We are gathered here in the cafeteria, and if it wasn’t for a pandemic this place would be buzzing with activity, filled with people breaking bread with colleagues from all backgrounds, and exchanging ideas on the latest in foreign policy.


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

2022 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 4.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to follow up on the U.S written response to Russia’s security proposals. The Secretary emphasized the U.S. willingness, bilaterally and together with Allies ...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Djiboutian Foreign Minister Youssouf

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY21 Strengthening Disability Inclusive Governance. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number Funding Opportunity Number: SFOP0008573. Catalog of Federal Domestic...


DOS-UKR grant application closes on March 3

Unity in Ukraine grant opened on Feb. 3.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement on President Biden’s confirmation that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was confirmed dead after a United States special operations mission in Northwest Syria.


Chair Meeks Issues Statement on Administration’s Counterterrorism Operation in Syria

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the administration’s counterterrorism operation in Syria where an ISIS leader was eliminated...


Release: The United States is designating World Human Care, an Indonesia-based organization that has provided financial support to Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), an Indonesia-based terrorist group. World Human Care provides financial support for MMI activities in Syria under the pretense of providing humanitarian...


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Anti-Corruption and. Election Integrity Programs in the Balkans. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008574. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:...


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Release: The military operation authorized by President Biden and carried out by U.S. forces last night in northwest Syria has resulted in the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of ISIS - a significant victory in the global fight to disrupt and dismantle ISIS.


CTF Launches Page To Highlight CCP’s Human Rights Abuses Ahead Of Beijing Olympics

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ahead of tomorrows opening ceremony to the Beijing Olympics, the China Task Force has launched a new webpage highlighting the many human rights abuses committed by the CCP. The page is filled with information detailing the CCP’s genocide, issues related to the safety of U.S. Olympians, and bipartisan efforts in Congress to confront their malign behavior.


DOS-XKX offers new grant application process starting Feb. 3

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 3.


DOS-DRL grant application closes on April 6

DRL FY21 Strengthening Disability Inclusive Governance in Georgia grant opened on Feb. 3.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Signing Ceremony with Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok and Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad’

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. Foreign Minister Korčok, Defense Minister Nad’ - Ivan, Jaroslav - welcome. I am so pleased to have you here at the State Department today in Washington. We just had very good consultations on the many issues that bring us together.


On the Passing of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh

News Release: On behalf of the American people, we express our sincere condolences on the passing of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh, a Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Engaged Buddhism movement and the Plum Village Tradition, a monastic practice centered on mindfulness.


Travel of the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa to Kenya, Egypt, the UAE, Turkey, and Israel

News Release: U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Ambassador David Satterfield will travel to Kenya, Egypt, the UAE, Turkey, and Israel from January 24 to February 4, 2022. Special Envoy Satterfield will hold meetings with officials from respective governments and key stakeholders to promote democratic civilian rule in Sudan and to support peace and prosperity in the Horn of Africa.


Deputy Secretary Sherman to Participate in a Conversation Hosted by Yalta European Strategy

News Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman will participate in a virtual conversation, hosted by Yalta European Strategy (YES), with former President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid at 9:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022.


Russia’s Top Five Persistent Disinformation Narratives

News Release: Over many years, Russia has fabricated a set of false narratives that its disinformation and propaganda ecosystem persistently injects into the global information environment. These narratives act like a template, which enables the Kremlin to adjust these narratives, with one consistency – a complete disregard for truth as it shapes the information environment to support its policy goals.