By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Foreign Minister Lavrov and I finished our meeting a short while ago, and I first want to begin by thanking Switzerland for hosting us, for its traditional hospitality, which is very much appreciated.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Vilnius, Lithuania, January 30 – Feb. 1, and to Brussels, Belgium, February 2-4, 2022. During his visit to Vilnius, Under Secretary Fernandez will meet with senior government officials to discuss U.S.-Lithuania ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing on U.S. Priorities in the Western Hemisphere.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss to take stock of recent engagements to deter Russia from its troubling military build-up in and near Ukraine. The United States and the United Kingdom are coordinating ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: I send my best wishes to those in the United States and around the world celebrating the Lunar New Year on February 1.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today. They discussed the importance of strengthening the U.S. relationship with the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people, as well as the ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Since the military coup of Feb. 1, 2021, the people of Burma have stood firm in rejecting military rule and calling for their country’s return to the path to inclusive democracy. Tragically, in its continued violent quest to consolidate control, the regime has killed nearly 1,500 people, including women and children, and detained some 10,000 more, including civilian officials, civil society and labor activists, journalists, and foreign citizens.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman spoke with Swiss State Secretary Livia Leu today. Deputy Secretary Sherman and State Secretary Leu reaffirmed the strength of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Switzerland. The Deputy ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The United States continues to increase its assistance to the Kingdom of Tonga in the wake of the recent Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruptions, ashfall, and tsunami.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
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...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: In advance of a potential further invasion of Ukraine, Russian intelligence services, mainly the Federal Security Service (FSB), a U.S. sanctioned entity, have been recruiting Ukrainian nationals in key positions to gain access to sensitive information. The FSB leverages these officials in an attempt ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The United States is troubled by continuing reports of abductions and arbitrary detentions carried out by authorities in Russia’s Republic of Chechnya, including dozens of reported abductions and arbitrary detentions in recent weeks targeting the relatives of Chechen human rights defenders and dissidents. ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
Release: The Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on Belarusian nationals under the “Khashoggi Ban," a tool the Administration announced last year to counter transnational repression. Today’s actions target multiple Belarusian nationals for their involvement in serious, extraterritorial counter-dissident ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
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...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Last week in Geneva, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and I met to discuss the crisis instigated by Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine’s borders and steps to de-escalate tensions and pursue diplomacy. Russia had previously outlined its concerns and proposals ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The United States condemns Thursday’s ISIS attack on the Hasakah Provincial Internal Security Forces detention center in northeast Syria, which was an attempt to free detained ISIS fighters.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. The Secretary thanked Qatar for its continued willingness to assist with the safe transit from Afghanistan of U.S. citizens, ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. First, let me say how honored I am by the presence of so many friends, colleagues, leaders across different communities here in Germany, and also leaders in the partnership that links our two countries. I’m grateful to all of you for being here, grateful for this opportunity ...
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
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 9:15 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: A joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, on the one year anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar.
