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Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Romanian Foreign Minister Aurescu

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu today. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Foreign Minister Aurescu reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Romania Strategic Partnership in addressing common threats ...


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Senior State Department Officials On Posture of U.S. Embassy Kyiv

News Release: MODERATOR: Thank you very much, and thanks to everyone for joining this call, especially on a Sunday evening on such short notice.


Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman Remarks at Yalta European Strategy (YES) Event

News Release: PRESIDENT KALJULAID: Good morning or good afternoon to everybody in America or in Europe listening in. Welcome to our YES online conversation, co-hosted with Victor Pinchuk Foundation. YES bridges Ukraine with Europe and the world, and supports Ukraine’s European perspective – Ukraine free, whole, democratic, and fair, and therefore prosperous. This is our dream.


500 Days of Captivity in Venezuela for Matthew Heath

News Release: Today marks 500 days since the Maduro regime wrongfully detained U.S. citizen and Marine veteran Matthew Heath. Matthew was arrested in September 2020 on specious charges, and his trial is still ongoing. We continue to seek his unconditional return and the release of all U.S. nationals wrongfully detained ...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Secretary condemned the January 17 Houthi attack on both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that ...


News Release: The United States commends the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) for their heroic and effective response to the sustained ISIS attack on the Hasakah detention center and the surrounding area. We send our sincerest condolences to the families of the SDF fighters and guards killed and to the communities impacted ...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with German Chancellor Scholz

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Berlin today. Chancellor Scholz and Secretary Blinken reaffirmed our shared commitment to further strengthen the U.S. – Germany partnership and emphasized the importance ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today published a report entitled “ Left Behind: A Brief Assessment of the Biden Administration’s Strategic Failures during the Afghanistan Evacuation, " to give an overview of what went wrong in the planning and execution of the Biden Administration’s hazardous withdrawal from Afghanistan.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met virtually today with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Holguín discussed the importance of our shared values and our continued cooperation to help democratic ...


Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the EU Foreign Affairs Council

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participated virtually in today’s EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) at the invitation of EU High Representative Josep Borrell. The Secretary briefed his EU counterparts on his January 18-21 visit to Kyiv, Berlin, ...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah Statements to the Press

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed and I just had a very productive meeting. I was particularly delighted to welcome him – Ahmed, to welcome you – to Washington and to return the hospitality that you and their highnesses the emir and the crown prince showed me in Kuwait ...


News Release: The United States supports the actions announced by the African Union on January 31 and the actions taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 28 in defense of democracy and the rule of law in Burkina Faso.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and UK Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America James Cleverly. They discussed recent ...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Fran Eizenstat and Eizenstat Family Memorial Lecture Series

News Release: MR BENJAMIN: Good evening. I’m Gerry Benjamin, president of Ahavath Achim Synagogue. On behalf of my fellow AA officers, directors, our trustee and clergy, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2022 Fran Eizenstat and Eizenstat Family Lecture Series, now in its 33rd year.


Briefing with Senior State Department Official On the Haiti Ministerial Meeting

News Release: MODERATOR: Good afternoon, happy Friday, and thank you, everyone, for joining us this afternoon. Today we’ll have a press call to read out the most recent virtual foreign ministers meeting on Haiti. As an initial reminder, this call is on the record, but the contents of the call are embargoed until the call is complete.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Bulgarian Prime Minister Petkov

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov today. The Deputy Secretary and Prime Minister reaffirmed the strategic partnership between the United States and Bulgaria. The Deputy Secretary congratulated ...


“NOMINATIONS” was published on page S388 of the Congressional Record on Jan. 20.


Deputy Secretary of State Sherman Attends High-Level Ministerial on Haiti Hosted by Canada

News Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman represented the United States during a high-level ministerial meeting hosted by Canada on January 21 that included senior Haitian government officials, 15 partner countries, and multiple international organizations to discuss sustainable, inclusive solutions ...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on the importance of the strategic partnership between the United States and Egypt. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister exchanged views on recent developments regarding Ukraine, support for elections in Libya, and issues of regional and bilateral concern.