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News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republicans Michael McCaul spoke on the House floor against COMPETES Act. This legislation is a foreign policy failure that funnels $8B worth of taxpayer dollars into an unaccountable UN slush fund without taking any meaningful steps to address significant risks facing our national security.


DOS-DRL grant application closes on March 25

DRL FY2021 Research and Evaluation Innovation Fund: Contact Theory in DRG Programs grant opened on Feb. 2.


Department of State Offers Reward for Information to Bring Bolivian Narcotics Trafficker to Justice

Release: The U.S. Department of State is announcing a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the conviction of Maximiliano Dávila Perez, a Bolivian national. Dávila is the former Director of the Bolivian Special Forces for the Fight Against Drug Trafficking (Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico...


DOS-GHA grant application closes on May 7

U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program grant opened on Feb. 2.


DOS-LBR offers new grant application process starting Feb. 2

U.S. Embassy Monrovia PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 2.


DOS-ECA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 2

Official U.S. Presentation at the 18th International Architecture Biennale grant opened on Feb. 2.


News Release: PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY: (Via translator) I would like to first thank you and your colleagues for your visit. Your visit is very important to us, your visit personally. This underscores once again the strong support for Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty from the United States.


Notice published on Jan. 31 by State Department

The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman spoke today with Republic of Korea (ROK) First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Vice Foreign Minister Choi reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-ROK Alliance as we work ...


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Indian Foreign Secretary Shringla

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla today. They discussed a broad range of issues including Russia’s concerning military build-up on Ukraine’s borders and regional issues. Deputy Secretary ...


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Secretary Campbell

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman spoke with Australian Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Kathryn J. Campbell today. The Deputy Secretary and DFAT Secretary discussed coordination of regional support for Tonga ...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken To Mission Ukraine Staff

News Release: MS KVIEN: Hello, everybody. It’s great to see you all. And Mr. Secretary, I think you’ve been briefed that we have some of our folks here in person, but we also have some folks online. So the audience is actually significantly bigger than we have here in the atrium. So we’re glad that everybody could join us online and here in person. It’s great to welcome you back to Kyiv.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Albares

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares today in Washington, D.C. The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed the importance of coordinating actions in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial ...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv as part of our close and continued coordination with Ukraine following the U.S.-Russia Strategic Stability Dialogue in Geneva, the NATO-Russia Council ...


News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks on the crisis in Ukraine at 9:45 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 (3:45 p.m. CET) from Berlin, Germany. Atlantik-Brücke in partnership with the American Council on Germany, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and Aspen Institute Germany will host Secretary Blinken for his remarks.


Senior State Department Official On Belarus

News Release: MODERATOR: Thank you operator, and I’d like to welcome everyone to this afternoon’s on-background briefing. I especially appreciate the fact that everyone’s joining us on fairly short notice today.


Sanctioning Hizballah Financiers in Lebanon

News Release: The United States is designating three Hizballah-linked financial facilitators and their Lebanon-based travel company. We are taking this action in solidarity with the Lebanese people, whose security and sovereignty remains threatened by Hizballah’s corrupt and destabilizing activities.


What did State Department publish on Jan. 31?

The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MODERATOR: Thank you, Operator. And I’d like to welcome everyone to this morning’s on-background briefing coming to you from the U.S. Department of State. Just as a reminder here at the top, this briefing today is on background with a senior State Department official who will discuss Secretary Blinken’s ...


DOS-SVN offers new grant application process starting Feb. 2

FY 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Cultural Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 2.