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Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Myroslava Gongadze of Voice of America’s Ukrainian Service

News Release: QUESTION: Today we have a chance to talk about the crisis with Secretary of State, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Thank you. Thank you for this opportunity and for your time — SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s good to be with you.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good – good morning, everyone. It’s a particular pleasure to welcome my friend, Foreign Minister Albares, to the State Department, to Washington. We’ve managed to spend a fair bit of time together these months in various places around the world, but it is especially good, José ...


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Good to see you all, and especially good to see Foreign Minister Cafiero. Santiago, welcome to the State Department, welcome to Washington. So good to have you here. Argentina is a friend and partner in our hemisphere and beyond. We have a lot to talk about today, from events and challenges in our own hemisphere to points that fall far beyond that.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. The two discussed coordination between the United States, Italy, and the European Union to address Russia’s continued threat to Ukraine. Secretary Blinken ...


News Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya met today with six Belarusian Olympians and National Athletes representing the Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF). The group included Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian Olympian whom Belarusian authorities attempted to forcibly repatriate from the Olympic Games in Tokyo last summer after she criticized the Belarusian National Olympic Committee on social media.


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.


News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Kyiv, Berlin, and Geneva from January 18 to 21, 2022. The trip follows extensive diplomacy with our European Allies and partners about a united approach to address the threat Russia poses to Ukraine and our joint efforts to encourage it to choose diplomacy and de-escalation in the interests of security and stability.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes of Pod Save the World

News Release: QUESTION: We are thrilled to welcome on the show today the Secretary of State, our friend, our former colleague, Tony Blinken. Tony, it’s great to see you.


U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to Gulf Capitals and London

News Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to Gulf capitals and London starting January 19 to reinvigorate peace efforts in coordination with the UN, senior regional government officials, and other international partners. The Special Envoy and his team will press the parties to de-escalate militarily and seize the new year to participate fully in an inclusive UN-led peace process.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. They discussed the January 10 Strategic Stability Dialogue, January 12 NATO-Russia Council, and January 13 OSCE Permanent Council meetings. The Secretary ...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a Joint Press Availability

News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER KULEBA: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon. I will wait for Secretary Blinken to turn on.


DOS-ZWE grant application closes on May 1

U.S. Embassy Harare PD Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 2.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero to discuss our important bilateral relationship. Secretary Blinken congratulated Argentina on its election as President of the United Nations Human Rights ...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on the one-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma, Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Ami Bera. M.D. (D-CA), Steven Chabot (R-OH), Andy Levin (D-MI), and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the anniversary of the coup and condemning the Burmese military for perpetrating gross violations of human rights against the Burmese people.


There were 31 press releases published by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in January.


DOS-TZA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 1

Public Diplomacy Small Grants grant opened on Feb. 1.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Chairs Meeks, Maloney, Lynch Request Review of Mental Health Resources Available to Overseas Diplomatic and Development Personnel

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...



Matt Murray

News Release: Matt Murray was appointed as the U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in February 2022. In this role, he coordinates U.S. participation in APEC and also oversees the Office of Economic Policy in the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.