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Risch, McCaul Express Concern over Biden Administration’s Engagement in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt Energy Deals

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concern regarding the energy ...


There were eight press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in January.


DOS-UKR grant application closes on Feb. 28

Ukraine: Financial Stability for Media in Pandemic and Crisis Times. grant opened on Feb. 1.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Kasoulides here to the State Department - familiar territory. The foreign minister is just recently on the job, but for the third time. I can’t even begin to imagine (inaudible). (Laughter.)


There were 92 press releases or notices published by the U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in January.


There were six press releases or notices published by the U.S Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons in January.


There were two press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom in January.


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

U.S. Embassy San Jose PD Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 1.


DRL Promoting Government Accountability in Thailand through Citizen Journalism

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Promoting Government Accountability in Thailand through Citizen Journalism. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008569. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...


DOS-ETH grant application closes on April 1

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2022) grant opened on Feb. 1.


McCaul, Risch Express Concern over Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt Energy Deals

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: We write to express serious concerns regarding the energy deals the Biden Administration is facilitating between Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt that would undoubtedly enrich the Assad regime and trigger U.S. sanctions under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act. As we saw...


January: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs publishes 25 press releases or notices

There were 25 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in January.


January: 19 press releases or notices published by U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

There were 19 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in January.



There were 24 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in January.


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Increasing Pressure on the Burmese Military Regime and Its Supporters

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.


Release: Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, will serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, at the Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ambassador Geeta Pasi plans to retire to pursue other opportunities.


U.S. Relations With Cote d’Ivoire

Release: More information about Cote d’Ivoire is available on the Cote d’Ivoire Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.


Why Confronting Holocaust Distortion and Denial Matters

Release: Thank you for inviting me to speak at this important event. I’m honored to be talking to such a distinguished audience. I want to thank Rabbi Shmuel Katzman and CHAJ, the Municipality of The Hague, and the Israeli Embassy for organizing this commemoration.