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Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Abductions in Northern Burkina Faso

News Release: The United States is deeply concerned by the abduction of more than 50 women by violent extremists near Arbinda in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso on January 12 and 13. Those abducted must be returned safely to their loved ones immediately and unconditionally, and those responsible should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Our thoughts remain with those abducted as well as their families and other loved ones.


News Release: This National Religious Freedom Day marks the 237th anniversary of the signing of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786. Under the Virginia Statute authored by Thomas Jefferson, legislators for the first time endorsed the principles of freedom of conscience and separation of church and state.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Travel to Ukraine

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Swiss Foreign Minister Cassis

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Week ending Jan. 7: State Department publishes 8 notices

There were eight notices published by the State Department in week ending Jan. 7, according to the Federal Register.


There were 40 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in November 2022.



There were four press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom in November 2022.


36 press releases or notices published in December 2022 by U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

There were 36 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in December 2022.


There were 15 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in November 2022.


Release: In November, the Department of State announced the launch of an Afghan family reunification landing page, including information on how Afghans in the United States can reunify with their family members. Reunification procedures will depend on an individual’s immigration status or method of entry to the United States. Today, we launch Form DS-4317 for parolees to file to seek family reunification, including those subsequently granted temporary protected status.


News Release: Today I joined Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, and other dignitaries to sign an agreement more than 10 years in the making. The Framework Agreement for Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, ...


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There were 49 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in November 2022.


Jeffrey Giauque

News Release: Jeffrey Giauque is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He has been Deputy Coordinator for Crisis Response and Technology for the Counterterrorism Bureau since October 2022. In this position, he is responsible for high level coordination with the Department of Defense, National Security Council, and other U.S. government agencies on counterterrorism technical programs, operations policy, crisis response, WMD threats, and hostage affairs.


Public press releases or notices: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs publishes eight in November 2022

There were eight press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in November 2022.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There were five press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism in December 2022.