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DOS-DZA grant application closes on Jan. 10

FY2023 Julia Taft Refugee Fund Competition for Algeria grant opened on Dec. 21.


DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

FY2023 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Youth Engagement Programs in Bilateral and Multilateral Issues for "Young Specialists; grant opened on Dec. 21.



News Release: Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Amanda Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Agency for Global Media, to conduct oversight over the USAGM’s rehiring of a senior official who was fired after repeated reports of mismanagement, abuse of public funds and falsification of credentials.


DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

Accelerate Innovation and Startup Collaboration grant opened on Dec. 21.


DOS-JPN offers new grant application process starting Dec. 21

FY2023 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Democracy through the U.S. Presidential Election 2024 grant opened on Dec. 21.



DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

Promoting U.S. Undergraduate Schools grant opened on Dec. 21.


Risch, Rubio, Scott to Biden: You Must Not Make Any Concessions to the Communist Cuban Regime

News Release: WASHINGTON - As the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress continue to push for concessions to the criminal dictatorship in Cuba, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) sent a letter to President Joe Biden warning against a return to the United States’ failed Obama-era policy of engagement with Cuba.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The Secretary expressed his continued support for the people of Pakistan as they recover from the recent devastating floods. Secretary Blinken ...


DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

FY2023 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Okinawa Military Aviation Familiarization for Northern Japanese Journalists grant opened on Dec. 21.


News Release: Dear Secretary Yellen, Secretary Austin, Secretary Blinken, and Secretary Raimondo...


DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

Promoting Mutual Interests in U.S. Base-Hosting Communities grant opened on Dec. 21.


DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

FY2023 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Clean Energy Tech Entrepreneur Exchange grant opened on Dec. 21.


DOS-DRL offers new grant application process starting Dec. 21

FY 2022 IRF Supporting Dalit Rights in Nepal and Bangladesh grant opened on Dec. 21.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Canadian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Morrison

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman welcomed Canadian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Morrison to the Department of State for their first in-person meeting. The Deputy Secretary noted the enduring strength of the U.S.-Canada partnership ...


Improving Humanitarian Aid Delivery by Expanding Authorizations Across U.S. Sanctions

News Release: The United States is committed to protecting humanitarian access and removing impediments – real and perceived – to the delivery of legitimate humanitarian aid around the world. In September, I announced our intent to ensure that food, medicine, and humanitarian assistance are carved out across United Nations and U.S. sanctions programs. The first step in achieving that goal was the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2664, co-drafted with Ireland, on December 9.


DOS-JPN offers new grant application process starting Dec. 21

FY2023 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: The U.S.-Japan Diplomacy Academy for University Students in Northern Japan grant opened on Dec. 21.


Risch, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Clarify U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), ranking member of the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues Subcommittee, today introduced the Venezuelan Democracy Act, legislation to condition U.S. sanctions on Venezuela based on specific democratic progress.


News Release: Delegates to the Convention on Biological Diversity 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montreal adopted a sweeping and ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework committing, for the first time, to conserving or protecting at least 30 percent of global lands and waters by 2030. President Biden committed the United States to the same goal during his first days in office.