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Release: Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer will travel to Ethiopia and the region September 4-15. He will press for an immediate cessation of hostilities and the start of peace talks.
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Slovakia’s National Day
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News Release: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore September 5-14 to meet with U.S. allies and partners to expand cooperation on global health security, counterproliferation, conventional weapons destruction, ...
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Release: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore September 5-14 to meet with U.S. allies and partners to expand cooperation on global health security, counterproliferation, conventional weapons destruction,...
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Release: U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Ambassador Sung Kim will travel to Tokyo September 7-9. Special Representative Kim and Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn will participate in a trilateral meeting hosted by Japanese Director-General...
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Statement on the Passing of President Mikhail Gorbachev
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Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Minkara’s Travel to Germany, Thailand, and Malaysia
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News Release: On Aug. 15, 2022, Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez traveled to Denver, Colorado, to meet with government leaders as they prepare for next year’s Cities Summit of the Americas. He also toured the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), one of the country’s leading laboratories for renewable energy research and innovation technologies that will promote and accelerate the clean energy transition.
- State Department discusses U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Notice of Meeting on Sept. 2
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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A State Department spokesperson said that despite Russia failing to accept a final draft of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, it still holds strong since all other state parties showed their support.
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There are four releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 6.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - After the Biden administration’s offer of sanctions relief to the Maduro regime in exchange for the potential for sham elections in Venezuela, media sources reported additional Americans were taken into the regime’s custody. Despite a commitment by senior State Department officials...
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News Release: The following is attributable to Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell today to reaffirm the importance of a successful Seventh ...
- UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Report on the Human Rights Situation in Xinjiang
Release: The August 31st report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlines in alarming details the human rights violations and abuses occurring in Xinjiang. It concludes that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of the Uyghur and predominantly Muslim groups… may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity," and that “serious human rights violations have been committed" in Xinjiang.
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News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my best wishes and congratulations to the people of Vietnam on your National Day on September 2.
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A Chinese Communist Party spokesperson said that the Chinese economy, combined with the country’s anti-COVID measures, makes the nation an attractive place to do business, though a U.S.-China Business Council report found otherwise.
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News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Slovakia a happy Constitution Day as you celebrate 30 years since the passage of the document that is at the heart of your democracy.
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Release: In this on-the-record, hybrid briefing in recognition of International Day for People of African Descent, a panel of experts discuss efforts to protect and advance the human rights of people belonging to marginalized racial and ethnic communities and combat systemic racism, discrimination and xenophobia around the world.
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Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my best wishes and congratulations to the people of Vietnam on your National Day on September 2.
- UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Report on the Human Rights Situation in Xinjiang
Release: The August 31st report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlines in alarming details the human rights violations and abuses occurring in Xinjiang. It concludes that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of the Uyghur and predominantly Muslim groups… may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity," and that “serious human rights violations have been committed" in Xinjiang.