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News Release: The United States is deeply troubled by the conviction and 27-year sentence of respected Cambodian political leader Kem Sokha. The multi-year process to silence him, based on a politically-motivated charge, is unjust and profoundly diminishes the Kingdom of Cambodia’s standing in the international community. The United States has consistently called on the Cambodian government to respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Kem Sokha and all people of Cambodia.
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Fifth U.S-Qatar Strategic Dialogue Advances Economic and Commercial Cooperation
News Release: The United States and Qatar held the Economic and Commercial Cooperation Session of the fifth annual Strategic Dialogue in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, February 20. U.S. Department of State Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Dilawar Syed opened and led the session. Special Representative ...
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McCaul Presses State on Repeated Failure to Provide Requested Afghanistan Withdrawal Documents to Congress
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the department’s ongoing failure to produce documents and information requested by the committee pertaining to the Biden administration’s disastrous Afghanistan...
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On the Conviction of Kem Sokha
Release: The United States is deeply troubled by the conviction and 27-year sentence of respected Cambodian political leader Kem Sokha. The multi-year process to silence him, based on a politically-motivated charge, is unjust and profoundly diminishes the Kingdom of Cambodia’s standing in the international community. The United States has consistently called on the Cambodian government to respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Kem Sokha and all people of Cambodia.
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Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine
News Release: This week, as Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues at great cost, we are again reminded of the boundless courage and steadfast resolve of the people of Ukraine as well as the strong support for Ukraine in the international community.
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U.S. Delegation Announced 6 Billion USD in Commitments to Address Threats to Our Ocean, Doubling Last Year’s Pledge at Eighth Our Ocean Conference
Release: The eighth Our Ocean Conference - hosted by the Government of Panama - convened governments, non-governmental organizations, and civil society to make concrete commitments to protect ocean health and security. The United States made 77 announcements, from 8 agencies and offices, worth nearly USD 6 billion,...
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Blinken meets with Turkmen Foreign Minister 'to discuss furthering our bilateral ties'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rasit Meredov and said the U.S. looks forward to addressing regional and global challenges like climate change.
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Gallagher: CCP found friends in U.S. 'willing to oppose our efforts to push back'
Rep. Mike Gallagher, (R-Wisc.), chairman of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party said China has successfully defeated efforts by Congress to push back with the help of its friends.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone, and apologies for doing this so late. I hope I’m not disrupting people’s dinner plans.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Before Their Meeting
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s great to be with you, as always. And I’m just so pleased to be able to spend time with the foreign minister. Indonesia had a very successful leadership of the G20 last year. Now we’re in the process of the active handover to our friends in India, but it’s a strong agenda that ...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra Before Their Meeting
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello. Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure as always to meet with my friend and colleague, the Dutch foreign minister. And we are taking this opportunity to follow up on the very good visit the prime minister made to Washington some weeks ago with President Biden; also...
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Chairman McCaul Blasts Biden Admin’s Failure to Hold Taliban Accountable for Abhorrent Treatment of Women and Girls
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concern regarding the administration’s failure to impose visa restriction sanctions on members of the Taliban who are responsible for the abhorrent treatment of Afghan women and girls.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Doniyor Tukhsinov of Kun.uz
Release: QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for being here. I want to start by asking you about the current state of relations between the countries of Central Asia and the United States. Has anything changed in U.S. foreign policy toward the countries of the region in light of current developments in the international arena, especially after the war in Ukraine?
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Blinken: Kazakhstan shows 'growing commitment to our economic partnership and his reform agenda'
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited Kazakhstan Feb. 28 to strengthen bilateral cooperation by meeting with senior Kazakh officials including President Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev and Turkmen Foreign Minister Rasit Meredov in Astana.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marsudi
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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DOS-NPL grant application closes on April 16
U.S. Higher Education Guidance Counselor Training Program grant opened on March 3.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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Risch, Menendez Lead Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution Underscoring Urgency of Combatting IUU Fishing, Associated Criminal Activity
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in introducing a bipartisan resolution underscoring the threats posed by illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing to security, prosperity, and biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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MENACA Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Expanding the Abraham Accords”
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, “Expanding the Abraham Accords" on Thursday, March 9th.
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Deputy Assistant Secretary Maxine Burkett’s Remarks “Summit of the Americas Ad Hoc Technical Group on Our Sustainable Green Future”
Release: Good afternoon National Coordinators of the Summit Process, Deputy Coordinators, other distinguished delegates, technical experts, Joint Summit Working Group institutions, and Summits Secretariat representatives.
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