News and reports from the State Department.

Release: We are deeply concerned by reports of a court order to investigate nine Guatemalan journalists for obstruction of justice. These individuals include journalists from El Periódico and an independent media organization founder, José Rubén Zamora, who has been held in pre-trial detention since his arrest in July 2022.

Release: The United States is committed to significantly reducing Iranian energy exports and will sanction those facilitating Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical trade. Today, the Department of the State is designating six entities that have engaged in the transport or sale of Iranian petroleum products or petrochemical products, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13846, and is identifying 20 vessels as property or interests in property of these entities.

News Release: I congratulate Ambassador Cindy McCain on her appointment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization to serve as the next Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP). For over 60 years, WFP has played a vital role in addressing ...

News Release: The White House released its National Cybersecurity Strategy today to establish an affirmative vision for a secure cyberspace that creates opportunities to achieve our collective aspirations.

News Release: The United States is committed to significantly reducing Iranian energy exports and will sanction those facilitating Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical trade. Today, the Department of the State is designating six entities that have engaged in the transport or sale of Iranian petroleum products or petrochemical products, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13846, and is identifying 20 vessels as property or interests in property of these entities.

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Release: FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Eastern and Southern Chad.

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s good to see you all, and I’m especially pleased to see my friend, the foreign minister of Brazil. We were together just recently with President Lula’s visit. So a great opportunity to follow up on what we thought was a very successful visit of President...

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program grant opened on March 3.

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 ...

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s good to see you all, and I’m especially pleased to see my friend, the foreign minister of Brazil. We were together just recently with President Lula’s visit. So a great opportunity to follow up on what we thought was a very successful visit of President...

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.

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price

Release: The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinubu, and all political leaders following the declaration by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the results of the February 25 presidential election.  This competitive election represents a new period...