News and reports from the State Department.

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing for Vivek Hallegere Murthy, nominee to be representative of the United States on the executive board of the World Health ...

“Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 1159“ was published in the House section on page H875 on Feb. 24

U.S. Embassy Ghana University Partnership Initiative Notice of Funding Opportunity grant opened on March 2.

News Release: Addressing Firearms Trafficking is a U.S.-Caribbean Priority

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, first, thank you for letting me join your class today. Now, I was listening very carefully to the first question, about what would you do if you were president; what are the hard parts, what are the easy parts. I have a chance to sit with the president of Uzbekistan later today.

FY 2024 Fulbright Teacher Exchange Programs grant opened on March 2.

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Good to see you all. So this is my first visit to Uzbekistan, and let me express first of all my gratitude to the president, to the acting foreign minister, and to all the people I’ve had an opportunity to meet with over the course of this day for what’s been an extraordinarily warm welcome.

Release: Bulgaria. Overview: Bulgaria remained a strong counterterrorism partner of the United States. While the threat of terrorism in Bulgaria remains low, foreign terrorist groups take advantage of Bulgaria’s active illicit smuggling and trafficking networks to attempt to facilitate entry of terrorists into...

The U.S. government sanctioned six individuals associated with the Sinaloa Cartel for their involvement in the illegal trade of methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Release: The United States, as chair of the Summit of the Americas process, convened Summit governments on March 1 on the margin of the Our Ocean Conference in Panama to exchange experiences and discuss ideas to support green shipping and strengthen coastal ecosystems. Participants discussed implementing commitments...

Release: The United States is committed to countering the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) efforts to generate revenue for its unlawful weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs. Today, we are taking action against three entities and two individuals that have attempted to do so.

The US State Department published a one page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full Committee will convene a hearing entitled “During and After the Fall of Kabul: Examining the Administration’s Emergency Evacuation from Afghanistan" on Wednesday, March 8th to examine the administration’s disastrous emergency evacuation from Afghanistan.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement on Ambassador Cindy McCain succeeding David Beasley as Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Bolstering the Strength and Credibility of Libyan Civil Society. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009367. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:...