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News 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.

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DOS-DOM grant application closes on March 31
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2023 Dominican Republic grant opened on March 1.
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Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on Ali Mohamed Rage
Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the identification or location of al-Shabaab key leader Ali Mohamed Rage.

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Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on Ali Mohamed Rage
News Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the identification or location of al-Shabaab key leader Ali Mohamed Rage.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi Before Their Meeting
Release: FOREIGN MINISTER TILEUBERDI: Secretary Blinken, it’s my pleasure to welcome you and your delegation here in our capital, Astana. It has been a while since our last meeting in September in New York. Positive outcomes of the recent meetings of intensive strategic partnership dialogue, the high-level human...

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DOS-INL grant application closes on May 1
Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) Public Perception Assessment grant opened on March 1.

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DOS-DRL offers new grant application process starting March 1
DRL: Protecting Survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Libya grant opened on March 1.
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Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: Maldives
Release: Maldives. Overview: The Government of Maldives is cognizant of the threat of terrorism and in 2021 continued to focus its counterterrorism efforts on CVE and arrests of Maldivians suspected of plotting IED attacks and “supporting or promoting a terrorist organization." Maldives works with international...

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Chairman McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Combatting the Generational Challenge of CCP Aggression
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing on combatting the generational challenge of CCP aggression.
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McCaul Concerned Assad Exploiting Tragic Earthquakes, Calls for Action to Prevent Normalization with Assad
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the below statement following the bipartisan passage of H. Res. 132, Responding to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023. The resolution is led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Chairman McCaul served as an original cosponsor.

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U.S.-Uzbekistan Relations
News Release: Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1992, the United States and Uzbekistan have developed a broad-based relationship, cooperating in such areas as border and regional security programs, economic relations, political and civil society issues, and English language training. Uzbekistan is important ...

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Before Their Meeting
Release: PRESIDENT TOKAYEV: (Inaudible) Mr. Secretary, I very much would like to welcome you to Astana. I believe that your visit is strictly (inaudible) given additional (inaudible) to our strategic cooperation. We have built a very good and reliable long-term partnerships in so many strategically important...

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DOS-DRL offers new grant application process starting March 1
DRL Advancing Inclusive and Equitable Reporting in the MENA Region grant opened on March 1.

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Joint Statement on Advancing the U.S.-Mongolia Economic Partnership
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Mongolia on the occasion of the 4th U.S.-Mongolia Economic Policy Dialogue.

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Welcoming Progress on the Path to Normalization between Kosovo and Serbia
News Release: The United States welcomes the leaders’ talks under the EU-facilitated Dialogue on February 27 and strongly supports the process of normalization of their relations. Yesterday’s meeting was a good step forward, but difficult work remains. Agreement on the implementation annex is essential to normalization ...
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McCaul Commends Passage of House Resolution Countering PRC Global Influence
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, H.R. 1107, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Is Not a Developing Country Act, led by the Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Young Kim (R-CA), passed out of committee. Watch the remarks delivered by Chairman McCaul during today’s committee markup here.

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What did State Department publish on Feb. 28?
The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Meredov
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: Kyrgyz Republic
Release: Kyrgyz Republic. Overview: The Kyrgyz Republic’s counterterrorism efforts continue to concentrate on rooting out “extremists," CVE, preventing those returning from conflicts abroad from engaging in terrorist activities, and repatriation of FTF family members. The Kyrgyz government restricts public information...

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DOS-LSO offers new grant application process starting March 1
PEPFAR Small Grants Program, Capacity Building and Coordination for Community-Led Monitoring grant opened on March 1.

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