News and reports from the State Department.

Interagency Delegation Travels to Saudi Arabia

Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Landberg’s Travel to Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Marking Losar, the Tibetan New Year

Senior Official Murray’s Travel to New Zealand, Australia, and Palm Springs

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the total U.S. humanitarian support for earthquake relief efforts in Türkiye and Syria reach $185 million so far just days before he visited Türkiye to view the devastation and relief efforts.

News Release: On the margins of the I2U2 Business Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez welcomed the Joint Secretary of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dammu Ravi signing a letter expressing the Indian Government’s intention to join the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate ...

News Release: Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe traveled to Ghana February 7-9, 2023, leading a Partnership Opportunity Delegation (POD) to Accra that focused on fostering collaboration between the U.S. private sector and West Africa’s burgeoning climate technology innovation and entrepreneurship ...

Release: I extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Losar, the Tibetan New Year. On this first day of the Year of the Water Hare, we celebrate the perseverance, compassion, and strength of Tibetans across the globe, including the over 26,000 members of the Tibetan diaspora in the United States. The United...

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Addressing Hate-Based Crimes in Moldova. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009445. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...

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News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to convey my warmest wishes to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan and all the people of Japan on the occasion of His Majesty’s 63rd birthday this February 23.

News Release: The United States welcomes the February 17 Communiqué of the 1140th meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We join the PSC in expressing concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation, condemning the human ...

Release: U.S. Senior Official for APEC Matt Murray briefs reporters on U.S. priorities during our APEC 2023 host year under the theme of “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All." He underscores the United States’ enduring commitment to broad-based economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to New York City February 23-24 to attend the United Nations Security Council ministerial meeting on Ukraine, marking one year of Russia’s brutal, full-scale invasion of Ukraine.  Secretary Blinken will also meet with UN Secretary-General Guterres to discuss ...

Release: Good afternoon and tashi delek. It’s a pleasure to welcome all of you to the State Department for the first in-person Losar celebration since 2020. We are privileged to be joined by such distinguished guests, including our Congressional and civil society partners; Ambassadors and diplomatic colleagues;...