News and reports from the State Department.

Gatestone Insitute’s Gordon Chang criticized China of attempting to intervene in American higher education on the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour podcast.

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

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: Vice President Kamala Harris announced at the Munich Security Conference that the Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that members of Russia’s forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity. This determination follows extensive analysis by the Department, including my office, the Office of Global Criminal Justice, of information indicating that members of Russia’s forces

Release: On behalf of the United States, I extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Losar here in America, across the Himalayan region, and throughout the world.

U.S. Embassy Gaborone PD Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 23.

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: ...

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I want to convey our sincere warm wishes to the people of Brunei Darussalam as you celebrate your 39th National Day on February 23.

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: Special Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center James P. Rubin will travel to London, United Kingdom, from February 23 to 28 and to Brussels, Belgium on March 1.

News Release: Special Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center James P. Rubin will travel to London, United Kingdom, from February 23 to 28 and to Brussels, Belgium on March 1.

Release: (As Prepared). Thank you to our host His Excellency Minister Al Sayegh and to my distinguished counterparts from India, Secretary Ravi, and from Israel, Political Director Bin Noun. It’s a pleasure to be here in Abu Dhabi where government officials and business leaders have come together to assess the...

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I send best wishes to the people of Saint Lucia as you celebrate the 44th anniversary of your independence.

Release: The United States is determined to disrupt the global production and supply chain of illicit fentanyl, including by denying the criminal actors who engage in this activity access to the international financial system. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating...

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...