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Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. It’s a great pleasure and, I would say, actually an honor to be with President Sandu, someone whose leadership in an incredibly challenging time we greatly admire. And we stand strongly with Moldova in support of its security, its independence, its territorial ...
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Assistant Secretary Kang Travels to Tokyo February 21-23
Release: Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Eliot Kang will travel to Tokyo on February 21-23 to join the G7 Nonproliferation Directors Group meeting.
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Senators Risch, Menendez, Shaheen, Hagerty Introduce Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act of 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were joined by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to bolster support for families advocating for the release of their loved ones wrongfully or unlawfully detained abroad.
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Joint Statement of the United States of America and U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Counterterrorism Working Group
News Release: The text of the following joint statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Counterterrorism Working Group.
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Chairman McCaul Demands Transparency, Accountability in UNOPS Scandal Investigation
News Release: Dear Secretary-General Guterres: I write concerning the United Nations’ (UN) response to gross financial mismanagement at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). As I stated when I first wrote to you regarding this issue on May 16, 2022, the UN’s response will be watched closely as a...
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with German Foreign Minister Baerbock
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Moldovan President Sandu
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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McCaul, Salazar Condemn Venezuelan Regime Draft NGO Law
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) released the following statement in response to Venezuela’s draft law furthering the restrictions to non-governmental organizations and calling on the Biden administration to push back on the plan.
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Assistant Secretary Kang Travels to Tokyo February 21-23
News Release: Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Eliot Kang will travel to Tokyo on February 21-23 to join the G7 Nonproliferation Directors Group meeting.
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McCaul, Lawler Send Letter to Commerce on CCP Trade with SSTs in Violation of U.S. Export Control Laws
News Release: Dear Under Secretary Estevez: We write to request information about the Department of Commerce’s implementation of U.S. export control laws regarding exports by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to designated State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSTs). The Secretary of State has designated Cuba, North Korea,...
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Kosovo National Day
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Kosovo as you celebrate your fifteenth anniversary as a sovereign, independent state.
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Alford: 'U.S. needs to wake up' to China's growing nuclear threat
Missouri Congressman Mark Alford said he is determined to work toward strengthening America's military defenses against a growing Chinese threat, including bolstering the nuclear triad partly located in his district.
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Risch, Wicker, McCaul, Rogers Urge Biden to Increase FMF for Taiwan
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Mike ...
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Blinken: U.S. wants to assist in 'building a better future for the Nicaraguan people'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the release of 222 political prisoners by the Nicaraguan government with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada.
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Weekend Interview: Gordon Chang
Gordon Chang is an expert on China and a distinguished senior fellow with the Gatestone Institute. He is the author of “The Great US-China Tech War.”
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Secretary Blinken’s Call with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marsudi
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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Joint Statement by the United States and Gulf Cooperation Council Members on Iran
News Release: Senior officials of the United States (U.S.) and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) convened a meeting of the Working Group on Iran at the GCC’s headquarters in Riyadh on Feb. 15, 2023. The Working Group affirmed the longstanding partnership between the United States and the members of the GCC and our shared determination to contribute to regional security and stability under the framework of the GCC-U.S. Strategic Partnership.
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Building Consensus on the U.S. Framework for a Political Declaration on the Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy
News Release: Today, the U.S. Government unveiled its framework for a “Political Declaration on the Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy" at the Summit on Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM 2023). The aim of the Declaration is to build international consensus around how militaries ...
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Nicaragua’s Move to Strip Citizenship from 94 Political Opponents
Release: The United States condemns the Government of Nicaragua decision to strip nationality from 94 of its citizens and its citizenship revocation from the 222 political prisoners released last week. These acts are inconsistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which provides that everyone has a right to a nationality. It marks another step backward for the Nicaraguan people and a further step toward solidifying an autocratic regime.
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State Department discusses Review of the Designations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, Hizbul Mujahideen, and Army of Islam (and Other Aliases) on Feb. 16
The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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