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Release: Today the United States is announcing an additional $100 million in assistance in response to the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. President Biden intends to authorize $50 million in Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Funds (ERMA). In addition to the ERMA funds, the United States ...
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Week ending Feb. 11: State Department publishes 3 notices

There were three notices published by the State Department in week ending Feb. 11, according to the Federal Register.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Aliyev

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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Supporting Justice and Accountability in Ukraine 

Release: A year after Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Putin’s war on Ukraine continues to result in extraordinary costs - thousands of civilians killed or wounded; thousands more subjected to forced deportation, sexual violence, and torture; millions forced to flee their homes; and cities pounded to rubble. Although the epicenter of the suffering caused by the Russian government is in Ukraine, the reverberations of this breach of international peace and security are global.
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Secretary Blinken’s Call with Palestinian President Abbas

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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The Gambia National Day

Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend my congratulations to the people of The Gambia on the 58th anniversary of your independence.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I want to thank President Aliyev, Prime Minister Pashinyan for being here today. We believe that Armenia and Azerbaijan have a genuinely historic opportunity to secure an enduring peace after more than 30 years of conflict. The parties themselves have ...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba At the Munich Security Conference

Release: MODERATOR: Good afternoon everyone. Please join me in welcoming three foreign ministers to talk about visions for Ukraine, the most important vision of which is peace. Annalena Baerbock - (applause) - Antony Blinken - (applause) - and of course, Mr. Kuleba - (applause) - wonderful to have you.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister al-Sudani

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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Secretary Blinken’s Call with Palestinian President Abbas

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I want to thank President Aliyev, Prime Minister Pashinyan for being here today. We believe that Armenia and Azerbaijan have a genuinely historic opportunity to secure an enduring peace after more than 30 years of conflict. The parties themselves have ...
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The Gambia National Day

News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend my congratulations to the people of The Gambia on the 58th anniversary of your independence.
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“Tribute to Elvia Montoya (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 14

“Tribute to Elvia Montoya (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S374-S375 on Feb. 14
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: (In progress.) Dmytro and I have basically been spending the day together in one way or another. We just came from the panel discussion. But what I can report is that from the meetings that we’ve had here over the last 24 hours with so many different countries, the solidarity with ...
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Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine

News Release: Based on a careful analysis of the law and available facts, I have determined that members of Russia’s forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Members of Russia’s forces have committed execution-style killings of Ukrainian men, women, and children; torture ...
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister al-Sudani

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine

Release: Based on a careful analysis of the law and available facts, I have determined that members of Russia’s forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Members of Russia’s forces have committed execution-style killings of Ukrainian men, women, and children; torture ...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa And Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin Remarks to the Press

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: I think, as you know, the DPRK once again launched a ballistic missile - this one apparently falling in the exclusive economic zone of Japan. That’s happened before in recent months, but this is yet again a provocative act by North Korea in violation of multiple UN Security Council...
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