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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...
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Saint Lucia National Day

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.
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U.S. to Sanction Sinaloa Cartel Network of Fentanyl Suppliers Contributing to the U.S. Opioid Crisis

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...
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India Joins the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate

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...
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Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Brazilian Secretary General da Rocha

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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U.S. to Sanction Sinaloa Cartel Network of Fentanyl Suppliers Contributing to the U.S. Opioid Crisis

News 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 ...
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Saint Lucia National Day

News 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.
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Secretary Blinken Travels to New York City

News 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 ...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias Before Their Meeting and the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue Kick-Off

News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER DENDIAS: Dear Secretary of State, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you in Athens. It has been almost a year-and-a-half since our Third Strategic Dialogue in Washington. In the meantime, we have seen war returning to Europe with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We have also witnessed a revisionist rhetoric in defiance of international law emanating from a number of international actors.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Niki Lymperaki of Mega TV

News Release: QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, thank you so much for being with us today.
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DOS-COD grant application closes on May 1

U.S. Mission in Kinshasa Public Diplomacy Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 22.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Greek Opposition Leader Alexis Tsipras

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

News Release: AMBASSADOR TSUNIS: (In Greek.). Welcome, everyone. It is truly an honor to have you here today. It is especially an honor to have someone that, in all fairness, I have to categorize as my friend but also my boss, the Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with us today. It is well established that Greeks ...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Niki Lymperaki of Mega TV

Release: QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, thank you so much for being with us today.
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Chairman McCaul Announces Hearing on Countering the CCP

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full Committee will convene a hearing entitled “Combatting the Generational Challenge of CCP Aggression" on Tuesday, February 28 to identify gaps in pursuing a more holistic approach to countering the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Marking Losar, the Tibetan New Year

News 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 ...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press

News Release: QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, Putin announced today he would suspend cooperation with New START. Do you have a reaction and do you see this as a sign he’s going to breach the limits of the treaty?
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Greek Opposition Leader Alexis Tsipras

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement at the Munich Security Conference

News Release: Statement by Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan in his capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the Munich Security Conference.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at a Joint Press Availability

Release: FOREIGN MINISTER DENDIAS: (Via interpreter) Dear Minister, for the second time today I’d like to welcome you to Athens.
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