News and reports from the State Department.

The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

DRL Climate Change and Atrocity Prevention grant opened on Feb. 14.

News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart will travel to Florida, from February 14-15, 2023, to discuss issues related to arms control treaty implementation and verification and engage with academia.

News Release: Around the world, it is estimated that nearly 27.6 million people are victims of human trafficking. The United States itself is not immune to this exploitation, which deprives individuals of dignity and full enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms. The number of individuals at risk of trafficking continues to increase while too few victims and survivors are being identified and traffickers convicted.

Stephen Yates, senior fellow and chair of the America First Policy Institute's (AFPI) China Policy Initiative, said South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the keynote speaker at an AFPI event on Wednesday, where she will discuss her efforts to combat Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence via TikTok and agricultural land purchases in South Dakota.

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Nassau, The Bahamas, from February 14-16 and Munich, Germany from February 17-18. In Nassau, Secretary Kerry will continue efforts to advance international cooperation among nations particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis at the 44th ...

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price

A book, "Pandemonium: China's Global Strategy to Cripple America," penned by economic and trade expert Curt Ellis shortly before his death in 2021, is being published by Post Hill Press and is receiving praise from a number of policy experts, including Michael Pillsbury, director for Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute, and former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, who wrote the book's preface.

Release: We are deeply troubled by Israel’s decision yesterday to advance reportedly nearly 10,000 settlement units and to begin a process to retroactively legalize nine outposts in the West Bank that were previously illegal under Israeli law. Like previous administrations, Democratic and Republican, we strongly...

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to have Foreign Minister Rasmussen here today at the State Department in Washington. Denmark and the United States are the closest of partners, of allies. We are working together on regional challenges, on global challenges, and ...

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined both Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo and CBS‘ “Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan to discuss the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) spy balloon, how the United States should be confronting the China challenge, oversight of the Biden administration, and the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The United Kingdom and the United States jointly sanctioned seven individuals directly linked to cybercrime activity, including senior members allegedly part of the cybercrime gang Trickbot.

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Nassau, The Bahamas, from February 14-16 and Munich, Germany from February 17-18. In Nassau, Secretary Kerry will continue efforts to advance international cooperation among nations particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis at the 44th ...