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News Release: U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Matt Murray will travel to Auckland, New Zealand, February 11-14 for the first APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meeting of the year and stakeholder engagements; to Canberra and Sydney, Australia, February 14-17 for outreach and engagement ...

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Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Advancing Survivor Centered Transitional Justice in Ethiopia
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Advancing Survivor Centered Transitional Justice in Ethiopia. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009418. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:...
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McCaul, Risch “Gravely Concerned” with Biden Admin Allowing Interactions with Assad Regime
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member James Risch released the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s “general license" related to Syria. The move undermines longstanding U.S. policy under both Republican and Democrat administrations, including this administration’s comments this week.
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Countering Systemic Corruption in Defense of Bulgarian Democratic Institutions
Release: The United States, in coordination with the United Kingdom, is taking action to counter systemic corruption in Bulgaria by designating five former Bulgarian government officials as well as five entities for corrupt acts that resulted in illicit personal gain, undermined the country’s democratic institutions, and perpetuated its corrosive dependence on Russian energy sources.

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State Department discusses Delegation of Authorities; Certain Congressional Reporting Functions on Feb. 10
The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Announcement of Candidate to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
News Release: The United States is pleased to announce the candidacy of James “Jim" L. Cavallaro to serve as commissioner on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the 2024-2027 term. Member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) will vote to fill four IACHR seats during elections at the June 2023 General Assembly in Washington, D.C.

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TUNE IN: Chairman McCaul to Join Fox News “Sunday Morning Futures” and CBS News “Face the Nation” on Sunday
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join both Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures" and CBS‘ “Face the Nation" this Sunday, February 12th.

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Foreign Service Institute Director Polaschik Travels to France and Jordan
News Release: Director of the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) Joan Polaschik will travel to Paris, France and Amman, Jordan February 12-17 to advance FSI’s efforts to ready the Department’s workforce for the mission demands of today and tomorrow through training and career-long learning opportunities.
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Notice published by State Department on Feb. 10
The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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McCaul Frustrated With Lula’s Weak Actions on Iranian War Ships in Brazil
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement following Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s decision to pause the docking of Iranian warships in Brazil ahead of his meeting today with President Joe Biden.

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Secretary Blinken’s Call with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Moncada
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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The United States and the Federated States of Micronesia Sign Memorandum of Understanding
News Release: Today, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming our close and continuing partnership and reflecting our shared understanding reached on levels and types of future U.S. assistance to be requested for the Federated States of Micronesia.
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U.S. Science Envoys: Advancing U.S. Foreign Policy Through Science Diplomacy
Release: In the Biden Administration, science plays a central role in forming and implementing the solutions that help the American people.

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Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Landberg’s Travel to Qatar, Saudi Arabia
News Release: Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Christopher Landberg will travel to Qatar and Saudi Arabia February 11-16. In Qatar, he will lead a U.S. delegation as part of the U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue to engage with senior Qatari officials to discuss counterterrorism and law enforcement cooperation across a broad range of issues, including the global campaign to defeat ISIS and combating the financing of terrorism.

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Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Landberg’s Travel to Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Release: Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Christopher Landberg will travel to Qatar and Saudi Arabia February 11-16. In Qatar, he will lead a U.S. delegation as part of the U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue to engage with senior Qatari officials to discuss counterterrorism and law enforcement cooperation across a broad range of issues, including the global campaign to defeat ISIS and combating the financing of terrorism.

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Announcement of Candidate to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Release: The United States is pleased to announce the candidacy of James “Jim" L. Cavallaro to serve as commissioner on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the 2024-2027 term. Member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) will vote to fill four IACHR seats during elections at the June 2023 General Assembly in Washington, D.C.

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Before Their Meeting
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s as always a great pleasure to welcome my friend and colleague, the foreign minister of Qatar, here to the State Department, to Washington. Mohammed, thank you for being here. We have also as always a lot to cover because we are partnered on so many different regional and global issues, and it’s a partnership that the United States deeply, deeply appreciates.
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Countering Systemic Corruption in Defense of Bulgarian Democratic Institutions
News Release: The United States, in coordination with the United Kingdom, is taking action to counter systemic corruption in Bulgaria by designating five former Bulgarian government officials as well as five entities for corrupt acts that resulted in illicit personal gain, undermined the country’s democratic institutions, and perpetuated its corrosive dependence on Russian energy sources.
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Senior Official Murray’s Travel to New Zealand, Australia, and Palm Springs
Release: U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Matt Murray will travel to Auckland, New Zealand, February 11-14 for the first APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meeting of the year and stakeholder engagements; to Canberra and Sydney, Australia, February 14-17 for outreach and engagement...

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Countering Systemic Corruption in Defense of Bulgarian Democratic Institutions
Release: The United States, in coordination with the United Kingdom, is taking action to counter systemic corruption in Bulgaria by designating five former Bulgarian government officials as well as five entities for corrupt acts that resulted in illicit personal gain, undermined the country’s democratic institutions, and perpetuated its corrosive dependence on Russian energy sources.

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