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The United States announced today that we will work with Congress to program an additional $125 million in funding to support Ukraine’s energy and electricity grid against Russia’s continued attacks on utilities and other civilian infrastructure
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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Open Debate on the Rule of Law
Thank you, Mr. President, Foreign Minister Hayashi, for convening this urgent open debate on how we can collectively strengthen the Rule of Law.
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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Colombia
Thank you, Mr. President. Special Representative Massieu, thank you for your informative briefing. We appreciate the critical role that the Verification Mission continues to play in supporting peace in Colombia.
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Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, met today with Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield congratulated Vice President Márquez on her election as Colombia’s first Afro-Colombian Vice President.
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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on West Africa and the Sahel
Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Deputy Special Representative Biha and President Touray for your briefings; your work and your insights are particularly valuable and important to us during this perilous time for the region.
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Explanation of Vote Following the Adoption of a UN Security Council Resolution Renewing the Syria Cross-Border Humanitarian Mechanism Mandate
Thank you, Mr. President. And as this is my first meeting of the Council this year, I would like to welcome Japan as President and also welcome all of the new members of the Council.
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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East
Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you, Assistant Secretary-General Khiari, for your briefing.
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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Chemical Weapons in Syria
Thank you, Mr. President. And let me join others in welcoming the new members of the Council. We look forward to working with you; my delegation is glad to see you aboard.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa on the margins of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee
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Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sison’s Travel to New York
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to New York January 12-13 for consultations with senior UN officials and G7 counterparts on key U.S. multilateral priorities.
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United States will Host the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption in Atlanta, Georgia
The United States will host the 10th Conference of the States Parties (COSP) of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Atlanta, Georgia from December 11-15, 2023.
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Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a UN Cybercrime Convention Fourth Negotiating Session at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria
The fourth negotiating session of the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) to elaborate a UN cybercrime convention will convene at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria from January 9 to 20.
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Statement on Report by UN Group of Experts
The United States welcomes the midterm report by the United Nations Group of Experts released on December 30, and shares the concerns outlined in the report about the sharp increase in violence and the deterioration in the security and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Italian Diplomatic Advisor Talò
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Diplomatic Advisor to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ambassador Francesco Talò, today in Washington
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Before Their Meeting
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Ambassador Tai to Travel to Belgium and Switzerland
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to Brussels, Belgium and Davos, Switzerland from January 17 to January 21, 2023.
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Remarks by Ambassador Katherine Tai at the 2023 Indo-Pacific Business Forum
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today delivered pre-recorded remarks during the 2023 Indo-Pacific Business Forum, taking place in Tokyo, Japan.
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Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Meeting with Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal
The United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), held an in-person negotiating round for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade in Taipei, Taiwan from January 14-17, 2023
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United States and Switzerland Sign Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice Agreement
The United States and Switzerland today signed the U.S.-Switzerland Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA).
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Remarks by Ambassador Katherine Tai at the Launch of the U.S. – Japan Task Force to Promote Human Rights and International Labor Standards in Supply Chains under the U.S. – Japan Partnership on Trade
Today, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade, and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to launch a Task Force on the Promotion of Human Rights and International Labor Standards in Supply Chains.
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