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Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Anne-Marie Descôtes.
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U.S. Welcomes Spain’s Repatriation of Nationals from Northeast Syria

This week, the Government of Spain repatriated two women and thirteen children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria.
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Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to United Arab Emirates and Qatar

The Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Doha, Qatar, January 12-16.
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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to the UAE and Switzerland

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Abu Dhabi, UAE, on January 12-16 to participate in engagements surrounding Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, including the International Renewable Energy Agency General Assembly, the Global Energy Forum, the World Future Energy Summit, and additional meetings with foreign counterparts on climate diplomacy priorities for 2023.
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Opening of U.S.-Sweden Defense Cooperation Agreement Negotiations

The United States welcomes the announcement by Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson regarding the negotiation of a bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement.
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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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Joint Statement on the U.S.-Honduras Strategic and Human Rights Dialogues The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Honduras on the occasion of the Strategic and Human Rights Dialogues.

In the Bilateral Strategic and Human Rights Dialogue, the Governments of the Republic of Honduras and the United States of America reaffirmed their continued commitment to jointly address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement.
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Joint Statement on the U.S.-Honduras Strategic and Human Rights Dialogues

In the Bilateral Strategic and Human Rights Dialogue, the Governments of the Republic of Honduras and the United States of America reaffirmed their continued commitment to jointly address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement.
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Declaration on the North American Partnership for Equity and Racial Justice

Yesterday, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly signed a declaration on the North American Partnership for Equity and Racial Justice.
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U.S. Department of State and Amazon Team Up to Support Women Entrepreneurs and Increase Educational Opportunities in Mexico

With the North American Leaders’ Summit getting underway this week in Mexico City, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and Amazon announced today a new public-private partnership in support of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Latin America and American Spaces in Mexico
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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Mexico

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, January 9-10 to participate in the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly at a Joint Press Availability

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly at a Joint Press Availability
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Joint Statement on the U.S.-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism on January 18, 2023, in Washington.
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Condolences on Helicopter Crash in Ukraine

I was deeply saddened to hear this morning’s terrible news from Brovary, Ukraine.
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Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
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U.S. Security Cooperation with Ukraine

The United States, our allies, and our partners worldwide are united in support of Ukraine in response to Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war against Ukraine. 
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Responding to Continued Repression by the Lukashenka Regime in Belarus

The Lukashenka regime continues to repress the Belarusian people and their democratic aspirations, including with the politically motivated trial in absentia of democratic opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other democratic activists on baseless charges.
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Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Travel to Ukraine

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer, and Under Secretary of Defense Dr. Colin H. Kahl traveled to Kyiv today to meet with President Zelenskyy, members of the Office of the President, and senior Ukrainian officials to reaffirm the United States’ strong and steadfast commitment to Ukraine and its defense against Russia’s unprovoked aggression.
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U.S. Relations With Turkey (Türkiye)

The U.S.-Turkey friendship dates to 1831, when the United States established diplomatic relations with the Ottoman Empire. After World War I and the founding of the Turkish Republic, the United States established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Turkey in 1927
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