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Release: On Jan. 17, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain traveled to Nouakchott, Mauritania, where he met with Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani. Ambassador Hussain and President Ghazouani discussed a range of human rights and security issues. While in...

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken:. We write to reaffirm our shared commitment to the important U.S. - Egypt bilateral relationship and the importance of maintaining a focus on human rights as a critical component of that relationship. Specifically, we emphasize our expectation that the Administration will reprogram...

News Release: On January 18-19, U.S. and Cuban officials met in Havana to discuss topics of bilateral interest on law enforcement matters under the U.S.-Cuba Law Enforcement Dialogue.

News Release: The Department of State, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, is announcing the Welcome Corps, a new private sponsorship program that will enable Americans to sponsor refugees arriving through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), directly support their resettlement, ...

Release: The United States is announcing a significant new security assistance package to help Ukraine continue to defend itself against Russia’s brutal war. Pursuant to a delegation of authority from the President, I am authorizing our 30 th drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine since August 2021.

Release: On Jan. 17, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Cindy Dyer, commenced her first overseas trip, traveling to the Republic of Korea (ROK) January 17-23 and Japan January 24-26. In both countries, Ambassador Dyer will discuss the Department of State’s 2022 Trafficking in Person Report (TIP Report) recommendations with government counterparts and anti-trafficking stakeholders in support of their efforts to end human trafficking.

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

News Release: MODERATOR: Good morning, everybody. This is [Moderator]. Welcome to today’s call on the launch of the Welcome Corps. This call is on background to a senior State Department official and

U.S. Congressman Bob Good (R-VA) recently called for an investigation of China's influence on America's college campuses, and their purchases of properties in the U.S., among other concerns, after he was asked what the members of the Select Committee on China should focus on once it is formed.

News Release: Human trafficking is a crime that deprives millions of people of their dignity and freedom. An estimated 27.6 million are currently victims of trafficking worldwide, and, sadly, many of them are often hidden right in front of us. To properly tackle this crime, it will take a commitment from each of us to end human trafficking. Targeted awareness and outreach efforts are essential.

News Release: On Jan. 17, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Cindy Dyer, commenced her first overseas trip, traveling to the Republic of Korea (ROK) January 17-23 and Japan January 24-26. In both countries, Ambassador Dyer will discuss the Department of State’s 2022 Trafficking in Person Report (TIP Report) recommendations with government counterparts and anti-trafficking stakeholders in support of their efforts to end human trafficking.

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Michael McCaul, Tom Malinowski and Ann Wagner - Chair, Ranking Member, Vice Chair and Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - Ami Bera and Steve Chabot - Chair and Ranking Member of the Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and...

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price