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News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: (Applause) Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, take a seat. Good morning, everyone.

News Release: Today, the Department of State released the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on electric vehicle battery value chains signed by the United States on Dec. 13, 2022, during the Africa Leaders Summit. Through this MOU, the United States will support the commitment between the Democratic Republic ...

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price

Release: As we embark on the new year, I am struck by the giant strides we made last year to preserve the planet we call home.

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Türkiye on the occasion of the U.S.- Türkiye Strategic Mechanism.

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the House Republican Steering Committee released its recommendations for Members to serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Steering Committee’s recommendations will go before full Conference for ratification soon.

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mike Rogers (R-AL) released the following statement in support of increased oversight of U.S. aid to Ukraine. The statement comes as the Offices of Inspectors General for the Department of Defense, Department of State, and U.S. Agency for International Development released their Fiscal Year 2023 Joint Strategic Oversight Plan.

News Release: I was deeply saddened to hear this morning’s terrible news from Brovary, Ukraine. On behalf of the United States, I offer my sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of all of those killed in the helicopter crash, including our friends Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrskyy, First Deputy Minister Yevhen Yenin, and State Secretary Yuri Lubkovych. We mourn these heartbreaking deaths, a tragic loss beyond words.

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

The United States and the United Kingdom are taking the next step in a commitment made by leaders of the two countries to create a "technology partnership."

Release: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink will travel to Manila, the Philippines, on January 18-21. During his travel, Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink will participate in the tenth U.S.-Philippines Bilateral Strategic Dialogue, accompanied by delegation co-chair...

Release: I join President Biden in recognizing the somber one-year anniversary of the cross-border terrorist attack against the UAE, which tragically killed and wounded civilians. We strongly condemn these attacks. As I have reaffirmed in my engagements with Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Foreign...

Release: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Request for Statements of Interest: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Program (TFGBV) Globally.

Release: 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 Syvatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other democratic activists on baseless charges. To respond to these human rights abuses ...

Release: This National Religious Freedom Day marks the 237th anniversary of the signing of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786. Under the Virginia Statute authored by Thomas Jefferson, legislators for the first time endorsed the principles of freedom of conscience and separation of church and state.