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News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will join Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa, along with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other U.S. and Japanese leaders at 4:30 p.m. EST Friday, Jan. 13, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Launch of #WithoutJustCause Political Prisoners Initiative
Release: As political prisoners around the world begin another year behind bars, the United States announces the launch of the Without Just Cause initiative, which seeks to raise international awareness of the plight of political prisoners and their families, and to advocate for the release of all individuals worldwide who are detained unfairly.
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DOS-GEO offers new grant application process starting Jan. 12
U.S. Embassy Tbilisi PDS Cultural Small Grants Program grant opened on Jan. 12.
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Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to United Arab Emirates and Qatar
News Release: 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. The Assistant Secretary will discuss efforts to promote energy security, including efforts to support Ukraine, and further the clean energy transition ...
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Notice of Meeting: U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
News Release: The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold an in-person public meeting with optional online viewing on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. until 1:15 p.m. The meeting will feature a panel of senior State Department public diplomacy leaders who, in addition to previewing ...
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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to the UAE and Switzerland
News Release: 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 ...
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U.S. Welcomes Spain’s Repatriation of Nationals from Northeast Syria
Release: This week, the Government of Spain repatriated two women and thirteen children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria. We are grateful to Spain for working with us to resolve the ongoing humanitarian crisis resulting from the dismantlement of the so-called ISIS “caliphate" by the Global Coalition...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, And Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu At a Joint Press Availability
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. Very good to see you all. And let me say first, Secretary Austin and I just concluded a very productive and wide-ranging discussion with our colleagues - Foreign Minister Hayashi, Defense Minister Hamada - and this of course is ahead of President Biden hosting Prime Minister Kishida at the White House on Friday.
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Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
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DOS-NEA-AC grant application closes on Feb. 16
Supporting Syrian Independent Media grant opened on Jan. 12.
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The United States of America and the Republic of Palau Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Release: Today, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming our close and continuing partnership and reflecting our consensus reached on levels and kinds of future U.S. assistance to be requested for Palau’s economic development.
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DOS-JOR grant application closes on March 12
2023 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund grant opened on Jan. 11.
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Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Lu’s Travel to India and Bangladesh
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to India and Bangladesh January 12-15, for meetings on a range of priorities including energy, trade, security cooperation, religious freedom, labor, and human rights.
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Declaration on the North American Partnership for Equity and Racial Justice
News Release: 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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Blinken: 'We remain #UnitedWithUkraine' with additional military funding
The United States announced an additional $3.75 billion in new military assistance to Ukraine and countries impacted by Russia’s war.
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China experts play games to contemplate scenarios of Taiwan invasion
Military, aerospace and other defense experts participating in a discussion of a new report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies, “The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan,” said Taiwan and its allies need to make invasion too costly for China to sustain.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly At the Signing of a North American Declaration on Partnership for Equity and Racial Justice
News Release: MR VELASCO: Muy buenas noches a todos. Good evening, everyone. Welcome, Mr. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Madam Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly.
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Joint Statement on the U.S.-Honduras Strategic and Human Rights Dialogues
News Release: TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS. 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. Both countries committed ...
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DOS-SEN offers new grant application process starting Jan. 11
University Partnership Initiative grant opened on Jan. 11.
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United States Will Host the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption in Atlanta, Georgia
News Release: 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. The conference is the preeminent global forum focused on implementation of the anti-corruption commitments enshrined within the treaty.
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