News and reports from the State Department.

Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Chemical Weapons in Syria

Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the UN Investigative Team for Accountability of Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD)

Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the 2022 Scholars at Risk Network U.S. General Assembly

UN Security Council Press Statement on the November 30 Terrorist Attack in Aybak, Afghanistan

Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on World AIDS Day

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “the idea that every woman and girl should be able to reach her full potential is central to our diplomacy” in his remarks at the launch of the U.S. Strategy on Global Women's Economic Security on Jan. 4.

Four years after Russia detained him for a crime he said never occurred, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan said he doesn't understand why he has yet to be freed.

“REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2617, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPME” was published on page H10063 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 23, 2022.

News Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will lead a high-level interagency delegation to Honduras from January 9-12, 2023, to take part in the U.S.-Honduras Strategic and Human Rights Dialogues, to build on the countries’ shared bilateral agenda to support a prosperous, secure, thriving, and democratic Honduras.

Release: The United States has designated seven individuals in leadership positions with Qods Aviation Industries (QAI), an Iranian defense manufacturer responsible for the design and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), the main organization responsible for overseeing Iran’s ballistic missile programs.

The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: The United States has designated seven individuals in leadership positions with Qods Aviation Industries (QAI), an Iranian defense manufacturer responsible for the design and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), the main organization responsible for overseeing Iran’s ballistic missile programs.

News Release: In this first week of 2023, the United States continues to stand strongly behind Ukraine and our European allies and partners by announcing more than $3.75 billion in new military assistance. This assistance includes a $2.85 billion drawdown from stocks of the Department of Defense to be provided immediately ...

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will co-host the 2023 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu on Jan. 11, 2023, at the Department of State.