News and reports from the State Department.

FY 2022 IRF Supporting Dalit Rights in Nepal and Bangladesh grant opened on Dec. 21.

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman welcomed Canadian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Morrison to the Department of State for their first in-person meeting. The Deputy Secretary noted the enduring strength of the U.S.-Canada partnership ...

News Release: The United States is committed to protecting humanitarian access and removing impediments – real and perceived – to the delivery of legitimate humanitarian aid around the world. In September, I announced our intent to ensure that food, medicine, and humanitarian assistance are carved out across United Nations and U.S. sanctions programs. The first step in achieving that goal was the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2664, co-drafted with Ireland, on December 9.

FY2023 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: The U.S.-Japan Diplomacy Academy for University Students in Northern Japan grant opened on Dec. 21.

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), ranking member of the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues Subcommittee, today introduced the Venezuelan Democracy Act, legislation to condition U.S. sanctions on Venezuela based on specific democratic progress.

News Release: Delegates to the Convention on Biological Diversity 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montreal adopted a sweeping and ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework committing, for the first time, to conserving or protecting at least 30 percent of global lands and waters by 2030. President Biden committed the United States to the same goal during his first days in office.

Release: Delegates to the Convention on Biological Diversity 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montreal adopted a sweeping and ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework committing, for the first time, to conserving or protecting at least 30 percent of global lands and waters by 2030. President Biden committed the United States to the same goal during his first days in office.

News Release: The Ninth Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Review Conference concluded on December 16 with the adoption by consensus of a final document, which launches a new, expert-led process to strengthen the BWC to address the challenges of the future. We congratulate Special Representative Ken Ward and his ...

U.S. Ambassador's Scholarship Program grant opened on Dec. 21.

Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman at a Side Event on Nutrition Investment in Africa

Remarks at the UN Film Screening of “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America”

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met on Friday with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard in Washington. The Secretary congratulated Foreign Secretary Ebrard on the bicentennial of our bilateral relations and noted the upcoming North American ...

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Borg here to Washington, to the State Department. Ian, it’s great to have you here. We have a strong partnership with Malta, one that on a bilateral basis is growing even stronger. I look forward to discussing ...

Release: On International Migrants Day, we recognize the contributions of individual migrants, as well as their rights and struggles, and reiterate the United States’ actions to support safe, orderly, and humane migration around the world.

Release: Today we are announcing the appointment of Joe Kennedy III as the U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs. In this capacity, he will focus on advancing economic development and investment opportunities in Northern Ireland to the benefit of all communities as well as strengthening ...