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News Release: Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, are calling on Senate and...

The notion of guardrails for the U.S.-China relationship needs to go beyond keeping the nations from spiraling down into a kinetic conflict, to having more channels of communication, according to some foreign policy experts.

News Release: Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar today ahead of attending the briefing hosted by India at the UN Security Council on counter-terrorism. They discussed preparations for India’s G20 presidency and our bilateral and multilateral efforts to support security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, and globally.

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom (the Troika) and the European Union.

Release: The U.S. Department of State led the Law Enforcement Coordination Group (LECG), which convened in Europe December 14-15, for its first-ever regional meeting focusing on Hizballah’s activities in Africa. Governments and organizations from across Africa participated in this session, along with the United States, Israel, and Europol.

Release: Officials from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met in Seoul on December 15 and 16 for the third U.S.-Republic of Korea Civil Space Dialogue. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn led...

News Release: Gregory D. LoGerfo is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Prior to arriving to the Bureau of Counterterrorism as the Deputy Coordinator for Regional and Multilateral Affairs, Mr. LoGerfo’s overseas leadership positions include Deputy Chief of Mission in Baghdad, Iraq from 2021 to 2022, and...

News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I send my best wishes to the Nigerien people as they celebrate Republic Day.

News Release: The United States of America and U.S. Department of State welcome Japan’s new National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and Defense Buildup Program, which were announced on December 16. As President Biden laid out in our own National Security Strategy, our alliances and partnerships are ...

The Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration announced a new collaboration with the Tent Partnership for Refugees, founded by Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya.

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. Good to see you all. So earlier this year in South Africa, I had an opportunity to set out the administration’s Strategy for Africa. And at its core, it really can be distilled to a single word, and that word is partnership. The reality is that the United ...

Jonathan Pidluzny, Director of the Higher Education Reform Initiative at the America First Policy Institute, is calling for a closer look at collaboration between American academic programs and Chinese students and scholars.

Release: Today Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken presided over the launch of the new Office of China Coordination, informally known as China House.

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke on December 16 with newly appointed Peruvian President Dina Boluarte. Secretary Blinken encouraged Peru’s institutions and civil authorities to redouble their efforts to make needed reforms and safeguard democratic ...

News Release: Ian J. McCary joined the Department of State’s Counterterrorism Bureau as the Deputy Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in September 2022.