News and reports from the State Department.

Argentina and the U.S.: 200 Years of Friendship grant opened on Jan. 9.

U.S. Embassy Mozambique Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) Annual Program Statement grant opened on Jan. 9.

While strained U.S.-China relations have halted progress on tackling the fentanyl crisis, Congressman Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) said the U.S. needs to take a strong approach in getting Beijing to cooperate with stemming the flow of fentanyl from China to Mexico.

Golden Lampstand Church, a Christian church in China, disclosed to ChinaAid in December that 12 members of the church had been arrested 16 months ago and have been held without a trial.

2023 Julia Taft Refugee Fund grant opened on Jan. 9.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) issued a statement following the announcement that Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó’s term has come to an end.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Ireland’s Tánaiste and Foreign Minister Micheál Martin about a commitment to conserve the gains of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in the lead-up to its 25th anniversary in April.

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, January 9-10 to participate in the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit, where he will engage in trilateral conversations regarding climate and clean energy action and cooperation.

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY22 IRF:  Promoting Inclusive Societies in Mongolia. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009318. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345...

U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program 2023 grant opened on Jan. 9.

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, January 9-10 to participate in the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit, where he will engage in trilateral conversations regarding climate and clean energy action and cooperation.

Release: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Request for Statements of Interest...

Release: Counselor of the Department Derek Chollet will travel to the United Arab Emirates, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia from January 8-13.

There were four notices published by the State Department in week ending Dec. 31, according to the Federal Register.

Release: A senior U.S. Government delegation will travel to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the first meeting of the Negev Forum Working Groups on January 9-10, where they will gather with representatives from the Governments of Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates to advance initiatives to encourage regional integration and cooperation.