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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), ranking member of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, today urged the Biden Administration to begin the ...
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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Treasury Secretary Support the Launch of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia

Release: On Nov. 15, President Biden, Indonesian President Widodo, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and other world leaders announced the launch of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia, a landmark, long-term partnership designed to create an ambitious and just power sector transition in Indonesia, consistent with keeping the 1.5 °C global warming limit within reach.
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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Treasury Secretary Support the Launch of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia

Release: On Nov. 15, President Biden, Indonesian President Widodo, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and other world leaders announced the launch of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia, a landmark, long-term partnership designed to create an ambitious and just power sector transition in Indonesia, consistent with keeping the 1.5 °C global warming limit within reach.
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Remarks to the Society for International Affairs Fall Conference

Release: Introduction. Thank you, Tom, for your warm welcome, and to the Society for International Affairs (SIA) for inviting me to speak with you all today. SIA has long been an important stakeholder and a critical contributor to America’s national security. You are not just helping us defend the United States,...
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Verdict in Dutch Trial Against MH17 Suspects

News Release: The United States welcomes today’s decision finding three members of Russian proxy forces in eastern Ukraine guilty for their roles in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The decision by the District Court of The Hague is an important moment in ongoing efforts to deliver justice for the 298 individuals who lost their lives on July 17, 2014.
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Remarks at the Ocean Conservation Pledge/Our Ocean Conference Event

Release: Introduction. Good afternoon and thanks so much for joining today. Thank you for joining me today to address the future of the ocean, during one of the most important moments for combatting the climate crisis. We have heard time and again that the climate, biodiversity, and ocean crises are intertwined.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Handover of the APEC Ministerial Meeting to the United States

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you so much, Don, to you, to Deputy Prime Minister Jurin. Thank you for today’s session, but especially thank you for Thailand’s remarkable hospitality and remarkable leadership throughout the past year.
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U.S. Chile Joint Statement on High-Level Dialogue

News Release: Chilean Minister of Foreign Relations (acting) Ximena Fuentes and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols co-chaired the High-Level Bilateral Political Consultative Mechanism on November 17 in Santiago, Chile. The High-Level Dialogue included senior U.S. representatives ...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai At a Joint Press Availability

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening. It’s a great pleasure to be back in Bangkok. I lasted visited in August, and I know that Vice President Harris is very much looking forward to arriving and representing the United States over the coming days.
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United States and Ecuador Sign Open Skies Agreement

Release: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs Juan Carlos Holguín signed an Open Skies Agreement between the two countries on November 16.
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U.S.-ROK Joint Symposium on Countering DPRK Cyber Threats to Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Release: Today, the United States and the Republic of Korea convened a symposium in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK) to discuss steps partner governments and private sector stakeholders can take to defend against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) malicious cyber operations that steal funds from cryptocurrency exchanges and other virtual asset service providers to support its unlawful weapons of mass destruction programs.
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Global Methane Pledge: From Moment to Momentum

News Release: This fact sheet is being jointly released by the United States and European Union as co-conveners of the Global Methane Pledge. Unprecedented Momentum for Keeping 1.5°C Within Reach while Advancing Energy Security, Food Security, and Sustainable Development Achieving the Global Methane Pledge (GMP) goal ...
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DOS-NGA grant application closes on Jan. 6

U.S. Mission to Nigeria: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation grant opened on Nov. 18.
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U.S.-ROK Joint Symposium on Countering DPRK Cyber Threats to Cryptocurrency Exchanges

News Release: Today, the United States and the Republic of Korea convened a symposium in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK) to discuss steps partner governments and private sector stakeholders can take to defend against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) malicious cyber operations that steal funds from cryptocurrency exchanges and other virtual asset service providers to support its unlawful weapons of mass destruction programs.
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U.S. Chile Joint Statement on High-Level Dialogue

Release: Chilean Minister of Foreign Relations (acting) Ximena Fuentes and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols co-chaired the High-Level Bilateral Political Consultative Mechanism on November 17 in Santiago, Chile. The High-Level Dialogue included senior U.S. representatives...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai At a Joint Press Availability

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening. It’s a great pleasure to be back in Bangkok. I lasted visited in August, and I know that Vice President Harris is very much looking forward to arriving and representing the United States over the coming days.
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U.S. – Ecuador Air Transport Agreement of November 16, 2022

Release: AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT. BETWEEN. THE GOVERNMENT OF. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF. ECUADOR. The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador (hereinafter, “the Parties");. Desiring to promote an international aviation...
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Price: Cease-fire pact in Ethiopia 'represents a significant step towards peace'

A U.S. Department of State spokesperson affirmed the United States' support of an agreement between warring factions in Ethiopia to permanently cease hostilities that was signed earlier this month.
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Blinken: 'We will not relent' until Griner, Whelan back in U.S.

Russia's decision to move an American basketball star from a prison in Moscow to a remote penal colony drew swift condemnation from U.S. State Department officials.
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International Cooperation in NASA’s Artemis I Program

News Release: NASA’s Artemis program is inspiring the world as it seeks to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and conduct a historic first crewed mission to Mars.
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