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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, announced additional members of the bipartisan congressional delegation they will lead ...
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The United States Announces the First Cohort of Countries to Endorse the Ocean Conservation Pledge at COP27
Release: During the seventh Our Ocean Conference in Palau, the United States announced the Ocean Conservation Pledge - an ambitious new effort encouraging countries to commit to conserve or protect at least 30 percent of ocean waters under their national jurisdiction by 2030. Today, at COP27, Special Presidential...
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Assistant Secretary Kang travels to Helsinki and Stockholm
News Release: Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Eliot Kang will travel to Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden on November 16-18 for bilateral discussions on nonproliferation and critical technology protection issues. Assistant Secretary Kang will meet with senior officials from the Swedish and Finnish Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Energy, and Economic Affairs, and others to discuss deepening cooperation on issues of mutual national security concern.
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Assistant Secretary Monica Medina Remarks TD7: Water for Biodiversity and Nature-Based Solutions
Release: Good afternoon and thank you so much for having me here today. It’s truly a pleasure to be here at COP27 - to take part in these sessions and to learn from this community of experts.
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Japan-U.S. Extended Deterrence Dialogue
Release: The Government of the United States and the Government of Japan held a meeting of the bilateral Extended Deterrence Dialogue (EDD) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan from 15th to 16th of November 2022. The EDD, established in 2010, provides Washington and Tokyo with a regularized process to...
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Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement for Hearing on Assessing U.S. Policy in the Caucasus
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today submitted the following opening remarks to the record on assessing U.S. policy in the Caucasus. The committee heard witness testimony from the Honorable Karen Donfried, assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs and the Honorable Philip Reeker, senior advisor for Caucasus negotiations at State.
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Sanctioning Senior Officials of Iranian Broadcaster
News Release: The United States is designating six individuals for acting for or on behalf of the Iranian state-run media corporation, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). IRIB was previously sanctioned for its involvement in the Iranian government’s censorship activities. Two of these individuals are ...
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U.S. Announcements on Ocean-Climate Action at COP27
News Release: Ocean-based climate solutions have a key role in keeping the goal to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach and improving global climate resilience. On the occasion of the “Oceans and Coastal Zones” thematic day at COP27, the United States highlights the following ocean-climate action.
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Thomas-Greenfield reaffirms U.S. 'ironclad and unwavering commitment' to Ukraine
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield spent a day in Ukraine recently, seeing the destruction caused by Russian forces, visiting with victims of war crimes, touring a grain-storage facility and meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Biden admin nominates Roger F. Nyhus as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua, and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
President Joe Biden recently announced his intention to appoint Roger F. Nyhus as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua, and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield for Women’s Missionary Society NGO Conference
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield for Women’s Missionary Society NGO Conference
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Kenyan Foreign Minister Dr. Alfred Nganga Mutua Before Their Meeting
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Kenyan Foreign Minister Dr. Alfred Nganga Mutua Before Their Meeting
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Remarks at the United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee on Questions Related to Information
Remarks at the United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee on Questions Related to Information
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Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence
Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence
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Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine
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U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Return from Travel to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Return from Travel to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia
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Disrupting DPRK Logistical and Financial Networks Supporting Unlawful Weapons Programs
Disrupting DPRK Logistical and Financial Networks Supporting Unlawful Weapons Programs
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