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Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. We just concluded two very productive days of meetings here in Münster, and I first want to thank very much our German hosts for their incredibly warm hospitality, and also recognize Germany and especially my friend and counterpart, Foreign Minister Baerbock, for her leadership over what has been a very challenging but also very consequential year.
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Conclusion of 41st CCAMLR Meeting
News Release: At the conclusion of the 41st meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), the United States underscores its commitment to conserving Antarctic marine living resources.
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The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism
News Release: The United States unequivocally condemns antisemitism and views the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism as integral to the fight to eliminate this scourge. It is widely accepted and used throughout the world by governments, international organizations, ...
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The 43rd Anniversary of the Takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran
News Release: Today marks 43 years since the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Followers of Ayatollah Khomeini held our diplomats hostage for 444 days, tormenting them and, by extension, their families at home in the United States. We are grateful for the selfless sacrifice of our diplomats who served in Tehran – just as we are for the service of all American diplomats who work to advance U.S. national security interests around the world, often under harrowing circumstances.
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COP27: What to Expect at the Next United Nations Climate Change Conference
Release: The 27th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties, or COP27, will kick off Sunday, November 6 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. During the conference, negotiators from around the world will work to keep the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani Before Their Meeting
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It is a great pleasure to be able to spend time with Mr. Tajani, Antonio. We - I think it’s fair to say we’ve really hit the ground running here at the G7. It’s as if we’ve been working together for months or years, not just a few days or a couple of weeks.
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Looking to the Future: Holocaust Property Restitution, Commemoration and Education
Release: Thank you, Stu, for that wonderful first-hand account of the origins of the Terezin Declaration and the unfinished area of looted art as well as other areas. Thank you also to Nicolas, for perfectly setting out the context for our remarks, and of course my deepest thanks to Robert Rehak and the Czech government for organizing this important conference.
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Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt to Travel to South Africa, Morocco
Release: U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, will travel to South Africa and Morocco from November 6-18, 2022. During her visits, Ambassador Lipstadt will engage with local Jewish communities, government officials, and civil society representatives on actionable strategies and opportunities to work with them to counter antisemitism, as well as anti-Muslim hatred, racism, and other forms of intolerance and discrimination.
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Designation of Haitian Senate President, Joseph Lambert, for Involvement in Significant Corruption and a Gross Violation of Human Rights
News Release: I am designating President of the Haitian Senate, Joseph Lambert, for his involvement in significant corruption and a gross violation of human rights. Senate President Lambert abused his public position by participating in corrupt activity that undermined the integrity of Haiti’s government. Further, ...
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Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt to Travel to South Africa, Morocco
Release: U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, will travel to South Africa and Morocco from November 6-18, 2022. During her visits, Ambassador Lipstadt will engage with local Jewish communities, government officials, and civil society representatives on actionable strategies and opportunities to work with them to counter antisemitism, as well as anti-Muslim hatred, racism, and other forms of intolerance and discrimination.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani Before Their Meeting
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It is a great pleasure to be able to spend time with Mr. Tajani, Antonio. We – I think it’s fair to say we’ve really hit the ground running here at the G7. It’s as if we’ve been working together for months or years, not just a few days or a couple of weeks. ...
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Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison’s Travel to Geneva, Vienna, and Paris
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to Geneva, Paris, and Vienna on November 7-14, 2022, for consultations with counterparts from a range of international organizations. Those consultations will include the Assistant Secretary’s first meeting ...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Before Their Meeting
Release: FOREIGN MINISTER HAYASHI: So first of all, I’m really glad to see you again here, Tony. And let us use this opportunity to confirm the way forward to further strengthen our alliance. And we must do this in light of the increasingly serious security environment that we are facing.
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Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison’s Travel to Geneva, Vienna, and Paris
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to Geneva, Paris, and Vienna on November 7-14, 2022, for consultations with counterparts from a range of international organizations. Those consultations will include the Assistant Secretary’s first meeting ...
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Remarks to the 8th African Conference on One Health and Biosecurity
Release: Good morning, distinguished guests, international experts, and colleagues. I am so grateful to have this opportunity to speak to you today. I would like to express my gratitude to the Africa Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment Consortium for the kind invitation to speak at this conference.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting Ghanaian Foreign Minister Botchwey
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Ghanaian Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey today in Germany. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Botchwey discussed the significance of the U.S.-Ghana partnership in advancing shared goals through the UN Security Council. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister also discussed our continued efforts on regional security and economic prosperity.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with French, German, and UK Counterparts
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today in Germany with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. They discussed continued Transatlantic cooperation on ...
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Risch, Crapo, Brady Blast Treasury’s Termination of U.S. Tax Treaty in Pursuit of OECD Tax Agreement
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. House Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-Texas) yesterday wrote to the U.S. Department of the Treasury ...
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Terezin Declaration Conference
Release: Hello, everyone. Let me begin by thanking the Czech government, both for hosting the first Terezin conference in 2009, and convening today’s event to measure our progress against the commitments made by 47 governments, including the United States, in the time since. I’d like to recognize our State Department ...
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