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News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Munster, Germany on November 3-4 for the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the U.S.-German Futures Forum. The G7 ministers will discuss a range of pressing global challenges, including the G7’s sustained support for a democratic, sovereign, and prosperous ...
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DOS-MDA offers new grant application process starting Nov. 2
Alumni Engagement Program grant opened on Nov. 2.
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Joint Statement of the 48th U.S.-Israel Joint Political-Military Group
Release: Today, in Washington, D.C., senior U.S. and Israeli civilian and military officials convened the first in-person, bilateral Joint Political-Military Group (JMPG) since the start of the COVID pandemic. The United States and Israel both recognize the world is at an inflection point in history - not only...
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Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Austrian Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Launsky-Tieffenthal
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Austrian Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal in Washington, DC. They discussed the need for continuing support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s illegal war of ...
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U.S.-UAE Signing of the Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy
Release: The United States and the United Arab Emirates have signed in Abu Dhabi a major new clean energy framework - the “Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy" (PACE). This memorandum of understanding is an important step forward in our joint efforts to accelerate our collective movement toward clean energy. It will catalyze $100 billion in financing, investment, and other support, allowing us to accelerate toward a goal of deploying 100 gigawatts of clean energy by 2035.
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Antigua and Barbuda National Day
Release: I would like to extend my congratulations to the government and people of Antigua and Barbuda on their 41st year of independence.
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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt
Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to London, UK, November 3-4 to engage government and private sector officials on climate finance and action. He will then travel to Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, November 5 to attend the Sir Bani Yas Forum, where he will discuss regional ...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Israeli President Isaac Herzog Before Their Meeting
Release: PRESIDENT HERZOG: So first of all, thank you, Mr. Secretary. We hosted you in Israel and we hosted President Biden in Israel, and I want to be - I want to be very - I want to express my gratitude to the administration, to the President, to you, for reciprocating so beautifully. And with a visit of mine and the invitation to bring me here, we have so much to discuss.
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Formation of Iraqi Government
Release: The United States congratulates Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on forming a new Iraqi government. We look forward to working with him and his government on the range of our shared interests, from improving services for the Iraqi people to ensuring a safe, stable, and sovereign Iraq as outlined in our Strategic Framework Agreement.
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Request for Public Comment on the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum-U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit discussed on Nov. 1 by State Department
The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Chang: 'China's severe problems are about to become our severe problems'
Xi Jinping made it clear at the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party that he is going to push the world closer to a conflict regarding Taiwan, according to Gordon Chang, the Olive H. Palmer Professor in Humanities at Stanford University.
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Rogers: Biden administration 'lacks a clear plan' to deter China, Russia, North Korea and Iran
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) said the Biden administration’s National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review and Missile Defense Review missed the mark on laying out a plan to deter threats from China and other hostile nations.
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Assistant Secretary Donfried’s Travel to Ukraine
Release: Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Karen Donfried is visiting Ukraine November 1 and 2. The focus of her trip is to underscore unwavering and enduring U.S. support for Ukraine as it defends its freedom and territorial integrity from Russia’s brutal war.
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Designation of Iranian Officials and Entities Connected to Ongoing Protest Repression, Censorship, and Prison Abuses
Release: It has been 40 days since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s so-called “Morality Police," and we join her family and the Iranian people for a day of mourning and reflection.
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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt
News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to London, UK, November 3-4 to engage government and private sector officials on climate finance and action. He will then travel to Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, November 5 to attend the Sir Bani Yas Forum, where he will discuss regional ...
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Secretary Blinken’s Call with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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Historic Agreement Establishing a Permanent Israel-Lebanon Maritime Boundary
Release: The United States congratulates the Governments of Israel and Lebanon for finalizing their agreement, facilitated by the United States, to establish a permanent maritime boundary. This historic achievement will advance security, stability, and prosperity for the region, and it demonstrates the transformative power of American diplomacy.
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United States Launches $47.6 Million Demining Training Project in Ukraine
News Release: On Sept. 30, the Department awarded $47.6 million to Tetra Tech, Inc. of Pasadena, California to provide urgent humanitarian demining assistance to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal war of aggression. Under the terms of the project, Tetra Tech will strengthen the Government of Ukraine’s capacity to locate and remove landmines, unexploded and abandoned ordnance, improvised explosive devices, and other explosive hazards from civilian areas.
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U.S.-UAE Signing of the Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy
Release: The United States and the United Arab Emirates have signed in Abu Dhabi a major new clean energy framework - the “Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy" (PACE). This memorandum of understanding is an important step forward in our joint efforts to accelerate our collective movement toward clean energy. It will catalyze $100 billion in financing, investment, and other support, allowing us to accelerate toward a goal of deploying 100 gigawatts of clean energy by 2035.
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Designation of ISIS-Somalia Weapons Trafficking Network
News Release: The United States has designated an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-Somalia network of weapons traffickers, their associates, and an affiliated business for facilitating weapons transfers to the terrorist group, as well as Osama Abdelmongy Abdalla Bakr, an ISIS supporter in Brazil. In 2016, senior ISIS leaders directed Bakr to obtain weapons and military equipment for the terrorist group.
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