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Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Tokyo with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori Takeo to reaffirm the vital importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance in promoting peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. The Deputy ...

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The Secretary called for continued Allied unity and support for Ukraine in the face of ongoing Russian aggression, atrocities, and false rhetoric surrounding a so-called “dirty bomb” in Ukraine.

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths. Secretary Blinken and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths spoke about ongoing efforts to address ...

News 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 ...

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Tokyo with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori Takeo, and Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyundong to discuss trilateral and global ...

News 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.

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to London, United Kingdom, October 26-28, to participate in an on-stage conversation at Chatham House to discuss the United States’ international climate efforts. The event will be livestreamed here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/members-event/road-cop27-conversation-us-special-presidential-envoy-climate-john-kerry. ...

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Singapore on the occasion of the 5th United States-Singapore Strategic Partnership Dialogue on Oct. 25, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

Release: The State Department’s Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, Ambassador James O’Brien, led an interagency discussion October 24 with the U.S. offices of leading diamond retailers, manufacturers, and laboratories. The meeting focused on the importance of the diamond industry’s robust implementation...

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...

News Release: Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement in observance of the one-year anniversary of the coup in Sudan...

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met yesterday with Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). They spoke about the dangers to global security stemming from Russia’s illegal and unprovoked war against ...