News and reports from the State Department.

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 14.

Release: MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to today’s call to discuss the United States Government’s response to the situation in Haiti. This call is on background and.

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy on Oct. 13.

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) recently announced that she has called for an investigation to determine the origin of COVID-19 and believes additional oversight is necessary for research funding.

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Dr. Antonio Flores, will deliver remarks and sign a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of State and HACU at 6:15 p.m. ET on Oct. 13, ...

Release: The Foreign Ministers of Australia, India and Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States met in New York on 23 September 2022 and signed into operation the Guidelines for the ‘Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the Indo-Pacific’. This partnership was announced by Quad Leaders in Tokyo on 24 May 2022, as part of a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient.

News Release: This week, more than 65 international photojournalists from over 50 countries began their International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP ) exchange in the United States, through the U.S. Department of State. During a during a two-week “A Global Moment in Time ” IVLP special initiative, they are sharing ...

News Release: On Oct. 13, Secretary Antony J. Blinken will co-lead the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue at the U.S. Department of State. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, and other senior U.S. government officials ...

A China analyst and author said Australia, the United States and other countries need sunlight, legislation, capability and deterrence to keep the Chinese Communist Party’s undue influence out of their countries.

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) supports forming a China Grand Strategy Commission to address the growing threats from China, which would lay out a comprehensive approach to how to deal with those threats while avoiding a war.

Release: Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez met today with his I2U2 Group counterparts Indian Minister of External Affairs Economic Relations Secretary Dammu Ravi, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Alon Ushpiz, and United Arab Emirates Minister of State Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh in New York on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly Meeting.

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. And it is a pleasure to be here to celebrate. It’s also important to be here in this moment for Pakistan, for our friends, not only to celebrate but to support and to work in partnership. And I want to talk a little bit about that, but Foreign Minister...

News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian A. Nichols, will lead an interagency delegation to Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 12-13. The Assistant Secretary will be joined by Lieutenant General Andrew Croft, Military Deputy Commander of SOUTHCOM, as well as senior advisors and personnel ...

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke virtually today with more than 20 global technology companies at a roundtable event hosted by the Global Network Initiative, a non-governmental organization focused on Internet freedom issues. She reaffirmed ...