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News Release: The Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration’s Hilary Ingraham, Holly Herrera, and Kiera Berdinner will receive the prestigious 2022 Service to America Medal from the Partnership for Public Service at tonight’s 2022 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal Awards Ceremony. Ms. ...
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance for Development in Democracy

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thanks for bringing us together this morning, and thanks to each of my friends and other colleagues for being here today. It’s wonderful to see you all and it’s wonderful to see you in this particular setting.
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Ambassador Hussain and Special Envoy Lipstadt Host “Pathways to Respect” Event on the Margins of the United Nations General Assembly

Release: On Sept. 21, 2022, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain will host an event on “Pathways to Respect" in the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City, New York.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a pleasure to welcome my friend and colleague Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Turkish foreign minister. We have, as always, a lot to talk about. I’m grateful for the work we’re doing together as NATO Allies and partners, many security challenges that we’re facing together.
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U.S. Contribution for the UN’s Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar’s Witness Protection Efforts

News Release: The Department of State yesterday announced an additional contribution of $1 million through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM). During an event cohosted on the margins of the UN General Assembly by the Department ...
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Bills addressed by Foreign Relations Committee on Sept. 20

There was activity on one bill related to the Foreign Relations Committee on Sept. 20.
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Biden: U.S. would defend Taiwan 'if in fact there was an unprecedented attack,' White House disagrees

In a 60 Minutes interview, President Joe Biden said the U.S. would defend Taiwan if China were to attack the island, but a White House official later "corrected” Biden's statement and said Washington’s stance on Taiwan has not changed.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to be with the foreign secretary. But before I talk about our meeting, let me say a few words about some of the reports that we’ve seen coming out of Ukraine and Russia today.
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Sustainable Access to Market and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare Blended Finance Facility Wins the 2022 P3 Impact Award at Concordia Summit

News Release: The Office of Global Partnerships  at the U.S. Department of State, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society , and Concordia  announced Sustainable Access to Market and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH) Blended Finance Facility as ...
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Secretary Blinken At the Launch of the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. And Kat, thank you so much for not only your good words today – actually, your incredibly powerful words today, which I strongly endorse; in fact, I’m tempted to just drop the microphone and say “what she said” – (laughter) – but for your leadership every day around the world, as well as in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs publishes six press releases or notices in August

There were six press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in August.
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
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Higgins: U.S. needs to 'protect American intellectual property'

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) cosponsored the Countering Communist China Act, which outlines specific actions that would protect the United States from threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in New York City. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Cavusoglu discussed tensions in the South Caucasus, and the Secretary noted that the United States ...
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Secretary of State Blinken Launches Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience

News Release: Secretary of State Antony Blinken launched the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience (AWER) on September 20 on the margins of the UN General Assembly. AWER is a new public-private partnership between the Department of State and Boston University that aims to catalyze business, philanthropic, and civil society commitments to advance Afghan women’s entrepreneurship, employment, and educational opportunities in Afghanistan and third countries.
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How politicians on Foreign Affairs Committee dealt with bills on Sept. 20

There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sept. 20.
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Action Plan Released For The President’S Emergency Plan For Adaptation And Resilience (Prepare)

Action Plan Released For The President’S Emergency Plan For Adaptation And Resilience (Prepare)
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International Day Of Democracy

International Day Of Democracy
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Lifting of Defense Trade Restrictions on the Republic of Cyprus for Fiscal Year 2023

Lifting of Defense Trade Restrictions on the Republic of Cyprus for Fiscal Year 2023
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