News and reports from the State Department.

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Abuja, Nigeria, September 12-13 and Dakar, Senegal, September 14-15, where he will engage in discussions with government counterparts and the private sector regarding strengthening climate action and the upcoming 27th Conference of the...

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I want to thank my colleagues from Armenia and Azerbaijan for being here today. I want to start by just offering our sincere condolences to the families and the friends of those who died or were wounded in the recent fighting last week. We’re encouraged by the fact that the fighting has ceased and there have not been any additional military actions over the last - the last few days.

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

News Release: MR AL-ALIMI: (Via interpreter) I am delighted to meet His Excellency Secretary of the U.S. – of State Mr. Blinken and accompanying delegation. And we are always look – we always look forward to meeting the Secretary. We met for the first time in Jeddah. It was a fruitful meeting, and very positive. And ...

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Release: MODERATOR: Greetings from the U.S. Department of State’s Asia Pacific Media Hub. I would like to welcome our participants dialing in from the Asia Pacific region and around the world. Today we have the honor of hosting an on-the-record briefing with the United States Trade Representative, Ambassador...

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., asked the CEO of Apple to reconsider partnering with China's Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC) and said doing so would pose a threat to Apple customers as well as American national security.

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Turkmenistan. During the review period, budget documents and information on debt obligations were not made public, including for state-owned enterprises. The government published aggregate revenue data online in its state-run newspaper. Publicly available budget...

Release: The United States, through the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State, and in coordination with international partners including the government of Switzerland and Afghan economic experts, today announced the establishment of a fund to benefit the people of Afghanistan, or the “Afghan Fund.".

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Kazakhstan. During the review period, the government published its executive budget proposal and enacted budget, but not its end-of-year report, in a reasonable period. Information on debt obligations was widely and easily accessible to the public, including online...

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Afghanistan. On Aug. 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Kabul. The U.S. government has not yet decided whether to recognize the Taliban or any other entity as the Government of Afghanistan or as part of such a government. During the review period, the pre-August 15...

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Bangladesh. During the review period, the government made significant progress by publishing its end-of-year report within a reasonable period. It also made its executive budget proposal and enacted budget widely and easily accessible to the public, including online.

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Tajikistan. During the review period, the government made significant progress by publishing an audit report of the entire, annual executed budget that contained substantive findings, recommendations, and narratives. The government also made its executive budget...

Release: On behalf of the people and the Government of the United States of America, I warmly congratulate the people of Nepal as you celebrate your Constitution Day on September 19.

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Pakistan. During the review period, the government made its enacted budget and end-of-year report widely and easily accessible to the public, including online. It did not publish its executive budget proposal within a reasonable period. The government published limited...