News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023






Administrator Samantha Power at the World Economic Forum Panel ‘Unlocking Investment, Not Aid, for Frontier Markets’

Administrator Samantha Power at the World Economic Forum Panel ‘Unlocking Investment, Not Aid, for Frontier Markets’


Administrator Samantha Power at the World Economic Forum Panel ‘Democracy: The Way Forward’

Administrator Samantha Power at the World Economic Forum Panel ‘Democracy: The Way Forward’


Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman at a Press Availability at the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan

Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman at a Press Availability at the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa on the margins of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee.


Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee (“2+2”)

Secretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Defense Austin, Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi, and Minister of Defense Hamada (referred to collectively as “the Ministers”) convened the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (SCC) in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 2023.


Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks and Sign U.S.-Japan Space Cooperation Framework Agreement

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will join Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa, along with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other U.S. and Japanese leaders at 4:30 p.m. EST Friday, January 13, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.


The United States of America and the Republic of Palau Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Today, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming our close and continuing partnership and reflecting our consensus reached on levels and kinds of future U.S. assistance to be requested for Palau’s economic development.


2023 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will co-host the 2023 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu on January 11, 2023, at the Department of State.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Tkatchenko

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman spoke today with Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko to discuss the United States and Papua New Guinea’s shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific.


Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Seoul and Tokyo

Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK), January 9-11, and to Tokyo, Japan, January 11-12.


On the Appointment of Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister of Laos

The United States congratulates Sonexay Siphandone on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.


Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on Mohamoud Abdi Aden and Others Responsible for the 2019 Attack on DusitD2 Hotel Complex in Nairobi, Kenya

Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on Mohamoud Abdi Aden and Others Responsible for the 2019 Attack on DusitD2 Hotel Complex in Nairobi, Kenya


Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel at the Signing of a U.S.-Japan Space Cooperation Framework Agreement

Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel at the Signing of a U.S.-Japan Space Cooperation Framework Agreement


The United States and Japan Sign Framework Agreement on Space Cooperation

The United States and Japan Sign Framework Agreement on Space Cooperation



Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Mexico

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Mexico