News from January 2023
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ireland’s Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met yesterday with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Cassis discussed opportunities for continued bilateral and multilateral cooperation, including on assistance for Ukraine and the need to hold Russia accountable for its brutal war
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Global Food Security, Dr. Cary Fowler will travel to Lusaka, Zambia, January 15-18; Lilongwe, Malawi, January 18-21; and London, United Kingdom, January 23-24.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The United States announced today that we will work with Congress to program an additional $125 million in funding to support Ukraine’s energy and electricity grid against Russia’s continued attacks on utilities and other civilian infrastructure
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Thank you, Mr. President, Foreign Minister Hayashi, for convening this urgent open debate on how we can collectively strengthen the Rule of Law.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Thank you, Mr. President. Special Representative Massieu, thank you for your informative briefing. We appreciate the critical role that the Verification Mission continues to play in supporting peace in Colombia.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, met today with Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield congratulated Vice President Márquez on her election as Colombia’s first Afro-Colombian Vice President.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Deputy Special Representative Biha and President Touray for your briefings; your work and your insights are particularly valuable and important to us during this perilous time for the region.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Thank you, Mr. President. And as this is my first meeting of the Council this year, I would like to welcome Japan as President and also welcome all of the new members of the Council.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you, Assistant Secretary-General Khiari, for your briefing.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Thank you, Mr. President. And let me join others in welcoming the new members of the Council. We look forward to working with you; my delegation is glad to see you aboard.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
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
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to New York January 12-13 for consultations with senior UN officials and G7 counterparts on key U.S. multilateral priorities.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The United States will host the 10th Conference of the States Parties (COSP) of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Atlanta, Georgia from December 11-15, 2023.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The fourth negotiating session of the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) to elaborate a UN cybercrime convention will convene at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria from January 9 to 20.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The United States welcomes the midterm report by the United Nations Group of Experts released on December 30, and shares the concerns outlined in the report about the sharp increase in violence and the deterioration in the security and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Diplomatic Advisor to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ambassador Francesco Talò, today in Washington
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Before Their Meeting
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to Brussels, Belgium and Davos, Switzerland from January 17 to January 21, 2023.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today delivered pre-recorded remarks during the 2023 Indo-Pacific Business Forum, taking place in Tokyo, Japan.
