The most recent press release, Botswana National Day, was submitted on Sept. 30.
The U.S. Dept of State published 192 the month before, marking a 12.5 percent increase for the current month.
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Data collected on Oct. 2, 2021 by the Dept. of State.
Press releases by the U.S. Dept of State in September
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Botswana National Day | 09/30/2021 |
| Republic of Cyprus National Day | 09/30/2021 |
| Condemning Ethiopia’s Plans to Expel UN Officials | 09/30/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Jon Delano of KDKA-TV Pittsburgh | 09/30/2021 |
| On the Killing of Rohingya Muslim Advocate Mohib Ullah | 09/30/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press | 09/30/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks at a Local Labor Roundtable | 09/30/2021 |
| Joint Statement on the Outcomes of the U.S. – Russia Strategic Stability Dialogue in Geneva on September 30 | 09/30/2021 |
| The Department of State Celebrates the Dedication of the New U.S. Embassy in Maputo | 09/30/2021 |
| Palau National Day | 09/30/2021 |
| The People’s Republic of China National Day | 09/30/2021 |
| Tuvalu National Day | 09/30/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin | 09/30/2021 |
| USA Pavilion Opens Doors at Expo 2020 Dubai | 09/30/2021 |
| Remarks After the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial | 09/29/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at the Workforce Management into Tech Jobs Roundtable | 09/29/2021 |
| Joint Statement on the C5+1 Ministerial during UNGA 76 | 09/29/2021 |
| The United States and Qatar Take Actions Against Hizballah Financial Network | 09/29/2021 |
| On Russia’s Obstructionism at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe | 09/28/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez | 09/28/2021 |
| The United States-European Union Trade and Technology Council | 09/28/2021 |
| USA Pavilion Cultural Performers at Expo 2020 Dubai | 09/28/2021 |
| Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s Travel to Switzerland, Italy, and France | 09/28/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez Before Their Meeting | 09/28/2021 |
| United States Announces $37 Million Contribution to Education Cannot Wait | 09/28/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan At the Signing of the Singapore-United States Third-Country Training Program (TCTP) Memorandum of Understanding Renewal | 09/27/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don | 09/27/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Singapore Foreign Minister Balakrishnan | 09/27/2021 |
| Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Pershing’s Travel to South Africa, Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and Senegal | 09/27/2021 |
| Briefing with Senior State Department Official On Ongoing Efforts to Facilitate the Departure of U.S. Citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, and Other Priority Groups from Afghanistan | 09/27/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai Before Their Meeting | 09/27/2021 |
| Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Hogan Meets OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs | 09/27/2021 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Trip to Switzerland, Uzbekistan, India, and Pakistan | 09/27/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Travel for the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial | 09/27/2021 |
| The Department Unveils its First-Ever Enterprise Data Strategy | 09/27/2021 |
| On the State Department’s Creation of a Public Webpage Dedicated to Data-Informed Diplomacy | 09/27/2021 |
| Turkmenistan National Day | 09/26/2021 |
| The United States Stands with France in the Fight Against Terrorism | 09/25/2021 |
| Return of Canadian Citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor | 09/24/2021 |
| Joint Statement of the Bilateral Counternarcotics Working Group Colombia – United States | 09/24/2021 |
| Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism John T. Godfrey Travel to Oman, UAE, London | 09/24/2021 |
| Repression and Mass Arrests of Peaceful Cuban Protestors | 09/24/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Mexican Foreign Secretary and Central American Foreign Ministers | 09/24/2021 |
| Briefing with Senior State Department Officials On U.S. Engagements at the United Nations and on the Margins of High-Level Week | 09/23/2021 |
| Saudi National Day | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with DRC President Tshisekedi | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and the Foreign Ministers of the GCC Nations Before Their Meeting | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Before Their Meeting | 09/23/2021 |
| Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman With Michael Wilner of McClatchy Washington Bureau | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at Top of Meeting with the Foreign Ministers of the ASEAN Nations | 09/23/2021 |
| Zoohackathon 2021 | 09/23/2021 |
| Counselor Chollet’s Meeting with Burmese Representatives | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with ASEAN Foreign Ministers | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with French Foreign Minister Le Drian | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken at UN Security Council Meeting on Climate and Security | 09/23/2021 |
| The Department of State Marks Construction of the New U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with the P5 Foreign Ministers | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the U.S.- GCC Ministerial | 09/23/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi | 09/23/2021 |
| Mali National Day | 09/22/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Trilateral Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Chung | 09/22/2021 |
| Senior State Department Official On Security Implications of the Climate Crisis in Advance of Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the UN Security Council Open Debate on Climate and Security | 09/22/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry | 09/22/2021 |
| Department of State Offers Reward for Information to Bring Mexican Drug Trafficking Cartel Leader to Justice | 09/22/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Participation in Ministerial on Libya | 09/22/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry Before Their Meeting | 09/22/2021 |
| U.S.-Morocco Dialogue on Human Rights Issues | 09/22/2021 |
| United States Announces Nearly $180 Million in Humanitarian Assistance for the Rakhine State/Rohingya Refugee Crisis | 09/22/2021 |
| The United States Announces New Assistance to Respond to the Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Venezuela and the Region | 09/22/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Borrell | 09/22/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell Before Their Meeting | 09/22/2021 |
| United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Yemen | 09/22/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister França | 09/22/2021 |
| Malta National Day | 09/21/2021 |
| Armenian Independence Day | 09/21/2021 |
| Briefing with Senior State Department Officials On U.S. Engagements at the United Nations and on the Margins of High-Level Week | 09/21/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos Franca Before Their Meeting | 09/21/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu | 09/21/2021 |
| U.S. Supports Sudan’s Civilian-led Transition, Condemns Attempted Seizure of Power | 09/21/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Before Their Meeting | 09/21/2021 |
| Canada’s Federal Elections | 09/21/2021 |
| Death of Former Algerian President Bouteflika | 09/21/2021 |
| Joint Statement of the C5+1 on Addressing the Climate Crisis | 09/21/2021 |
| Belize Independence Day | 09/21/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken And UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss Before Their Meeting | 09/20/2021 |
| Call for Somalia’s President and Prime Minister to Resolve Dispute and Complete Elections | 09/20/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Truss | 09/20/2021 |
| Transmission of the President’s Report to Congress on the Proposed Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2022 | 09/20/2021 |
| On the Republic of Korea’s Chuseok Holiday | 09/20/2021 |
| United States Announces Actions Against Seven Central American Officials for Undermining Democracy and Obstructing Investigations into Acts of Corruption | 09/20/2021 |
| Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins to Participate in the IAEA General Conference (September 20-21) and UN General Assembly (September 23) | 09/18/2021 |
| Nepali Constitution Day | 09/18/2021 |
| Departure of Qatar Airways Flight from Kabul | 09/18/2021 |
| Chile’s Independence Day | 09/18/2021 |
| Planned Closure of the OSCE Border Observer Mission | 09/17/2021 |
| On the Death of ISIS-GS Leader Adnan Abu Walid Al-Sahrawi | 09/17/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with UK Foreign Secretary Truss | 09/17/2021 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary Campbell | 09/17/2021 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meetings with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Önal | 09/17/2021 |
| At the One Year Anniversary of the Abraham Accords: Normalization Agreements in Action | 09/17/2021 |
| Issuance of New Executive Order Establishing Sanctions Related to the Crisis in Ethiopia | 09/17/2021 |
| The United States Imposes Sanctions on International Networks Supporting Terrorism | 09/17/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken Travel to 76th United Nations General Assembly | 09/17/2021 |
| Joint Statement on Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2021 | 09/16/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, and Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton At a Joint Press Availability | 09/16/2021 |
| Judicial Reform in Ukraine | 09/16/2021 |
| The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces Design-Build Award for U.S. Embassy Doha | 09/16/2021 |
| Designation of Al-Qa’ida Supporters | 09/16/2021 |
| Joint Statement on the United States-Montenegro Economic Dialogue | 09/16/2021 |
| Advancing Climate Action in the Americas | 09/16/2021 |
| State Department Collaboration with Welcome.US | 09/16/2021 |
| Announcement of the USA Pavilion Commissioner General for Expo 2020 Dubai | 09/16/2021 |
| USA Pavilion Youth Ambassadors at Expo 2020 Dubai | 09/16/2021 |
| 20th Anniversary of the Inter-American Democratic Charter | 09/16/2021 |
| Mexican National Day | 09/16/2021 |
| Honduran Independence Day | 09/15/2021 |
| Guatemalan Independence Day | 09/15/2021 |
| El Salvador Independence Day | 09/15/2021 |
| Costa Rican Independence Day | 09/15/2021 |
| Bicentennial of Independence in Central America | 09/15/2021 |
| Papua New Guinea Independence Day | 09/15/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis | 09/15/2021 |
| Registration is Open for the Indo-Pacific Business Forum 2021 | 09/15/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Payne | 09/15/2021 |
| Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s Trip to India | 09/15/2021 |
| 2021 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations | 09/15/2021 |
| Counselor of the U.S. Department of State Chollet and Special Envoy Norland’s Visit to Libya | 09/15/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne Before Their Meeting | 09/15/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg | 09/15/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Thani | 09/15/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis Before Their Meeting | 09/15/2021 |
| Briefing With Senior U.S. Government Officials On Operation Allies Welcome Relocation Assistance Efforts for Non-SIV Holders | 09/14/2021 |
| U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to Saudi Arabia and Oman | 09/14/2021 |
| Opening Remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee | 09/14/2021 |
| Nicaraguan Independence Day | 09/14/2021 |
| Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim’s Trilateral Meeting with Japanese Director General Funakoshi and Republic of Korea Special Representative Noh in Tokyo | 09/14/2021 |
| Counselor Chollet’s Meeting with Tunisian Foreign Minister Jerandi | 09/14/2021 |
| Commemorating the International Day of Democracy | 09/14/2021 |
| Notice of Meeting: U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy | 09/14/2021 |
| Opening Remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs | 09/13/2021 |
| Joint Statement on 10-Year U.S-Romania Anniversary | 09/13/2021 |
| The United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Afghanistan | 09/13/2021 |
| Joint Department of State and Department of Homeland Security Rollout of the Application Process for the Central American Minors (CAM) Program | 09/13/2021 |
| 20th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Attacks | 09/11/2021 |
| Additional Departures of U.S. Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents from Afghanistan | 09/10/2021 |
| Agreement on the Formation of a New Lebanese Government | 09/10/2021 |
| Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s Visit to India | 09/10/2021 |
| Ongoing Conflict and Human Rights Abuses in Northern Ethiopia | 09/10/2021 |
| Travel of Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sung Kim to Tokyo | 09/10/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Ceremony to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks | 09/10/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Thani | 09/09/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Locsin | 09/09/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Before Their Meeting | 09/09/2021 |
| Departure of Qatar Airways Charter Flight from Kabul | 09/09/2021 |
| The New U.S. Consulate General Matamoros, Mexico Project Honored with The Chicago Athenaeum’s 2021 International Architecture Award | 09/09/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks | 09/09/2021 |
| Readout of the Political Directors Small Group Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS | 09/09/2021 |
| The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations and Embassy London Honor Anniversary of September 11 with Exhibit | 09/09/2021 |
| U.S. Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship Program Now Open | 09/09/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken Travels to Germany | 09/08/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Ministerial with Allies and Partners on Afghanistan | 09/08/2021 |
| Tajikistan Independence Day | 09/08/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at a Joint Press Availability | 09/08/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken to Participate in U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue | 09/08/2021 |
| Under Secretary Fernandez’s Call with Republic of Korea (ROK) Second Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-moon | 09/08/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken at Top of Meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas | 09/08/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken at Meet and Greet with Evacuation Operations Staff | 09/08/2021 |
| North Macedonia National Day | 09/08/2021 |
| Andorra’s National Day | 09/08/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks at Ministerial on Afghanistan | 09/08/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Lotfullah Najafizada of TOLO News | 09/07/2021 |
| Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley’s Travel to Moscow and Paris | 09/07/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks Before Meeting with Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Rashid Al-Khater, Roya Mahboob, CEO and President of Digital Citizen Fund, and Afghan Girls Robotics Team | 09/07/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Lapid | 09/07/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Embassy Doha and Mission Afghanistan | 09/07/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Secretary Lloyd J. Austin at Top of Meeting with Afghan Interpreters | 09/07/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Secretary Lloyd J. Austin at Meet and Greet with U.S. Military and Interagency Team | 09/07/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah at a Joint Press Availability | 09/07/2021 |
| Brazil Independence Day Message | 09/07/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with the United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed | 09/07/2021 |
| High-Level Dialogue on Climate Action in the Americas | 09/07/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Qatari Amir Sheikh Al Thani | 09/06/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Al-Sabah | 09/06/2021 |
| The Sentencing of Belarusian Opposition Figures Maria Kalesnikava and Maksim Znak | 09/06/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti | 09/06/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken Travels to Qatar To Advance Bilateral Ties | 09/06/2021 |
| The United States Conducts Unprecedented Relocation Effort | 09/06/2021 |
| Eswatini Independence Day | 09/06/2021 |
| 1,000th Day of Arbitrary Detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in China | 09/05/2021 |
| On the Military Seizure of Power in Guinea | 09/05/2021 |
| United States Condemns the Unjust Detention of Crimean Tatar Leaders | 09/05/2021 |
| Salvadoran Re-Election Ruling Undermines Democracy | 09/05/2021 |
| The United States Condemns Houthi Attack Against Saudi Arabia | 09/05/2021 |
| Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s Visit to Japan and the People’s Republic of China | 09/03/2021 |
| Passing of Marja’ Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim | 09/03/2021 |
| On the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Qatar and Germany | 09/03/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Søreide | 09/03/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Soreide Before Their Meeting | 09/03/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks on Afghanistan at a Press Availability | 09/03/2021 |
| Sanctioning Iranian Intelligence Affiliates for Targeting Dissidents Abroad | 09/03/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Qatar and Germany | 09/03/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks to the Press | 09/03/2021 |
| San Marino National Day | 09/03/2021 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Shringla | 09/02/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Spanish Foreign Minister Albares | 09/02/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio | 09/02/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with German Foreign Minister Maas | 09/02/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud | 09/02/2021 |
| United States Announces Humanitarian Assistance for Ukraine | 09/02/2021 |
| Celebrating the Renewed Commitment to U.S. – Ukraine Science and Technology Cooperation | 09/01/2021 |
| U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Establish a Secure Communications Link for Risk Reduction | 09/01/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Thani | 09/01/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Bahraini Foreign Minister al-Zayani | 09/01/2021 |
| Vietnam National Day | 09/01/2021 |
| United States and Seychelles Become Partners Under the Hague Abduction Convention | 09/01/2021 |
