QUESTION: Hello, sir. Thank you for joining us today. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. QUESTION: This is your first visit to Vietnam as the U.S. Secretary of State. What do you expect the new opportunities opening up after your visit? SECRETARY BLINKEN: …
Update on the Situation in Sudan I welcomed the opportunity April 15 to consult with Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, about the …
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi. Secretary Blinken highlighted the positive trajectory of the U.S.-Vietnam …
GENERAL SECRETARY TRONG: (Via interpreter) First of all, I would like to welcome Mr. Secretary and the delegation with which your visit takes place on the 10th anniversary of our Comprehensive Partnership. And it is also very meaningful because we are …
As a demonstration of the enduring commitment to the United States – Vietnam relationship during the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive Partnership, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, Vietnam Foreign …
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh today in Hanoi. The Secretary noted the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive …
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son today in Hanoi. The Secretary noted the progress the United States and Vietnam have made under …
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you, everyone, very, very much. This really is a particular pleasure because this has been a day long in the making. I heard about this project, I think, the first time I was here as deputy secretary from Ambassador Osius, …
PRIME MINISTER PHAM: (Via interpreter) Mr. Secretary of State, I am delighted to welcome you to Vietnam and to see you again here in my country, and I highly appreciate your arrangement of your time for this visit. It is a – I do believe that this visit …
The United States welcomes the release of nearly 900 detainees from all sides of the Yemen conflict. This release reunifies hundreds of families ahead of Eid al-Fitr and takes place amidst a 13-month period of calm initiated by the UN-mediated truce. The …
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Following Argentine President Alberto Fernandez’s March 29 meeting with the President, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Buenos Aires with Foreign Minister Santiago …
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Argentine Secretary of Mining, Fernanda Ávila, and Argentine Secretary of Energy, Flavia Royon, during the bicentennial year of …
Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said in her keynote address at the U.S.-Ukraine Partnership Forum on Thursday that “support for Ukraine is an investment in our own security and our own prosperity and the world that we and our children want to live …
The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will deliver remarks followed by a brief Q and A session at the 18th Annual NATO Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non …
From April 17-18, Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (INR) Brett Holmgren will travel to Seattle, Washington. He will deliver remarks on INR’s mission at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of …
Today, the United States is announcing a series of actions against those involved in illicit fentanyl trafficking. Through the Department of State we announced rewards offers for information leading to the arrest or conviction of 27 individuals. …
Today the People’s Republic of China’s Jiangmen Intermediate Court denied wrongfully detained U.S. national Mark Swidan’s appeal, and upheld his death penalty with a two-year suspended death sentence. We are disappointed by this decision and will …
The Department of State, in partnership with USAID, has launched the Blended Finance for the Energy Transition (BFET) program by issuing an initial request for concept proposals for private sector-led blended finance structures. Reducing greenhouse gas …
This year is the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership launched by then-Presidents Obama and Sang in 2013. As we mark this anniversary, we look forward to expanding our partnership in the years ahead. Built on a foundation of …
The United States congratulates our key partners Bahrain and Qatar on their decision to resume diplomatic ties. This breakthrough represents a crucial step in our collective efforts to forge a more integrated, stable, peaceful, and prosperous region. The …
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