The United States expresses deep sorrow for the victims of today’s devastating earthquake in Afghanistan, and we offer our sympathy and prayers to those who lost loved ones in the tragedy. The people of Afghanistan have undergone extraordinary hardship, …
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Wonderful to see this room full – full, full, right up to the top rafters. Wow, standing room only. No, it really is wonderful as we continue all to work back from the pandemic phase of COVID that …
Starting today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act’s provisions to prohibit imports made by forced labor into the United States of products made in Xinjiang. President Biden signed the …
Welcome, everyone. Let me begin by thanking all of you for the critically important work you do to support refugees – whether you do it as part of a government or a multilateral organization, an NGO or a business, or as a private citizen. And special …
This World Refugee Day, we acknowledge the unprecedented humanitarian crises across the globe, resulting in the largest number of refugees in history. Last month, we reached the tragic milestone of more than 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide …
On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people of Colombia for making their voices heard in a free and fair presidential election. We commend the many officials, public servants, and volunteers whose dedication made these elections possible. The …
For more than a decade, the United States has joined the global community in recognizing June 19 as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (IDESVC). We remain deeply committed to preventing and responding to all forms of …
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, first let me say I’m just going to drop the microphone and leave it to these two, because who wants to follow that? (Laughter.) It is so wonderful to see everyone here. And as Jessica said, there’s something wonderful about just …
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be able to receive my colleague and my friend, the foreign minister of Senegal. Welcome, Aïssata, to the State Department. I had a wonderful visit where we spent a lot of time together …
On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Iceland as you celebrate your National Day. Over the past seven decades, the United States and Iceland have built a strong friendship based on shared democratic values, a commitment to …
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Thank you so much. On behalf of myself, my wife Evan Ryan, welcome, welcome, welcome. Welcome to the State Department. Welcome to the Benjamin Franklin Room. It is so good to see this room full again. It’s been a while, …
The Department of State has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on five Cuban officials pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 5377, which suspends nonimmigrant entry into the United States of officers and employees of the Cuban government. These five …
The United States is imposing sanctions on a network of Iranian petrochemical producers and front companies in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the United Arab Emirates, and Iran that support Triliance Petrochemical Co. Ltd. and Iran’s Petrochemical …
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It is wonderful to see everyone here today, particularly for this occasion. Susan, thank you very much, both for the introduction but also for what you’re doing every day to really bring our diplomacy …
Today, we announced an additional $1 billion in additional military assistance for Ukraine. Pursuant to a delegation of authority from the President, I am authorizing our twelfth drawdown of arms and equipment from U.S. Department of Defense inventories …
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Good to see you all here. When I heard everyone was gathering here, I thought the least I could do is drop by to simply say thank you, thank you, thank you for the remarkable work that you’re doing. You all …
QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, thank you very much for joining us. Let’s start with Ukraine. We know from what the Ukrainians themselves are saying, what the reporting is, that they are now being massively outgunned by the Russians. They say their …
The United States remains deeply concerned about the Ortega-Murillo regime’s unjust detentions of political prisoners and ongoing abuses against members of civil society. We remain committed to applying a range of diplomatic and economic tools to support …
Today we welcomed Dr. John N. Nkengasong as the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State. In this role, Ambassador Nkengasong will lead, manage, and oversee the U.S. President’s …
The United States remains deeply concerned about the Ortega-Murillo regime’s unjust detentions of political prisoners and ongoing abuses against members of civil society. We remain committed to applying a range of diplomatic and economic tools to support …
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