SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good afternoon, everyone.  It’s a pleasure, as always, to welcome my colleague and friend Mevlut Cavusoglu here to Washington, to the State Department. Before I speak about our meeting, let me just start by expressing my own deep sorrow and condolences to our friends in Ukraine for the terrible helicopter crash that took […]

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. This funding would come from the recently passed Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023. Throughout its war against Ukraine, […]

Human trafficking is a crime that deprives millions of people of their dignity and freedom. An estimated 27.6 million are currently victims of trafficking worldwide, and, sadly, many of them are often hidden right in front of us. To properly tackle this crime, it will take a commitment from each of us to end human […]

Joint Venture Carmel Valley’s Sales Floor Joint Venture Carmel Valley Lobby Joint Venture Carmel Valley Logo Carmel Valley is experiencing a revolution in recreational and medical cannabis, as the Valley’s first licensed dispensary, Joint Venture, has opened its doors. CARMEL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, USA, December 30, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Carmel Valley is experiencing a revolution in…

Senior Official to the Secretary of State in the Office of Global Women’s Issues Kat Fotovat will visit Bangladesh from January 20–23. In Chittagong on January 21–22, Senior Official Fotovat will participate in the 10th Commencement Ceremony of the Asian University for Women (AUW), where she will deliver remarks and meet with students and faculty. […]

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today that qualifying U.S. undergraduate students who want to pursue study or internships abroad as part of their higher education experience may now apply for the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship.  Qualifying students must be Pell Grant recipients, which are U.S. government financial aid […]

On January 17, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain traveled to Nouakchott, Mauritania, where he met with Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani. Ambassador Hussain and President Ghazouani discussed a range of human rights and security issues. While in Nouakchott, Ambassador Hussain also met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian Minister […]

The Department of State is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement to settle Meyer, et al. v. U.S. Department of State, a longstanding class action pending at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over successive administrations that challenges the Department’s Worldwide Availability requirement for career Foreign Service applicants.  This is an important step forward […]

I join President Biden in recognizing the somber one-year anniversary of the cross-border terrorist attack against the UAE, which tragically killed and wounded civilians. We strongly condemn these attacks.  As I have reaffirmed in my engagements with Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, the United States remains resolutely committed […]