Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Transatlantic Quad Foreign Ministers

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Transatlantic Quad Foreign MinistersThe below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on the sidelines of the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels. The ministers discussed enduring NATO and bilateral support for […]

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with New Zealand Foreign Minister Mahuta

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Transatlantic Quad Foreign MinistersThe below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today in Brussels with New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta.  The two discussed the importance of ensuring a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific, our critical support for Ukraine against Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion, and our joint efforts to […]

Departure of Assistant Secretary Monica Medina

Departure of Assistant Secretary Monica MedinaMonica Medina has served as Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) since September 2021 as well as the Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources.  During that time, she has led U.S. efforts on some of the most urgent global challenges issues we face today: a warming planet, the loss of biodiversity, water insecurity, and the threats posed by […]

The United States Designates Lebanese Individuals and Entities Profiting from Public Corruption

The United States Designates Lebanese Individuals and Entities Profiting from Public CorruptionToday, the United States is designating Raymond Zina Rahme and Teddy Zina Rahme, also known as the ‘Rahme brothers,’ along with two Lebanon-based entities and one UAE-based entity they control.  These individuals contributed to widespread electricity disruptions by importing and selling tainted fuel that damaged power plants across Lebanon. The Rahme brothers used their influence […]

Intent to Open U.S. Embassy Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu

Intent to Open U.S. Embassy Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu

To further strengthen the bilateral relationship, the U.S. Department of State has conveyed the U.S. intent to the Ni-Vanuatu Government to open an embassy in the Republic of Vanuatu, subject to Congressional notification. Consistent with the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy, a permanent diplomatic presence in Vanuatu would allow the U.S. Government to deepen relationships with Ni-Vanuatu […]

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U.S. Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sung Kim to Meet Republic of Korea and Japanese Counterparts

U.S. Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sung Kim to Meet Republic of Korea and Japanese CounterpartsU.S. Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Ambassador Sung Kim will travel to Seoul from April 6-7 to meet bilaterally and trilaterally with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn and Japanese Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro. Special Representative Kim […]