SECRETARY BLINKEN:  It really is a pleasure for me to be here at the Centers for Disease Control to spend some time with our colleagues with whom we have an extraordinary partnership between the CDC and the State Department.   But I’d be remiss if I didn’t start first by saying that we send our deepest […]

Happy Buddha Purnima. We send our best wishes to Buddhists around the world as they commemorate Vesak. Vesak marks the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha. The occasion provides the chance for us all to reflect on his teachings and renew our commitment to universal values such as compassion, tolerance, and human dignity. On […]

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of the start of direct talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Begin Text The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi to discuss advancing an inclusive political solution to the Syrian conflict following the May 1 Amman meeting. Secretary Blinken made clear that the United States will not normalize relations with the Assad regime and does […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good morning, everyone. President Rubin – Eric – thank you for making this event happen.  To you, to the American Foreign Service Association, the DACOR Bacon House Foundation, the Senior Living Foundation: we are so grateful for everything that you do to support our diplomats. As Eric said, I’m also very gratified that […]

Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and Georgetown, Guyana, May 8-10.  The Assistant Secretary will promote regional energy security and advance the clean energy transition in the Caribbean, key goals of the U.S.-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis […]

From May 6-12, 2023, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart will travel to Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa, and Cairo, Egypt, to meet with leaders in government and academia, as well as NGO officials. In Cape Town, she will conduct briefings and speak with faculty and graduate students at Saldanha […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan to discuss the situation in Sudan.  Secretary Blinken expressed the United States’ gratitude for Saudi Arabia’s invaluable assistance in facilitating the safe arrival in Jeddah of U.S. citizens and their family members departing […]