The United States strongly condemns the reported arrest of Robert Shonov, a former employee of U.S. Mission Russia.  The allegations against Mr. Shonov are wholly without merit.  Mr. Shonov is a Russian national who was employed by the U.S. Consulate General in Vladivostok for more than 25 years.  Following the Russian government’s April 2021 order forcing termination […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra.  Secretary Blinken thanked Foreign Minister Hoekstra for Dutch assistance to evacuate U.S. citizens from Sudan and for the Netherlands’ unwavering support for Ukraine.  The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed shared security concerns in […]

Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee conducted meetings in Addis Ababa from May 14-16 with the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the United Nations (UN) and the Government of Ethiopia to consult on regional and international efforts to help end the conflict in Sudan. Assistant Secretary Phee provided an […]

The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Foreign Missions and Diplomatic Security Service, in partnership with Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa, and the Consular Corps of Miami, Orlando, and Tampa will host consular officials from over 30 foreign consular missions for a four-day experience beginning May 16, 2023 with opening ceremonies hosted by the Tampa Airport. […]

www.sustainableafricainitiative.org The Climate Risk Research Foundation, The Linux Foundation’s OS-Climate, and Generation Humanity launch the Sustainable Africa Initiative NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, May 4, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — The Climate Risk Research Foundation, The Linux Foundation’s OS-Climate, and Generation Humanity, in partnership with Sustainable Solutions for Green Growth (Nigeria) and Green Energy Mission Africa (Nigeria), launched […]

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The impacts of ransomware attacks are significant and far-reaching, with victims suffering loss and disclosure of sensitive information and disruption of critical services.  Russia is a safe haven for cybercriminals, an environment in which ransomware actors are free to conduct malicious cyber operations against the United States and our partners and allies. Today, the State […]

U.S. officials will travel to Detroit, Michigan, from May 14-26 to participate in the Second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM2) and related meetings of the U.S. APEC 2023 host year. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will chair the APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting from May 15-17, and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will chair the […]

Continuing with its tradition of transparency despite Russia’s purported suspension of New START, the United States has voluntarily released aggregate numbers of U.S. strategic offensive arms under the New START Treaty’s central limits on nuclear weapons. The United States continues to view transparency among nuclear weapon states as extremely valuable for reducing the likelihood of […]

Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield will travel to Jordan from May 17-20, 2023. While in Jordan, Assistant Secretary Satterfield will advance key bilateral U.S.-Jordan public diplomacy efforts— such as promoting inclusive economic growth and education and exchange opportunities. She will also highlight the importance of cultural diplomacy as a […]