SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you.  Thank you.  Assalamu alaikum, everyone.  Eid Mubarak to you and to your families.  It’s wonderful to join you.  Alia, I’m tempted to say, “What she said,” drop the microphone, and leave.  (Laughter.)  Because who wants to follow this extraordinary woman.  Congratulations on the acceptance to Northeastern.  Congratulations on your decision to dedicate what are manifestly tremendous talents […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you.  Thank you very, very much.  Good evening, everyone. Let me start by thanking my good friend of so many years, Mike Abramowitz, for the honor of joining Freedom House tonight and helping you to celebrate the 2023 Annual Freedom Awards.  Now, we have to be honest with people; we’ve known each […]

On May 15, member states of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will elect IOM’s next Director General in Geneva. The United States nominated Amy E. Pope for this leadership role because she has the dedication, experience, and strategic vision to deliver on IOM’s complex mission with a focus on the safety and dignity of […]

MODERATOR:  Good evening, everyone, and welcome to this evening’s background call.  Today’s call will be on background, attributable to senior administration officials, and embargoed until 8:00 a.m. For your information only and not for reporting, today’s speakers are: [Senior Administration Official One], who will be referred to in the transcript as Senior Administration Official Number […]

There is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and well-funded russian fascism propaganda machines. We were born in Russia, we have lost friends to this murderer… we see how he “zombifies” most and intimidates […]

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Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer will travel May 10-19 to Los Angeles, California for a variety of speaking engagements. He looks forward to discussing developments in Ethiopia, including implementation of the November 2 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement that ended the conflict in northern Ethiopia. In Los Angeles, Ambassador Hammer […]

The Department of Homeland Security and Department of State are focused on solutions and have a robust plan to humanely manage the border through deterrence, enforcement, and diplomacy. With the support of the Department of Defense and multiple countries across the Western Hemisphere, DHS and State are implementing that plan within the constraints of a […]

Secretary Antony Blinken congratulates the winners of the second annual Data for Diplomacy Awards. The five winners and four honorable mentions were selected from across the Department for making major strides in leveraging data as a strategic asset in support of the Department’s mission.  The winners and their exceptional work were recognized at a ceremony […]

How Sustainable Farming Practices are Essential for the Future of Agriculture and the Planet Agricultural sustainability is a crucial topic in today’s world, as we face mounting challenges related to food security, environmental degradation, and climate change. Sustainable agriculture practices can help address these challenges by improving the efficiency and resilience of agricultural systems, while […]