On behalf of my fellow Americans, I am pleased to join citizens across Europe in celebrating this year’s Europe Day. Today we commemorate the vision of Robert Schuman, who sought to prevent wars among nations by ensuring the people of Europe shared a united and prosperous future.  In 1950, this vision took the shape of the European Coal and Steel Community.  When forming […]

We are pleased to announce the United States officially opened the U.S. Embassy in Nuku’alofa on May 9, 2023, less than one year after Vice President Harris announced at a meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum that we would begin discussions with Tonga regarding in establishing an embassy. This opening symbolizes the renewal of our […]

Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to New York, May 10, for meetings with senior leadership at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, including Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Ambassador to the UN for Management and Reform Christopher Lu.  He will also visit State Department operations in New […]

Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative CVIIC-Welcoming America Event in Fresno, Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula CVIIC-Welcoming America and Welcoming Australia in Madera 4 28 23 CVIIC and Central Valley organizations and local governments welcomed the arrival of a delegation of leaders from Welcoming America and Welcoming Australia The visit by the Welcoming America and Welcoming Australia […]

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The World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), will hold its annual meeting May 21-30 in Geneva to discuss global public health priorities.  It is a unique opportunity for delegates and health experts from around the world to advance global health and global health security.  We strongly encourage the […]

Following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken on May 8, 2023, North Macedonia’s Prime Minister, Dimitar Kovachevski, and U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center James P. Rubin signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining cooperation between the two NATO allies in the fight against the manipulation of information. This MOU followed meetings held in Skopje on April […]

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Netherlands on the occasion of the 2nd U.S.-Netherlands Cyber Dialogue. Begin Text On May 4, 2023, in The Hague, the Netherlands and the United States concluded their second inter-agency dialogue on cyber issues. Building on their […]

Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, and Rome, Italy, May 10-23.  In Geneva, Assistant Secretary Sison will participate in an event hosted by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva Bathsheba Crocker on climate and mobility in Small Island Developing States […]

The United States is continuing our efforts to disrupt the global production and supply chain of illicit fentanyl, including by denying the criminal actors who engage in this activity access to the international financial system.  As part of this whole of government effort , today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) […]

We are deeply concerned by reports that unknown assailants in Burma shot at an ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) convoy under military escort.  Just ahead of the ASEAN Leaders’ Summit, these attacks in Shan State come as the regime’s violence and disregard for the rule of law have led […]