The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Switzerland on the occasion of the 2023 U.S.-Swiss Cyber and Digital Dialogue. Begin text: The United States and Switzerland held the second U.S.-Swiss Cyber and Digital Dialogue in Washington, DC on June 7, 2023.  The United States […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Dr. Fuad Hussein today at the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ministerial in Riyadh. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Hussein reviewed the bilateral relationship and reaffirmed the principles in the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement. The Secretary […]

ISIS remains an active threat to peace and stability and maintains connections to the global financial system to fund its terrorist activities.  ISIS Core has relied on its regional General Directorate of Provinces (GDP) offices to provide operational guidance and funding around the world.  The United States will continue to designate ISIS’s senior leadership to […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  (In progress) under leadership of the president and the leadership council, we’ve now had 14 months of relative calm that has saved lives and improved livelihoods.  And in and of itself, that’s a very, very positive development.  But there is also the – hopefully the opportunity and, we believe, the imperative to find a […]

On this World Ocean Day, I’m encouraged by global progress in protecting and conserving our ocean. In 2022, the United States launched the Ocean Conservation Pledge, joined by 19 countries, committing to conserve 30% of our ocean by 2030. Together, we can meet the global 30×30 commitment to conserve or protect 30 percent of our ocean. Every […]