I2U2 Announcement at United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week

I2U2 Announcement at United Nations General Assembly High-Level WeekIndia Ministry of External Affairs Secretary Dammu Ravi, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General Ronen Levi, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, and U.S. Department of State Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez will host an I2U2 announcement livestream via LinkedIn Live on Thursday, September 21, at 09:15 EDT (USA), 16:15 IDT (Israel), 17:15 […]

Informal Consultations on Supporting Libya’s Political Process on the Margins of the U.N. General Assembly

2024 U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission Concludes in AbujaRepresentatives from Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Qatar, Türkiye, the UAE, the UK, the UN, and the United States held informal consultations yesterday, with participation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily, focused on promoting the political consensus needed for successful Libyan elections.  Participants expressed their solidarity with the […]

Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks at a Portrait Unveiling of the 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

I2U2 Announcement at United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host a reception on the occasion of the portrait unveiling of the 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday, September 26, at 1:30 p.m. EDT at the Department of State. Secretary Blinken and Secretary Clinton will deliver remarks which will be streamed live on www.state.gov and www.YouTube.com/statedept  . Space at this […]

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine

Secretary Antony J. Blinken At United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on UkraineSECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you very much.  Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for focusing the Security Council on this critically important issue.  And Mr. Secretary-General, thank you for the moral clarity that you’ve shown in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine. We’re grateful to have been able to welcome President Zelenskyy to this council table, and […]

The United States Convenes Country Representatives and Other Stakeholders to Promote Inclusive and Rights-Respecting Digital Policy

Outcomes of the Fourth Negotiating Session on a Global Agreement to End Plastic PollutionOn September 20, the United States, as the 2023 Chair of the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC), convened Ministers from the Coalition’s member states, key Group of 77 (G77) partners on technology policy, and other relevant stakeholders for a high-level event on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.  The FOC […]

Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks at a Portrait Unveiling of the 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

I2U2 Announcement at United Nations General Assembly High-Level WeekSecretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host a reception on the occasion of the portrait unveiling of the 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday, September 26, at 1:30 p.m. EDT at the Department of State. Secretary Blinken and Secretary Clinton will deliver remarks which will be streamed live on www.state.gov and www.YouTube.com/statedept  . Space at this […]

U.S. Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship Application Now Open

Outcomes of the Fourth Negotiating Session on a Global Agreement to End Plastic PollutionThe U.S. Department of State is accepting applications for the Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship Program now through January 16, 2024. The two-year need and merit–based fellowship program, administered in cooperation with The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC), is intended for talented and diverse students in an IT-related post-secondary degree program, […]

Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Advancing the 2023 Agenda through Inclusive and Rights-Respecting Digital Policy Event

Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Advancing the 2023 Agenda through Inclusive and Rights-Respecting Digital Policy EventSECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you, Uzra.  And I actually did not want to interrupt the important intervention that was going on.  (Laughter.)  So we can continue that, or I’m – I’ll pick it up later.  But I am so gratified to see so many colleagues here today both from governments but also from the private sector.  […]

Joint Statement on the Principles of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations

2024 U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission Concludes in AbujaThe text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Canada, Costa Rica, Malawi, and the United States. Begin Text Today, endorsers of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations gathered during High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly’s 78th session to reaffirm our pledge to enhance international cooperation and end […]