Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Houston and Austin, Texas, as well as Mexico City, Mexico, from October 3-5, 2023. In Houston, Secretary Blinken will visit Rice University to meet with former Secretary of State James Baker and participate in a conversation with Director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy Ambassador […]

Yesterday, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia signed the 2023 Federal Programs and Services Agreement on the continuation of essential programs and services provided by U.S. agencies to the Federated States of Micronesia. The conclusion of this Agreement is an affirmation of our close […]

On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the People’s Republic of China on the occasion of the 74th National Day on October 1. As the United States continues to work with the international community to solve the world’s most serious challenges, we welcome the cooperation of the People’s Republic […]

We condemn the reported life sentence handed down by the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) following secret court proceedings of Professor Rahile Dawut, an anthropologist and expert on Uyghur folklore and traditions. Professor Dawut and other Uyghur intellectuals, including Ilham Tohti, have been unjustly imprisoned for their work to protect and preserve […]

MODERATOR:  Great.  Thanks very much.  Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you very much for joining us today for this on background call related to the upcoming U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue and High-Level Security Dialogue. Again, this call is on background and attributable to senior administration officials, but I am very pleased to introduce to you, for […]

On behalf of the United States Government, I offer my sincere wishes to the people of Tuvalu for a joyous National Day this October 1 to mark the 45th anniversary of your independence. As we enhance cooperation on climate challenges and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, the United States is eager to continue collaborating with […]

On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Palau and extend my best wishes on your 29th Independence Day. Our nations are close friends and partners. We share a commitment to a free, open, resilient, and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Last week, with our Pacific neighbors, we demonstrated our solidarity and friendship […]

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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Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink met with People’s Republic of China (PRC) Vice Foreign Minister for Asia Sun Weidong in Washington, D.C.  The two sides held a candid, in-depth, and constructive consultation on regional issues as part of ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication. The […]