The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide met today in Brussels on the margins of the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting. Secretary Blinken congratulated Foreign Minister Barth Eide on his appointment. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister reiterated their shared commitment to […]

MR TEK:  Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our call previewing the Secretary of State’s upcoming travel to Brussels, Belgium.  Our call this morning will be on the record and is embargoed until its conclusion.  Joining us this morning is Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien.  The Assistant […]

Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Prague, Czech Republic and Chisinau, Moldova, from November 27-December 2, 2023. In Prague, she will lead the U.S. delegation to the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) Ministerial Conference, where she will give remarks on U.S. efforts to […]

The Government of Kenya hosted the third U.S.-Kenya Cyber and Digital Dialogue in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 27, fulfilling a commitment by both governments made at the U.S.-Kenya Bilateral Strategic Dialogue earlier this year. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick led the U.S. delegation, which included representatives from the Departments […]

Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to London, United Kingdom from November 27-29, 2023, to participate in the “Resourcing Tomorrow” conference and meet with UK and international government and industry leaders to advance U.S. priorities on critical minerals, energy resilience, and support for Ukraine. The theme of the conference […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held a trilateral call today with Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Minister Park Jin and Japan Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko to discuss the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) November 21 space launch, which used ballistic missile technology in violation of […]

On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina on marking Statehood Day. The United States has been your enduring partner for over three decades and remains firmly committed to protecting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and multiethnic character. We will continue to work with institutions of […]

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 […]

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the United States commits  to marshaling our full range of policy and diplomatic resources to preventing and responding to gender-based violence around the world. To continue making progress toward the global eradication of gender-based violence, the United States is pairing the updated 2022 U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-BasedViolence Globally with concrete, survivor-centered actions, utilizing the $250 million in foreign assistance Congress appropriated in […]