Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability Mallory Stewart will travel to the United Kingdom December 11-15 to meet with counterparts based in London, Paris, and Geneva on a range of multilateral nuclear affairs issues.  For the remainder of the week, she will participate in discussions on risk reduction, nonproliferation, and arms […]

The Department of State hosted the first Strategic Dialogue between the United States Government and the Belarusian democratic movement and civil society on December 6-8.  Co-chaired by Belarusian democratic leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Christopher W. Smith, the Strategic Dialogue convened representatives of numerous U.S. government agencies […]

The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the European Union on the occasion of the 9th U.S.-EU Cyber Dialogue. Begin Text The United States and the European Union held the 9th U.S.-EU Cyber Dialogue in Brussels, Belgium, December 6-7, 2023. The United States and […]

On December 8, the Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE) held its second pitch competition for women climate entrepreneurs during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28).  The Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships Managing Director Thomas Debass hosted the event, which featured keynote speeches from USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Gender Equality and Women’s […]

Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Atlanta, Georgia to participate in the civil society events on the margins of the U.S.-convened UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Conference of the States Parties (COSP) on December 10.  During the COSP more than 150 governments, in addition to […]

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 Human Rights Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Department of State, in coordination with the Departments of the Treasury and Homeland Security, is taking actions to promote accountability for perpetrators of human rights abuses.  State is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on four individuals pursuant to […]

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 […]