Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi to discuss advancing an inclusive political solution to the Syrian conflict following the May 1 Amman meeting. Secretary Blinken made clear that the United States will not normalize relations with the Assad regime and does […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good morning, everyone. President Rubin – Eric – thank you for making this event happen.  To you, to the American Foreign Service Association, the DACOR Bacon House Foundation, the Senior Living Foundation: we are so grateful for everything that you do to support our diplomats. As Eric said, I’m also very gratified that […]

Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and Georgetown, Guyana, May 8-10.  The Assistant Secretary will promote regional energy security and advance the clean energy transition in the Caribbean, key goals of the U.S.-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis […]

From May 6-12, 2023, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart will travel to Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa, and Cairo, Egypt, to meet with leaders in government and academia, as well as NGO officials. In Cape Town, she will conduct briefings and speak with faculty and graduate students at Saldanha […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan to discuss the situation in Sudan.  Secretary Blinken expressed the United States’ gratitude for Saudi Arabia’s invaluable assistance in facilitating the safe arrival in Jeddah of U.S. citizens and their family members departing […]

Witnessed by Ms. Dewi Hartaty Suratty (Top L), Chief Executive Officer of WHL and Mr. Aditya Yudha (Top R), Manager of IHATEC, Hj. Sallim Abdul Kadir (Bottom L), Chairman of WHL, signed the agreement on 14 April 2023 with Mr. Nur Wahid (Bottom R), Commiss The inaugural joint Halal training is curated specially for Singapore-based […]

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This week I hosted Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenia Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan for bilateral peace negotiations at the George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center.  After an intensive and constructive series of bilateral and trilateral discussions, the parties made significant progress in addressing difficult issues. Both demonstrated a sincere commitment to […]