Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan on April 22-27. Assistant Secretary Lu will lead a U.S. delegation to build on the Secretary’s successful travel to the region in February, discuss a wide range of shared interests, and strengthen regional ties to […]

On the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, we are reminded to maintain our focus on responding to the threats to our planet while also taking stock of progress made.  The United States has made unprecedented investments in the health of our planet, leading global efforts to protect the environment and tackle the climate crisis. We have reaffirmed […]

The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with French Director General for Foreign Relations and Strategy at the Ministry of the Armed Forces Alice Rufo.  They discussed promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.  They reiterated the critical importance of Ukraine’s sovereignty and […]

The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ambassador to the United States Cho Hyundong today in Washington, D.C.  Deputy Secretary Sherman congratulated Ambassador Cho on his appointment, highlighting the importance of his arrival as we prepare to celebrate the […]

The following is attributable to Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participated today in a special ministerial session under the leadership of African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki.  African, Arab, and regional and international partners and organizations joined the session.  Participating leaders agreed unanimously on the urgent need for an Eid al-Fitr ceasefire in Sudan to alleviate […]

The arrests by the Tunisian government of political opponents and critics are fundamentally at odds with the principles Tunisians adopted in a constitution that explicitly guarantees freedom of opinion, thought, and expression. The arrest on Monday of former Speaker of Parliament Rached Ghannouchi, the closure of the Nahda party headquarters, and the banning of meetings […]

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will travel to Arizona April 19-20. In Arizona, Assistant Secretary Noyes will meet with local refugee resettlement partners, community leaders and refugees.  She will also deliver the keynote address at Arizona State University’s (ASU) Genocide Awareness Week.  This trip will provide greater insights […]

The United States is taking further action to hold accountable perpetrators of the Nicaraguan regime’s repressive actions. The United States is imposing sanctions on the Nicaraguan judges who played a role in stripping over 300 Nicaraguans of their citizenship, leaving many of these individuals stateless. The three Nicaraguan judges, Judge Nadia Camila Tardencilla Rodriguez, of the Second District Trial […]