The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today in New York City with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and United Kingdom Security Minister Tom Tugendhat on the sidelines of the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in the Middle East.  […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Mr. President, thank you for convening this ministerial and for convening this council.  And thank you very much, Special Coordinator Wennesland, Deputy Special Coordinator Hastings, for your important briefings. Mr. Secretary-General, we’re grateful for your leadership in this incredibly challenging time, particularly in helping get humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. And to […]

On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send my warmest wishes to the people of Kazakhstan as they celebrate Republic Day on October 25. As the people of Kazakhstan on this day commemorate their declaration of sovereignty, we reaffirm the United States’ commitment to Kazakhstan’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. […]

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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The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares to discuss Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel.  The Secretary called for the release of all hostages.  The Secretary reiterated U.S. support for Israel’s right to defend itself and continued engagement with regional partners […]

On October 23, 1983, Hizballah killed 241 U.S. military personnel, including 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers in a terrorist bombing of the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.  Minutes later, a second suicide bomber killed 58 French paratroopers.  Six innocent Lebanese civilians also lost their lives.  The abhorrent and shocking attack on the Beirut […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to New York City on October 24, 2023 to participate in a United Nations Security Council Ministerial on the situation in the Middle East.  While in New York, the Secretary will also meet with counterpar…

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Indonesia on the occasion of the inaugural Senior Officials’ Foreign Policy and Defense Dialogue. Begin text: The United States and Indonesia held the first-ever Senior Officials’ Foreign Policy and Defense Dialogue today at the […]