Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink will travel to Singapore; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Bangkok, Thailand; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, February 23-March 4 to underscore the United States’ strong and enduring commitment to its allies and partners in Southeast Asia. In Singapore, Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink will co-lead the […]

Tomorrow marks two years since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.  After ten years of conflict, sovereign, democratic Ukraine remains courageous in the face of formidable odds.  The United States will continue to stand resolutely with the Ukrainian people in their defense of their homeland.  Putin’s war threatens not only Ukraine, but also […]

MODERATOR:  (Via interpreter) Good morning.  In the press room of Argentine government house, after the meeting with the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, the Foreign Minister of Argentina Diana Mondino, and the Secretary of State of the United States Antony Blinken will offer a press conference. We are joined by federal authorities and members of […]

U.S. Senior Official for the DPRK Dr. Jung Pak held a videoconference on February 21 with PRC Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu Xiaoming to discuss the DPRK’s increasingly destabilizing and escalatory behavior and its deepening military cooperation with Russia.  The two sides discussed the need to maintain peace and stability on the Korean […]

Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, Mallory Stewart, will travel to Hawaii February 26-March 1 to co-chair the Strategic Policy Dialogue with Australian government officials.  Discussions will focus on strengthening extended deterrence and enhancing regional risk reduction measures. Additionally, Assistant Secretary Stewart will meet with Department of Defense and civil society […]

Following Russia’s two years of unprovoked full-scale war, the death of opposition politician and anticorruption activist Aleksey Navalny, and a decade of aggression against Ukraine, the United States is sanctioning more than 500 individuals and entities in Russia and globally. There is a clear link between Russia’s authoritarianism, its domestic crackdown on dissent, and its […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Deputy Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell met with UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Parliamentary Under Secretary of State David Rutley, MP yesterday in Washington, D.C. Deputy Secretary Campbell and Minister Rutley discussed common interests in the Americas, particularly the situation in Haiti and efforts to […]