Economic and Health Dialogue of the Americas Advances Through a Second Annual High-level Meeting in the Dominican Republic

Economic and Health Dialogue of the Americas Advances Through a Second Annual High-level Meeting in the Dominican RepublicOn March 10, 2024, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Jose W. Fernandez, kicked off the Second Annual High-Level Meetings of the Economic and Health Dialogue of the Americas (EHA) alongside PAHO Deputy Director Mary Lou Valdez, Department of Commerce Deputy Under Secretary Diane Farrell, Executive Vice President of the […]

Taking Coordinated Actions with Bahrain against Supporters of Al-Ashtar Brigades

Taking Coordinated Actions with Bahrain against Supporters of Al-Ashtar BrigadesIn coordination with the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United States is today designating three Iran- based operatives and a financial facilitator linked to Al-Ashtar Brigades, a U.S.-designated terrorist group. Today’s action underscores the U.S. government’s commitment to target destabilizing forces and threats emanating from Iran, including those threatening our regional partners. We will continue to […]

U.S. Officials Travel to Niger

U.S. Officials Travel to NigerAssistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander, and AFRICOM Commander General Michael Langley will travel to Niger March 12-13 to continue ongoing discussions since August with leaders of the National Council for Safeguarding the Homeland (CNSP) regarding Niger’s return to a democratic path […]

Deputy Secretary Campbell’s Meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Okano

Economic and Health Dialogue of the Americas Advances Through a Second Annual High-level Meeting in the Dominican RepublicThe below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met in Washington, D.C. with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Okano Masataka and reaffirmed the indispensable role of the U.S.-Japan Alliance in promoting global peace, security, and prosperity. They discussed the importance of trilateral cooperation with other partners such as the Republic […]

The President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development

The President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentThe Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request released by the President today makes critical, targeted investments on behalf of the American people that will promote greater prosperity and economic growth for decades to come. The President’s budget proposal will enable us to continue using our diplomacy, assistance, and accountability tools to advance our vision of a […]

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Jamaican Prime Minister Holness

U.S. Officials Travel to NigerThe below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness today in Kingston, Jamaica. Secretary Blinken thanked Prime Minister Holness for hosting the CARICOM High-Level Meeting on Haiti, and for Jamaica’s partnership in facilitating an expedited Multinational Security Support mission deployment to Haiti. He reiterated the United States’s support for a proposal developed in partnership with CARICOM and Haitian stakeholders to expedite a […]