On 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 […]

In 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 […]

Assistant 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 […]

The 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 […]

This Budget Request will drive forward an ambitious modernization of American diplomacy and development to ensure we are equipped to meet the challenges and seize upon the opportunities of our time.  Modernizing diplomacy depends on sustained investments in our people to build capacity and expertise. The Request advances our presence in the Indo-Pacific, reduces Foreign […]

The United States is committed to addressing global challenges and crises to build a secure, open, connected, and prosperous world that delivers on the issues that matter most to the livelihoods and security of the American people. The President’s FY 2025 Budget Request allows the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development […]

The 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 […]

PRIME MINISTER HOLNESS:  Secretary, though we have met so may times before, I have not had the privilege to say welcome to Jamaica. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you. PRIME MINISTER HOLNESS:  And we are very, very pleased to have you here today.  Many important matters to discuss – Haiti high on the agenda, but of course there […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Mr. President, thank you.  Thank you for your leadership today, but thank you for your leadership every day, along with Prime Minister Holness for bringing us together today, all of the CARICOM heads of government for organizing the meeting, but also – and more important – for the sustained commitment that we’ve seen […]

The 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 […]