Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the World Food Prize Laureate Ceremony
MS HUSAIN: Hello, good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 2024 World Food Prize laureate announcement. My name is Mashal Husain and I serve as the chief operating officer for our foundation. Today marks a milestone occasion at the World Food Prize Foundation as we proudly commemorate two decades of unwavering partnership with the U.S. […]
U.S. Department of State Exchange Programs Support Global Efforts to Combat Illicit Synthetic Drugs
Today, the U.S. Department of State announced numerous International Visitor Leadership Programs to augment the Biden-Harris Administration’s broader efforts to combat the illicit synthetic drug trade by bringing together international professional experts in the government, health care, law enforcement, and judicial sectors with their American counterparts. This comes on the heels of Secretary of State […]
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Lu’s Travel to India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh May 10—15. His trip will strengthen bilateral cooperation with each country and demonstrate U.S. support for a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. In Chennai, Assistant Secretary Lu will meet with Consulate personnel to bolster […]
Under Secretary Zeya’s Travel to Jordan and Iraq
Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Amman, Jordan, and Baghdad, Erbil, and Ninewa, Iraq from May 6-10, 2024, to advance regional humanitarian, human rights, and civilian security priorities. In Amman, Under Secretary Zeya engaged senior Jordanian government officials and United Nations representatives on maximizing […]
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Senior Official for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Pak’s Meeting with Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan Counterparts
Senior Official for the DPRK Dr. Jung Pak met Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Namazu Hiroyuki and ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for North Korean Nuclear Affairs Lee Jun-il in Tokyo on May 9. The three sides underscored their continued resolve in the face of the […]
Senior Official for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Pak’s Meeting with People’s Republic of China (PRC) Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu
Senior Official for the DPRK Dr. Jung Pak met PRC Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu Xiaoming in Tokyo on May 9. Senior Official Pak noted the continued threat posed to regional and global security by the DPRK’s unlawful nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, as well as its provocative and irresponsible rhetoric toward […]
Artworks by M.C. Escher, Julian Stanczak, others sail past high estimates in Neue Auctions’ Art in Bloom sale, April 27
Lithograph on paper by Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher (Dutch, 1898-1972), titled Castel Mola and Mount Edna, Sicily, signed, a rare early litho from the artist ($33,825). Early acrylic on canvas painting by Polish-born American artist Julian Stanczak (1928-2017), an untitled work done in 1965, hand-done, before the use of tape ($27,675). Mixed media glass construction […]
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Joint Statement by the U.S. Department of State and UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Second U.S.-UK Strategic Sanctions Dialogue
The following is the text of a joint statement by the U.S. Department of State and UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Begin text: On Wednesday 8 May 2024, the UK Government hosted a senior U.S. Government delegation for the second U.S.-UK Strategic Sanctions Dialogue. Talks, which took place in London and followed the inaugural […]
The Minerals Security Partnership Welcomes New Deal in Minerals Offtake and Processing Between STL in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Umicore in Belgium
The United States, as Chair of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), and MSP partners welcome the new deal finalized between STL, a subsidiary of La Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Belgian company Umicore that advances cooperation on germanium offtake and processing. This collaboration among […]