Today, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is in New York, New York, to participate in the 30th Cobalt Congress, where he will speak about the United States’ foreign policy goal to expand and build secure, sustainable, and resilient critical minerals supply chains through the Minerals Security Partnership […]

Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Jessica Stern will travel to The Hague, Netherlands, and Paris, France, from May 13-19.  On May 14, Special Envoy Stern will attend the 11th annual European IDAHOT+ Forum in the Hague. Organized by the Council of Europe (COE), the Forum brings together European policymakers, activists, and […]

We are proud of the work our teams worldwide are doing to facilitate travel, promote people-to-people ties, and bring economic benefit to local communities and key sectors across the United States. The positive momentum of 2023’s record-breaking year for visa processing continues in 2024. In the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2024 (October 2023 to March 2024), […]

Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello departed Washington on May 11 for travel to Uganda, Kenya, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia to meet with key regional partners to advance efforts to end the Sudan conflict and avert further mass atrocities, address the immediate and dire humanitarian needs of the Sudanese people, and map a path toward […]

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Philippines at the inaugural U.S.-Philippines Space Dialogue. As called for in the May 2023 U.S.-Philippines Joint Leaders’ Statement, the United States and the Philippines held the first bilateral Space Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on May 2, […]

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 […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute at 11:00 a.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. EEST on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.  He will address how the United States and other Allies and partners will help Ukraine achieve its goal of building a free, prosperous, and secure democracy – […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today in Kyiv. The two discussed recent battlefield updates and the importance of newly-arrived U.S. security assistance to helping repel Russian attacks. They also discussed long-term security arrangements and ongoing work to ensure Ukraine can thrive economically. Secretary Blinken reiterated the United States’ […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, I’m very, very pleased to just have an opportunity to talk to some remarkable leaders from civil society.  And just as extraordinarily brave Ukrainians are fighting on the front lines now against Russian aggression, so too we have courageous people who are themselves taking action to put a spotlight on corruption, to […]