Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom September 9-10, where he will open the U.S.-UK Strategic Dialogue, reaffirming our special relationship.  While in London, Secretary Blinken will also meet with senior government officials to discuss a range of critical issues, including the Indo-Pacific, AUKUS partnership, the Middle East, and our collective efforts to […]

FOREIGN SECRETARY LAMMY:  It’s very special to host you, Tony, here today and to open this new bilateral Strategic Dialogue together.  In many ways it’s remarkable; this is a new format.  We’ve been close partners for a very, very long time.  A century ago, Foreign Secretary Ramsay MacDonald was committed to a consistent friendship and cooperation […]

Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to India and Bangladesh from September 10 to 16.  Throughout his trip, Assistant Secretary Lu will reaffirm the United States’ commitment to supporting our partners’ economic growth and promoting stability throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Assistant Secretary Lu will […]

FOREIGN SECRETARY LAMMY:  Well, welcome, Tony. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you. FOREIGN SECRETARY LAMMY:  You’ve been a great support to me in my early weeks as foreign secretary, and I’m very grateful.  I think we’ve spoken almost every other week since I took office.  So it’s a pleasure to welcome you here to London, and clearly we’re meeting at a […]

The Department of State recognizes 19 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as “Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders” for their notable engagement with the Fulbright Program during the 2023-2024 academic year.  The Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders initiative celebrates the partnerships, encourages administrators, faculty, and students at HBCUs to engage with Fulbright on campus, and highlights HBCUs as […]

The U.S. Department of State will partner with the India Semiconductor Mission, Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India to explore opportunities to grow and diversify the global semiconductor ecosystem under the International Technology Security and Innovation (ITSI) Fund, created by the CHIPS Act of 2022 (CHIPS Act).  This partnership will help create a more resilient, secure, and sustainable global semiconductor […]

Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma met yesterday in Bratislava, Slovakia with Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Peter Kmec and thanked him for his support of Ukraine and for Slovakia’s efforts as a NATO Ally to support our common defense and to condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.  They discussed the need to continue […]

The U.S. Department of State and Nigerian Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy will convene more than 200 stakeholders, including senior officials from the United States and Africa, private sector executives, civil society members, and academia for a “Global Inclusivity and AI: Africa” conference in Lagos, Nigeria, September 10 – 11 in Lagos. […]

Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Houston, Texas on September 9 for meetings with Iraqi officials and U.S. energy companies, hosted by the Baker Institute at Rice University.  These engagements will advance discussions held during Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s visit to Washington D.C. in April and Assistant Secretary […]