While the Government of Nauru’s action on January 15 to sever its diplomatic relationship with Taiwan is a sovereign decision, it is nonetheless a disappointing one. Taiwan is a reliable, likeminded, and democratic partner. The PRC often makes promises in exchange for diplomatic relations that ultimately remain unfulfilled. We encourage all countries to expand engagement […]

PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY:  Thank you so much.  Secretary, please. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, I’m not sure who’s hosting.  So good to see you, all of our colleagues, and I just want to start by conveying President Biden’s strong, enduring support for Ukraine – this at a time when you continue to face an almost daily onslaught from Russia attacking […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Mr. President, would you like to say anything to our colleagues? PRESIDENT KAGAME:  Well, (inaudible) to meet you, Secretary of State, given the many things we do together between our two countries, the United States and Rwanda.  And the effort United States has put into paying attention and supporting the resolution to the problems we […]

Today marks the tenth year of detention for Uyghur human rights activist Ilham Tohti. Tohti remains in detention simply for advocating for the rights of Uyghurs and other minority groups in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). His life sentence demonstrates the PRC’s efforts to silence those brave enough to speak out against the government’s […]

Special Representative Pritzker was in Ukraine on January 12 to meet senior Ukrainian and private sector officials to reinforce U.S. assistance to support Ukraine’s economic recovery and ensure Ukraine prevails against Russia’s aggression.  While in Ukraine, she met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, members of the Verkhovna Rada and other government officials […]

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 […]

Elections in Bhutan
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The Department of State has renewed the charter of the Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services (IPODS) for an additional two years, expiring December 20, 2025. IPODS assists the Department in maintaining constructive interaction with the U.S. Postal Service and other international postal service providers. It provides advice on U.S. foreign policy related […]

Iran’s financial support to the Houthis has fueled their unrelenting attacks on global commerce in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.  The United States is today designating two additional companies that have been involved in the shipment of Iranian commodities in support of the Iran-based, Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id al-Jamal and his network.  […]

Community colleges are an integral part of the United States’ broader efforts to support foreign policy goals by expanding access to education and economic opportunity both at home and abroad.  The U.S. Department of State announced today that nearly 150 students from 16 countries convened in Mesa, Arizona this week as part of the U.S. […]