United States Enters SPAW Protocol Reservations, Reiterates Conservation Commitments

United States Enters SPAW Protocol Reservations, Reiterates Conservation CommitmentsThe United States today entered reservations on 21 species listings made under the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol) to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention).  The new listings were adopted at the conference of SPAW Protocol parties held in […]

Rejection of Irresponsible Statements on Resettlement of Palestinians Outside of Gaza

Rejection of Irresponsible Statements on Resettlement of Palestinians Outside of GazaThe United States rejects recent statements from Israeli Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir advocating for the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza. This rhetoric is inflammatory and irresponsible. We have been told repeatedly and consistently by the Government of Israel, including by the Prime Minister, that such statements do not reflect the policy […]

Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a U.S. National Space Council Meeting

Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a U.S. National Space Council Meeting

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Phil, thank you very, very much, and it’s wonderful to be with everyone here today, as well as in this remarkable and historic space.  And I want to start by thanking the Vice President for not just convening us today but for her stewardship of the National Space Council.  Our leadership, America’s leadership […]

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War Day 678, pt2: Urkainian Stubbornness vs. Russian Long Will

War Day 678, pt2: Urkainian Stubbornness vs. Russian Long Will

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 […]

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Formalization of the Tallinn Mechanism to Coordinate Civilian Cyber Assistance to Ukraine

Secretary Blinken’s Call with UK Foreign Secretary Cameron

As endorsed by the U.S. Department of State and the Foreign Ministries of Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom on December 20, 2023, the Tallinn Mechanism has been officially formalized. As a result of Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, the Tallinn Mechanism, hereafter referred to as […]

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Media Freedom Coalition Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Closure of Stand News and Media Freedom in Hong Kong

Secretary Blinken’s Call with UK Foreign Secretary CameronThe text of the following statement was signed by the Governments of Australia, Austria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) remain deeply concerned […]

Joint Statement by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin

United States Enters SPAW Protocol Reservations, Reiterates Conservation Commitments

The text of the following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea strongly condemn the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) December 17 and 18 (local time) ballistic missile launches, including an intercontinental ballistic missile. The […]

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