The United States welcomes the steps taken to implement the electoral roadmap agreement between the Unitary Platform and representatives of Nicolas Maduro, in particular the November 30 announcement defining the timeline and process for the reinstatement of all candidates.  This is an important development. However, we are deeply concerned by the lack of progress on […]

On behalf of the United States of America, I extend to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, and to all our partners and friends in the UAE our congratulations on the UAE’s National Day. The United States and the UAE are bound together by more than […]

Today, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on International Environmental Cooperation Zulfiya Suleimenova issued the following: Building on more than 30 years of successful partnership between Kazakhstan and the United States; Highlighting the 5th anniversary of the Enhanced Strategic Partnership between Kazakhstan […]

The United States is committed to exercising U.S. leadership to implement the goals of the Paris Agreement, to accelerate the global clean energy transition, and to enable vulnerable countries and communities to build resilience against the impacts of climate change. To that end, the United States will continue to support developing country partners as they […]

The United States, People’s Republic of China, and United Arab Emirates today convened a Summit to accelerate actions to cut methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases as the fastest way to reduce near-term warming and keep a goal of limiting global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach. At the Summit, the United […]

Today, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry joined leaders and ministers from four continents to announce the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28).  The Declaration recognizes the key role of nuclear energy in achieving global net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and […]

Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Accra, Ghana December 3-7 for the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial.  The Assistant Secretary will accompany Head of Delegation U.S. Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield and other U.S. officials. Assistant Secretary Sison will attend a U.S.-hosted side event on Improving Environmental Management […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good evening.  Welcome to the State Department and welcome to what is a very special event.  For us, this is something that I look forward to every year.  And for those of you who were with us when we launched our Global Music Diplomacy Initiative a few months ago, rest assured no guitars […]