SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good evening, everyone.  And first, Happy Pride.  (Applause.) So, I’ve learned a few things on this job over the last few years.  Maybe one of the most important is never follow Jessica Stern to the podium.  (Laughter.)  Jessica’s just back from Geneva, representing the United States at the UN Human Rights Council.  […]

On behalf of the United States of America, I extend best wishes to all Congolese people and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the 63rd anniversary of your independence. Democracy is the bedrock of our bilateral relationship. The right of every person to vote in free and fair elections is critical. […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago July 5, 2023. Secretary Blinken will participate in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government meeting and the 50th Anniversary of CARICOM celebration. Building on Vice President Harris’ historic June 8 visit to The Bahamas, where she co-hosted the U.S.-Caribbean […]

The State Department is directing funds from the International Technology Security and Innovation (ITSI) Fund to help create diverse, resilient, secure, and more transparent semiconductor supply chains.  As part of these efforts, the ITSI Funds will support projects in 2023 and 2024 at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) through the Committee on […]

MODERATOR:  Thank you very much.  Good afternoon.  Thank you for joining us for this call today to preview the Secretary’s upcoming travel to Trinidad and Tobago and to Guyana.  Our briefer today is Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti Barbara Feinstein.  Today’s call is on the record and is embargoed until the […]

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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The United States appreciates Denmark’s repatriation last week of 1 woman and 2 children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria. We are also grateful to our local partners, the Syrian Democratic Forces, for their leadership in addressing this complicated situation. The United States supported Denmark’s repatriation and stands ready to assist other nations in […]

This week, UNESCO members met for an extraordinary session of the organization’s General Conference to consider a U.S. proposal that would allow the United States to rejoin the organization with full membership privileges and restore U.S. leadership on a host of issues of importance and value to the American people. In pursuing full membership with […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan. The Secretary expressed appreciation for Saudi Arabia’s support during the recent shooting incident outside the U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah and its continued support for […]