The Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas, including U.S. government personnel serving abroad.  Given ongoing developments in Niger and out of an abundance of caution, the Department of State is ordering the temporary departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members from the […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, Mandela Fellows. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. SECRETARY BLINKEN: What an incredible pleasure to join you for the first in-person Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit in four years – (applause) – and to see, to feel the incredible energy, the ingenuity, the talent in this room. Liz, my friend, my colleague, thank you for […]

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and South Africa on the occasion of the South Africa – United States Working Group on African and Global Issues (WGAGI) in Pretoria on July 31.  Begin text: South Africa hosted a successful meeting of the South Africa […]

V.G. Kumar Das’ biography recounts challenge of raising kids in a new land MALAYSIA, August 2, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — In “Gowri” author V.G. Kumar Das pays tribute to his mother by recounting her life story, one where she surmounted challenges as a young migrant widow in a new country while bringing up her seven children. This […]

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will chair and deliver remarks at a UN Security Council open debate on famine and conflict-induced global food insecurity at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, August 3, from UN Headquarters in New York City.  The Secretary will also have a meeting with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield while […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum. The Secretary conveyed the continued unwavering support of the United States for President Bazoum and Niger’s democracy. He underscored that the United States rejects efforts to overturn the constitutional order, and stands with the people of Niger, the Economic Community of West […]

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 […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning, everyone.  Please take a seat.  Wonderful to see you all here this morning.  And this is a very happy occasion. It is wonderful to be with so many colleagues from the State Department from across our government – both here, online, in Washington, around the world. On my first day in […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat today about the concerning developments in Niger.  Secretary Blinken and Chairperson Faki reiterated the shared U.S.-AU priorities of seeing the immediate release of President Mohamed Bazoum and urged respect for the […]