QUESTION:  Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, thank you so much for talking with us here on Al Jazeera. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good to be with you.  Thank you. QUESTION:  My first question is about two key and related priorities for the U.S., improving long-term food security in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as restarting the Black Sea Grain Initiative.  […]

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MR PATEL:  Hey, everybody.  Good afternoon and thank you so much for joining us today, especially last minute.  Laying out some ground rules real quick, this call will be on the record.  It will be embargoed until the call’s conclusion.  Joining us today is Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.  I will turn the […]

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Der Beitrag Humanitarian aid from the URF is going to Kharkiv and Odesa erschien zuerst auf ukrainereconstructionfund.

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The United States is currently the chair of the dialogue among the five Nuclear Weapon States in an ongoing exchange in the context of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In this capacity, the United States organized a working-level experts meeting with counterparts from the People’s Republic of China, France, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom […]

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks at the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania on Monday, August 7, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. EDT at the Department of State’s National Museum of American Diplomacy. Secretary Blinken’s remarks will be streamed live on the Department homepage and the Department YouTube channel .  The event will be […]

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The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrain today in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the strong and growing Strategic Third Neighbor Partnership between the United States and Mongolia. Secretary Blinken and Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene pledged to renew and modernize U.S.-Mongolia economic cooperation […]

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The U.S. government is pausing certain foreign assistance programs benefiting the government of Niger. This interim measure does not impact all U.S. foreign assistance programs in Niger. Most importantly, the provision of life-saving humanitarian and food assistance will continue. Further, we are continuing U.S. government activities in Niger where feasible to do so, including diplomatic […]

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The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to underscore the importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace discussions. The Secretary thanked Türkiye for its leadership in the Black Sea Grain Initiative and noted the urgent need to address the Kremlin’s inhumane use of food as a weapon […]

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Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn will travel to Seattle August 5-8, 2023, for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Third Senior Officials’ Meeting (APEC SOM3). She will attend the APEC Policy Partnership in Science, Technology, and Innovation (PPSTI) and present the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education […]

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The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Investment and Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, today in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken and Coordinating Minister Luhut emphasized the importance of the United States and Indonesia’s economic relationship,  including continued cooperation in negotiations of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), […]

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