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MODERATOR:  Good evening, everyone, and welcome to tonight’s background call on Yemen.  This call will be on background attributable to senior administration officials, and it is embargoed until 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time tomorrow, on Wednesday, January 17th. For your information only and not for reporting, joining us on the call this evening will be: from […]

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The United States is imposing financial sanctions on Alberto Pimentel Mata, Guatemala’s former Minister of Energy and Mining, for his role in corruption.  Pimentel used his official position to exploit the Guatemalan mining sector though bribery schemes, including schemes related to government contracts and mining licenses. Corrupt and anti-democratic acts undermine Guatemala’s public institutions, threaten […]

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MR FRIEDMAN:  Klaus, thank you.  And Mr. Secretary, it’s great to be with you here this morning.  I want to begin with a real black-and-white contrast in the morning news, reading the papers.  One – on one side you read about the power these days, Mr. Secretary, of the – these small units, Houthis who […]

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The United States congratulates Bernardo Arévalo and Karin Herrera on their inaugurations as President and Vice President of Guatemala. We applaud the Guatemalan people for advancing the cause of democracy under challenging circumstances. We also commend Guatemala’s institutions, civil society, and the international community for safeguarding electoral integrity, voting systems, and processes. The Organization of […]

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Today marks the tenth year of detention for Uyghur human rights activist Ilham Tohti. Tohti remains in detention simply for advocating for the rights of Uyghurs and other minority groups in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). His life sentence demonstrates the PRC’s efforts to silence those brave enough to speak out against the government’s […]

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U.S. Senior Official for the DPRK Dr. Jung H. Pak held a trilateral call with Republic of Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Namazu Hiroyuki on January 14 where all three senior officials strongly condemned the […]

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Condemnation of Iran’s Attacks in Erbil
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While the Government of Nauru’s action on January 15 to sever its diplomatic relationship with Taiwan is a sovereign decision, it is nonetheless a disappointing one. Taiwan is a reliable, likeminded, and democratic partner. The PRC often makes promises in exchange for diplomatic relations that ultimately remain unfulfilled. We encourage all countries to expand engagement […]

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PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY:  Thank you so much.  Secretary, please. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, I’m not sure who’s hosting.  So good to see you, all of our colleagues, and I just want to start by conveying President Biden’s strong, enduring support for Ukraine – this at a time when you continue to face an almost daily onslaught from Russia attacking […]

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