The following is a joint press release issued by the Deputy Secretary of State and EEAS Secretary General Sannino. Begin text: On September 9-10, 2024, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and European External Action Service (EEAS) Secretary General Stefano Sannino held the seventh high-level meeting of the U.S.-EU Dialogue on China and the sixth meeting of […]

The United States took steps today to impose visa restrictions on senior officials of a European charter flight company for facilitating irregular migration to the United States through Nicaragua.  These continuing U.S. actions respond to the growing trend of charter airlines offering flights into Nicaragua designed primarily for irregular migrants. No one should profit from vulnerable migrants—not smugglers, private […]

PRIME MINISTER STARMER:  Secretary of State, I warmly welcome you once again.  It is fantastic that you’re here and we’re able to have this meeting.  This is the closest relationship, the special relationship, so important historically to our two countries, and so important going forward.  So I’m really looking forward to having an opportunity to […]

QUESTION:  Secretary Blinken, thank you so much for your time.  We heard you earlier today talk about Iran shipping ballistic missiles to Russia.  You said they’re going to be used on Ukrainians in the next few weeks. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  That’s right. QUESTION:  We’re also hearing about economic sanctions being imposed on Iran.  I guess it […]

Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick will travel to Maceio, Brazil from September 11-13, 2024, to attend the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial on September 13. Prior to the official start of the meeting, Ambassador Fick will participate in bilateral meetings with G20 counterparts, discussing topics including AI, 5G, Open RAN, […]

Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt, will lead the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue in Washington, DC on September 11-12, hosting a senior delegation from the Nigerian government led by the Honorable Minister of State Petroleum Resources Ekperikpe Ekpo. In addition to Assistant Secretary Pyatt, the United States’ delegation will include senior […]

On September 11, 2001, terrorists claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people and injured more than 6,000 others in the most devastating attack on American soil in our nation’s history.  Today, on Patriot Day 2024, we honor their memories and stand in solidarity with the families and friends of those who perished in New York […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you very much.  Mr. President, it’s so good to see you; colleagues, leaders, fellow ministers.  Crimea teaches us a lot.  Crimea shows the future Putin seeks for all of Ukraine.  Crimea shows Ukrainian resilience, and what drives it.  And Crimea shows what we partners of Ukraine – and nations committed to defending […]

As part of the United States’ efforts to disrupt Hizballah’s illicit revenue generation and isolate the terrorist group’s financial network, we are imposing sanctions on three individuals and five companies, as well as blocking two vessels that smuggle oil to generate funding for Hizballah. The network designated today includes a senior leader of Hizballah’s illicit […]