The United States will provide more than $116 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable populations in Burma, Bangladesh, and the region, including more than $74 million to support Rohingya refugees and their host communities. With this new funding, the United States’ total assistance for those affected by the crisis in Burma, Bangladesh, and […]

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 […]

This month, we commemorate the twenty-second anniversary of the adoption of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, which states that “the peoples of the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend it.”  The Democratic Charter serves as a model for democracy advocates globally, including through its emphasis on […]

Today, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S.-UAE Business Council, the UAE-India Business Council, and the UAE-Israel Business Council to create the I2U2 Private Enterprise Partnership. This new public-private partnership will work to increase awareness of the I2U2 initiative in […]

The I2U2 group — India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States — is pleased to announce that the official website for the I2U2 group is now live and welcomes submission of new projects through this website. Innovations and scientific advancements will be critical to modernizing and addressing key challenges in I2U2’s focus […]

This morning, Secretary Blinken and Treasury Secretary Yellen co-hosted the inaugural U.S.  Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) Investor Forum with special guest World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Bloomberg Philanthropies.  Attendees included Co-CEO of KKR Joseph Bae, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock Larry […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  But really wonderful to see you.  Thank you for – thank you for taking the time.  You have been and are such a strong partner for the United States on so many issues – regional security, global security, including in our own hemisphere with Haiti – and of course we deeply value the strong […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Amos, thank you.  And Ajay, Janet, wonderful to be with you, but especially to be with everyone around this table.  I’m looking around at this lineup, and not since the 1927 New York Yankees have I seen a more impressive group, so – (laughter).  I won’t talk about the current New York Yankees. […]

The U.S. Department of State announced today that leading American and international artists from genres ranging from opera to rock to hip hop will headline the launch of the Department’s Global Music Diplomacy Initiative on September 27, 2023.  The initiative leverages public-private partnerships with U.S. companies and non-profit organizations to elevate music as a diplomatic […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you very, very much and good morning, everyone. PARTICIPANTS:  Good morning. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Wonderful to be with you and particularly wonderful to be with you for this event. To our co-chair, my friend, the Foreign Minister Luminita, and to the UN Women’s Executive Director Sima Bahous: thank you, thank you for your leadership on this […]