Informal Consultations on Supporting Libya’s Political Process on the Margins of the U.N. General Assembly
Representatives from Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Qatar, Türkiye, the UAE, the UK, the UN, and the United States held informal consultations yesterday, with participation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily, focused on promoting the political consensus needed for successful Libyan elections. Participants expressed their solidarity with the […]
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for focusing the Security Council on this critically important issue. And Mr. Secretary-General, thank you for the moral clarity that you’ve shown in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine. We’re grateful to have been able to welcome President Zelenskyy to this council table, and […]
The United States Convenes Country Representatives and Other Stakeholders to Promote Inclusive and Rights-Respecting Digital Policy
On September 20, the United States, as the 2023 Chair of the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC), convened Ministers from the Coalition’s member states, key Group of 77 (G77) partners on technology policy, and other relevant stakeholders for a high-level event on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The FOC […]
Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks at a Portrait Unveiling of the 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host a reception on the occasion of the portrait unveiling of the 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday, September 26, at 1:30 p.m. EDT at the Department of State. Secretary Blinken and Secretary Clinton will deliver remarks which will be streamed live on www.state.gov and www.YouTube.com/statedept . Space at this […]
U.S. Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship Application Now Open
The U.S. Department of State is accepting applications for the Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship Program now through January 16, 2024. The two-year need and merit–based fellowship program, administered in cooperation with The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC), is intended for talented and diverse students in an IT-related post-secondary degree program, […]
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Advancing the 2023 Agenda through Inclusive and Rights-Respecting Digital Policy Event
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you, Uzra. And I actually did not want to interrupt the important intervention that was going on. (Laughter.) So we can continue that, or I’m – I’ll pick it up later. But I am so gratified to see so many colleagues here today both from governments but also from the private sector. […]
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the CEO Roundtable on Ukraine Economic Recovery
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. First, thanks to each and every one of you for being here today. We have a remarkable roundtable of people with us, starting first of all with our friend and colleague from Ukraine, the Minister of Strategic Industries, Oleksandr Kamyshin. Thank you, Mr. Minister, for being here. And of […]
Joint Statement on the Principles of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Canada, Costa Rica, Malawi, and the United States. Begin Text Today, endorsers of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations gathered during High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly’s 78th session to reaffirm our pledge to enhance international cooperation and end […]
U.S. Department of State Hosts Environmental Defenders Event at UNGA
On September 21, 2023, Ambassador James O’Brien, Head of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Sanctions Coordination, will host a roundtable discussion with environmental defenders and NGOs on the margins of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high-level week. The discussion will focus on ways to confront and prevent violence against environmental defenders. […]
Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the U.S.-KSA-UAE Trilateral Meeting on Peace in Yemen and Other Regional Priorities
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss shared regional priorities, including their commitment to a durable resolution to the conflict in Yemen in close […]