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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

QUESTION:  Mr. Secretary, thank you for joining us this morning. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning, George. QUESTION:  I want to talk – start with Ukraine.  President Biden, of course, is meeting with President Zelenskyy at the White House tomorrow, making the case here in New York for more aid, but there does seem to be resistance on Capitol Hill.  […]

QUESTION:  And joining us now in Studio 1A, Secretary of State Antony Blinken.  Secretary Blinken, good morning to you.  Good to have you here. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning. QUESTION:  Let’s talk about the news this week, the prisoner swap – five Americans brought home.  You cannot look at these pictures of Americans being returned to U.S. soil 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 […]

The text of the following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States and Finland at the Third U.S.-Finland Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation. Begin Text  On September 19 and 20, the Republic of Finland hosted the United States for the third Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Science and […]

The United States is deeply concerned by Azerbaijan’s military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh and calls on Azerbaijan to cease these actions immediately.  These actions are worsening an already dire humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and undermine prospects for peace.  As we have previously made clear to Azerbaijan, the use of force to resolve disputes is unacceptable and […]

U.S. Deputy Secretary Richard R. Verma and Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick led a discussion on how to better secure cyberspace and support recovery of partners that suffer a significant disruptive cyber attack.  Eleven senior leaders joined the United States on the margins of the 78th UN General Assembly […]

The text of the following statement was released by Kamikawa Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan in her capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Begin text: In today’s meeting in New York, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the High […]