SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you.  Thank you, Julieta, and thanks to everyone for coming together.  This is an incredibly busy week, to understate.  We’re all torn and pulled in different directions.  The fact that this group is around this table today I think speaks to a profound shared commitment to the plight of the refugees and […]

The U.S. Departments of State and Justice led the Law Enforcement Coordination Group (LECG), which convened in Europe on September 12-13 for a regional meeting focused on Hizballah’s destabilizing activities in the Western Hemisphere. Governments from across North, South, and Central America participated in this session, along with Israel and Europol. The LECG was established […]

On September 18, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken convened the first ministerial meeting of the Resettlement Diplomacy Network (RDN) on the margins of the 78th UN General Assembly.  The RDN is a new multilateral initiative launched by the government of the United States. Its goal is to drive high-level strategic and diplomatic engagement among resettlement […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you.  Thank you very much.  It is wonderful to be back here at the New York Public Library.  And I have to say at the outset that I very much share my good friend and colleague James Cleverly’s sense of optimism.  It is an occupational hazard.  In fact, I think we’re both […]

We welcome today’s simultaneous shipment of humanitarian goods along the Lachin corridor and the Aghdam roadway into Nagorno-Karabakh, an approach President Aliyev and I recently discussed. These deliveries of critically needed supplies are an important step forward, and we encourage the sides to engage in direct talks and focus on ways to increase the flow […]

VICE PRESIDENT HAN: (Via interpreter) It’s my pleasure to meet you again, Mr. Secretary of State.  In autumn of 2015, during your visit to China, we held friendly talks in Shanghai – development and the reform of the Shanghai free trade summit.  You asked about Shanghai’s innovative development, as well as how American companies were doing […]

Ed Zimbardi tropical storm lee Meteorologist Ed Zimbardi alerts on Tropical Storm Lee, set to become a major hurricane. East Coast & Bermuda should monitor closely. Stay prepared & informed. MIAMI, UNITED STATES, September 6, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — As the tropics rumble with activity, all eyes are on the newly christened Tropical Storm Lee. Ed Zimbardi, […]

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As we observe the 20th annual North Korea Freedom Week, we recognize the courage of the North Korean defector and human rights community, which continues to speak on behalf of the millions of North Koreans suffering abuses who are unable to advocate for themselves. The DPRK continues to exploit its own citizens, including through mass […]

On behalf of the United States of America and the American people, I send our best wishes to the people of Chile as they celebrate 213 years of independence. I also send heartfelt gratitude for the close and productive partnership that our two countries have shared for more than two centuries. Our shared commitment to […]

In carrying out the U.S. Government’s efforts to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) both in policy and practice, the U.S. Department of State recognized 19 HBCUs from 13 states and Washington, D.C. today, as “Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders” for their engagement with the Fulbright Program during the 2022-23 academic year. The 19 HBCU […]