The following is the text of a joint statement by the United States, France, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Begin text: On April 23, four mayoral elections and two municipal assembly elections were held in the north of Kosovo, consistent with Kosovo’s constitutional and legal requirements.  Yet, following the boycott by a significant portion […]

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ Office of Art in Embassies is launching a traveling exhibition as part of a year-long initiative for its 60th Anniversary called the Democracy Collection. The exhibition, “A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time,” opens to the public on May 25th […]

Foreign Military Sales (FMS) are a key U.S. arms transfer mechanism and an important tool of U.S. foreign policy.  Overseen by the U.S. Department of State and implemented through the U.S. Department of Defense, FMS is one of many ways the United States promotes interoperability and strengthens our unmatched network of alliances and security partnerships […]

On May 18 in Chisinau, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma and Moldova Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Lilia Dabija, with Prime Minister Dorin Recean, signed an Open Skies Air Transport Agreement (“Agreement”) between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Moldova — the […]

Tim Powers and Kevin J. Anderson opened a time capsule that had been sealed 25 years at the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Awards Gala. Tim Powers prediction from 1998 opened at 2023 Writers of the Future Gala. Frank Kelly Freas prediction from 1998 opened at 2023 Writers of the Future Gala. Jack […]

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The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met today with Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Ronen Levi in Washington, D.C. Deputy Secretary Sherman reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad support for Israel’s security and commitment to continued cooperation. The Deputy Secretary and the Director General discussed […]

Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols will travel to Brazil, May 21-26.  In Brasília, Assistant Secretary Nichols will participate in the U.S.-Brazil Human Rights Dialogue and in meetings on the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER).  He will also […]

On May 17, we commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), marking the day in 1990 that the World Health Organization (WHO) delisted “homosexuality” as a medical diagnosis. We reaffirm that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) persons are entitled to recognition of their universal human rights. In keeping […]

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the occasion of the inaugural meeting of the high-level Joint Economic Commission (JEC) between the United States and Egypt May 17. Begin text: The inaugural meeting of the high-level Joint Economic Commission […]

Unknown assailants yesterday attacked a convoy of two U.S. government vehicles in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra state, Nigeria. The convoy was carrying nine Nigerian nationals: five employees of the U.S. Mission to Nigeria and four members of the Nigeria Police Force. They were traveling in advance of a planned visit by U.S. […]