Special Envoy Finkenauer’s Travel to Indonesia

Special Envoy Finkenauer’s Travel to IndonesiaU.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Global Youth Issues Abby Finkenauer will travel to Bali, Indonesia, May 1 to 5 to participate in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Women’s Leadership Academy .  During the trip, the Special Envoy will provide key remarks, facilitate workshop discussions, and engage with emerging women leaders, advocates, and leaders […]

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Germany and the United Kingdom

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Germany and the United KingdomSpecial Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Berlin, Germany, May 2-3 to participate in the Petersberg Climate Dialogue. While there, he will also meet with government counterparts to continue accelerating global cooperation on the climate crisis and clean energy transition. Kerry will then travel to London, May 4-6 to attend the coronation […]

2023 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books presents From Darkness to Light by Marvin D. Pipher

2023 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books presents From Darkness to Light by Marvin D. Pipher

Author Marvin D. Pipher’s Mind-Bending Fictional Novel Delves Into A Man’s Innermost Self Yet this time seemed different, almost as if he were watching himself in some other life. Everything was different yet the same.” — Marvin D. Pipher LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, April 17, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — An exhilarating novel that narrates the life […]

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Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minster Pashinyan

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minster PashinyanThe below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Armenia’s Prime Minster Nikol Pashinyan today to underscore the importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace discussions and pledged continued U.S. support.  Secretary Blinken reiterated that direct dialogue and diplomacy are the only path to a durable peace in the South Caucasus.  […]

On the Murder of Alex Dolorosa

On the Murder of Alex DolorosaThe United States joins the Philippine government in condemning the brutal murder of Alex Dolorosa, a trade union leader and LGBTQI+ activist in the Philippines. Dolorosa was a call center worker who became a paralegal and union leader with BPO Industry Employees Network Philippines (BIEN), an organization that helps call center workers exercise their rights […]

Kyrgyz Court Decision to Revoke RFE/RL Azattyk License

Kyrgyz Court Decision to Revoke RFE/RL Azattyk LicenseThe United States is deeply concerned by a Kyrgyz court’s decision to terminate, as a media outlet, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s local outlet Azattyk, a trusted and reliable source of independent information for over 25 years. The loss of RFE/RL’s ability to operate would undermine Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov’s stated commitment to freedom of the […]

Evacuation Efforts of U.S. Citizens From Sudan

On the Murder of Alex DolorosaA U.S. government-organized convoy carrying U.S citizens, locally employed staff, and nationals from allied and partner countries arrived at Port Sudan on April 29. From there, we are assisting U.S. citizens and others who are eligible with onward travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where additional U.S. personnel are positioned to assist with consular and emergency […]

Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before His Meeting with Women Mayors from the Western Hemisphere On the Margins of the Cities Summit of the Americas

Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before His Meeting with Women Mayors from the Western Hemisphere On the Margins of the Cities Summit of the AmericasAMBASSADOR HACHIGIAN:  My voice is half here, but I’m 100 percent here.  I’m so excited to have this conversation with these fantastic mayors.  Before I worked for a city, I didn’t appreciate how much power that cities have to shape the lives of women, from giving them opportunities at schools, to getting STEM, play in […]