Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong Before the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Co…

The United States hosted Sweden for a dialogue on the Indo-Pacific August 5 in Washington, D.C.  Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Jan Knutsson co-chaired the dialogue.  The U.S. delegation included senior government officials from the Department of State, the National Security Council, and the Department of Defense. […]

The United States is imposing sanctions on Paraguayan tobacco company Tabacalera del Este S.A. (Tabesa) for providing financial support to Paraguay’s former president, Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (Cartes), a U.S.-designated person. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Cartes on January 26, 2023, for his involvement in corruption.  On March […]

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES, August 2, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — In the wake of artificial intelligence and continued economic uncertainty, companies face an imperative: ensuring their employees have the necessary skills to meet the needs of the current and evolving business landscape. According to a new Industry Research Study conducted by Executive Networks with University of […]

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Over the last year, Special Representative Penny Pritzker has been a tireless advocate of Ukraine’s economic recovery. She has traveled to Ukraine six times, leading multiple CEO delegations to Kyiv, and making stops across Europe, all with the primary objective of helping the people of Ukraine lay the groundwork for full-scale economic recovery and EU accession. I am grateful […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong today in advance of the Australia – U.S. Ministerial Consultations. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed a range of global issues and ways to continue deepening the U.S.-Australia Alliance.  Secretary Blinken thanked Foreign […]

40th Anniversary Commemorative Stamps BASSETERRE, SAINT CHRISTOPHER (ST KITTS) AND NEVIS, August 2, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) announces the issuance of its 40th anniversary commemorative stamps. The stamps are now in circulation in the six independent ECCB member countries: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Christopher (St […]

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. The Secretary and the Prime Minister discussed efforts to calm tensions in the Middle East and prevent further escalation of the conflict. They also discussed ongoing work to reach a ceasefire to the […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone today with Head of the Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Secretary Blinken reiterated the need for SAF to participate in ceasefire talks in Switzerland. He emphasized that the devastation and destruction since April 2023 demonstrate that convening national ceasefire talks is the only way […]

The text of the following statement was released by the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union. Begin Text: We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United […]