Special Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center Rubin’s Travel to London and Brussels

Special Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center Rubin’s Travel to London and BrusselsSpecial Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center James P. Rubin will travel to London, United Kingdom, from February 23 to 28 and to Brussels, Belgium on March 1. In London, Special Envoy Rubin will meet with UK officials to solidify support for counter disinformation efforts.  In meetings with UK counterparts, he will discuss efforts […]

Marking Losar, the Tibetan New Year

Marking Losar, the Tibetan New YearI extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Losar, the Tibetan New Year.  On this first day of the Year of the Water Hare, we celebrate the perseverance, compassion, and strength of Tibetans across the globe, including the over 26,000 members of the Tibetan diaspora in the United States.  The United States reaffirms our […]

Secretary Blinken Travels to New York City

Secretary Blinken Travels to New York CitySecretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to New York City February 23-24 to attend the United Nations Security Council ministerial meeting on Ukraine, marking one year of Russia’s brutal, full-scale invasion of Ukraine.  Secretary Blinken will also meet with UN Secretary-General Guterres to discuss the broad range of economic, security, and humanitarian support the United States and other UN Member […]

U.S. to Sanction Sinaloa Cartel Network of Fentanyl Suppliers Contributing to the U.S. Opioid Crisis

U.S. to Sanction Sinaloa Cartel Network of Fentanyl Suppliers Contributing to the U.S. Opioid CrisisThe United States is determined to disrupt the global production and supply chain of illicit fentanyl, including by denying the criminal actors who engage in this activity access to the international financial system. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating six Sinaloa Cartel members involved in the illicit […]

Special Representative McAuliffe Leads Partnership Opportunity Delegation to Ghana

Special Representative McAuliffe Leads Partnership Opportunity Delegation to GhanaSpecial Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe traveled to Ghana February 7-9, 2023, leading a Partnership Opportunity Delegation (POD) to Accra that focused on fostering collaboration between the U.S. private sector and West Africa’s burgeoning climate technology innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. This private-sector delegation to Ghana was announced by Secretary Antony J. Blinken during the Innovators Gathering […]

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at a Joint Press Availability

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at a Joint Press AvailabilityFOREIGN MINISTER DENDIAS: (Via interpreter) Dear Minister, for the second time today I’d like to welcome you to Athens. Ladies and gentlemen, we have just inaugurated with the – my U.S. counterpart the Fourth Strategic Dialogue between Greece and the U.S.  We also held a constructive discussion on the overall framework of our bilateral relations. […]