SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good evening, everyone.  It’s a great pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Schallenberg here to the State Department, to Washington.  And I want to come to the importance of his visit in a moment, but if you’ll just allow me – and I suspect, Alexander, you may have the same thoughts in mind […]

Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Chisinau, Moldova, February 8-10, and Paris, France, February 12-15. During his visits, Under Secretary Fernandez will meet with government, business, and civil society, and other stakeholders to discuss cooperation on some of the most pressing global challenges, including […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Secretary reaffirmed the strong U.S.-UAE partnership and reviewed ways to broaden and deepen our wide-ranging cooperation, including our shared commitment to peace in Yemen. They spoke about recent regional […]

A year after launching the COVID-19 Global Action Plan (GAP), Secretary Blinken will host a fourth and final Ministerial on February 8 to conclude the work of the GAP focused on the acute needs of the pandemic, identify remaining barriers, and look towards the future to promote collaboration on preventing, detecting, and responding to the […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Ambassador Sung Kim met on February 2 with ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn in Washington, D.C., to discuss U.S.-ROK cooperation in countering the DPRK’s unlawful ballistic missile and WMD development, as well as malicious […]

Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez has arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, to give a keynote address at the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba—Africa’s largest mining investment conference. He will focus on the importance of U.S. support and investment in developing and securing more resilient and […]

The United States stands with the more than 200 million survivors of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) around the world in a posture of “zero tolerance” for the practice. We stand resolutely against the practice of FGM/C as a form of gender-based violence and a human rights abuse that threatens the lives and futures […]

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE starting February 3.  The Special Envoy will continue concerted U.S. diplomatic efforts with the UN, regional, and international partners to advance a comprehensive and inclusive peace process.  The UN-led truce and ensuing period of calm has led to continuing […]

On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my congratulations to the people of Sri Lanka on the 75th anniversary of your independence on February 4. In 75 years as a sovereign and free country, Sri Lanka has weathered crises and conflicts, and overcome extraordinary challenges.  This past year has demonstrated the resilience […]

Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee will travel to South Africa, Nigeria, and Ethiopia February 5-19. In South Africa, Assistant Secretary Phee will participate in the University Partnerships Initiative Summit at the Future Africa Campus of the University of Pretoria to show U.S. support for advancing higher education across the continent of […]