Secretary Blinken’s Call with Spanish Foreign Minister Albares

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Spanish Foreign Minister AlbaresThe below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares to discuss Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel.  The Secretary called for the release of all hostages.  The Secretary reiterated U.S. support for Israel’s right to defend itself and continued engagement with regional partners […]

Joint Statement on the United States-Indonesia Senior Officials’ 2+2 Foreign Policy and Defense Dialogue

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Spanish Foreign Minister AlbaresThe text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Indonesia on the occasion of the inaugural Senior Officials’ Foreign Policy and Defense Dialogue. Begin text: The United States and Indonesia held the first-ever Senior Officials’ Foreign Policy and Defense Dialogue today at the […]

Secretary Blinken’s Meetings with Community Leaders

Secretary Blinken’s Meetings with Community LeadersThe following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Jewish community leaders and, separately, with representatives of the Arab- and Palestinian-American communities. In both discussions, the Secretary condemned Hamas’ horrific terrorist attacks against Israel, reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security, outlined his recent engagements […]

Military Coup d’Etat in Gabon

Secretary Blinken’s Travel to the United NationsThe United States has concluded that a military coup d’état has taken place in Gabon.  Pursuant to section 7008 of the Department of State’s annual appropriations act, the United States is suspending most U.S. assistance to the Government of Gabon.  This foreign assistance has been temporarily paused by the United States since September 26. We […]

Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn’s Travel to Australia, New Caledonia, and Fiji

Secretary Blinken’s Meetings with Community Leaders

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn will travel to Australia, New Caledonia, and Fiji from October 21-31 to lead the U.S. delegation to the Pacific Community (SPC) conference and show strong U.S. support for the region and its climate resilience, oceans, and science and technology […]

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Assistant Secretary Stewart Travels to California

Secretary Blinken’s Meetings with Community LeadersAssistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, Mallory Stewart, will travel to San Francisco, Stanford University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and University of California, Berkeley, during the week of October 24-27. While in the Bay Area, she will participate in industry and academic roundtables focusing on emerging technologies and arms control.  […]

Secretary Blinken to Host Visit by People’s Republic of China (PRC) Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Secretary Blinken to Host Visit by People’s Republic of China (PRC) Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang YiSecretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host PRC Director of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Washington on October 26-28. Secretary Blinken and Director Wang will discuss a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues as part of ongoing efforts to responsibly manage the U.S.-China […]