Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Gender Equality Symposium

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Todd D. Robinson will travel to Saint Lucia, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago on May 6-10. In Saint Lucia, Assistant Secretary Robinson will underscore U.S. efforts to help our Caribbean partners counter firearms trafficking and announce additional INL assistance to further equip […]

U.S. Department of State Special Advisor on International Disability Rights (SAIDR) Sara Minkara is traveling to Chile from May 6 to 14 and Peru from May 14 to 16 to promote further integration and inclusion of persons with disabilities in international economic policy.  In Chile on May 6, SAIDR Minkara will participate in a Disability […]

Congratulations to José Raúl Mulino on his victory as President-elect of the Republic of Panama.  I look forward to continuing our strategic partnership and advancing our shared goals of democratic governance and inclusive economic prosperity. The United States commends the people of Panama who exercised their free will and voice, as well as the work […]

The United States strongly condemns the attack today from Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) and M23 positions on the Mugunga camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  This attack has caused the deaths of at least nine persons and wounded at least 33 others, many of whom were women and […]

Remarks to the Press Tucson Emergency Communications Center Tuscon, Arizona May 3, 2024 SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good afternoon, everyone.  It’s a great pleasure for me to be in Tucson today.  We spent some time this morning at our Western Passport Center, which is doing incredible work connecting Americans with the world by providing that little […]

SENATOR ROMNEY:  I don’t know who gets to go off first, but I’m going to do that, because I get to ask the questions.  I’m not the questioner, usually.  Usually I’m the person trying to give answers, all right?  Have you ever watched Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood?  There’s a little train and there’s the little king, […]