Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Rwandan President Kagame

Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Astana, Kazakhstan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan from May 19-23 to engage on democratic governance and rule of law; human rights and protection of vulnerable populations; and religious freedom. In Astana, Under Secretary Zeya will lead the U.S. delegation at the […]

The United States is deeply concerned over reports that PRC citizen journalist Ms. Zhang Zhan has disappeared following her expected release from Shanghai Women’s Prison on May 13 after four years in prison on charges associated with her reporting on the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan.  The United States has repeatedly expressed our serious concerns about […]

Today, U.S. Embassy Zambia’s Chargé d’Affaires Linnisa Wahid and Minister of Home Affairs the Honorable Jack Mwiimbu signed the U.S.–Zambia Partnership to Prevent Trafficking in Persons (P2P), a new multi-year initiative to combat trafficking in persons in Zambia.  Implementation of this jointly developed program will strengthen the efforts of the Zambian government as it works with […]

Today marks 29 years since the People’s Republic of China (PRC) abducted the 11th Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, as a six-year-old child.  Gedhun Choekyi Nyima remains missing and has not appeared in public since that day.  The PRC government is denying members of the Tibetan community access to […]

Coordinator for Counterterrorism Elizabeth Richard participated in a May 15 meeting in the Hague on countering Hamas. This meeting follows the December 13, 2023, engagement in Paris with partner governments to coordinate further international efforts to dismantle Hamas’ financial networks and target Hamas’ online propaganda. Coordinator Richard engaged with participating governments on U.S. efforts against […]