Under Secretary Uzra Zeya Travels to Colombia and Guatemala

Today, at a White House ceremony hosted by First Lady Jill Biden, Deputy Secretary Richard Verma and Department of Defense (DOD) Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks signed a State-DOD Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to facilitate Domestic Employee Teleworking Overseas (DETO) arrangements for U.S. executive branch employees accompanying their DOD Military or Civilian employee spouses on assignments […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller:  Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Maltese Foreign Minister Ian Borg in Washington, DC. Secretary Blinken expressed appreciation for Malta’s leadership as a Member of the United Nations Security Council and as Chair-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and in particular Malta’s continued efforts […]

Yesterday, the United States welcomed Switzerland and Sweden into the Artemis Accords family as we strengthen collaboration in space, to include scientific research, education, commercial ventures, and efforts to ensure the sustainable use of space environments. Switzerland became the 37th signatory to the Artemis Accords on April 15 and Sweden became the 38th signatory on April 16. […]

Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield will travel to Tempe, Arizona and Honolulu, Hawaii from April 17 to April 24. While in Arizona, Assistant Secretary Satterfield will meet with Arizona State University (ASU) officials and participants in U.S. exchange programs to thank ASU for its longstanding partnership in advancing people-to-people […]

Today, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Italy’s Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation between the United States and Italy on countering foreign state information manipulation. Foreign state information manipulation, which includes disinformation […]

“Italy and the United States are strong allies and really close friends.” President Joe BidenMarch 1, 2024 The United States established diplomatic relations with Italy in 1861 following the unification of most of the peninsula into one state and re-established relations in 1944. Today the United States and Italy enjoy warm and close relations as […]