Assistant Secretary Phee’s Travel to Nigeria
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee will travel to Nigeria on December 8, 2023, to engage with regional leaders who will be gathering for the Economic Community…
FY 2023 Presidential Rank Awards for the Senior Executive Service and Foreign Service
The President approved the FY2023 Presidential Rank Awards (PRA) for 10 Senior Executive Service (SES) and 64 Senior Foreign Service (SFS) members of the U.S. State Department. Presidential Rank Awards are…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Human Rights Leaders Before Their Meeting
SECRETARY BLINKEN: All right, well, good afternoon, everyone. I just had a few words I wanted to say at the top of our meeting, and I’m grateful to see each and…
Economic Health Dialogue of the Americas Advances Through a Strategic Summit in Uruguay
On December 6, 2023, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez hosted the Economic Health Dialogue of the Americas (EHA) Strategic Summit alongside…
Inaugural United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Diplomatic Working Group Meeting on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Cyber Activities
On December 7, Japan hosted the first meeting of the U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Trilateral Diplomatic Working Group to counter cyber threats posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), following the establishment of…
U.S. Commitments at the 2023 Accra Peacekeeping Ministerial
The United States thanks the Republic of Ghana for hosting the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Accra on December 5-6, 2023. We and other participating Member States are united behind a…
Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Hammer Travels to Djibouti, Qatar, and Ethiopia
U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mike Hammer will travel to Djibouti, Qatar, and Ethiopia from December 7-17. In Djibouti, Ambassador Hammer will attend the 41st Extraordinary Summit…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Anti-Corruption Champions Award Ceremony
ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROBINSON: Good morning, everybody. Before we get started this morning, I’d like to acknowledge the tragedy in the Seychelles. Commissioner De Silva, our thoughts are with you and…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Gayle King and Charles Barkley of CNN’s King Charles
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much. We’re very glad that you’re on the program tonight. We’ve been looking forward to this conversation, haven’t we, Charles? QUESTION: This is pretty…
The Department of State Celebrates the Ribbon Cutting of the New U.S. Embassy in Windhoek, Namibia
U.S. Ambassador to Namibia Randy W. Berry welcomed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, representatives of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), U.S. Mission…