International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans remains one of the most horrific and traumatizing eras in human history. On today’s somber occasion of the UN’s International Day of Remembrance of…
U.S. Department of State Awards Over 500 American Students the Critical Language Scholarship for Summer 2024
To expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity and meet the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to support increased diversity…
U.S. Abstention from UN Security Council Resolution on Gaza
Today, the United States abstained on UN Security Council resolution 2728. This abstention, which comes on the heels of the Russian and Chinese veto of our comprehensive draft resolution in…
Bangladesh National Day – United States Department of State
On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Bangladesh as they celebrate their day of independence on March 26. The United States is proud to…
U.S. Takes Action to Further Disrupt PRC Cyber Activities
The United States Government is taking a series of actions against APT 31, a cyber threat group connected to the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that has…
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Bitter Travels to Nigeria and Ethiopia
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter will travel March 24-28 to Lagos and Addis Ababa. In Nigeria, she will visit the U.S. consulate general in Lagos, where…
Designating Entities and Individuals that Offer Financial Services to Sanctioned Russian Entities
The United States is today designating two individuals and 18 entities for operating in the financial services and technology sectors of the Russian Federation economy. Many of today’s targets offer…
PEPFAR Launches Nursing Leadership Initiative Across Seven African Countries
On March 25, Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong – U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, overseeing the Department’s Bureau of Global Health Security…
United States Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Cormier Smith Visits Lithuania
U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith will travel to Vilnius, Lithuania on March 25-27 where she will provide opening remarks on behalf of the United…
24 International Competition Network Participants Issue Joint Statement on Increasing Tech Capacity to Keep Pace with Increasing Digitization of the Economy
The Federal Trade Commission and other member agencies of the International Competition Network (ICN) jointly issued a statement about how regulatory agencies can increase their tech capacity to keep pace…