The U.S. Recognizes Ecuador’s Entry into the Minerals Security Partnership Forum
Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment Jose W. Fernandez, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Art Brown and Ecuador’s Minister of Energy, and Mines Antonio Gonçalves, marked Ecuador’s…
Joint Statement by the United States and Japan on the Safe Removal of Oil in Chuuk Lagoon, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Japan on the margins of the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting…
Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils Expands to the Pacific Islands Region
On the margins of the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held in Tonga, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Community announced the planned expansion of the…
Joint U.S.-ROK Symposium on Protecting the Virtual Asset Industry from DPRK Exploitation and Disrupting DPRK Revenue Generation
The U.S. Department of State and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK) co-hosted a U.S.- ROK Joint Symposium: Protecting the Virtual Asset Industry from DPRK…
FTC Takes Action Against Security Camera Firm Verkada over Charges it Failed to Secure Videos, Other Personal Data and Violated CAN-SPAM Act
The Federal Trade Commission will require security camera firm Verkada to develop and implement a comprehensive information security program to settle allegations the company failed to use appropriate information security…
Sanctions on Israeli Entity and Individual
Extremist settler violence in the West Bank causes intense human suffering, harms Israel’s security, and undermines the prospect for peace and stability in the region. It is critical that the…
The United States and Fiji Sign Open Skies Agreement
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell and the Republic of Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka signed an Open Skies Air Transportation Agreement today on the margins of the Pacific…
Under Secretary Jenkins’ Travel to Vietnam and Kenya
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam, from August 26-27 and to Nairobi, Kenya, from August 28-29, 2024.…
Remembering the Rohingya Genocide – United States Department of State
The ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights abuses in Burma exacerbate difficulties faced by members of many of Burma’s ethnic and religious minority groups, and Rohingya in particular. The United…
Houthi Attacks on the SOUNION Oil Tanker Threaten Becoming an Environmental Disaster
The United States is gravely concerned by the Houthis’ attacks against the oil tanker MT DELTA SOUNION. The Houthis’ continued attacks threaten to spill a million barrels of oil into…