Author: Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

On the 64th anniversary of your independence, the United States congratulates the Congolese people and President Denis Sassou N’Guesso on the country’s National Day. From serving as a champion for conservation of the globally vital Congo Basin to promoting peace in Libya and across Africa, the Republic of the Congo remains a valued partner of […]

On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my warmest wishes to the people of the Republic of Chad on the 64th anniversary of your independence. On this occasion, we celebrate decades of partnership, collaboration, and mutual respect between the United States and Chad.  The United States has supported Chad through a historic […]

On behalf of the government of the United States and the American people, I send warm greetings to the Ecuadorian people as you celebrate the 215th anniversary of your independence. The United States and Ecuador share a strong and dynamic partnership, rooted in our commitment to democracy and to expanding economic opportunity. Our collaborative efforts […]

On behalf of the United States of America and its people, I send my wholehearted congratulations to the people of Singapore on your 59th National Day on August 9. The United States and Singapore have enjoyed a cooperative, fruitful, and constructive relationship for nearly six decades. Our relationship is based on our shared interests and shared […]

On the commemoration of the August 7, 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, we honor the memory of those who lost their lives on that tragic day.  These horrific terrorist attacks killed 224 people, including 12 Americans serving our country overseas and 34 Kenyans and 10 Tanzanians who were part of our State […]

Today we mark sixteen years since Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Georgia and remember those killed, injured, or displaced by Russia’s military campaign and illegal occupation.  To this day, Russia continues to occupy 20 percent of Georgia’s territory and impose its will on the people there, including by claiming the transfer of strategically important lands […]