Author: U.S. Department of State

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr. today to discuss the close ties between the United States and Palau, grounded in our shared interests in regional peace and security.  They explored multiple areas of cooperation, including opportunities for economic development and […]

2:06 p.m. EDT MR PIGOTT: Hello, everybody. QUESTION: Hello. MR PIGOTT: Got to figure this out. All right, my name is Tommy Pigott. I’m the principal deputy spokesperson here at the State Department, in today for Spokesperson Tammy Bruce. To begin, I just have a few comments up top, and then I’ll be happy to […]

On January 6-7, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Dafna Rand traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam, leading the U.S. delegation to the 28th U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue.  The Assistant Secretary was joined by Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain as well as congressional staff, demonstrating support in Congress for advancing human rights in Vietnam.  The Vietnamese delegation was led by Ministry […]

Remarks Council on Foreign Relations New York, New York December 18, 2024 MR FROMAN:  Mr. Secretary, we are meeting at this historic moment where there have been tectonic shifts around the world.  We’ve got wars in Europe, in the Middle East, in Africa.  We have this unprecedented competition with China.  We have the rise of […]

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors’ adoption of a resolution on Iran. Begin Text We, the Governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcome the IAEA Board of […]

Notice to the Press October 21, 2024 Deputy Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell will host a ceremony for the 2024 winners of the Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 1:15 p.m. EST in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary Campbell will […]

Remarks Chief of Mission Residence Port-au-Prince, Haiti September 5, 2024 SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to be in Haiti and to have met with President Leblanc, the president of the Transitional Presidential Council. I think this is a moment of great challenge but also a moment of hope for Haiti, […]