Author: Office of the Spokesperson

On August 27 and 28, the United States of America, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) convened in Tokyo for the fourth meeting of the Trilateral Diplomatic Working Group to counter cyber threats posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).  Led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs […]

Office of the Spokesperson Secretary Rubio’s Call with Foreign Minister Fidan  August 28, 2025 The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to discuss strengthening U.S.-Turkish bilateral relations and our cooperation as NATO Allies.  They also discussed their continued support for peace […]

The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America, Japan, and the Republic of Korea on North Korean Information Technology (IT) workers. The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) remain united in our efforts to counter the threat posed by North Korean IT workers. […]

The U.S. Department of State, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK), in partnership with Mandiant, co-hosted a  forum in Tokyo on August 26 for over 130 attendees representing the trilateral governments and relevant industry partners including,  freelance work platforms, payment service providers, […]

The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Piggott: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and European […]

The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott:  Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Minister Cho Hyun.  The Secretary and Foreign Minister highlighted the enduring strength of the U.S.-ROK Alliance, which has remained the linchpin of peace, security, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and across the Indo-Pacific for […]

Today the Department of State published the Canada, Federal Republic of Germany, and Nordic Countries chapters in Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XXVII, Western Europe. This volume is part of a subseries of the Foreign Relations series that documents the foreign policy decision making of the administration of President Jimmy Carter. The Canada chapter documents […]

With U.S. government assistance, Tanzania repatriated one woman and three children from the Roj displaced persons camp in northeast Syria on Monday, August 11. Approximately 14,500 individuals from more than 70 countries outside Syria remain in the al-Hol and Roj camps, most of whom are children under the age of 12. The only durable solution […]

Countries were unable to reach consensus on the text of an agreement on plastic pollution during the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2), held in Geneva, Switzerland, August 5-14, 2025. Plastics play a critical role in every sector of every economy, including food packaging, medical devices, information technology, aerospace, and automobile production. […]

Today, the Department of State took steps to impose visa restrictions on African, Cuban, and Grenadan government officials, and their family members, for their complicity in the Cuban regime’s medical mission scheme in which medical professionals are ‘rented’ by other countries at high prices and most of the revenue is kept by the Cuban authorities. […]