Author: Office of the Spokesperson

On September 10, the Office of Global Partnerships, in collaboration with partners Foreign Policy and USAID, will host a forum to explore the role of public-private collaboration in advancing U.S. foreign policy.  Catalysts for Change will bring together a global audience with representatives from government, trade associations, the private sector, philanthropies, think-tanks and NGOs, along with academia and […]

Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Houston, Texas on September 9 for meetings with Iraqi officials and U.S. energy companies, hosted by the Baker Institute at Rice University.  These engagements will advance discussions held during Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s visit to Washington D.C. in April and Assistant Secretary […]

On September 4-6, 2024, China hosted in Beijing a meeting of the U.S.-China Working Group on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s, which is co-led by U.S. Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy John Podesta and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Liu Zhenmin and includes their respective colleagues. Both sides continued […]

The United States, a member of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), welcomes the new deal finalized between POSCO of the Republic of Korea and Black Rock Mining (BRM) of Australia that advances cooperation on further developing the natural graphite supply chain by supporting the development of the Mahenge graphite mine in Tanzania.   This collaboration […]

On September 5, the National Security Council staff’s Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Intelligence and Defense Policy Maher Bitar and Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Democracy and Human Rights Kelly Razzouk, along with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Dafna Rand,  convened civil society […]

The United States and the Republic of Korea convened the seventh U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Working Group September 5-6 to counter cyber threats posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Led by Deputy Special Representative for the DPRK Seth Bailey and ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Korean Peninsula Policy Lee […]

Last week, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Sarah Morgenthau traveled to the Kingdom of Tonga as part of the U.S. delegation to the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting, led by Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell. During the trip, Special Representative Morgenthau joined Deputy Secretary of State Campbell for bilateral meetings […]

On September 4, 2024, the foreign affairs and defense agencies of the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) convened the fifth meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group (EDSCG) in Washington.  Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins and Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy […]

On September 12, 2024, the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services will convene to review developments in the Universal Postal Union (UPU), including proposals being developed for next year’s regular UPU Congress in Dubai. The meeting will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time via the Zoom […]