Author: Office of the Spokesperson

[ad_1] The following is the text of a joint statement by the Quad: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America.  Begin Text:  At the invitation of the United States, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have engaged in extensive […]

[ad_1] Office of the Spokesperson Secretary Rubio’s Call with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper September 9, 2025 The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with new UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. The Secretary congratulated the Foreign Secretary on her new position, and they agreed to […]

[ad_1] Office of the Spokesperson Deputy Secretary Landau’s Call with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar September 8, 2025 The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Piggott: Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau spoke with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to reaffirm the strength of the U.S.–Trinidad and Tobago partnership. The Deputy Secretary commended […]

[ad_1] Representatives from the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and Japan met in Seoul on September 3-4 and in Tokyo on September 5 for two trilateral workshops on quantum industrial security.  Recognizing the value of trilateral cooperation to strengthen and secure critical and emerging technologies, experts from government and industry met to share […]

[ad_1] The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union facilitator), and the African Union Commission on the occasion of the second Joint Oversight Committee […]

[ad_1] 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 […]

[ad_1] 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 […]

[ad_1] 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 […]

[ad_1] 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 […]

[ad_1] 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 […]