Author: Office of the Spokesperson

Today, the White House submitted the first biennial report to Congress on implementation of the Global Fragility Act (GFA) and its associated U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS), focused on the priority countries of Haiti, Libya, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, and the Coastal West African nations of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, and Togo.   The U.S. government has advanced the goals of this bipartisan legislation, enacted during the previous administration, through […]

Today, the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia E. Palmer joined the Chief Director of the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Rev. Dr. Patrick Nomo, along with the Nuclear Power Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), and guests from across Ghana’s academic, energy, and government sectors to officially launch the first NuScale Power […]

The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold an in-person public meeting with online access from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Thursday, January 16, 2025. A panel of experts will discuss the People’s Republic of China’s approach to public diplomacy and utilizing the information space to advance PRC objectives. This meeting is open to the public, including the media and members and staff […]

Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell led the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Technology Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on January 10, hosting a senior delegation from the Nigerian government led by the Honorable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Bosun Tijani. This event built on the momentum of Deputy Secretary Campbell’s visit to Abuja for the sixth U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission […]

The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of Nigeria and the United States. The U.S. Government and the Federal Government of Nigeria are pleased to announce an agreement to promptly repatriate approximately $52.88 million in forfeited corruption proceeds. These funds were forfeited to the United States as part of the […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi.  The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed regional stability, including the election of President Aoun in Lebanon, continued efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza that secures the release of all hostages and surges […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Deputy Secretary of State Richard R. Verma met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Foreign Minister Marko Djuric, and other senior Serbian officials today in Belgrade.  Deputy Secretary Verma emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Serbia relationship in securing peace and stability, including in Ukraine. They also discussed the growing U.S.-Serbia […]

The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union. We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of […]

Under Secretary of State John Bass traveled to Ankara, Türkiye January 9-10. In Ankara, Under Secretary Bass met with senior Turkish government officials to discuss Syria and emphasized the importance of a peaceful, inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition in the spirit of UN Security Council Resolution 2254.  He also participated in meetings on the […]

The Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) of the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is an enduring bilateral body to strengthen extended deterrence, discuss nuclear and strategic planning, and manage the threat to the nonproliferation regime posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).  The landmark U.S.-ROK Washington Declaration of April 2023 created […]