Author: Office of the Spokesperson

The Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement (C-SIPA), signed one year ago by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and His Royal Highness Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has elevated bilateral cooperation to new heights and delivered tangible benefits to both our countries, and to the region.  This historic […]

Office of the Spokesperson HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases…U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue Highlights Key Bilateral Cooperation U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue Highlights Key Bilateral Cooperation Fact Sheet September 11, 2024 The delegations at the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue on September 11-12, 2024, highlighted recent advances in U.S.-Nigerian bilateral energy cooperation. These include: The Department of […]

Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt, will lead the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue in Washington, DC on September 11-12, hosting a senior delegation from the Nigerian government led by the Honorable Minister of State Petroleum Resources Ekperikpe Ekpo. In addition to Assistant Secretary Pyatt, the United States’ delegation will include senior […]

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 […]