Day: February 20, 2023

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and PRC State Councilor and Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi met on the margins of the Munich Security Conference on February 18, 2023. The Secretary directly spoke to the unacceptable violation of U.S. sovereignty and international...

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT:       Delegation of Authority Under Sections 506(a)(1)               and 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act               of 1961 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate...

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.  They underscored their concern about Iran’s nuclear escalation and its lack of cooperation with the International...

As the world prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, I am in Kyiv today to meet with President Zelenskyy and reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine’s democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. When Putin launched his invasion nearly one year ago, he thought Ukraine was weak and the...

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani today on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.  During the meeting, the Secretary reaffirmed his support for a stable, secure, and sovereign Iraq and the U.S. commitment to cooperation under the U.S.-Iraq...