Day: March 3, 2023

The United States welcomes the appointment of Ambassador Cindy McCain as the next Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. With decades of humanitarian and business experience, Ambassador McCain will bring her strong leadership to one of the largest humanitarian organizations in the world. Her appointment comes at a critical period as the...

The United States, as chair of the Summit of the Americas process, convened Summit governments on March 1 on the margin of the Our Ocean Conference in Panama to exchange experiences and discuss ideas to support green shipping and strengthen coastal ecosystems. Participants discussed implementing commitments on Our Sustainable Green Future made in Los Angeles...

The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinubu, and all political leaders following the declaration by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the results of the February 25 presidential election.  This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy.  Each of the top three candidates was the leading vote-getter...

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias to offer condolences for the tragedy in the Tempe area, where a train collision claimed the lives of at least 40 people and injured 85 others. The Secretary emphasized the United States stands...

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer, and Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall yesterday hosted veterans, volunteers, and Afghan newcomers to honor their contributions to Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), through which the U.S. government welcomed tens of thousands of our Afghan allies to America. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Veterans Affairs...

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good afternoon, everyone.  It’s good to see you all, and I’m especially pleased to see my friend, the foreign minister of Brazil.  We were together just recently with President Lula’s visit.  So a great opportunity to follow up on what we thought was a very successful visit of President Lula to Washington, to the...

     Families deserve to be protected from the fraudsters and scammers who often prey on the most vulnerable among us, draining real money from the pockets of hard-working Americans.  This National Consumer Protection Week, we urge every American to learn about their legal rights as consumers and the resources available to defend those rights.  Consumer...

Legacy PAC founding partners Angie Wong, Jared Craig, Donna Fitzgerald and Stan Fitzgerald host high-profile kick off event in Washington, DC. Lega...