With Ukraine’s cultural identity and heritage under continuous threat and attack by Russian forces, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today that its Ukraine Cultural Heritage Response Initiative will invest $7 million to support Ukrainian efforts to protect its cultural heritage. The Initiative was developed to support Ukraine’s...
Politics
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris convened a meeting at the White House with leading medical experts and reproductive rights leaders to discuss protecting reproductive health care. The Vice President addressed the importance of access to medication abortion, which is currently subject to litigation and accounts for more than half of all abortions in the United States—and is commonly used for miscarriage management. During the meeting,...
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Secretary Blinken called President Obiang to offer support and partnership as Equatorial Guinea responds to an outbreak of Marburg virus disease. The Secretary and the President agreed cooperation is essential to a...
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with her Brazilian counterpart, Secretary General of Brazil’s Ministry of External Relations Ambassador Maria Laura da Rocha in a call February 22. They discussed the situation in Ukraine ahead of the one-year marker of Russia’s illegal, full-scale invasion. They also...
Vice President’s Ceremonial OfficeEisenhower Executive Office Building 10:56 A.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning. I thank you, phenomenal national leaders on fundamental rights of freedom and liberty, for being here again for us to have a very important discussion about how we will continue to fight for the rights of the American people to...
Vice President Kamala Harris announced at the Munich Security Conference that the Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that members of Russia’s forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity. This determination follows extensive analysis by the Department, including my office, the Office of Global Criminal Justice, of information indicating that members...
G7 Leaders’ Statement
Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/24/g7-leaders-statement-7/ The post G7 Leaders’ Statement first appeared on Social Gov.
The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of Slovenia and the United States of America after the third U.S.-Slovenia Strategic Dialogue held in Washington D.C. Begin text: The Governments of Slovenia and the United States held the third U.S.-Slovenia Strategic Dialogue February 22 in Washington. The annual strategic dialogue series...
Nairobi, Kenya Thank you, Ambassador Whitman. You know, as we work together to build prosperity and opportunities around the world, our partnership with Kenya is so important. That’s why President Biden chose Meg to be our ambassador. She’s a seasoned executive, and she understands the power and potential that we can unlock when we work and...
The following is a text of the joint statement released by the Governments of the United States of America and Oman on the occasion of the U.S.-Oman Strategic Dialogue. Begin text: His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Issa Al-Harthy, Under Secretary for Diplomatic Affairs at the Foreign Ministry of Oman, was pleased to welcome...