Nearly one year after Russia launched its brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, 141 countries — from every continent and every corner of the world — issued a powerful call for a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in Ukraine in line with the principles of the UN Charter. By overwhelmingly voting in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution...
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Today, Vice President Harris, as Chair of the National Space Council, convened members of the Space Council’s Users’ Advisory Group (UAG) at the White House. The Vice President laid out her vision for the work of the UAG and thanked members for their leadership and service. UAG members discussed their perspectives and ideas related to...
Statement by Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan in his capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the Munich Security Conference. Begin Text: The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the High Representative of the European Union met for the...
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:33 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It is orange season — (laughter) — if you missed the memo yesterday. Okay. So, at the top, I want to say that our hearts go out to the family of Dylan Lyons, the...
QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, thank you so much for being with us today. SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s a pleasure. QUESTION: I would like to start by asking you whether you’re here in Greece coming from Türkiye with a concrete initiative. We’ve seen, and you’ve said in an interview, that Türkiye has made some steps towards improving relations...
I extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Losar, the Tibetan New Year. On this first day of the Year of the Water Hare, we celebrate the perseverance, compassion, and strength of Tibetans across the globe, including the over 26,000 members of the Tibetan diaspora in the United States. The United States reaffirms our...
Today, President Biden announced that the United States is nominating Ajay Banga, a business leader with extensive experience leading successful organizations in developing countries and forging public-private partnerships to address financial inclusion and climate change, to be President of the World Bank. Statement from President Biden: “Ajay is uniquely equipped to lead the World Bank at this...
NATIONAL SECURITY MEMORANDUM/NSM-18 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS SUBJECT: United States Conventional Arms Transfer Policy Section 1. Purpose. The United States Conventional...
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Greece on the occasion of the fourth Strategic Dialogue. Begin Text The Governments of the United States and Greece held the fourth United States – Greece Strategic Dialogue in Athens, Greece on February 21, 2023. Greek Minister...
Ajay Banga will be a transformative World Bank President as the institution works to deliver on its core development goals and address pressing global challenges, including climate change. Since I was elected Vice President, Ajay and I have worked closely together on a new model of public-private partnership designed to address the root causes of...