Via Teleconference 7:42 A.M. EST MS. WATSON: Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining our call on short notice. This is Adrienne Watson with the NSC. To kick things off, we just want to go over the ground rules really quickly. This call is on the record. The contents of the call are embargoed until the... Politics
Via Teleconference 7:42 A.M. EST MS. WATSON: Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining our call on short notice. This is Adrienne Watson with the NSC. To kick things off, we just want to go over the ground rules really quickly. This call is on the record. The contents of the call are embargoed until the... 
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... The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Munich, Germany. Secretary Blinken and President Sandu discussed Moldova’s efforts to advance its democratic reform agenda, strengthen its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and increase its energy security. The Secretary highlighted ongoing U.S. assistance...
Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Eliot Kang will travel to Tokyo on February 21-23 to join the G7 Nonproliferation Directors Group meeting.
Assistant Secretary Kang will meet with counterparts from Japan and across t...
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend my congratulations to the people of The Gambia on the 58th anniversary of your independence. On this occasion, we reaffirm our enduring partnership and friendship with the people and government of The Gambia, which was recently highlighted in President Biden’s announcement of... On Friday, the White House Office of Public Engagement hosted over 60 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) student veterans and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) students from seven HBCUs for the White House Student Veterans and Cadets Forum. This was a first-of-its-kind event to amplify the President’s ongoing commitment to supporting HBCUs, service members,... 