Politics

Around the world, it is estimated that nearly 27.6 million people are victims of human trafficking.  The United States itself is not immune to this exploitation, which deprives individuals of dignity and full enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms.  The number of individuals at risk of trafficking continues to increase while too few...

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen today in Washington, D.C.  Secretary Blinken congratulated the Foreign Minister on his appointment and Denmark’s new government.  The Secretary thanked the Foreign Minister for Denmark’s close partnership with the United States and continued...

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S Department of Agriculture.  Xochitl Torres Small, Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small was confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as the Under Secretary for Rural...

Let’s be crystal clear about what’s happening. If you add up all the proposals that  my Republican friends in Congress have offered so far, they would add another $3 trillion to the debt over 10 years.  When I introduce my budget in a few weeks, you’ll see that people making less than $400,000 a year will not see a single penny increase in taxes, nor have they for the past 2 years....

Many know the history-making career of Senator Dianne Feinstein. As the first woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco, and now as the longest-tenured woman ever to serve in the U.S. Senate, she has dedicated her life to public service and to the people of our beloved California.  Representing California in the Senate alongside Senator...

DEPUTY SECRETARY SHERMAN:  Good afternoon, Vice Minister Mori, First Vice Minister Cho.  It is a private to host you for our first trilateral dialogue of 2023 and our fifth under the Biden‑Harris administration. Before diving into what we discussed this morning, I want to speak to the ongoing human and humanitarian disaster that continues to...

CongressionalRepublicanleaders insist that the national debt is among our nation’s greatest challenges, and reducing it is among their highest priorities. In fact, they claim that reducing the debt is so urgent it warrants endangering the entire U.S. economy through debt limit brinksmanship. But their legislative agenda to date points in a very different direction—with proposals that would increase the...

Counselor of the U.S. Department of State Derek Chollet will lead a U.S. delegation to Bangladesh and Pakistan February 14-18 to meet with senior government officials, civil society members, and business leaders to highlight the importance of our bilateral partnership and reaffirm our countries’ shared goals. Counselor Chollet will be joined by Clinton White, Counselor...

Made in America Policies and New Technical Standards Support the Future of the Electric Vehicle Charging Industry,  Public and Private Actions Accelerate Buildout of National Network and Catalyze Manufacturing Boom  Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its latest set of actions aimed at creating a convenient, reliable and Made-in-America electric vehicle (EV) charging network so that the great American road...

The following is the joint statement released by the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and the Vice Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Republic of Korea following a trilateral meeting in Washington, D.C. Begin Text: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori Takeo, and Republic of Korea (ROK)...