On behalf of the United States of America, I extend our best wishes to the people of Bulgaria on your national day. This is a special year, as we mark the 120th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the United States. Over the years, our friendship has grown into a multi-faceted partnership. As friends,...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi At the Raisina Dialogue: Quad Foreign Ministers’ Pane...
Today’s announcements between the Republic of Korea and Japan mark a groundbreaking new chapter of cooperation and partnership between two of the United States’ closest allies. With two historic foreign ministerial statements, President Yoon and Prime Minister Kishida are taking a critical step to forge a future for the Korean and Japanese people that is safer, more secure,...
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in New Delhi, India, on the margins of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. In a follow-up to their February 16 conversation, Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Marsudi highlighted U.S. cooperation with ASEAN during Indonesia’s ASEAN chair year and Indonesia’s...
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra today in New Delhi. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Hoekstra discussed Russia’s unprovoked and ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including ways to bolster support for Ukraine. They also discussed cooperation to maintain peace and...
Judy Heumann was a trailblazer – a rolling warrior – for disability rights in America. After her school principal said she couldn’t enter Kindergarten because she was using a wheelchair, Judy dedicated the rest of her life to fighting for the inherent dignity of people with disabilities. Her courage and fierce advocacy resulted in the Rehabilitation...
Edmund Pettus BridgeSelma, Alabama 3:07 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! Please. Oh, you see all those folks out there. Hey, everybody. How are you? (Applause.) Selma is here! Well, before I be- — please, have a seat, if you have one. I once said that, “Have a seat if you have one,” and the press...
Today, President Biden is traveling to Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. In 1965, John Lewis and other civil rights leaders led peaceful protestors demanding voting rights in a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where they were brutally beaten by state troopers. The Nation’s reaction to Bloody Sunday helped produce...
Fifty-eight years ago, six hundred brave souls set out from Selma, Alabama to secure one of our most sacred freedoms: the right to vote. On the Edmund Pettus Bridge, their peaceful march was met with crushing violence. The late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis, then only twenty-five, was beaten and suffered a fractured...
Chinatown Him Mark Lai LibrarySan Francisco, California THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to thank all of the elected officials and community leaders who are here to join me for this very important conversation, which is about our small businesses and what we can do to support them, what we can do to support the...