President Biden looks forward to welcoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany to the White House on Friday, March 3, 2023. The Chancellor’s visit is an opportunity to reaffirm the deep bonds of friendship between the United States and our NATO Ally Germany. At the one-year mark of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, the leaders will discuss... President Biden looks forward to welcoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany to the White House on Friday, March 3, 2023. The Chancellor’s visit is an opportunity to reaffirm the deep bonds of friendship between the United States and our NATO Ally Germany. At the one-year mark of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, the leaders will discuss... 
The Conflict Observatory, a program supported by the U.S. Department of State, released an independent report today detailing a vast network of Russia-run sites and processes used to relocate thousands of Ukraine’s children to areas under Russian government control. The unlawful transfer and deportation of protected persons is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva... By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. On my first day in office, I signed Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through... 
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor on February 13. Secretary Blinken expressed appreciation for Minister Pandor’s desire to encourage dialogue and peacefully resolve conflict in Europe. The two leaders emphasized shared priorities, including implementation of... On his first day in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. That Order emphasized the enormous human costs of systemic racism and persistent poverty, and provided a powerful and unprecedented mandate for all federal agencies to launch a whole-of-government approach to equity.... 
Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart will travel to Florida, from February 14-15, 2023, to discuss issues related to arms control treaty implementation and verification and engage with academia. On February 14, the Assistant Secretary will meet with the leadership and staff of the Air Force Technical Applications Center... Following is the text of a Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States: We – the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Italy, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, and the Secretary of State of the United States – are deeply troubled by the Israeli government’s announcement that it... This week, we saw more evidence that an American manufacturing boom—thanks to the President’s economic agenda—continues to take hold all across the country. Boeing announced one of the largest orders in the company’s history: a purchase of over 200 aircraft through an agreement between Air India and Boeing valued at $34 billion at list price.... President Biden Announces William M. Russo as Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced he has appointed William M. Russo to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. William M. Russo, Appointee for Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs, Department of State William Russo is the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State... 
The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard’s reported use of laser devices against the crew of a Philippine Coast Guard ship on February 6 in the South China Sea. The PRC’s conduct was provocative and unsafe, resulting in the temporary blindness of...