November 19, 2024

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United States Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Cormier Smith’s Travel to Jordan
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United States Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Cormier Smith’s Travel to JordanU.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith will travel to Amman, Jordan February 23-28 to deliver keynote remarks at U.S. Embassy Amman’s Black and White Gala for Black History Month.  The annual gala brings together members of the diplomatic community, local partners, and other key stakeholders to pay tribute to Black American cultures,...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Conversation on “Russia’s War on Ukraine: One Year Later” With Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Conversation on “Russia’s War on Ukraine: One Year Later” With Jeffrey Goldberg of The AtlanticMR GOLDBERG:  Good morning to all of you in the United States.  Good afternoon or good evening to those of you who are joining us from Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe and other places.  Very, very happy to have all of you here. I’m Jeff Goldberg.  I’m the editor in chief of The Atlantic.  And joining me...
U.S. Department of State Announces  Million for Ukraine Cultural Heritage Response Initiative
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U.S. Department of State Announces  Million for Ukraine Cultural Heritage Response InitiativeWith Ukraine’s cultural identity and heritage under continuous threat and attack by Russian forces, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today that its Ukraine Cultural Heritage Response Initiative will invest $7 million to support Ukrainian efforts to protect its cultural heritage. The Initiative was developed to support Ukraine’s...
Readout of Vice President Harris’ Meeting on Threats to Medication Abortion
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Readout of Vice President Harris’ Meeting on Threats to Medication AbortionToday, Vice President Kamala Harris convened a meeting at the White House with leading medical experts and reproductive rights leaders to discuss protecting reproductive health care. The Vice President addressed the importance of access to medication abortion, which is currently subject to litigation and accounts for more than half of all abortions in the United States—and is commonly used for miscarriage management.  During the meeting,...
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Equatoguinean President Obiang
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Secretary Blinken’s Call with Equatoguinean President ObiangThe below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.  Secretary Blinken called President Obiang to offer support and partnership as Equatorial Guinea responds to an outbreak of Marburg virus disease.  The Secretary and the President agreed cooperation is essential to a...
Authentication of Washington at Princeton Portrait by Charles Willson Peale
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Authentication of Washington at Princeton Portrait by Charles Willson PealeThe below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with her Brazilian counterpart, Secretary General of Brazil’s Ministry of External Relations Ambassador Maria Laura da Rocha in a call February 22. They discussed the situation in Ukraine ahead of the one-year marker of Russia’s illegal, full-scale invasion. They also...
Readout of Vice President Harris’ Meeting on Threats to Medication Abortion
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Readout of Vice President Harris’ Meeting on Threats to Medication AbortionVice President’s Ceremonial OfficeEisenhower Executive Office Building 10:56 A.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Well, good morning.  I thank you, phenomenal national leaders on fundamental rights of freedom and liberty, for being here again for us to have a very important discussion about how we will continue to fight for the rights of the American people to...
United States Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Cormier Smith’s Travel to Jordan
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United States Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Cormier Smith’s Travel to JordanVice President Kamala Harris announced at the Munich Security Conference that the Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that members of Russia’s forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity.  This determination follows extensive analysis by the Department, including my office, the Office of Global Criminal Justice, of information indicating that members...
Readout of Vice President Harris’ Meeting on Threats to Medication Abortion
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G7 Leaders’ Statement Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/24/g7-leaders-statement-7/ The post G7 Leaders’ Statement first appeared on Social Gov.