SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Schallenberg here to the State Department, to Washington. And I want to come to the importance of his visit in a moment, but if you’ll just allow me – and I suspect, Alexander, you may have the same thoughts in mind...
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Schallenberg discussed opportunities for continued bilateral and multilateral cooperation, including assistance for Ukraine and the need to hold Russia accountable for its brutal war. Secretary Blinken praised Austria’s...
Today, the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) partners and key minerals-rich countries held a vice-ministerial meeting to discuss priorities, challenges, and opportunities in responsible mining, processing, and recycling of critical minerals. MSP partners participating in the meeting included: Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United...
South Lawn 7:15 P.M. EDT Q Could you give us your reaction to the International Criminal Court issuing an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin? THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think it’s justified. But the question is, it’s not recognized internationally by us either. But I think it makes a very strong point. Q Are you confident […]
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Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Chisinau, Moldova, February 8-10, and Paris, France, February 12-15. During his visits, Under Secretary Fernandez will meet with government, business, and civil society, and other stakeholders to discuss cooperation on some of the most pressing global challenges, including...
Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to the Council of Governors for two-year terms. The Council of Governors is comprised of 10 bipartisan Governors from across the country and serves as the lead forum to increase coordination around preparedness, resilience, and...
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to see my friend, the vice chancellor, here again at the State Department. I think it was almost exactly a year ago — VICE CHANCELLOR HABECK: It’s – yeah, exactly. SECRETARY BLINKEN: — we had an opportunity to meet. A few things have happened since...
During his Tampa visit, the President will contrast his commitment to protecting and strengthening Medicare and Social Security and lowering prescription drug prices, with Congressional Republicans’ plans to cut these programs President Biden has taken action to strengthen Medicare and protect Social Security – bedrock programs that Americans have paid into and that tens of...
Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, Georgia DR. SHEPHERD: Well, thank you for being here to get things started. And I just want to say how inspired I am to be here. I’ve been working on climate issues for almost 30 years now. I began my career at NASA as a research scientist and now continue to study...