Author: U.S. State Department

The following statement was released on March 4 by the U.S. State Department. It is attributed to the G-7 foreign affairs ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the high representative of the European Union. We, the G-7 foreign affairs ministers of Canada, France, Germany,...

The following is an abridged version of remarks delivered by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council on March 1. The remarks were released by the U.S. State Department on March 1. High Commissioner Bachelet, Mr. President, fellow members, the United States is pleased to rejoin...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on February 21.  It is attributed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. We strongly condemn [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin’s decision to recognize the so-called “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics” as “independent.”  As we said when the Duma first made its request: this decision...

The following statement by the G-7 foreign affairs ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the high representative of the European Union was released by the U.S. State Department on February 19. We, the G-7 foreign affairs ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on February 14.  It was attributed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. The United States is reaffirming our strong commitment to the Ukrainian people by joining with allies and partners to mobilize robust international support for Ukraine. The U.S. government is offering a...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on February 14.  It was attributed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. I have no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans around the world, and that, of course, includes our colleagues serving at our posts overseas. My team and I...

The following is an abridged transcript of remarks made during a joint press briefing by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock following their meeting in Washington on January 5. The transcript was released by the U.S. State Department on January 5. Secretary Blinken: Well, good afternoon. Foreign [Affairs]...

The following statement, attributed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, was released by the U.S. State Depart­ment on November 22. The Department of State has submitted a report to Congress pursuant to the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019 (PEESA), as amended. The report lists two vessels and one Russia-linked entity, Transadria Ltd.,...

The following is the text of the U.S.-Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership signed by U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Washington, D.C., on November 10. The full text was provided by the U.S. State Department on November 10. Preamble The United States and Ukraine: Reaffirm the...