COVID-19 Information
The CDC’s Order requiring proof of vaccination for non-U.S. citizen nonimmigrants to travel to the United States is still in effect. For more information see…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press
Good afternoon, everyone. I just had an opportunity to visit Camp As Sayliyah. This is the joint Department of Defense, State Department operation to help…
Scientists in Africa working to end hunger
Addressing the global food crisis requires sharing the harvest — and knowledge. Scientists in Africa are doing just that. Through Feed the Future, a U.S. program…
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of…
Transgender Day of Remembrance
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, the world pauses to remember the lives of the many transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming persons killed in acts of targeted, transphobic…
Artemis launch prepares for future moon missions
The uncrewed, 25.5-day mission sends the Orion spacecraft on a journey of more than 2 million kilometers, farther than any spacecraft built for humans has…
G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration
Fourteen years ago, the Leaders of the G20 met for the first time, facing the most severe financial crisis in our generation. We recognized, as…
U.S. Announcements on Ocean-Climate Action at COP27
Ocean-based climate solutions have a key role in keeping the goal to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach and improving global climate resilience. On…
International Cooperation in NASA’s Artemis I Program
NASA’s Artemis program is inspiring the world as it seeks to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and conduct…
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s Meeting with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni
President Biden met today with Prime Minister Meloni of Italy on the margins of the G20 Summit in Bali to coordinate responses to a range of…
Joint Statement of NATO and G7 Leaders on the Margins of the G20 Summit in Bali
Today, the Leaders of Canada, the European Commission, the European Council, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States met on the margins…
Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Russia’s Missile Strikes
The United States strongly condemns Russia’s latest missile attacks against Ukraine, which appear to have struck residential buildings in Kyiv and additional sites across the country. It is not lost on…
U.S. Feed the Future program expands in 8 African countries
Justine Konde wanted to remove pests from her small farm in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially the pesky fall armyworm that damages her…
NATO’s 2022 Cyber Defense Pledge Conference
On November 9 and 10, 2022, NATO’s 2022 Cyber Defense Pledge Conference will take place in Rome, at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
G7 launches plan to boost global infrastructure investment
When disasters like the COVID-19 pandemic strike, developing countries that lack essential infrastructure suffer more and take longer to recover, President Biden said. “In our…
Young innovators aim to boost global development
After an invasive plant species destroyed his grandfather’s rice farm in India, Nathan Elias wanted to help. Elias, who lives in Texas, developed a system…
A Proclamation on World Freedom Day, 2022
On World Freedom Day, we remember the fall of the Berlin Wall and recall the hope felt around the world when freedom triumphed over tyranny.…
What are midterm elections, and why are they important?
U.S. presidential elections are big news worldwide every four years. But what happens in the midterm elections — so called because they come nearly two…
U.S. Announcements Under the Green Shipping Challenge at COP27
Greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping sector are significant, increasing, and on a trajectory that is not compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement.…
