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…
National Christmas Tree celebration turns 100
A White House Christmas tradition — with lights, decorations, music and an appearance from the sitting president — turns 100 this year. President Biden lit the National…
34th Commemoration of World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day reminds us that HIV/AIDS continues to pose a threat to global health and global health security. With 650,000 people having lost their…
AWE alumna’s app expands mental health care access
While serving in Taiwan’s military, Lynia Huang noticed that social stigmas around mental health concerns prevented people from getting the care they needed. After leaving…
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Travel to London, Rome, Vatican City, Paris, Berlin, and Prague
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel December 5-11 to the United Kingdom, Italy, Vatican City, France, Germany, and the Czech Republic to further…
A Proclamation on World AIDS Day, 2022
On World AIDS Day, we recommit to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States and around the world and rededicate ourselves to fighting the…
Energy Security Support to Ukraine
In the midst of Russia’s continued brutal attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Secretary of State Blinken announced today during a meeting of the G7+ on…
The global scourge of gender-based violence
The World Health Organization estimates that one in three women have experienced or will experience gender-based violence (GBV) during their lifetimes. Since the pandemic started,…
A program for the world’s hungry
About a week before Americans and friends would gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, a convoy of trucks rolled to a stop in the war-ravaged Tigray region…
Life in Russia-occupied Ukraine
The people of Ukraine are fighting to maintain their daily routine despite Russia’s brutal attempts to deny Ukraine’s sovereignty and suppress their identity and culture. Russia’s “annexation…
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…
