COVID-19 Information
Effective December 6, 2021, all air passengers 2 years or older (citizens of all nationalities, including U.S. citizens, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated) with a flight departing to the…
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement in Support of the IAEA’s Efforts to Promote Nuclear Safety and...
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…
American generosity stays high, study shows
The figures were reported recently by the Giving USA Foundation, using research from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The fact that Americans gave…
Galvanizing the world to reduce hunger in Africa
Higher energy costs, climate change, COVID-19 and global conflicts are fueling the food crisis, especially in Africa, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United…
$89 Million in New U.S. Humanitarian Demining Assistance for Ukraine
On August 9 the Department announced its intention to provide $89 million of FY 2022 funding to help the Government of Ukraine address the urgent…
Signing of U.S. Instruments of Ratification of Finland and Sweden’s NATO Accession Protocols
Today President Biden signed the United States Instruments of Ratification of the Accession Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty for the Republic of Finland and…
This U.S. diplomat fights systemic racism worldwide
Desirée Cormier Smith, the newly appointed special representative for racial equity and justice at the U.S. Department of State — the first person to hold…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press
Good afternoon, everyone. This is such an incredibly powerful, moving experience, but all the more so because to be guided by Antoinette gives it particularly…
Statement by President Biden on the Ceasefire in Gaza
I welcome the announcement tonight of a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based militants after three days of hostilities. Over these last 72-hours, the United States has worked…
Anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Georgia
Fourteen years ago today, Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Georgia. As we have done since 2008, we remember those killed and injured by Russian…
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Preserving Peace and Stability Across the Taiwan Strait
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the…
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Energy Security
We, the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the…
Statement from President Biden on Senate Ratification of the NATO Accession Protocols for Sweden and...
Today, the Senate overwhelmingly endorsed our close partners Finland and Sweden joining NATO. This historic vote sends an important signal of the sustained, bipartisan U.S.…
Worldwide Caution: August 2, 2022
On July 31, 2022, the United States conducted a precision counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy and successor as…
From litter to limbs
Eureka moments come to entrepreneurs in different ways — for Marta Vânia Uetela of Mozambique, her idea arose when a friend who lost his leg…
Remarks by President Biden on a Successful Counterterrorism Operation in Afghanistan
My fellow Americans, on Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed the emir of al Qaeda,…
Remarks by Vice President Harris on Climate Resilience
Can we give it up for Yendy, please? (Applause.) Please have a seat. Please have a seat. I said to Yendy he — he did…
Investment Climate Statements
The U.S. Department of State’s Investment Climate Statements provide information on the business climates of more than 160 economies and are prepared by economic officers…
America’s unwavering support for nuclear nonproliferation
For more than 50 years, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has helped prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, enabled progress on disarmament,…
