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State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller briefed reporters and responded to questions on several issues. Topics included Israel-Hamas conflict, agreement with Saudi Arabia, and new sanct…

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller criticized Russia’s veto of a U.N. resolution today. The veto effectively ends the monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea that are inte…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters with Argentinian Foreign Minister Diana Mondino in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, following a meeting of G20 foreign ministers. Topics include …

State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel briefed reporters and responded to questions on several issues, including the downing of a Russian transportation plane that Moscow is blami…

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller briefed reporters on the Israel-Hamas War, including ongoing efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to civilians in Hamas-controlled Gaza. He then d…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken chaired and delivered remarks on famine and conflict-induced global food insecurity at a United Nations Security Council meeting. A focus of the meeting was…

State Department Spokesperson Matt Miller briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of foreign policy issues including new sanctions in Russia, the economic recovery of Ukraine…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered remarks to the press at State Department headquarters in Washington, DC, calling on the Senate to confirm some 62 pending ambassadorial nomination…

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of international topics, including the war in Ukraine, and the future of the Wagner merce…

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller briefed reporters on the Wagner Group’s rebellion against the Russian government. He said the situation remained “dynamic” with implications “unc…

Secretary of State Blinken held a joint news conference with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan ahead of the secretary’s visit to Beijing. Topics discussed include U.S.-China r…

More than a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a speech in Helsinki, Finland, on the implications of the ongoing conflict. Secretary Blinken…

Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel briefed reporters at the State Department on a range of foreign policy matters, including the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine amid …

“In my own mind, there’s no doubt that he’s being wrongfully detained by Russia,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a news conference when asked about Russia’s detention of Ameri…

Secretary of State Blinken and EU High Representative Josep Borrell gave statements to reporters after their meeting in Brussels. They spoke about the war in Ukraine, including China’s role …

“We condemn the Kremlin’s continued attempts to intimidate, repress, and punish journalists and civil society voices,” said State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel during the daily…

Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack talked to reporters at the State Department about the U.S. decision to accuse Russia of committing war crimes as it invaded U…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a press availability during the 2023 Munich Security Conference in Germany. Secretary Blinken said, “…

“We rallied the world to ensure that Russia’s war on Ukraine is a strategic failure,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Further, he reiterated President Biden’s previous words: “We are…

Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel responded to questions at the State Department on several issues, including the release of professional basketball player Brittney Griner from Russ…