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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered remarks at the Department of State’s 230th Anniversary Celebration. On July 27, 1789, the Department of State became the first U.S. government execut…

John Sullivan, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia, talked about the political future of Russian president Vladimir Putin following the rebellion of the Wagner Group. Additional topics incl…

John Sullivan, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia for the Trump and Biden administrations, joined foreign policy experts and academics to discuss the first year of the Russia-Ukraine War d…

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, USAID Administrator Mark Green, and other department officials spoke to reporters about President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 federal budget request.

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan was among the State Department officials who spoke at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanza…

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and White House advisers Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner spoke at the dedication ceremony for the U.S. emb…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed State Department employees. “My mission will be to lead you,” the newly sworn-in secretary said on his first day at the department following an overs…

Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan and Ambassador Michael Kozak released the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

The Trump administration hosted a White House summit on the opioid epidemic. First lady Melania Trump began the event by reading a letter from a woman who lost her son to an overdose. She wa…

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and Assistant Defense Secretary Randall Schriver testified at a hearing to assess U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. Mr. Sullivan talked about the Trump ad…

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and USAID Administrator Mark Green, among others, briefed reporters on President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget proposal for the State Department. Sp…

President Trump heard from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) officials at the National Targeting Center in Sterling, Virginia on the challenges they encounter on the job. The presiden…

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan briefed reporters on his recent travels to Iraq and Afghanistan. Spokesperson Heather Nauert followed up with her regular briefing after his remarks.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the proposed 30 percent cut to the State Department’s budget. Members questioned Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan on the departme…

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan testified at a hearing \ on the proposed reorganization of the State Department that was part of President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal. A…

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and Susan Coppedge, the U.S. diplomat assigned to combat human trafficking, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the 2017 State …

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nomination of John Sullivan to be State Department’s deputy secretary. Mr. Sullivan previously served as deputy secretary of comm…