Day: January 30, 2023

The United States and Canada conducted the 15th round of Columbia River Treaty regime negotiations on January 25 and 26, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The two countries focused on flood risk management, hydropower coordination, ecosystem cooperation, and increased Canadian operational flexibility. The United States and Canada are working together to address outstanding issues to […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Buenas tardes.  Very good to see you all.  Thanks so much for joining us here today.  It’s really wonderful having an opportunity to see so many friends from across our hemisphere together virtually, and we also look forward to the opportunities to get together in person. There is no region that the United States […]

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will travel to Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and Qatar from January 28 to February 3, 2023. In Nepal, Under Secretary Nuland will engage with the new government on the broad agenda of the U.S. partnership with Nepal. While in India, the Under Secretary will lead the […]

The following is a statement from Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, United States of America, James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, United Kingdom, Catherine Colonna, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France, and Annalena Baerbock, Federal Foreign Minister, Germany: Today, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) released a report that […]

The United States condemns in the strongest terms the horrific terrorist attack that occurred today outside of a synagogue in Jerusalem.  We mourn those killed in the attack, and our thoughts are with the injured, including children.  The notion of people being targeted as they leave a house of worship is abhorrent.  It is particularly […]

The text of this statement was released by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Begin Text: A workshop on “Strengthening Shared Understanding Among the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) and Pacific Islands: Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)” was […]

Today marks 200 years of diplomatic relations and friendship between the governments and people of Argentina and the United States.  On this occasion, I express my heartfelt gratitude for the warm and productive partnership that our two countries have shared over the past two centuries.  Our formal links began in 1823 when President James Monroe […]

The United States strongly supports the candidacy of Ian Saunders to become the next Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO).  Mr. Saunders has more than 30 years of experience in customs and international trade.  In addition to having served at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, he has held other positions engaged in international trade […]