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The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.  Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Schallenberg discussed opportunities for continued bilateral and multilateral cooperation, including assistance for Ukraine and the need to hold Russia accountable for its brutal war. Secretary Blinken praised Austria’s […]

Today, the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) partners and key minerals-rich countries held a vice-ministerial meeting to discuss priorities, challenges, and opportunities in responsible mining, processing, and recycling of critical minerals. MSP partners participating in the meeting included: Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Chief of Protocol Ambassador Rufus Gifford, and Chief Executive Officer of the James Beard Foundation Clare Reichenbach will deliver remarks to commemorate the launch of the Diplomatic Culinary Partnership on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 5:45 p.m. ET at the Department of State. Following the speaking program, Secretary Blinken […]

CR Program Releases New Exercise Starter Kits for Cybersecurity, Hurricanes, and Active Shooter Scenarios
Originally published at https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/06/05/cr-program-releases-new-exercise-starter-kits-cybersecurity-hurricanes-and-active

There is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and well-funded russian fascism propaganda machines. We were born in Russia, we have lost friends to this murderer… we see how he “zombifies” most and intimidates…

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good afternoon, everyone.  It’s a great pleasure to see my friend, the vice chancellor, here again at the State Department.  I think it was almost exactly a year ago — VICE CHANCELLOR HABECK:  It’s – yeah, exactly. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  — we had an opportunity to meet.  A few things have happened since […]

Global Economic Forum at Bali, Indonesia. Global Icon Award at Royal Palace, Bali, Indonesia Dr Kannan Vishwanatth founder of Rupus Global Limited with prestigious Global Icon of the year for academic research & Healthcare Innovations at the World Economic Forum at Royal Palace, Bali, Indonesia 2023 Global Economic Forum G20 Summit conferred Prof. Dr Kannan…

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good evening, everyone.  It’s a great pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Schallenberg here to the State Department, to Washington.  And I want to come to the importance of his visit in a moment, but if you’ll just allow me – and I suspect, Alexander, you may have the same thoughts in mind […]

Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Chisinau, Moldova, February 8-10, and Paris, France, February 12-15. During his visits, Under Secretary Fernandez will meet with government, business, and civil society, and other stakeholders to discuss cooperation on some of the most pressing global challenges, including […]