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24 Mar

Background Press Call on Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Ahead of the State of the Union

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National Security Council Via Teleconference 11:11 A.M. EST MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone. Thanks so much for joining today’s call to discuss humanitarian aid for Gaza ahead of the State of the Union. As a reminder, this call is on background, attributable to senior administration officials, and it is embargoed until noon Eastern today. For your awareness, not for your reporting, on the call today we have [senior administration official], [senior administration official], and [senior administration official]. With that, I’ll turn it over to our speakers for a few words at the top, and then we’ll go ahead to take your questions. SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thanks. …

24 Mar

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea Before Their Meeting

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SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. And it’s a distinct pleasure to have my friend, my colleague, the foreign minister of Peru here today with us at the State Department. We just had a wonderful moment where it was a great honor for the United States to be able to return to Peru some extraordinary documents dating to the 16th century that document the very first theater troupe in the Americas – quite remarkable. And thanks to very good work between our governments, we were able to return these documents to make sure that the extraordinary cultural heritage of Peru is…

22 Mar

Excerpts from President Biden’s State of the Union Address as Prepared for Delivery

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In its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court majority wrote “Women are not without electoral or political power.” No kidding. Clearly those bragging about overturning Roe v. Wade have no clue about the power of women in America. But they found out when reproductive freedom was on the ballot and won in 2022, 2023, and they will find out again in 2024. If Americans send me a Congress that supports the right to choose I promise you: I will restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land again. — I came to office determined to…

22 Mar

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Mauritanian President Ghazouani

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani today. Secretary Blinken congratulated President Ghazouani on his election as Chairperson of the African Union (AU) for 2024 and highlighted our commitment to work together to address global issues including democracy and governance, peace and security, climate, and food security in line with AU Agenda 2063 Goals and Aspirations. They discussed President Ghazouani’s AU priorities for the coming year and the U.S.-Mauritania bilateral relationship. Official news published at https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-call-with-mauritanian-president-ghazouani/

20 Mar

Announcement of the Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines

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Today, the White House announced the delegation for the Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines from March 11-12, 2024. The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, will lead the delegation. Presidential Trade and Investment Mission Delegation: Steven Brown, President, GreenFire Energy, Inc. Sapna Chadha, Vice President, Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier, Google Asia Pacific Narsingh Chaudhary, President, Asia Pacific and India, Black & Veatch Corp. Chris Clark, Chairman, Asia Pacific, Visa Inc. Mark Ein, Chairman, President’s Export Council Charlie Ergen, Co-Founder/Chairman of the Board, EchoStar/DISH Kimberly Getgen, Founder and CEO, InnovationForce Brett…

20 Mar

Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Vienna, Seoul, Manila, Jeddah, Cairo, and Tel Aviv

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Vienna, Seoul, Manila, Jeddah, and Cairo from March 14 to 22, 2024. In Vienna, Secretary Blinken will attend the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and serve as Head of Delegation for the United States during the High-Level Segment. At the CND, the Secretary will emphasize that illicitly manufactured synthetic drugs and their precursors are fueling a public health crisis that affects communities across the United States and around the globe. The United States looks to secure concrete commitments from countries to take domestic, regional, and international action to address…

20 Mar

2023 Year in Review: Secretary Mayorkas Champions Department-Wide Efforts to Save Lives and Prepare for 21st Century Security Challenges

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2023 Year in Review: Secretary Mayorkas Champions Department-Wide Efforts to Save Lives and Prepare for 21st Century Security Challenges Release Date: January 9, 2024 DHS priorities to include efforts to harness artificial intelligence technology, mitigate cybersecurity threats, and combat targeted violence and terrorism WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reflect on the progress made in 2023 to improve cohesion, transparency, and innovation in the work of preventing, preparing for, and responding to the many and varied threats facing the homeland in 2023. The United States faced a range of…

18 Mar

Remarks of President Joe Biden — State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery

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The United States Capitol Good evening. Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Members of Congress. My Fellow Americans. In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation. He said, “I address you at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union.” Hitler was on the march. War was raging in Europe. President Roosevelt’s purpose was to wake up the Congress and alert the American people that this was no ordinary moment. Freedom and democracy were under assault in the world. Tonight I come to the same chamber to address the nation. Now it is we who face an unprecedented moment in the history of the Union. And yes, my purpose tonight is to both wake up this Congress, and alert the American people that this is no ordinary moment…

18 Mar

The Sixth U.S.-France Cyber Dialogue

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On March 11-12, 2024, the United States and France held the sixth bilateral Cyber Dialogue in Washington, D.C., to reaffirm our ongoing partnership on cyberspace and digital policy issues. Our governments are both committed to promoting an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable cyberspace in which all states behave responsibly. At the bilateral meeting, the United States and France discussed efforts to advance stability in cyberspace; diplomatic progress in multilateral and regional security venues; cyber resilience and the protection of critical infrastructure; combatting cybercrime; critical and emerging technologies; and cyber capacity building in Ukraine, the Western Balkans, the Americas, and the Indo-Pacific. Both…

16 Mar

Joint Statement from the European Commission, the Republic of Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States Endorsing the Activation of a Maritime Corridor to Deliver Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza

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The humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire, with innocent Palestinian families and children desperate for basic necessities. That is why today, the European Commission, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, the Republic of Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States announce our intent to open a maritime corridor to deliver much-needed additional amounts of humanitarian assistance by sea. Cyprus’ leadership in establishing the Amalthea Initiative—which outlines a mechanism for securely shipping aid from Cyprus to Gaza via sea—was integral to enabling this joint effort to launch a maritime corridor. Together, our nations intend to build on this model to deliver significant additional aid by sea,…