PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE President Putin’s call to partially mobilize Russian citizens, directing them to fight in Ukraine, reflects the Kremlin’s struggles on the battlefield, the unpopularity of the war, and Russians’ unwillingness to fight in it. President Putin is not operating from a position of strength; rather, this is another ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 21 September, 2022 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Russia, Secretary of State, Security, Sovereignty, ukraine
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States affirms today, on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), that the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) persons are the same human rights to which all persons are entitled. As enshrined in Article 1 of the Universal ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 May, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary of State
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States is joining with allies and partners to condemn Russia’s destructive cyber activities against Ukraine. In the months leading up to and after Russia’s illegal further invasion began, Ukraine experienced a series of disruptive cyber operations, including website defacements, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and cyber ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 May, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Russia, Secretary of State, ukraine
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE More than two months into the Kremlin’s unjustified and brutal war, it is impossible not to be moved by what the people of Ukraine have achieved. It is also impossible not to believe that they will keep succeeding, because they have demonstrated that they have the will ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 May, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary of State, Support to Ukraine, ukraine
READOUT
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken underscored the importance of the Transatlantic relationship to European security and reaffirmed our commitment to NATO’s Open Door policy. The Secretary thanked the Foreign Minister for Sweden’s ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 May, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary of State, Sweden, ukraine
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 April, 2022 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Video | Tags: Human Rights Report 2021, Secretary of State
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to offer continued support to the people and government of Ukraine and to condemn Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian cities and mounting civilian deaths. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Kuleba discussed ongoing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 March, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Russia, Secretary of State, ukraine
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE THE PRESIDENCY CHISINAU, MOLDOVA MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Dear President Maia Sandu, dear Secretary of State of the United States of America Antony Blinken, we start off the briefing organized on the occasion – on the visit occasion of Mr. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 March, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Moldova, Russia, Secretary of State, ukraine
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE The Lukashenka regime now holds more than 1,000 political prisoners. These Belarusians, from all walks of life, have been arrested and confined simply because they peacefully exercised their rights to freedom of expression and assembly in response to a fraudulent election and the Lukashenka regime’s abuses. Tens of thousands ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 January, 2022 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Belarus, Secretary of State
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 January, 2022 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Video | Tags: Secretary of State, ukraine, Ukraine Crisis
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 January, 2022 | Topics: History, Key Officials, Ukraine Crisis, Video | Tags: Russia, Secretary of State, ukraine
READOUT
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Secretary Blinken reiterated the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s military buildup on Ukraine’s borders. The two discussed efforts to peacefully resolve the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 December, 2021 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Russia, Secretary of State, ukraine
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 December, 2021 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary of State
On World Humanitarian Day, we recognize and honor all of the humanitarian aid workers who have sacrificed so much – including, for too many of them, their lives — to answer the call to protect and support the world’s most vulnerable populations. We commend the bravery and compassion of humanitarian aid workers who put the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 August, 2021 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: Secretary of State, World Humanitarian Day
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE Today we somberly remember the terror attacks that took place on August 7, 1998, in Kenya and Tanzania. Nearly simultaneously, terrorists detonated bombs next to the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Their attacks killed 224 men, women, and children, and injured over 4,500 others. In an ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 August, 2021 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Kenya, Office of the Spokesperson, Secretary of State, Tanzania, Terrorism, The
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE World Refugee Day presents an opportunity to recognize the courage and resilience of the millions of refugees who have been forced to flee their homes, the generosity of the communities that host them, and the united global response of humanitarian partners that help them. We mark today with news ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 June, 2021 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: Secretary of State, World Refugee Day
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States has long been committed to the prevention of, and accountability for, conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) as well as efforts to support and protect survivors. On this International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the United States proudly stands with the global community in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 June, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: Human Rights, Secretary of State, Women's Rights
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE Today marks the tenth anniversary of the unanimous endorsement by the UN Human Rights Council of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). These principles recognize a three-pronged approach to protecting human rights in the context of business activity: States have the duty to protect human ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 16 June, 2021 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: Secretary of State
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq. Begin Text: The delegation of the Republic of Iraq, led by Dr. Fuad Hussein, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the delegation of the United States Government, led by Secretary of State Antony ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 April, 2021 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iraq, Secretary of State
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The American people honor the memory of the passengers and crew of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752, whose lives were abruptly and senselessly taken one year ago by an unjustified Iranian shootdown. The United States joins the Governments of Ukraine, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Afghanistan in paying ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 January, 2021 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary of State, ukraine
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long sought to spread Marxist-Leninist ideology and exert its influence all over the world. The CCP’s United Front Work Department funds and supports overseas organizations to spread propaganda and coerces and bullies those who would oppose Beijing’s policies. The United Front frequently intimidates ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 December, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: China, Human Rights, Office of the Spokesperson, Sanctions, Secretary of State
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States continues to lead the world in the fight against COVID-19, with $20.5 billion now allocated from across the U.S. Government to benefit the global response. This incredible effort, made possible by the generous American taxpayers, includes funding for vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics; preparedness efforts; and State Department and USAID foreign ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 August, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington | Tags: Secretary of State
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The People’s Republic of China subsidizes the world’s largest commercial fishing fleet, which routinely violates the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of coastal states, fishes without permission, and overfishes licensing agreements. Given this unfortunate record of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, rule-breaking, and willful environmental degradation, it is more important than ever that the international community stands ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 2 August, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington | Tags: China, Ecuador, Fisheries, Secretary of State
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The Chinese Communist Party’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities rank as the stain of the century. The Trump Administration has led the world’s effort to impose tangible costs on the PRC’s continuous campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, intrusive surveillance, forced labor, forced population control, involuntary ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 31 July, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington | Tags: China, Human Rights, Secretary of State
Secretary Pompeo delivered opening remarks at the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS’s Small Group (June 4)
Secretary Pompeo Shares Remarks during Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Today, Secretary Pompeo delivered opening remarks at the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS’s Small Group. Posted by
U.S. Department of State on Thursday, June 4, 2020 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you, Foreign Minister Di Maio. Luigi, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 June, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Video | Tags: Defeating ISIS, ISIS, Secretary of State
The United States Condemns Attempts by PRC-Affiliated Actors to Steal American COVID-19 Research (May 14) The United States condemns attempts by cyber actors and non-traditional collectors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to steal U.S. intellectual property and data related to COVID-19 research, as announced in a May 13, 2020 warning by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, Intellectual Property, Secretary of State
