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SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Foreign Minister Marsudi, thank you very, very much.  Thank you for your leadership as ASEAN chair and thank you for your leadership as the U.S. country coordinator, and especially…

Secretary Blinken will travel to Jakarta, Indonesia, July 13-14, to participate in the United States-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the 13th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’…

The State Department will partner with the Government of Costa Rica to explore opportunities to diversify and grow the global semiconductor ecosystem and create a more transparent, secure, and sustainable…

The United States officially accepted the Constitution of the United Nations Education, Culture and Science (UNESCO) on 10th July. From now on, it becomes, once more, a full member of…

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with the United States this afternoon in Jakarta. The meeting adopted the Annex to the ASEAN-US Plan…

Ambassador Nides Travel to the United States U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas R. Nides will travel to Washington, D.C. on July 14th to take part in the official visit of…

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good evening, everyone.  Let me start by saying how good it is to be back in Indonesia. I came here from the NATO Summit in Vilnius, where our…

Jakarta, Indonesia – The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia has called on the United States to join in maintaining peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. This was conveyed…

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Investors were watching for ripple effects from the aborted mutiny in Russia, with some expecting a move into safe havens such as U.S. government bonds and the…

The 20 countries that use the euro fell into a mild recession around the turn of the year, as high inflation discouraged consumer spending and governments tightened the purse strings.…