New Commercial Diplomacy Approach To Bolster Support for American Companies Today, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Caleb Orr met with U.S. private sector leaders in New York City to discuss the State Department’s ongoing efforts to strengthen U.S. commercial diplomacy. At an event hosted by the Manhattan Institute, Assistant Secretary Orr championed the recent launch of the  Commercial Diplomacy Enterprise (CDE)  as the latest example o

Election of Vietnamese President To Lam and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung The United States congratulates To Lam on his dual appointment as President, as well as Le Minh Hung on his election as Prime Minister.  The United States greatly values our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam, built on more than three decades of growing friendship, mutual respect, and shared interests.  We appreciate Vietnam’s close cooperation in advancing economic prosperity, expanding peo

Shelly Kittleson I am pleased to announce the release of American journalist, Shelly Kittleson, who was recently kidnapped by members of the foreign terrorist organization Kata’ib Hizballah near Baghdad, Iraq. The U.S. Department of State extends its appreciation to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of War, U.S. personnel across multiple agencies, and the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council and our Iraqi partners, for their assistance in securing her release. Thi

Charting a New Phase of Trump Administration’s America First Global Health Strategy in Asia, Beginning with Cambodia On April 2, the United States signed a bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Royal Government of Cambodia through the Trump Administration’s America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS). This landmark five-year MOU is the first to be signed through the Trump Administration’s AFGHS in Asia, and advances shared global health goal

Special Envoy Gor Hosts Meeting of the U.S.-Uzbekistan Business Investment Council Today, Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor attended the first meeting in Washington D.C. of the U.S.-Uzbekistan Business Investment Council (BIC) alongside Uzbekistan’s Head of the Presidential Administration Ms. Saida Mirziyoyeva. Speaking at the meeting, Special Envoy Gor stated, “President Trump understands the importance of Central Asia, and especially Uzbekistan, in global

The First U.S.-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership Interagency Working Group Meeting On March 26, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Investment Mohamed Al Suwaidi chaired the first interagency meeting of the U.S.-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership Working Group. The meeting brought together senior representatives from the Departments of State, Commerce, Energy, War, and Treasury, as well as the White House Office of

Secretary Rubio Revokes Green Cards of Foreign Nationals with Ties to Iranian Terror Regime Last night, the niece and grand niece of deceased Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Qasem Soleimani were arrested by federal agents following Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s termination of their lawful permanent resident (LPR) status.   Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As identified by both pres

Senegal Independence Day On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my sincere congratulations to the citizens of Senegal as you celebrate 66 years of independence. As you mark this important milestone, we reaffirm the strong and lasting relationship between our nations. The United States values Senegal’s crucial partnership and engagement on key international issues. I look forward to advancing our shared commercial and security interests and to enhancing the ties be

Joint Statement of the 15th U.S.-Italy Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation The United States hosted the Republic of Italy in Washington, D.C., on April 1-2 for the 15th U.S.-Italy Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Science and Technology Cooperation. The State Department’s Senior Bureau Official for European and Eurasian Affairs, Brendan Hanrahan, co-chaired the meeting with Italy’s Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooper