Search Results:  Human Rights and Democracy Fund  (82)

  • The Gambia National Day

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend my congratulations to the people of The Gambia on the 59th anniversary of your independence.

    On this occasion, we reaffirm our enduring partnership and friendship with the people and government of The Gambia. I look forward to expanding our close partnership on a wide range of initiatives which aim to strengthen democracy, advance gender equality, promote human rights, support regiona

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    Regions: United States

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Secretary Antony J. Blinken, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, And Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar At the Munich Security Conference

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Munich, Germany

    Bayerischer Hof

    MODERATOR:  (In progress) for Germany.  Welcome.  (Applause.)

    Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the U.S.  (Applause.)  Nice to have you.

    And Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Republic of India.  Minister.  (Applause.)

    I hope that based on the topic of the session that you will not all agree with each other and we can have some sparks.  We have about 43

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    Regions: China, India , Iran , Israel , Italy , Russia , South Africa , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony With Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Dr. Daglis

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Washington, D.C.

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Georgios, my friend, welcome.  It is always good to see you and always an important occasion to say we’re so grateful for the partnership between our countries.  Administrator Nelson, Bill, wonderful to have you here today.  Dr. Daglis, you as well.  Thank you to both of you for all that you do to further our understanding of space to the benefit of everyone here on Earth.<

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    Regions: Cyprus , Greece , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Promoting Accountability in Support of the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    The United States is marking Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10th by taking actions to promote accountability for human rights abuses and violations.  Together, the Departments of State and the Treasury today have imposed visa restrictions and sanctions on 37 individuals in 13 countries.

    With today’s actions, the United States is addressing some of the most challenging and harmful forms

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    Regions: Canada , China, Haiti , Sudan , Uganda , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Today, the United States is announcing a new package of weapons and equipment to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their country and their freedom against Russia’s aggression.

    This package provides up to $125 million of arms and equipment authorized under previously directed drawdowns for Ukraine, and is accompanied by an announcement from the Department of Defense’s Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative on strengthening Ukraine’s air defens

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    Regions: Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Opening Remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before the Senate Appropriations Committee On “A Review of the National Security Supplemental Request”

  • Spain National Day

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    On behalf of the United States of America, I send my warmest congratulations to the people of Spain as you celebrate your National Day.

    Spain is a close ally and a friend with whom we tackle a vast number of urgent global issues. Our friendship is based on shared values and interests such as the fight against climate change, the defence of democracy, and a commitment to an international rules-based order.

    The United States is grateful for Spain’s

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    Regions: Russia , Spain , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Secretary Antony J. Blinken At United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    New York City, New York

    United Nations Headquarters

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you very much.  Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for focusing the Security Council on this critically important issue.  And Mr. Secretary-General, thank you for the moral clarity that you’ve shown in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine.

    We’re grateful to have been able to welcome President Zelenskyy to this council table, and we thank him.  We thank him

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    Regions: Belarus , Iran , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa At a Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement Signing Ceremony

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Washington, D.C.

    Treaty Room

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Crown Prince Salman, Your Royal Highness, welcome back to the State Department, to Washington, a city that I know you know very well from your student days just up the road at American University.  We’ve had the chance to discuss that before.  Things have changed a little bit on campus, but we’re delighted to have you back in Washington.

    And to the National Security Advisor

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    Regions: Bahrain , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) “The Power and Purpose of American Diplomacy in a New Era”

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Washington, D.C.

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you.  Good morning, everyone.

    AUDIENCE:  Good morning.

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Dean Steinberg, Jim, thank you for the honor of joining the SAIS community to help inaugurate this truly magnificent new home.

    Jim has contributed so much over his remarkable career, but his most lasting contribution is the generation of thinkers, the generation of d

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    Regions: Armenia , Australia , Canada , China, Ethiopia , France , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Lebanon , New Zealand , Russia , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a Joint Press Availability

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Kyiv, Ukraine

     

    FOREIGN MINISTER KULEBA: (Via interpreter) Tony, welcome to Kyiv.  I think that there is – we don’t need any formal greetings because during this time with joint work – specifically with the beginning of the large-scale invasion – our relationship with the Ukraine and United States, they went to such level that we don’t need a – we need everything – what we need is just open and sincere conversation.  And this is what

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    Regions: Norway , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Meet and Greet with Embassy Kyiv

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Kyiv, Ukraine

    AMBASSADOR BRINK:  It is a privilege and an honor for me to be here with you as we give a very, very warm welcome to our Secretary of State, Tony Blinken.  Thank you, Mr. Secretary.  (Applause.)

    As members of Mission Kyiv, we all know the challenges and the demands of this work.  The hours are long – sometimes dangerous – and the future can seem uncertain.  But we also know why we’re here and we know why it matters.  We are h

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    Regions: Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Maldives Independence Day

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    On behalf of the United States of America, I want to extend my congratulations and best wishes to Maldives on your Independence Day this July 26th.

    As you celebrate this important day, Maldives has many reasons to be proud. Your country is a strong supporter of democratic values and an important voice in maintaining the international rules-based order.

    The relationship between the United States and Maldives is based on shared values of democracy,

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    Regions: Maldives , United States

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Secretary Antony J. Blinken And EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Remarks to the Press

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Brussels, Belgium

    European Council Building

    HIGH REPRESENTATIVE BORRELL: Good morning. Good morning. I’m very happy to welcome you, Secretary Blinken, in Brussels. We just had a very good bilateral meeting marking our great transatlantic cooperation. Now we will co-chair the EU-U.S. Energy Council, and later we will see each other also at the NATO Ministerial.

    Allow me some words about our bilateral discussion.  Certainly

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    Regions: China, Ethiopia , France , Israel , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Virtual Panel Session on “A Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine”

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Washington, D.C.

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone.  Thank you all so much for joining.  It’s very good to be with friends and partners from around the world as we prepare to open the second Summit for Democracy.

    In his first year in office, President Biden launched the summit to look at the future of democracy, which we see is at an inflection point.  Worldwide, we see autocrats violating human right

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    Regions: Argentina, Belarus , France , Iran , Israel , Italy , Japan , Liberia , Malawi , Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Finland National Day

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