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Republic of Korea State Visit to the United States

April 26, 2023 President Biden of the United States welcomed President Yoon of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on April 26, 2023, for a State...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Xi Jinping Speak on the Phone

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone call with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping on April 26. During a productive hour-long conversation, the...

U.S.-EU Consultations Reinforce Strong Commitment to Human Rights

OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON April 24, 2023 Today in Brussels, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erin Barclay and EU Special...

G7 Japan 2023 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Communiqué

Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan April 18, 2023 INTRODUCTION We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the United...

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Karuizawa, Nagano

(Overview of the Working Dinner on the Indo-Pacific)

Remarks by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability during his visit to Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam April 15, 2023 SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good afternoon, everyone.  So I have been long been looking forward to returning to Vietnam and making my first...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Before Their Meeting

Hanoi, Vietnam April 14, 2023 PRIME MINISTER PHAM: (Via interpreter) Mr. Secretary of State, I am delighted to welcome you to Vietnam and to see you...

President Xi Jinping Holds Talks with Brazilian President Lula da Silva

April 14, 2023 On the afternoon of 14 April, President Xi Jinping held talks with Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who is on a state...

Joint Statement from Canada, Mexico and the United States following the First North America Trilateral Fentanyl Committee Meeting

April 14, 2023 During the North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS) on January 9-10, 2023 President Joe Biden, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Prime Minister...

Remarks by President Biden to the Houses of the Oireachtas

Leinster House Dublin, Republic of Ireland April 13, 2023 THE PRESIDENT:  Well, Mom — (laughter) — you said it would happen.  (Laughter.) And, Margot, I apologize to...

Joint Statement from Mexico and the United States on the Implementation of the U.S.-Mexico Bicentennial Framework for Security, Public Health, and Safe Communities

April 13, 2023 On April 13, U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall welcomed a delegation led by Mexico’s Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection...

Joint Statement of the U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON April 11, 2023 The text of the following statement was released by the governments of the United States of America and of...

Joint Statement on U.S.-EU Task Force on Energy Security

April 3, 2023 Progress report and outlook 2022-2023 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND MILESTONES One year ago this week, the United States and the European Union (EU) stood...

Remarks by President Biden and President Alberto Fernández of Argentina Before Bilateral Meeting

March 29, 2023 President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with President Alberto Fernández of Argentina at the White House. The two leaders discussed the...

Remarks by President Biden at the Summit for Democracy Virtual Plenary on Democracy Delivering on Global Challenges

South Court Auditorium Eisenhower Executive Office Building March 29, 2023 PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Hello, everyone.  Let me start by apologizing for the slight cold I have.  That’s the...

National Statement of Estonia by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas at the Second Summit for Democracy

March 29, 2023 Thank you, President Biden, for launching this timely summit. Democracy means freedom. Freedom from repressions, freedom from war crimes, freedom to decide over...

Joint Statement by President Biden and President Yoon on the Third Summit for Democracy

March 29, 2023 The United States and the Republic of Korea share deep bonds, rooted in our common democratic values and respect for human rights,...

JOINT STATEMENT: US-Adriatic Charter Partnership Commission Informal Meeting

Republic of North Macedonia’s Chairpersonship-in-Office 2023

Remarks by President Biden in Address to the Canadian Parliament

House of Commons of Canada Ottawa, Canada March 24. 2023 PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Good afternoon.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Thank you. Good afternoon.  Bonjour, Canada.  (Applause.) I...

Joint Statement on the Moldova-U.S. Strategic Dialogue

March 23, 2023 On March 15, 2023, the Governments of the Republic of Moldova (Moldova) and the United States of America (United States) held the...

Joint Statement on Special Global Partnership between Ukraine and Japan

21 March 2023 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio held their Summit Meeting in Kyiv on 21 March, 2023...

Forging Ahead to Open a New Chapter of China-Russia Friendship, Cooperation and Common Development

Editorial: The Humble Emperor Comes to Russia with Love On October 22, 2022 President Xi Jinping ejected former president Hu Jintao and became the real...

Joint Statement from the 13th U.S.-Japan Policy Cooperation Dialogue on the Internet Economy

March 16, 2023 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Japan on the occasion...

Russian Noncompliance with and Invalid Suspension of the New START Treaty

March 15, 2023 Russia’s noncompliance with the New START Treaty, and its claimed suspension of the treaty, are unfortunate and irresponsible steps.  Mutual compliance with...

Joint Statement on the Eighth Round of the Strategic Dialogue between Romania and the United States

March 14, 2023 The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of Romania and the United States of America. The Governments of...

China’s Reaction to AUKUS Agreement

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin replying to AFP’s question, expressed China’s reaction to the AUKUS Agreement signed by the US, Australia, and the UK...

Joint Leaders Statement on AUKUS

March 13, 2023 In September 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced AUKUS – a new security partnership that will promote a...

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