On August 17, 2017, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis hosted Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera for a Security Consultative Committee… more
In many communities across Southeast Asia, landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), such as bombs, artillery shells, and other munitions left behind from past conflicts, continue to kill and injure people as… more
U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for his first official visit this week, to discuss strengthening cooperation on a range of issues. This visit also marks the 60th… more
Today U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson addressed the press during the Department Press Briefing at the U.S. Department of State. As Spokesperson Heather Nauert noted during her introduction of the… more
IEDs present complex issues that deserve sustained national and international attention. U.S. counter-IED and humanitarian IED disposal policies are promoting robust cooperation with state, local, tribal, and… more
Did you miss key foreign policy developments this week? We’ve got you covered. Each week, DipNote recaps the latest U.S. Department of State highlights spanning a wide range of global issues, events, and… more
Last month, the U.S. Department of State hosted a forum commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention’s (CWC) entry into force. The CWC is the only multilateral treaty that verifiably… more
Preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems, as well as conventional weapons, remain among the highest national security priorities in the United States. In the wrong… more
Did you miss key foreign policy developments this week? We’ve got you covered. Each week DipNote recaps the latest U.S. Department of State highlights spanning a wide range of global issues, events, and… more