On April 22, the United States joins countries around the world in celebrating the 48th annual Earth Day. Earth Day began in the United States in 1970 as a response to public concern over rising pollution… 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
Today, the State Department released the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, also known as the Human Rights Reports. The Human Rights Reports document the status of human rights and worker rights… more
U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of Americas States (OAS) Carlos Trujillo shares how he worked with Vice President Pence and his team at the Summit of the Americas to advance our shared… more
In Vienna, countries recently met during the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs to tackle the world’s most pressing drug-control challenges. These include, as we in the United States know all too well, the great… more
President Donald J. Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a summit meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on April 17-18. The two leaders, joined by Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan… more
When people are healthy, nations have a chance to prosper and develop. USAID supports health care systems that meet people’s needs for services at prices they can afford. more
On April 18, 1983, a suicide bomber detonated a one-half-ton pickup truck laden with 2,000 pounds of TNT near the front of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 63 people, including 17 Americans. It was… more
On this solemn day, we mourn the loss of Barbara Bush, an outstanding and memorable woman of character. As a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, military spouse, and former First Lady, Mrs. Bush was… more
Meet entrepreneurs who bring women into the digital world through empowerment and innovation. Their innovative businesses are examples of the types of divide-closing solutions USAID is looking for in the… more
State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert speaks with U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Thomas K. Yazdgerdi and Mr. Zygmunt Rolat, a Polish Jewish citizen who survived the Holocaust, as the United… more
Through an innovative partnership with San Diego State University (SDSU), the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Georgia Compact is shaping the next generation of Georgian and U.S. science, technology,… more