Foreign Affairs

War in Ukraine - International Court of Justice (17 Mar.22)

France welcomes the important ruling issued on 16 March 2022 by the International Court of Justice on the war in Ukraine. Among other things, the ruling orders Russia to suspend the military operations begun on 24 February 2022, whose stated pretexts are to prevent and punish an alleged genocide in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in Ukraine. This order follows the requests Ukraine submitted to the Court on 27 February in addition to the Request it filed against Russia, on the basis of the (...)

Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022

Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine

President Biden today announced an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine, bringing the total U.S. security assistance committed to Ukraine to $1 billion in just the past week, and a total of $2 billion since the start of the Biden Administration. The assistance will take the form of direct transfers of equipment from...

Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022

Fact Sheet: Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

This week, President Biden signed into law the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation passed by Congress as part of the Omnibus appropriations package. One of the driving forces of President Biden's career has been fighting back against abuses of power. That force led him to write and champion the groundbreaking...

Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Resources for Historically Black Colleges and Universities that Have Recent

Vice President Harris To Make Announcement During White House Event March 16th, 2022 In the last three months, more than one-third of our country's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have received bomb threats. While, thankfully, no explosive devices were found on any of these campuses, significant and lasting damage has been done by threatening the...

Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022

Iran - JCPoA - Q&A - (16 Mar. 2022)

Q : Are you satisfied with the Russian response regarding the guarantees for the nuclear agreement and do you believe that it is now up to Iran and the United States to finalize the agreement? A : We have taken note of Russia's position. Once again, we call on all parties to adopt a responsible approach and to make the necessary decisions in order to finalize the just and comprehensive agreement that is on the table. It is critically urgent that a conclusion be (...)

Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022

Kosovo - Conversation between Clément Beaune and Donika Gërvalla- (16 Mar.22)

Clément Beaune, Minister of State for European Affairs, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will meet today with Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Kosovo. This conversation will give them the opportunity to address bilateral, regional and international issues and to discuss the Russian aggression in Ukraine and its implications, a topic on which Kosovo and the European Union share the (...)

Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022

Remarks by President Biden on the Assistance the United States is Providing to Ukraine

South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 1:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I want to begin by thanking President Zelenskyy for his passionate message this morning. I listened to it in the private residence, and he was convincing. And - significant speech. He speaks for a people who have shown remarkable courage...

Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's call with National Security Advisor Th

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today with Dr. Thanos Dokos, National Security Advisor of Greece. Mr. Sullivan underscored the strength of our bilateral cooperation and welcomed ongoing efforts to expand and deepen our diplomatic, economic, and defense partnerships. Mr. Sullivan and Dr. Dokos discussed Russia's unprovoked and unjustified aggression against Ukraine, including the ethnic...

Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with Nikolay Patrushev, Secretary

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke today with General Nikolay Patrushev, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, to reiterate the United States' firm and clear opposition to Russia's unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Sullivan clearly laid out the United States' commitment to continue imposing costs on Russia, to support the defense of Ukraine's...

Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022

Ukraine - Death of the journalist Pierre Zakrzewski (16 Mar. 2022)

I was deeply shocked to hear of the deaths in Ukraine of the Franco-Irish journalist Pierre Zakrzewski and the Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova. They were both killed in the same attack, alongside Benjamin Hall, who was seriously wounded. Pierre Zakrzewski worked for the Fox News channel and had covered very many theatres of war, as a fervent campaigner for freedom of information. I extend my sincerest condolences to his family and close friends, as well as those of Oleksandra (...)

Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022

UKRAINE - IRAN - IAEA - TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN JEAN-YVES LE DRIAN AND THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMI

The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs spoke today, Friday 11 March, to Mr Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The Minister welcomed the Director General's efforts deployed as part of the initiative under way to ensure the security and safety of Ukraine's civilian nuclear facilities. France will continue to back and support the Director General. The Minister repeated that France remains extremely worried about the risks which the situation (...)

Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022

11-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising (15 Mar. 2022)

The following statement was released by France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on the occasion of the 11-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising. Begin text : Today marks 11 years since the Syrian people courageously and peacefully took to the streets to demand freedom, political reform, and a government that respects and upholds human rights. The Assad regime met those demands with a brutal assault that continues today against the Syrian people. (...)

Updated: Tue Mar 15 2022

Iraq/Ballistic attack in Erbil (13 Mar. 22)

France utterly condemns the attack carried out with ballistic missiles in Erbil last night. The attack, for which Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed responsibility, threatens the stability of Iraq and the region. France reaffirms its commitment to Iraq's sovereignty, as well as its stability and that of the autonomous region of Kurdistan within it. Such actions jeopardize efforts to bring about a return to the JCPOA - efforts to which, incidentally, Iran is contributing. (...)

Updated: Tue Mar 15 2022

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Maine Disaster Declaration

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Maine and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from October 30 to October 31, 2021. Federal funding is available to State, tribal, eligible local...

Updated: Tue Mar 15 2022

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 14, 2022

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:25 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hello. Good to see you. MS. PSAKI: Good to see you. Okay, I have nothing at the top for you. Josh, what is on your mind? Q Thanks, Jen. Two questions. First, after the Rome meeting, since the war began, has...

Updated: Tue Mar 15 2022

Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Carmen G. Cantor, of Puerto Rico, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Douglas W. Domenech. Shefali Razdan Duggal, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina,...

Updated: Tue Mar 15 2022

Readout of Supply Chain Event Launching Data Initiative for Greater Supply Chain Resilience

Today, Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg met with key stakeholders in the country's goods movement supply chain to launch a new initiative that will help to speed up the movement of goods, reducing delays and costs for American consumers. NEC and DOT leaders discussed with...

Updated: Tue Mar 15 2022