On March 26th, Secretary Blinken announced that the U.S. Government allocated up to $30 million in assistance to support the governments’ responses in the DRC and Guinea as well as to strengthen Ebola preparedness in nine high-risk border countries across West, Central, and East Africa. MS PORTER: Well, I’ll just repeat that the United States has provided more than $100 million in assistance to India through the U.S. Agency for International Development. First page loaded, no previous page available. One moment. Currently loaded videos are 1 through 15 of 56 total videos. (Open Press) Dial-in information is as follows: United States: 844-721-7237. International: 409-207-6951. It talked about abuse – about repression against journalists in China, Turkey, Egypt, and Russia, but I’m just wondering why there was no mention of Iran in there. Thank you. Your – going back to your first question on – I think it was a quote from – I’m sorry, I don’t remember exactly what it was. Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus leads the Department Press Briefing, at the Department of State, on August 21, 2019. We’re not showing Said queued up at this time. I think my colleague Laura was also asking about Americans trying to return from some of those countries, so maybe you can talk about that. OPERATOR: Okay, one moment. Are you considering punitive actions? And Mr. Lee, your line is open. So we don’t have any comment directly on EU’s cancelation of their observer mission. Are there any plans, maybe, to distribute some of the surplus that the United States has? Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. May 30, 2019: Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus leads the Department Press Briefing, at the Department of State. We also know that Secretary Blinken has made clear that anything outside of that are steps in the wrong direction, and we continue to seek a constructive relationship with El Salvador that not only advances our common values and interests around government and anticorruption, but we also seek a mutual adherence to unity and security and as well as migration and economic opportunity. Very quickly: Has there been any contact from the State Department – maybe the Secretary or anyone, any officer from the State Department – with the Palestinians since the PA President Abbas canceled the elections or postponed the elections? She was sworn in yesterday by Vice President Harris and immediately hit the ground running. We look forward to marking the end of Guinea’s outbreak in the near future. Briefing With Senior State Department Officials to Traveling Press Special Briefing. Yesterday was also World Press Freedom Day. That’s the second one. Is it time to do that? Thanks. October 2, 2018: Spokesperson Heather Nauert leads the Department Press Briefing at the Department of State. And I understand that she, the Vice President, is going to meet Friday – or virtually meet Friday with the president of Mexico, who just yesterday unleashed this virulent screed against American journalists. Thank you. It looks like we have Said back, so we’ll go back to him. 0. SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL TWO: That broke I think – I first saw the – one of you probably sent it, the news on that, while we were at the prime minister’s. Thank you for joining. MS PORTER: Okay. MS PORTER: Let’s go to the line of Jose Luis Sanz. Because our journalists there are saying that with all these supplies landing the distribution is just going nowhere. Said, your line is open. I have one update at the top, and then we’ll start taking your questions. 51:23. And, if I may, are there any challenges in Americans wanting to come back to the U.S. from some of these countries in Central or South America, or any consideration to raising the threat level warnings for travel? And to your first question – I believe it was on elections and contacts – we’ll have to get back to you on that. MS PORTER: Thank you, Pearl. The State Department broke its silence on Thursday, holding its first public press briefing of 2019. Thank you. QUESTION: (Inaudible.) Mailing Address: Office of Press Relations Room 2109 U.S. Department of State Washington, DC 20520-6180 OPERATOR: She does not appear to be in queue anymore at this point. John Kirby briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of international topics. 04/29/2021 07:06 PM EDT Ned Price, Department Spokesperson 2:45 p.m. EDT MR PRICE: Okay. By. Antony J. Blinken April 13, 2021 U.S. Chief of Mission Residence Brussels, Belgium. We called on all governments to honor their commitment under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to freedom of expression including the right of all persons to “seek, impart, and receive information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” Governments should not impose partial or complete internet shutdowns, which too many use as a tool to severely restrict the ability of independent journalists to serve the public. And with that, I will start taking your questions in just a minute. OPERATOR: Okay. Congratulations and a heartfelt thank you to the local communities and public health workers in the DRC and beyond who played a role in ending the latest Ebola outbreak. OPERATOR: Okay. What kind of response is the U.S. considering? The United States is committed to advancing human rights and fundamental freedoms both online and offline. Then let’s go to Laura Kelly. Share this page on: Close. This is a monumental achievement, especially given that the first case was reported in North Kivu just three months ago. We know she will represent us well and make sure that our voices and our concerns are heard. July 25, 2019: Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus leads the Department Press Briefing, at the Department of State. At the same time, we urge the utmost restraint by the public forces to prevent additional loss of life. Special Briefing. When it comes to your question on the stampede and the investigation, we’ll have to take that back. Okay, Mr. Sanz, your line is open. QUESTION: And any challenges for Americans —. MS PORTER: All right. … This is the Secretary’s statement. So this raises the question of how can the administration deal with some of these governments who are so far off the rail. Press Releases The Office of the Spokesperson releases statements, media notes, notices to the press and fact sheets on a daily basis. 2:07 p.m. EDT MS PORTER: Good afternoon, everyone. Department Press Briefing – April 29, 2021. Today, Secretary Blinken announced his … So when it comes to any updates to threat level when it comes to travel, we always encourage people to visit our website, travel.state.gov, or specific embassy pages for countries that they may be traveling to, whether they’re in Central America or anywhere in the world. Or are you guys going to be okay with whatever investigation the Israeli authorities do on their own? I heard you mention too a comment on – made on journalists, and we’ll just go back to what we said about supporting journalists all around the world and supporting their press freedoms.