Office of the Spokesperson MODERATOR: Hey, everybody. Thanks for joining us. Happy New Year, happy 2020. I have a couple of people that all of you know very well. We will, of course, allow for time for question and answers.…

Office of the Spokesperson STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: So I’ll start with a statement. Good morning. I’m here to provide an update on the department’s Antiterrorism Assistance and Explosive Detection Canine Program. The department takes the results and recommendations of…

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, announced that she has concluded her preliminary examination into the so-called “situation in Palestine” and asked the ICC judges to confirm that the Court…

Navy ships sail in formation with Japanese, Australian and Canadian ships in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 11, 2019, during an annual exercise that develops coordination and interoperability. Photo By: Courtesy photo A top Defense Department official said the U.S. and…

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Lisbon, Portugal InterContinental Lisbon QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, will the U.S. oppose Israel annexing the Jordan Valley? PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: Yes. So I’m delighted again to see Secretary Pompeo. The first subject that I will…

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Portugal December 4-5 to meet with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva. The Secretary will discuss the importance of Transatlantic…

Individuals and Companies Disguised Destination of Mining Equipment A newly unsealed superseding indictment has charged Russian and Italian nationals, a U.S. citizen and various companies in a conspiracy to evade international trade sanctions. The United States District Court for the…

Bagram Airfield-BAF Bagram, Afghanistan 10:45 P.M. AFT PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, thank you very much. (Applause.) That was great. And we just had a nice Thanksgiving dinner. I thought I was going to be having it someplace else, and Senator Barrasso…

The following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Japan at the conclusion of the 10th U.S.-Japan Policy Cooperation Dialogue on the Internet Economy: The United States and Japan emphasized their continued commitment to…

The United States and Australia and have entered into formal negotiations for a bilateral agreement under the U.S. Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (the CLOUD Act), as the first step towards significantly boosting law enforcement cooperation between the…

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce will add 28 Chinese governmental and commercial organizations to the Entity List for engaging in or enabling activities contrary to the foreign policy interests of the United…

It’s great to see so many members of the law enforcement community here today. Many of you have come from far away, and we are grateful for your presence. You are joined by those from the NGO community, industry, academia,…