REMARKS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 8, 2023   SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Mary Beth, thank you very much, and good morning, good afternoon, good evening.  It’s great to see so many friends and colleagues on the screen today.  Thank you so much for joining the fourth and actually final COVID-19 Global Action Plan Ministerial meeting. So we created this ... Read More»

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 1, 2023 I am taking action today to impose additional visa restrictions on certain current or former Taliban members, members of non-state security groups, and other individuals believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, repressing women and girls in Afghanistan through restrictive policies and violence, including the Taliban’s decision to ban women ... Read More»