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Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court

Under President Trump, the United States has acted decisively to defend U.S. sovereignty and U.S. citizens against the threat ...
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Release of the 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report

Human trafficking is a direct assault on the values of freedom and dignity that define America.  The 2026 Trafficking in ...
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Operation Economic Outcast Sanctions on Iran’s Shadow Fleet Network

Under Operation Economic Outcast, the United States is using every diplomatic and economictool available to isolate the ...
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Uganda National Day

On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Uganda on the 64th anniversary of Uganda’s independence and wish them a happy Independence Day. The shared bond between the ...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel at a Joint Press Availability

Good afternoon.  We’re going to start the press conference.  I will give the floor now to His Excellency Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel.   FOREIGN MINISTER RANGEL:  Welcome to ...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks

There are great ruins all across the world. In many cases, they are places where history seems to have exhausted itself: remnants of distant cultures that have long passed beyond living memory. But ...
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U.S. Intensifies Operation Economic Outcast Against Iran’s Shadow Fleet Networks

The Iranian regime continues to intentionally disrupt global energy supplies, terrorize its regional neighbors, and employ violence and illegal measures to repress its own people. To sustain its ...
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Secretary Rubio’s Meetings with Portuguese Prime Minister Montenegro and Foreign Minister Rangel

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Lisbon today with Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel.  The Secretary underscored the enduring strength of the ...
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United States and Zambia Sign Five-Year Global Health Partnership under the Trump Administration’s America First Global Health Strategy

The United States and the Republic of Zambia today signed a five-year bilateral Health Cooperation Memorandum of ...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis at a Joint Press Availability

Thank you.  Thank you for your welcome.  It’s actually great to be here to have our sixth Strategic Dialogue, which is ongoing, and we’ve begun downstairs a few minutes ago.  It’s an event where our ...
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Joint Statement on the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue

The following is the text of a joint statement by the United States of America and the Hellenic Republic on the occasion of the sixth U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue. Begin text: On October 7, 2026, U.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir at a Joint Press Availability

Thank you all for being here.  I will not continue in Icelandic, my dear Marco, and thank you especially for visiting Iceland.  I think that demonstrates also very well our close connections and good ...