Abigail Williams
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State Department's Ned Price exiting as agency's spokesman
Price will remain with the State Dept. in a policy-focused role. → Read More
Blinken, Austin meet with Zelenskyy in Kyiv, a wartime first for top U.S. officials
The secretary of state and the Pentagon chief are the highest-ranking U.S. government officials known to have visited Ukraine since Russia invaded. → Read More
Russia vetoes U.N. Security Council condemnation of its offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who spoke with President Joe Biden on Friday, said he is Russia's No. 1 target. → Read More
Biden admin threatens harsh sanctions against Russia if it invades Ukraine
Secretary of State Blinken warned on Wednesday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would trigger “high impact” U.S. sanctions surpassing any previously imposed. → Read More
Top U.S. diplomat in Haiti resigns over 'inhumane' treatment of migrants
The U.S. Special Envoy for Haiti, Daniel Foote, has resigned after more than 15,000 mostly Haitian migrants converged on a border bridge in Del Rio, Texas last week. → Read More
Belarus revokes consent for U.S. ambassador, demands embassy staff cuts in row over sanctions
Belarus revoked its consent to Julie Fisher as U.S. ambassador and ordered a reduction of staff at the Minsk embassy, the Foreign Ministry said. → Read More
First Trump, now Biden: Ukraine feels jilted by its American ally
Ukraine hoped for better treatment from Biden than from Trump but is disappointed with the administration’s decision to let a Russian pipeline to Europe go forward. → Read More
A bombshell recording in Iran threatens to complicate nuclear negotiations in Vienna
Leaked audio of Iran’s foreign minister has irked hardliners in Iran and nuclear deal critics in D.C. → Read More
U.S. to sanction Russia over 2020 election interference, SolarWinds hack
President Joe Biden has characterized Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "killer" and said he would "pay the price" for a range of malicious activities Washington blames on Moscow. → Read More
China poses 'biggest geopolitical test' for the U.S., Secretary of State Blinken says
President Biden's top diplomat, Antony Blinken, says China is the only country with enough power to jeopardize the current international, rule-based order. → Read More
U.S. ambassador sends plea to Washington for help as diplomats near breaking point
The U.S. diplomatic agency has received just 23 percent of the doses needed to vaccinate their entire workforce including family members, interagency partners, contractors and local staff, a State Department spokesperson told NBC News. → Read More
Biden administration says it's ready for nuclear talks with Iran
The Biden administration says it is ready to hold talks with other world powers and Iran to discuss a "diplomatic way forward" on Tehran's nuclear program. → Read More
Reversing Trump foreign policy, Biden to end to U.S. support for offensive in Yemen
President Joe Biden is expected to order an end to American support for offensive operations in Yemen in his first visit to the State Department on Thursday, part of the new leader's effort to reverse the foreign policy posture of his predecessor. → Read More
U.S. extends New START nuclear treaty with Russia for 5 years
“Especially during times of tension, verifiable limits on Russia’s intercontinental-range nuclear weapons are vitally important,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. → Read More
Blinken criticizes Putin for crackdown on Navalny protesters
The secretary of state told NBC's Andrea Mitchell he's also reviewing Russian hacking, election interference, and allegations of bounties on U.S. troops. → Read More
Senate confirms Antony Blinken as Biden's secretary of state
Blinken has pledged to re-engage U.S. allies and supports a tough approach to China. → Read More
Pompeo becomes first secretary of state to visit Israeli settlement
The visit is widely seen as Pompeo's last play to the Republicans’ evangelical base as the most pro-settler administration in U.S. history nears its end. → Read More
Pompeo calls for respecting elections abroad while ignoring Biden victory
After years of preaching that world leaders must swiftly abide the verdicts of voters, Secretary of State Pompeo has settled on the opposite message at home. → Read More
Record overseas ballot requests, but will votes reach U.S. shores?
An estimated 3 million eligible voters were living abroad in 2018 according to the Federal Voting Assistance Program, equivalent to the state of Colorado. → Read More
President Trump looks for foreign policy wins ahead of U.S. election
The administration is trying to rescue an arms control deal with Russia and secure the release of Americans held in Syria. → Read More