In Other News
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September 19, 2022
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Freedom of Expression Roundtable
For the United States, for me personally, there is no higher priority than bringing Americans who are being arbitrarily and unjustly detained, held hostage, back home to freedom, to their families.
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September 19, 2022
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the United Nations LGBTI Core Group Event
All countries, including those of us in the Core Group, have work to do to ensure that LGBTQI+ people have the same rights, the same protections as all other people.
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September 19, 2022
Opportunities for American and International Students and Scholars at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) recognized 19 HBCUs as “Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders,” based on strong partnership between the State Department’s Fulbright Program and HBCUs during the past two academic years.
Leading America’s foreign policy to advance the interests and security of the American people.
Understanding Food Security
Food security is having enough safe and nutritious food to eat. Food insecurity can destabilize societies, increase hunger and malnutrition, drive migration and conflict, and cause severe economic dislocation.
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Ukraine
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