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Antony Blinken Confirmed as Secretary of State
The Senate has confirmed Antony Blinken as the new Secretary of State with a vote of 78-22. He succeeds Mike Pompeo and has been a longtime aide of Biden. The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) welcomed Blinken’s appointment and pledged to work with him and his department to strengthen American diplomacy. On the first day […]
Biden’s Pick for Secretary of State Agrees with Mike Pompeo: Repression of Uyghurs is Genocide
On Jan. 19, outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released an official statement that the repression of Uyghurs is genocide and amounts to “crimes against humanity.” The Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority living in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region. In his Senate confirmation hearing, President Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of State Tony Blinken […]
American UN Ambassador Craft’s Taiwan Visit Planned, Then Canceled
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft's Taiwan visit has been canceled, the Department of State announced on Jan. 12 following a previous...
Senator Exposes Coordinated Election Fraud in Atlanta
Georgia Senator William Ligon released a report that claims that workers from Atlanta’s State Farm Arena carried out the illegal activity during the election....
US State Department Condemns Rigged Venezuela Election, Sanctions Regime-linked Chinese Electronics Company
Venezuela’s Dec. 6 legislative elections were a “political farce,” the top U.S. diplomat said, a week after the State Department imposed sanctions on CEIEC,...
US Religious Freedom Ambassador Calls Upon China to Stop Persecuting People of Faith
In a special briefing for the Ministers’ Forum of the International Religious Freedom of Belief Alliance (IRF Alliance), on Nov. 17, Ambassador Sam Brownback...
Bombarded by Obscenities From Communist China, Pompeo Doubles Down on Sanctions
The state-run China Central Television (CCTV) on Nov. 15 delivered an extraordinary barrage of insults and obscenities directed at U.S. Secretary of State Mike...