Apr 22 State Department unveils massive overhaul of agency, 15 percent staff reduction By Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Plans include consolidating 734 bureaus and offices to 602 as well as transitioning 137 offices "to another location within the Department to increase efficiency."… Continue reading
Apr 18 U.S. will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days, Rubio warns By Angela Charlton, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Rubio spoke in Paris after landmark talks among U.S., Ukrainian and European officials. Continue reading
Apr 17 Future of Ukraine subject of Paris talks with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials By Associated Press There are also meetings with countries considering a way to police an eventual peace deal. Continue reading
Apr 10 Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio argues his presence undermines U.S. foreign policy By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil, a legal permanent U.S. resident and graduate student who served as spokesperson for campus activists last year during large demonstrations against Israel's… Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: State Department says funding to some life-saving UN food programs was cut by mistake By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press “There were a few programs that were cut in other countries that were not meant to be cut, that have been rolled back and put into place,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters. Continue reading
Apr 03 Rubio tries to reassure wary NATO allies of U.S. commitment as Trump sends mixed signals By Matthew Lee, Lorne Cook, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary NATO members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Holness hold joint press conference on security goals By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the State Department will re-evaluate its travel warnings for Jamaica and other countries to ensure they reflect real conditions on the ground. Continue reading
Mar 20 Taliban frees American man abducted while traveling in Afghanistan over 2 years ago By Eric Tucker, Associated Press George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American detainee to be released by the Taliban since January. He was seized by the Taliban's intelligence services in December 2022 and was designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully… Continue reading
Mar 13 Rubio and other G7 diplomats meet in Canada as Trump threatens more tariffs on allies By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will likely hear a litany of complaints as he meets with the foreign ministers of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan over the next two days. Continue reading
Mar 12 Kremlin says it needs 'detailed information' on ceasefire proposal as U.S. arms begin flowing to Ukraine again By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press For Moscow, more American aid spells potentially more difficulty in achieving its war aims and likely will be a tough sell in Moscow for Washington’s peace efforts. Continue reading