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In December 13-15, 2022, the U.S. -African Leaders' Summit, hosted by President Joe Biden in Washington, DC, was well attended by African leaders, and a way for the U.S. to re-establish itself as a strong trading partner in Africa, given China and Russia's strong, growing presence on the continent.On June 13, 2023, the follow-up briefing on the progress made by the U.S. in Africa, laid out joint developments in areas of infrastructure...

Document - MODERATOR: Good afternoon to everyone from the U.S. Department of State's Africa Regional Media Hub. I welcome our participants dialing in from across the continent and thank all of you for joining this discussion. Today, we are very pleased to be joined by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee, National Security Council Senior Director for African Affairs Judd Devermont, and Special Presidential Representative for U.S...

Blinken urges North Korea to choose diplomacy at G7 summit in London By (0) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for North Korea to engage diplomatically as he attended a G7 meeting being held in London this week. On Monday, he met with South Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong (second from right) to discuss regional security issues. Photo by Yonhap Former President Donald Trump is greeted by Kim Jong Un, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic o...

AG Merrick Garland seeks DOJ budget hike for anti-extremism, policing efforts By (0) U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is seen at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on April 26. Garland said the departments budget proposes a $304 million increase for programs that support community-oriented policing.  Pool Photo by Mandel Ngan/UPI | License Photo U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 8. Garl...

The Department of Interior on Tuesday reversed multiple policies instituted by the Trump administration that it said "undermined the ability of Tribes to establish and consolidate their homelands."

Gary Gensler, who served as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Barack Obama, was confirmed Wednesday as the next leader of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Marcia Fudge Housing and Urban Development Secretary. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki (L) looks on as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Fudge, the first Black woman to lead the department in decades, speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI | License Photo Deanne Criswell Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Criswell testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committe...