Vanuatu: Council fully suspends visa free travel agreement Infographic – EU visa agreements with non-EU countriesSee full infographic The Council today decided to fully suspend the visa waiver agreement with Vanuatu due to the risks posed by its investor citizenship schemes (‘golden passport’ schemes). A partial suspension of the agreement […]
Announcement of Visa Restrictions in Response to the Repression of Women and Girls in Afghanistan PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 11, 2022 Today I am announcing a visa restriction policy under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict the issuance of visas for current […]
Imposing Swift and Severe Costs in Response to Russia’s Violations of Ukraine’s Sovereignty PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 The United States unequivocally rejects Russia’s fraudulent attempt to change Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders, including by holding sham “referenda” in Ukraine’s Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya […]
Announcement of Visa Restrictions Against Cuban Officials PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 9, 2022 The Department of State has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on 28 Cuban officials pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 5377, which suspends nonimmigrant entry into the United States of officers and employees […]
Targeting Russia’s War Machine, Sanctions Evaders, Military Units Credibly Implicated in Human Rights Abuses, and Russian Federation Officials Involved in Suppression of Dissent FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JUNE 28, 2022Share The Department of State is taking additional steps to impose severe costs on the Government of the Russian […]
State Department Takes Steps to Impose Visa Restrictions Against Cuban Officials PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 16, 2022Share The Department of State has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on five Cuban officials pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 5377, which suspends nonimmigrant entry into the United States […]
Visa Restrictions on Ortega-Murillo Regime Officials for Undermining Democracy PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 13, 2022Share The United States remains deeply concerned about the Ortega-Murillo regime’s unjust detentions of political prisoners and ongoing abuses against members of civil society. We remain committed to applying a range […]
Targeting Russia’s Financial, Defense, and Marine Sectors and Promoting Accountability for Russian and Belarusian Military Officials PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 8, 2022Share As President Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified war enters its fourth month, the United States recognizes the staggering human toll of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. […]
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 14, 2022 Russian Legislator and Two Staff Members Charged with Conspiring to Have U.S. Citizen Act as an Illegal Agent of the Russian Government in the United States Russian Legislator Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Babakov and Staff Members Aleksandr Nikolayevich […]
Promoting Accountability for Transnational Repression Committed by People’s Republic of China (PRC) Officials PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 21, 2022Share The Department of State is taking action against PRC officials for their involvement in repressive acts against members of ethnic and religious minority groups and religious […]
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