Imposing Visa Restrictions on Ugandans for Undermining the Democratic Process PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 16, 2021 Share The Government of Uganda’s actions during the recent electoral process undermined democracy and respect for human rights. Today I am announcing visa restrictions on those believed to be […]
Accountability for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 26, 2021 Share In October 2018, the world was horrified by the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Individuals […]
Venezuela: head of mission to the EU declared persona non grata On the initiative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Council today agreed that the head of the Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the European Union be declared persona non […]
Visa Restrictions on Tanzanians for Undermining the Democratic Process and Human Rights PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 19, 2021 Share Today, the United States is announcing visa restrictions on Tanzanian officials responsible for or complicit in undermining Tanzania’s October 28, 2020, general elections. The actions of these […]
Protecting and Preserving a Free and Open South China Sea PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 14, 2021 Share The United States and all law-abiding nations share a deep interest in the preservation of a free and open South China Sea. All nations, regardless of military and economic […]
Today, OFAC added the following person: KAZAKEVICH, Henadz Arkadzievich (Cyrillic: КАЗАКЕВIЧ, Генадзь Аркадзьевiч) (a.k.a. KAZAKEVICH, Genadz Arkadzievich; a.k.a. KAZAKEVICH, Gennadi; a.k.a. KAZAKEVICH, Gennadi Arkadievich (Cyrillic: КАЗАКЕВИЧ, Геннадий Аркадьевич); a.k.a. KAZAKEVICH, Gennady (Cyrillic: КАЗАКЕВИЧ, Геннадий); a.k.a. KAZAKEVICH, Gennady Arkadyevich; a.k.a. KAZAKEVICH, Henadz), Minsk, Belarus; DOB 14 Feb 1975; POB Minsk, Belarus; […]
Additional Restrictions on the Issuance of Visas for People’s Republic of China Officials Engaged in Human Rights Abuses PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 21, 2020 Share China’s authoritarian rulers impose draconian restrictions on the Chinese people’s freedoms of expression, religion or belief, association, and the right […]
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on People’s Republic of China Officials Engaged in Coercive Influence Activities PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 4, 2020 Share The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long sought to spread Marxist-Leninist ideology and exert its influence all over the world. The CCP’s United Front […]
Briefing With Senior State Department and Commerce Officials On State Department Visa Restrictions Placed on Individuals from the People’s Republic of China and Commerce Department Restrictions Placed on Chinese Corporate Entities SPECIAL BRIEFING OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON VIA TELECONFERENCE AUGUST 26, 2020 Share MODERATOR: Thank you, and thanks to everyone for joining […]
U.S. Imposes Restrictions on Certain PRC State-Owned Enterprises and Executives for Malign Activities in the South China Sea PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 26, 2020 Share The United States supports a free and open South China Sea. We respect the sovereign rights of all nations, regardless […]
