The Week At State • A review of the week's events at the State Department, Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2022
In "The Week at State," Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken remembers Mikhail Gorbachev; Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry travels to Athens, Greece, to meet with government counterparts on efforts to reduce global emissions, decarbonize ocean-based shipping, and continue the momentum of the Our Ocean Conferences and to Bali, Indonesia to attend the G20 Climate and Environment Ministerial Meeting; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield celebrates the creation of the UN Permanent Forum for People of African Descent; and U.S. Special Representative Desirée Cormier Smith discusses the critical role of racial equity and justice in U.S. foreign policy. For the latest, visit https://www.state.gov and subscribe to our newsletter at http://ow.ly/diiN30ro7Cw ---------- Under the leadership of the President and Secretary of State, the U.S. Department of State leads America’s foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety and economic prosperity. On behalf of the American people we promote and demonstrate democratic values and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service and U.S. Agency for International Development. Get updates from the U.S. Department of State at www.state.gov and on social media! Facebook: / statedept Twitter: / statedept Instagram: / statedept Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/statephotos/ Subscribe to the State Department Blog: https://www.state.gov/blogs Watch on-demand State Department videos: https://video.state.gov/ Subscribe to The Week at State e-newsletter: http://ow.ly/diiN30ro7Cw State Department website: https://www.state.gov/ Careers website: https://careers.state.gov/ White House website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ #StateDepartment #DepartmentofState #Diplomacy
