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The Week at State | February 13-20 |
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In the The Week at State video, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken heads to the Munich Security Conference; the United States continues to support earthquake relief efforts in Türkiye and Syria, Spokesperson Ned Price unveils the latest Conflict Observatory report, and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman speaks at the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution. For the latest, visit State.gov and our YouTube channel.
 Secretary Blinken Visits Türkiye
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During his visit to Türkiye, Secretary Blinken witnessed the devastation and announced another $100 million to assist those in need. He underscored that we are with the peoples of Türkiye and Syria until we get the job done. Secretary Blinken met with President Erdogan and with the USAID search and rescue and disaster assistance response teams. Watch the spotlight video of the Secretary's visit in Turkiye. Read the fact sheet on U.S. assistance to emergency earthquake response efforts in Türkiye and Syria.
Secretary Blinken Visits Germany, Attends G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting
"Glad to join my #G7 counterparts for a Foreign Ministers Meeting at the Munich Security Conference. We reaffirm our commitment to defending the core principles of the @UN Charter, for the benefit of not only Ukraine, but the entire international community," Secretary Blinken on Twitter.
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Secretary Blinken Visits Greece
Peace and Security
Secretary Blinken Raises Security Concerns with Chinese Diplomat
"Just met with the People's Republic of China's (PRC) top diplomat, Wang Yi. I condemned the incursion of the PRC surveillance balloon and stressed it must never happen again. I warned China against providing material support to Russia. I also emphasized the importance of keeping open lines of communication," Secretary Blinken on Twitter. Learn more in the readout "Secretary Blinken's Meeting with People's Republic of China (PRC) Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi."
United with Ukraine
Russia's Crimes Against Humanity
"Based on the law and available facts, I have determined that members of Russia's forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. All those responsible for these atrocities must be held accountable," Secretary Blinken on Twitter. Read Secretary Blinken's press statement on crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Also, the Conflict Observatory, a program supported by the Department of State, released an independent report on February 14 detailing a vast network of Russia-run sites and processes used to relocate thousands of Ukraine's children to areas under Russian government control.
Images of One Year of War in Ukraine
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