Fact Sheet: U.S. Has Expanded Labor Visa Opportunities Release Date: July 31, 2023 U.S. businesses in industries as varied as hospitality, tourism, landscaping, seafood processing, and more depend on seasonal workers and temporary work visas allow noncitizen workers to enter the U.S. to help meet that need. The U.S. Government is working diligently to maintain economic …

FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces More Than $1.9 Billion in New Private Sector Commitments as Part of Call to Action for Northern Central America The Vice President, U.S. Department of State, and the Partnership for Central America (PCA), come together to announce private sector commitments now total more than $3.2 billion  Vice President Kamala …

FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces New Commitments Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment in Latin America  U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Partnership for Central America (PCA), come together to announce programs supporting women’s economic empowerment in northern Central America and the broader Western Hemisphere Vice President Kamala Harris today announced …

Secretary Blinken’s Trip to Panama: Commitments to a Regional Approach to Hemispheric Migration and to Anti-Corruption Efforts FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON APRIL 19, 2022 Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Panama City, Panama April 19-20 to co-lead a Ministerial Conference on Migration and Protection and meet with President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen and …

FACT SHEET: Update on the U.S. Strategy for Addressing the Root Causes of Migration in Central America April 2022 Vice President Harris has led the Root Causes Strategy , which aligns U.S. Government efforts to address the economic, governance, and security drivers of irregular migration from Central America.  The Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive strategy combines significant U.S. Government resources with substantial private sector investments to support …

U.S. Department of State’s Equity Action Plan FACT SHEET This Equity Action Plan outlines specific actions, metrics, and accountability efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness to successfully integrate Executive Order (E.O) 13985 into all aspects of our foreign affairs mission. U.S. Foreign Policy  Prioritize engagements with diplomatic partners and individuals from underrepresented and underserved …

FACT SHEET: United States Bans Imports of Russian Oil, Liquefied Natural Gas, and Coal MARCH 08, 2022•STATEMENTS AND RELEASES Today, President Biden will sign an Executive Order (E.O.) to ban the import of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal to the United States – a significant action with widespread bipartisan support that will further deprive President …

U.S Department of State Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson March 31, 2020 “Whenever you see high quality, effective COVID-19 aid being delivered around the world by UN humanitarian and relief agencies, what you are seeing is the generosity of the American people and those who share our humanitarian values.  We are by far the …

June 16, 2017 United States Key Deliverables for the June 15-16, 2017 Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, and Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin co-hosted the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America in Miami, Florida …

Fact Sheet on Cuba Policy    President Donald J. Trump is changing the policy of the United States toward Cuba to achieve four objectives: 1.      Enhance compliance with United States law—in particular the provisions that govern the embargo of Cuba and the ban on tourism; 2.      Hold the Cuban regime accountable for oppression and human …