April 12, 2024

# A New Ride for Driving on the Moon?

## NASA is working with Japan and U.S. companies to further lunar exploration.

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Israel-Hamas Conflict
     
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National Arab American Heritage Month
     
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U.S. Soccer Icons Headline Spring Roster of Soccer Sports Envoys  
     

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                  -  April 11, 2024Minority Serving Institutions ConferenceSecretary Blinken delivers remarks at the second annual Minority Serving Institutions Conference on Friday, April 12. 
                  -  April 11, 2024U.S.-Iceland Economic Partnership DialogueThe dialogue deepens economic cooperation, addresses bilateral trade issues, and strengthens the economic and trade partnership. 
                  -  April 11, 2024Luzon Economic CorridorThis is the latest economic corridor of the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment and the first in the Indo-Pacific region. 

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                -  																						Japan										 
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                -  																						France										 

### 										Japan										

Japan Overview
Embassies & Consulates in Japan

April 9, 2024

#### NSC Preview of the Japan State Visit and the U.S.-Japan-Philippines Trilateral Leaders’ Summit

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																			Joint Readout on the Inaugural U.S.-Philippines 3+3 Meeting																		

																			April 11, 2024																		
																			The United States, the Philippines, and Japan Launch the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Luzon Economic Corridor																		

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### 										Belgium										

Belgium Overview
Embassies & Consulates in Belgium

April 3, 2024

#### The United States and Belgium:  A Key Ally in Western Europe

																			April 8, 2024																		
																			Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Cormier Smith Visits Belgium and the United Kingdom																		

																			April 5, 2024																		
																			Secretary Antony J. Blinken With European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Before Their Meeting																		

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### 										France										

France Overview
Embassies & Consulates in France

April 2, 2024

#### Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné at a Joint Press Availability

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																			U.S. Security Cooperation with France																		

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																			Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Verma’s Travel to Paris and Geneva																		

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## Policy Issues

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### Arms Control and Nonproliferation

April 4, 2024To Walk the Earth in Safety (2024)

April 4, 2024
Annual “To Walk the Earth in Safety” (TWEIS) Report

April 4, 2024
Condition (10)(C) Annual Report on Compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

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### Human Rights and Democracy

January 17, 2024International Religious Freedom Awards

April 12, 2024
Designations of Former Surinamese President Desiré Delano Bouterse and Six Former Surinamese Military Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights

April 5, 2024
Outcomes of the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

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### Human Trafficking

June 15, 20232023 Trafficking in Persons Report

March 25, 2024
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

February 13, 2024
Secretary Blinken Chairs Interagency Task Force Meeting

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