International Diplomatic Meetings

Images of formal meetings with flags representing U.S. and various countries. Focus on discussions and negotiations between officials in elegant settings.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Munich, Germany, on February 18, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits down with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida for their bilateral meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on April 14, 2013.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary with Russian Minister of Atomic Energy Sergei Kiriyenko

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with German Gref, Russian Minister for Economic Development

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presents Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with a pair of giant Idaho potatoes -- once a subject of discussion between them -- before a bilateral meeting with their respective staffs in Paris, France, on January 13, 2014.

Office of the Secretary - JCCT BILATERAL

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Munich, Germany, on February 18, 2022.

Office of the Deputy Secretary - Acting Deputy Secretary David Sampson with Romanian State Secretary of Economy and Commerce

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry participates in a meeting of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers in New York City on September 27, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov take their seats at a table before their meeting, as members of the press take photographs of them, in Moscow, Russia, on March 24, 2016. Secretary Kerry is in Moscow to discuss ongoing efforts of the International Syria Support Group to maintain the cessation of hostilities, provide aid and improve and expand humanitarian access, and facilitate a political transition in Syria, while also combating Daesh. The Secretary is also discussing Ukraine and the need for full implementation of the Minsk agreements.

President Barack Obama, with (from left to right) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and CIA Director John Brennan, convenes a National Security Council meeting to discuss the global campaign to degrade and destroy ISIL, as well as Syria and other regional issues, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 25, 2016.

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo participates in a bilateral meeting with China at the ASEAN-US Ministerial Meeting, 3 August 2018, Singapore.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Greets Latvian Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosts a virtual roundtable with the Department�s Thursday Luncheon Group (TLG) Employee Affinity Group (EAG) along with the Association of Black American Ambassadors (ABAA), Blacks in Government Carl T. Rowan chapter (BIGCTR), and the Pickering and Rangel Fellows Association (PRFA) in honor of Black History Month and to discuss the contributions of African American diplomats: past, present and future, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 28, 2022.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (Arrival Airport, Bilat with C. A. Presidents, Working Lunch, Press Conference, One on One)

Office of the Secretary - Labor Leaders Management with President Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos Fran�a at the Palace Hotel, in New York, New York, on September 21, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, in London, United Kingdom, on May 3, 2021.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary With Russia Minister of Education and Science Furensko

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - North American Competitiveness Council - US, Canada and Mexico

Office of the Secretary - Labor Leaders Management with President Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Meets with Ambassador Zhou and Chinese Delegation

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 18 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton participates in the Business Forum Promoting Commercial Opportunities in Iraq, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2011.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRADE MISSION TO CHINA

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo hosts working meeting with Chinese delegation in Honolulu, HI, on June 17, 2020.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on the margins of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76) in New York, New York, on September 22, 2021.

Office of the Deputy Administrator - European Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs Delegation , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Secretary - MEETING WITH DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF CHINA

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in Riga, Latvia, on March 7, 2022.

Office of the Secretary - United States / Vietnam Signing Ceremony

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Thai Deputy Prime Minister of Commerce Somkid Jatursrintak

Office of the Secretary - Labor Leaders Management with President Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

Reportage: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 12, 2020.

President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea speaks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a bilateral meeting on the margins of the East Asia Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on October 10, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, shakes hands with Philippine Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay during their bilateral meeting on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting in Lima, Peru, on November 17, 2016. Also pictured is U.S. Under Secretary for International Relations Manuel Teehankee.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Ambassador Sung Kim, Special Representative for North Korea Policy, Kristie Kenney, Counselor of the Department, and Chief of Staff Jon Finer, shares a laugh with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his delegation during their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 23, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a news conference after he and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with their Japanese counterparts, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, middle left, and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, far left, for a 2+2 meeting to discuss foreign policy and defense issues in New York, New York, on April 27, 2015.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 13, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks over his notes before a meeting with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 1, 2014.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary With Russia Minister of Education and Science Furensko

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hold a joint press availability at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 2021.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRADE MISSION TO CHINA

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' REMARKS TO COUNCIL OF AMERICAS

Office of the Secretary - SIGNING E. COMMERCE AGREEMENT SINGAPORE PM

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Signing Ceremony

Office of the Secretary - JCCT BILATERAL

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Small Group Meeting

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake and U.S. Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael H. Posner respond to questions at a press conference with independence media in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on June 15, 2010.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Joint Press Availability with Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 15, 2021.

Secretary Pompeo, Vice President Pence, and Secretary Nielsen, along with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray and Secretary of Government Alfonso Navarrete, co-host the second Conference for Prosperity and Security in Central America, at the Department of State, October 11, 2018.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rink_vi_s in Riga, Latvia, on March 7, 2022.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

Bureau of Industry and Security - Indian Hi Tech Forum

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation. Meeting between the U.S. EPA and the State Environemental Protection Administration of the People's Republic of China , Environmental Protection Agency

With Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi looking on, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Strategic Track Oceans Meeting, part of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2015.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Guyanese Foreign Minister Hugh Todd participate in the Growth in America Agreement Signing Ceremony, in Georgetown, Guyana, on September 18, 2020.

Office of the Secretary - JCCT BILATERAL

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo shakes hands with Singaporean FM Balakrishnan at a Memorandum of understanding signing at ASEAN in Singapore, Singapore, August 4, 2018.

Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa signs Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's guestbook at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2022.

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov address reporters following their bilateral meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 6, 2016.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - U.S. - China Strategic Economic Dialogue Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Indonesia, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 14, 2021.

Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet poses for a photograph after the signing of a historic partnership to establish a Peace Corps program for the first time in Vietnam, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius stand behind her, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 24, 2016. The announcement of the partnership coincides with U.S. President Barack Obama�s trip to Vietnam and underscores the United States� broader commitment to supporting the people of Vietnam through English language learning.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, meet with Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the United Nations in New York City on April 28, 2017. The Secretary is in New York City to chair a UN Security Council Meeting on Denuclearization of the Democratic People�s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hold a joint press availability with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, in Doha, Qatar, on September 7, 2021.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - U.S. - China Strategic Economic Dialogue Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - North American Competitiveness Council - US, Canada and Mexico

Program, in Benjamin Franklin Room, offering "Salute to Abolitionists Working to End Modern Slavery." Among officials delivering remarks were: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky; Ambassador at Large and Director of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, John Miller; Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf; and New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, in Tokyo, Japan on March 16, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a joint press availability with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rink_vi_s in Riga, Latvia, on March 7, 2022.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Trip from Japan

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputary Secretary with Bahrain Trade Minister Shaikh Mohammed Bin Issa Al Khalifa

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia, Cyprus, on September 12, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Honduran President Lobo sign a memorandum of understanding for the Building Remittance Investment for Development Growth and Entrepreneurship (BRIDGE) Initiative with Honduras and El Salvador at the Helmsley Hotel in the Turtle Bay Room in New York, New York, on September 22, 2010.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivers closing remarks at the Virtual COVID-19 Summit on the margins of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76) in New York, New York, on September 22, 2021.

Office of the Deputy Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN WITH PHIL GOFF, MINISTER OF NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN AFFAIRS

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi before the two held a bilateral meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 7, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Gryshchenko shakes hands after signing a strategic partnership memorandum of understanding on trafficking in persons at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 15, 2011.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Gutierrez Trip to St. Petersburg, Russia

Office of the Deputy Administrator - EPA and European Union (EU) Energy Star Labeling Program , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong shake hands after signing an updated Memorandum of Understanding for continuation of the U.S.-China High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 21, 2013.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Latvian Prime Minister Kri_j_nis Kari__ in Riga, Latvia, on March 7, 2022.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 26, 2022.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021.

Office of the Deputy Administrator - EPA and European Union (EU) Energy Star Labeling Program , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a working breakfast meeting with the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 8, 2018 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (

Office of the Secretary - AGOA BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez having lunch with Mexican Secretary of Economy Sergio Garcia de Alba

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets virtually with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths and President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 2022.

Technology Administration - SIGNING CEREMONY WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AND RUSSIAN MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Office of the Secretary - JCCT BILATERAL

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Trip from Japan

Office of the Administrator - Tribal Nations Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

Kristyn Jones, assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management and comptroller, performing the duties of the undersecretary of the Air Force, speaks with Romanian Minister of Defense Angel Tilvar during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., March 31, 2023. Jones and Tilvar discussed U.S. commitment to the transfer of F-16 fighter aircraft from Norway and the importance of the U.S.-Romania strategic partnership.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the Berlin II Conference on Libya, in Berlin, Germany on June 23, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power, and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield meet with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on the sidelines of the 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, New York, on September 27, 2015.

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