U.S. Department of State READOUT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi today, in New York City, on the margins of the UN General Assembly.  Secretary Blinken and President Tshisekedi discussed advancing shared global and regional priorities through ... Read More»

Kinshasa, DRC–U.S. Africa Command special operations forces concluded a multi-week evaluation mission in the DRC, assessing the capacity of Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) to support the DRC Government’s counter-terrorism mission and of the Park Rangers of the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) to combat the illicit wildlife trafficking that serves to ... Read More»

September 8, 2021 We know that literacy in the early years of learning is the foundation upon which all future learning is built. A universal truth has emerged from countless studies: Children who can read well in the early years of their studies perform better in school and are better equipped to perform the jobs ... Read More»