12/18/2020 02:37 PM EST Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State It has now been a year since China first identified a patient in Wuhan stricken with an unknown pneumonia, now known as COVID-19. Since then, the United States and other free nations, such as Germany and the United Kingdom, have led a remarkable and unprecedented …
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By U.S. Mission China | 21 December, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: China, Chinese Communist Party, COVID-19, Secretary Pompeo
under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
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By U.S. Mission China | 26 August, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Health Issues, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Security, U.S. & China | Tags: 2020, China, Drug Trafficking, Hong Kong, Narcotics, Opiods, Organized Crime
FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON AUGUST 21, 2020 The United States is leading the global response to COVID-19 with foreign assistance funding. The U.S. Government (USG) has allocated $20.5 billion for the development of vaccines and therapeutics, preparedness efforts, and other foreign assistance. Our global efforts build upon decades of U.S. investment in life-saving health and humanitarian assistance, …
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By U.S. Mission China | 24 August, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2020, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Foreign Assistance, Global Health, Humanitarian Aid, Migration, refugees
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo spoke by phone on January 29 with Yang Jiechi, Director of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China. Secretary Pompeo expressed condolences for the Chinese citizens who lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Secretary …
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By U.S. Mission China | 30 January, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Excerpts of Press Briefing on Coronavirus AZAR: Part of the risk we face right now is that we don’t yet know everything we need to know about this virus. But I want to emphasize that does not prevent us from preparing and responding. We have the experience of responding to two earlier coronaviruses that emerged …
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By U.S. Mission China | 30 January, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Press Releases
By Alex M. Azar and Scott Gottlieb October 11 at 8:05 AM Alex M. Azar is the secretary of health and human services. Scott Gottlieb is the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. At the Department of Health and Human Services, we are deeply concerned about the risks that e-cigarettes pose for children, given how quickly …
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By U.S. Mission China | 15 October, 2018 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: 2018, Alex M. Azar, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Ambassador Terry Branstad June 26 marks International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, one of the most pressing public health challenges facing the world today is drug use, production and trafficking. And next month will be the 233rd birthday of Commissioner Lin Zexu, who spearheaded Qing Dynasty’s campaign to suppress opium. Fortunately, this is …
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By U.S. Mission China | 26 June, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, President of the United States, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & China | Tags: 2018, Ambassador Branstad, Donald J. Trump, International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Remarks