Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew along with Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Attiya, Minister of Finance Ali Al-Emadi, and CEO of the Qatar Investment Authority Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani inaugurated our first U.S.-Qatar Economic and Investment Dialogue today, marking a milestone in the bilateral relationship between our countries.

Washington, DC - Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, Ambassador Susan Jacobs, will visit Uganda and Ethiopia from October 26-31.

Cambridge, Massachusetts - The millions of Syrian refugees displaced by their country’s four-year civil war constitute a major tragedy - and could be a harbinger of even worse problems in the future, a group of scholars and relief workers suggested at an MIT forum on Wednesday.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Secretary Kerry met tonight with Saudi King Salman, and enjoyed a working dinner afterward with the Crown Prince, Deputy Crown Prince, Foreign Minister and other senior Saudi officials.

Nusa Dua, Indonesia - Global leaders including Indonesian President Joko Widodo, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-Chair Melinda Gates are scheduled to highlight the need for global collaboration and local action to improve family planning access worldwide at the fourth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP).

Hong Kong, China - U.S. Customs and Border Protection will enroll nearly 500 American citizens residing in Hong Kong into the Global Entry program October 20-23.