The Week At State • A review of the week's events at the State Department, July 23-29, 2022

In "The Week at State," Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken marks the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), delivers remarks at the launch of the U.S.-Afghan Consultative Mechanism, and cohosts the inaugural Ministerial Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. For the latest, visit https://www.state.gov and subscribe to our newsletter at http://ow.ly/diiN30ro7Cw.

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