September 2026

Late September from 23 to 25, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the accompanying journalists that after visiting Central Asia, the Middle East, and South Asia, President Xi traveled across the Pacific to embark on a highly anticipated visit to the United States. This marked President Xi’s first state visit to the U.S. in 11 years and realized an exchange of visits between the two heads of state within a six-month period—a historic milestone in China-U.S. relations. The U.S. side accorded President Xi the highest level of…

(delivered by Monica Juma, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna) I send warm greetings to participants at the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency. As the custodian of the safeguards system, the IAEA reinforces our common security against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. And its role in advancing the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology — from electrification to human health and agriculture — is spurring development around the world.  Recent developments regarding safeguards implementation in the Syrian Arab Republic reflect the indispensable,…