State Department Briefing: Bruce on Two-State Conference Boycott, Cambodia–Thailand Ceasefire and EU Trade Deal, July 29, 2025

Name: "State Department Briefing: Bruce on Two-State Conference Boycott, Cambodia–Thailand Ceasefire and EU Trade Deal, July 29, 2025"
Uploaded: 2025-07-29
Duration: 1 h 53 min 19 s
Description: "State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the United States would not participate in the UN two-state-solution conference, welcomed the Cambodia–Thailand ceasefire declaration, and highlighted President Trump's trade deal with the European Union, according to the briefing."

July 29, 2025 · U.S. Department of State · 1:53:19

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What happened

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce opened the July 29, 2025 briefing by saying the United States would not participate in the UN-hosted conference on the two-state solution in New York, which she called an unproductive, ill-timed publicity stunt that would prolong the Gaza war, embolden Hamas, and undermine real efforts at peace; she said Secretary Rubio had called it a slap in the face to the victims of October 7th, according to Bruce.

Bruce welcomed the ceasefire declaration announced the previous day between Cambodia and Thailand, saying President Trump and Secretary Rubio spoke with their Cambodian and Thai counterparts on July 26 to press for an immediate cessation of violence, and that the United States, working with Malaysia, co-organized the July 28 ceasefire talks in Kuala Lumpur, according to the briefing. She also said the department was deploying a U.S.-based team to support Philippine relief after typhoon and tropical-storm devastation, including food distribution for displaced families, according to Bruce.

Bruce highlighted the trade deal President Trump announced with the European Union, which she said would give Americans unprecedented market access, with the EU purchasing $750 billion of U.S. energy and making $600 billion in new investments in the United States by 2028, according to the briefing. The briefing then took questions from the press corps on the department’s agenda.

Why it matters

The briefing is the State Department’s stated position on three live files in one day — the Gaza conference boycott, the Southeast Asia ceasefire the department says it helped broker, and the EU deal’s figures as the department presented them.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, “Department of State Press Briefing - July 29, 2025 - 2:00 PM”, 2025-07-29 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-07-29). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.