May 2011
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Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton Signs the Arctic...
About the Author: Kerri-Ann Jones serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
Yesterday, I joined Secretary Clinton representing the United States at the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council. Representatives of the eight Arctic countries and of Arctic indigenous groups met in Nuuk, Greenland, for the most momentous...
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellows...
About the Author: Lorena Villarreal serves as a Fellow in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellowship program offers a select group of recent college graduates and graduate students the opportunity to experience life and work in our nation’s capital for nine months. Fellows often find placement in congressional offices,...
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Young India Never Tires
About the Author: About the Author: Anne Lee Seshadri is the American Center Director in New Delhi. She admits to napping from 3:00 - 4:00 a.m.
When I told my daughter I wasn’t coming home on Saturday night, she was admittedly confused. “What are you going to do in the office all night?,” she asked. “Well, sweetie, we thought it would be a nice idea to keep our library...
Launching the APEC Women and the Economy Summit
About the Author: About the Author: Lorraine Hariton serves as Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs in the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs.
As Secretary Clinton has so often said, “When women thrive, families, communities and countries thrive and the world becomes more peaceful and prosperous.” Encouraging and increasing women’s economic...
U.S. commends efforts of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to broker an agreement in support of Yemeni people: http://go.usa.gov/j4s #Yemen
Photo of the Week: Embassy Bishkek Supports the...
Our photo of the week comes to us from the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where the embassy is supporting the rehabilitation of the Krasnaya Recka orphanage. In the photo, a child is using an abacus to complete a math activity. On April 28, Charge d’Affaires Larry Memmott presented two grants from the U.S. government that will improve the orphanage’s premises and help to make...
Supporting 21st Century Partnerships in the...
About the Author: Arturo Valenzuela serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.
The Council of the Americas (COA) 41st Washington Conference, held at the Department of State on Wednesday, was a remarkable showcase of support for the partnership that is integrating the Americas and laying the basis for the region’s global competitiveness in the 21st century. ...
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Strengthening Relationships With South Africa’s...
About the Author: Andrew Cedar is Senior Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. He has helped to coordinate the Department’s Youth Task Force and the development of new youth policies at the Department.
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I am traveling with Under Secretary Judith McHale in South Africa to highlight the role young...
Follow @WHAAsstSecty for updates from 41st @ascoa Conference on the #Americas. | #SecClinton remarks: http://go.usa.gov/jx9
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Secretary Clinton Travels to Greenland for Meeting...
About the Author: Kerri-Ann Jones serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
Today, I am traveling with Secretary Clinton to Nuuk, Greenland for the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council, founded in 1996, meets at the ministerial level every second year. Secretary Clinton today becomes the first U.S....
WatchU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the 41st Conference on the Americas at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2011.
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Pacific Partnership Celebrates Longstanding...
About the Author: Tom Weinz is the dedicated Foreign Service Liaison Officer for Pacific Partnership 2011.
During World War II, U.S. Marines arrived on the island of Efate in March of 1942; other American forces arrived in significant numbers in late May, and began to completely change the local landscape, building roads, an airfield, and filling in swamps along the coast near Luganville. The...
#SecClinton met with participants in inaugural Women-LEAD event: http://go.usa.gov/jx8 #China
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Secretary Clinton To Deliver Remarks at the 41st...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks at the 41st Washington Conference on the Americas, co-hosted by the U.S. Department of State and Council of the Americas, at approximately 9:20 a.m. on May 11, 2011, at the U.S. Department of State. The Secretary’s remarks will be live-streamed on www.state.gov and DipNote. This year’s conference, “Opportunities in a...
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U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue
More: U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue 2011 Outcomes of the Strategic Track | Remarks at the Conclusion of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue With China Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner hosted the third joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington, D.C., May 9-10 and were joined for the...
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U.S., Colombia Sign Open Skies Agreement
About the Author: Jose W. Fernandez serves as Assistant Secretary of State forEconomic, Energy, and Business Affairs.
Earlier today, Under Secretary William J. Burns signed an Open Skies Air Transport agreement with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin. Signing this agreement not only demonstrates the excellent state of our bilateral relations, but also holds the promise of an even...
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Secretary Clinton Delivers Remarks at the...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered remarks at the U.S.-China EcoPartnerships Signing Ceremony at the Department of State on May 10, 2011. She was joined by Chinese Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission Minister Xie Zhenhua. Secretary Clinton underscored how the program will help us solve some of our most profound environmental challenges, while also...
