August 2011
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WatchSecretary Clinton Celebrates First International Sports Exchange With Japan
Posted by DipNote Bloggers / August 09, 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr., 16 Japanese youth baseball and softball players, and four coaches participating in the U.S. Department of State’s first international sports exchange with Japan on...
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Assistant Secretary Schwartz Highlights Dr....
Over the weekend, Dr. Jill Biden led a delegation to Kenya to view firsthand the situation on the ground. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Eric Schwartz, who accompanied Dr. Biden with Special Assistant to the President Gayle Smith and Senator Bill Frist, discussed the trip and overall U.S. assistant efforts in the region on August 9, 2011, via ...
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Citizen Diplomats Support Foreign Policy by...
About the Author: J. Adam Ereli serves as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Each year the State Department sponsors more than 2,000 highly promising youth from around the world to study in the United States and experience life in America. Thousands of American families welcome these students into their hearts and homes each year. The home-stay...
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On the Ground in the Horn of Africa
About the Author: Dr. Rajiv Shah is the Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
More: Crisis in the Horn of Africa Eighty kilometers from Kenya’s border with Somalia, the Dadaab Refugee Complex — already the world’s largest refugee camp — has seen on average 1,500 exhausted and starving men, women and children arrive each day. Fleeing from famine...
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Art Workshops Assist Troubled Youth in Lima, Peru
About the Author: Della Hareland serves as the Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru.
How do you reach out to troubled teenage girls at a juvenile detention center? Can art build self-esteem, even in difficult conditions? U.S. painter, art educator, and costume designer Valentina DuBasky, along with Andrea Piccolo and Gwen Shockey from the nonprofit organization...
President #Obama approves an additional $105 million for urgent humanitarian relief efforts in the #HornofAfrica. http://t.co/4Bj0iZ8
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DipNote: The Week in Review
About the Author: Sarah Goldfarb serves as DipNote’s Associate Editor.
Today, Ambassador Ford addressed the situation in Syria in an interview with Christiane Amanpour of ABC’s This Week. He said, “…My whole purpose in being in Syria is to be able to communicate not only with the Syrian Government but with the Syrian people more generally…It’s important to bear...
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President Obama Announces Additional Funds for...
The White House Press Secretary issued a statement on President Obama’s approval of additional relief funds for the Horn of Africa Famine on August 8, 2011. The Press Secretary said: “Amid the worst drought in East Africa in 60 years, the United Nations has declared that famine now affects five regions in Somalia and predicts that famine could soon expand throughout southern Somalia....
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Pakistani and Indian Students Experience the...
Joseph Witters serves as a Public Diplomacy Officer in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
There are some experiences in life that leave a lasting impression and open your mind to a new world of possibilities. When I was a young boy I lived in Prattville, Alabama, and my 5th grade class took a field trip to visit the U.S. Space and Rocket Center facilities in Huntsville, Alabama. I...
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Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell's Travel to...
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
August 5, 2011
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. Campbell will travel to Australia August 8-14, 2011.
Assistant Secretary Campbell departs Washington, D.C. on August 8 and arrives in Sydney, Australia on August 10. In Sydney, he will meet with experts at the Lowy Institute before departing for Perth on August...
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U.S. Senior Advisor on Darfur Travels to Geneva,...
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
August 8, 2011
Ambassador Dane F. Smith, U.S. Senior Advisor for Darfur, departs Washington this evening en route to Geneva, Switzerland, and London, United Kingdom. In Geneva, Ambassador Smith will meet with humanitarian agencies and organizations to discuss how to support international efforts aimed at creating sustainable opportunities to...
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President Obama Delivers Remarks on 13th...
President Barack Obama issued a statement on the 13th Anniversary of the Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 2011. The President said: “Today marks the thirteenth Anniversary of al-Qa`ida’s terrorist attacks against the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The United States joins with the people and government of Kenya, where 218 people lost...
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In Brazil, Uniting Different Faiths Through an...
About the Author: Maha Angelina Armush serves as Vice Consul for Political Affairs at the U.S. Consulate in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
On August 3, 2011, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Shannon and Consul General Thomas Kelly invited representatives of Sao Paulo’s Muslim and interfaith communities to break the fast of Ramadan at the Consulate’s second annual Iftar dinner. This year, the dinner...
Did you miss Ambassador Ford’s interview with Christiane Amanpour of ABC’s This Week? Check it out - http://t.co/t9YNLVT @camanpour #Syria
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Ambassador Ford Addresses the Situation in Syria
U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford addressed the situation in Syria today during an interviews with Christiane Amanpour of ABC’s This Week. Ambassador Ford said: “…My whole purpose in being in Syria is to be able to communicate not only with the Syrian Government but with the Syrian people more generally. I will be very frank again: The Syrian television operated by the...
RT @DeptofDefense: #SecDef Panetta: I am deeply saddened by the loss of many outstanding Americans in uniform earlier today in Afghanist …
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Smithsonian Exhibit Explores the Plight of Rescued...
About the Author: Johanna Villalobos serves as the Public Diplomacy Officer for the countries of Brazil and the Southern Cone. She managed U.S. messaging as the Chile mine disaster unfolded, and facilitated the follow-up exhibition at the Smithsonian.
On October 13, 2010, at 11:11 a.m., I was captivated by images of human beings deep in the Chilean desert as they emerged from the ground ...
Latest on #DipNote: Eco-Friendly, Profit-Friendly Efficiency. http://t.co/IquwWQW @EconEngage
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Eco-Friendly, Profit-Friendly Efficiency
About the Author: Robert D. Hormats serves as Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, and Kerri-Ann Jones serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
American companies face numerous competitive challenges today. While many are unique from those of decades past, one constant remains — the ...
