January 2012
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Op-Ed: ‘Why the Global Economy Needs Businesses To...
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and President of the Women in the World Foundation Kim Azzarelli co-authored an opinion piece that appears today on The Daily Beast website. In the piece, Ambassador Verveer and Ms. Azzarelli underscore why the global economy needs the “other 51 percent.” The text of their article follows below. “Businesses are...
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Sharp Escalation of Regime Violence in Syria
Press Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State
Washington, DC January 30, 2012
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the escalation of the Syrian regime’s violent and brutal attacks on its own people. In the past few days we have seen intensified Syrian security operations all around the country which have killed hundreds of civilians. The government has shelled...
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21st Century Statecraft Month: Digital Engagements...
The U.S. Department of State has designated January 2012 as 21st Century Statecraft month. Twenty-first Century Statecraft complements traditional foreign policy by harnessing and adapting the digital networks and technologies of today’s interconnected world. The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Missions abroad have developed a range of initiatives to showcase U.S. diplomatic leadership in...
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It’s All About You: ‘My State Department’ Launched
About the Author: Janice Clark serves as the Director of Electronic Information in the Bureau of Public Affairs.
I think just about everything on www.state.gov is interesting, but you might not take the same interest in food security, women’s issues, or the human rights reports that I do. With the site’s roughly 100,000 pages of content (and growing), we set out to create a way to...
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Talking 2012 U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities
About the Author: Mike Hammer serves as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.
Public outreach and engagement with the American people and media to present and explain U.S. foreign policy is one of the key missions of the Bureau of Public Affairs. Last week, I had the opportunity to spend two days in Miami, Florida, where I visited our Media Hub of the Americas — one...
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WatchU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Brazilian youths participating in the Youth Ambassadors Program at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. January 25, 2012.
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A Triumph of Coordination
About the Author: Ellyn Ogden serves as the Worldwide Polio Eradication Coordinator at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Western Uttar Pradesh was once seen as the world’s largest reservoir of polio virus. Four districts, namely Moradabad, Bareilly, Rampur and Badaun, were considered the “Hot 4” and for many years, people speculated that the last polio...
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Egypt’s Transition to Democracy
On January 24, 2012, the White House Press Secretary issued the following statement: “This week, Egypt achieved several historic milestones in its transition to democracy. Yesterday, democratically-elected representatives of the People’s Assembly met for the first time since Egypt’s revolution, and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces transferred legislative authority to...
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Engaging Overseas Audiences on the State of the...
Dawn L. McCall serves as Coordinator of the Bureau of International Information Programs.
Last night, Americans gathered around their television sets — or computer monitors — to watch President Barack Obama deliver the State of the Union Address. For the first time, international audiences were able to watch the State of the Union Address live on U.S. embassy and consulate...
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U.S. Passport Card Online Application Now...
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
January 23, 2012
On January 24, the Department of State’s Office of Passport Services will launch a 90-day pilot program allowing adult U.S. citizens living in the United States and Canada to apply for a passport card online. By applying online, customers will not be required to mail in their current passport book and necessary forms,...
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Secretary Clinton Chairs First Meeting of the...
On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the first meeting of the International Council on Women’s Business Leadership (ICWBL) at the Department State in Washington, D.C. The meeting will be streamed live at 9:15 a.m. EST on www.state.gov and DipNote. The ICWBL serves the U.S. government in an advisory capacity on major issues in international...
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Can Mobile Money Transform a Country?
About the Author: Charley Johnson serves as a Presidential Management Fellow, and Priya Jaisinghani serves as a Supervisory Program Officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Two years after the earthquake, Haiti is rebuilding not just brick by brick, but click by click. The earthquake left behind a government in rubble, an economy in shambles, and a people living in...
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OECD Adopts Recommendation for Internet Policy...
About the Author: Karen Kornbluh serves as U.S. Ambassador to the OECD.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) finished 2011 with an important step in international efforts to ensure the Internet remains an open platform that is secure and reliable, continuing to spur free expression and association, innovation, prosperity and job creation. As part of its mission to...
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WatchU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks on political and civic progress in Burma, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., January 13, 2012.
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Investment: The Path to a Prosperous Future in...
About the Author: Kenneth H. Merten serves as U.S. Ambassador to Haiti.
Yesterday, Haiti commemorated two years since the earthquake of January 12, 2010. Those of us who went through the earthquake spent the day remembering the colleagues and loved ones we lost that afternoon and thanking God that we survived. Today, we are back at work, and we look to the challenges that remain: half of the...
Join the MLK Day of National Day of Service on... →
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Monday, January 16 is the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and national day of service, a time to re-commit ourselves to serving each other and our communities. On Monday, Americans across the country will honor Dr. King by helping their neighbors and communities.
Learn how you can get involved and find opportunities in your area.
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Embracing the New Year’s Opportunities for Change
About the Author: Jeffrey Feltman serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
When I served as Political-Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia in the late 1990s, noisy and crowded diplomatic events — dinners, receptions, national day parties — were the best place to meet with Tunisians who assumed that President Ben Ali’s mukhabarat had bugged...
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Ensuring Food Security Remains a High-Level...
About the Author: Jonathan Shrier serves as Special Representative for Global Food Security (Acting).
2011 saw many changes for the Secretary’s Office of Global Food Security and several advances in our international agenda. I joined the growing team in June, and am proud of our progress over the year. I eagerly anticipate more accomplishments as we take the reins of the L’Aquila...
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WatchU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks with Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., January 12, 2012.
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Haiti—Two Years Post Earthquake: What You May Not...
About the Author: Cheryl Mills serves as Counselor of the U.S. Department of State and Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The power of Haiti’s heritage and its people is tremendous. For America, Haiti has held, and continues to hold, a unique and rich role in African-American history. Before and since the earthquake in 2010, Haiti has faced great challenges...
