April 2012
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Colombia’s Women: Making Peace and Prosperity a...
About the Author: Melanne Verveer serves as the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues at the Department of State.
From warm and walled Cartagena to temperate and sprawling Bogota, Colombia is a country whose 46 million people represent the very definition of a nation redefining itself. I recently had the opportunity to spend a few days in Colombia, where Secretary Clinton...
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Secretary Clinton Delivers Remarks at Syracuse...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State
Maxwell School of Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
April 23, 2012
MR. STEINBERG: Well, Madam Secretary, welcome to Syracuse and Syracuse University. When we worked together, you told me often how much you appreciated the affection you had for people here and for this community. And I wanted to assure you, as you could tell from the reception...
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Virtual Youth Exchanges: Three Days of ‘Teen...
About the Author: Suzanne Philion serves as Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
It’s not every day that the State Department gets to go back to school. Last week, we partnered with Chicago Public Schools to link Lincoln Park High School students with secondary school students in Ghana, Zimbabwe, Algeria, and Peru via video conferencing...
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Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday
About the Author: Nicole Schiegg serves as a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and several partners including UNICEF launched “Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday”. The premise of this awareness-raising campaign is simple: every child should have a chance to reach five. Over 7 million...
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Special Representative for Afghanistan and...
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 23, 2012
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman is traveling to Copenhagen, Ankara and Abu Dhabi from April 23 to April 25, 2012.
Ambassador Grossman is in Turkey, following a trip to Denmark, to continue consultations with senior officials on how the international community can best support...
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Statement by the President on Timor-Leste's...
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 23, 2012
I congratulate Taur Matan Ruak on his victory in Timor-Leste’s presidential election and the people of Timor-Leste for successfully participating in a peaceful, free, and transparent election. I also recognize with deep appreciation President José Ramos Horta for his close friendship with the United States...
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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and Staying...
About the Author: Stacie Hankins serves as a Public Affairs Officer in the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the Department of State.
This week marks the 31st annual National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW). This week-long campaign sponsored by the Department of Justice’s Office of Victims of Crime originated as an opportunity to remember the rights of victims of crime and to...
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On the Attack on South Sudan by Sudan
Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 23, 2012
The United States strongly condemns Sudan’s military incursion into South Sudan yesterday and calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of all Sudanese armed militia from South Sudan. Sudan must immediately halt the aerial and artillery bombardment in...
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Secretary Clinton To Visit the Maxwell School of...
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 20, 2012
On April 23rd, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will visit the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Secretary Clinton will meet with students and engage in a policy conversation entitled “America and the World” with Maxwell School Dean James Steinberg. Dean Steinberg served as Secretary Clinton’s Deputy...
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Explanation of Vote After the Adoption of UN...
Susan E. Rice U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations Washington, DC April 21, 2012
AS DELIVERED
The United States has voted in favor of resolution 2043 authorizing the establishment of a UN supervision mission in Syria, but we are sober about the risks, all the more so given the Assad regime’s long record of broken promises, deceit and...
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Young People and the UN Security Council
About the Author: Kurtis Cooper serves as the Deputy Spokesperson at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
We are about two thirds of the way through the United States’ April Presidency of the UN Security Council. It has been quite a month. Syria, North Korea, Sudan and South Sudan, Mali, Guinea-Bissau — the Council has been working furiously on a broad range of issues spanning...
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WatchAmbassador Susan E. Rice participates in a LiveAtState event for youth journalists to discuss the work of the United Nations Security Council, New York, NY, April 19, 2012.
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Earth Observations Help Protect Our Planet
About the Author: Susan Harris serves in the Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES).
When a massive earthquake hit Japan in March 2011, an informal global network of government officials and NGOs delivered real-time satellite images showing the exact extent of the earthquake and tsunami damage. Japan’s emergency responders used this information to find...
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Embassies and Consulates Are Going Green
About the Author: Katie G. Kirkpatrick is a program analyst in the Under Secretary of Management’s Office of Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation. She also serves as the events and outreach coordinator for the State Department’s Greening Council Working Group, which helped organize the exhibition.
The State Department’s Earth Day event, an exhibition titled “American...
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Supporting English-Language Learning and...
About the Author: Ann Stock serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Olá from Washington, D.C.! We’re home again after a busy and exciting trip to Brasilia and São Paulo. Tuesday was the first-annual meeting of the Open Government Partnership, whose member countries contain a quarter of the world’s population. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...
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U.S. Humanitarian Aid Reaching Syria and...
The United States is pursuing every avenue to get humanitarian relief to those affected by the violence in Syria and is engaged in focused diplomatic efforts to secure full and unfettered access for humanitarian organizations to reach those in need. The United States is providing an additional $8 million in humanitarian assistance to support the people of Syria, bringing the total amount of U.S....
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