April 2012
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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Horn of...
The White House Office of the Press Secretary April 24, 2012
In 2011, the worst drought in 60 years struck the Horn of Africa. The United Nations declared famine in six regions of Somalia, threatening the lives of over 250,000 Somalis, and requiring urgent humanitarian assistance for more than 13.3 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and other parts of Somalia. The international community...
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Winning Battle Against Malaria a Virtuous Cycle
About the Author: Rear Admiral Timothy Ziemer (Ret.) serves as Global Malaria Coordinator with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
On a stifling hot March evening in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city, I joined Peace Corps volunteers David Kalpakchian and Hannah Braun and Ghanaian volunteers to hand out and hang up insecticide-treated nets (ITN). We know that...
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Strengthening Security Partnerships Across the...
About the Author: Andrew J. Shapiro serves as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
The Asia-Pacific is home to half the world’s population, more than half the world’s GDP and nearly half of its trade. It is home to key allies and emerging powers. It is also home to booming middle classes and growing economic opportunities and is a region...
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Cherry Blossom Centennial: Highlighting the Role...
About the Author: Mai Ichihara serves as a Public Diplomacy Intern for the Offices of Japanese and Korean Affairs in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the Department of State.
Recently the Department of State hosted a Cherry Blossom Centennial event that highlighted the role of youth and women in foreign affairs and diplomacy. I was lucky enough to sit among the Cherry Blossom...
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Assistant Secretary Jose Fernandez Traveling to...
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
April 24, 2012
Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez is on travel in Tripoli, Libya, from April 23 -24 to meet with government officials and business representatives and to support thirty American companies taking part in the first major U.S. trade mission to Libya in the post-Qadaffi era.
On April 23,...
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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...
Remarks
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...
