April 2012
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Under Secretary of State Sonenshine to...
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 26, 2012
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine will travel to Beijing May 3-4 to serve as co-coordinator of the third annual U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) with Chinese Vice Minister of Education Hao Ping.
Recognizing the fundamental role that citizens play in...
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Travel...
Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 26, 2012
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to China, Bangladesh, and India departing Washington, D.C. on April 30.
In Beijing May 3-4, Secretary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner will join their Chinese co-chairs, Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State...
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Contributing to an Impact Economy
About the Author: Kris Balderston is the Special Representative for Global Partnerships at the Global Partnership Initiative in the Office of the Secretary of State. Lala Faiz is the Senior Partnerships Advisor in the Secretary of State’s Office of Global Partnership Initiatives, where she leads the Investing With Impact initiative and manages other economic growth partnerships.
Today at...
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Land of Dreams: Welcoming Visitors to the United...
About the Author: Ken Chavez is a spokesperson for the Bureau of Consular Affairs, which has responsibility for adjudicating U.S. visas for all international visitors who require them.
This week, I was privileged to join our Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, David Donahue, in representing the State Department at the International Pow Wow in Los Angeles. Hosted each year by the U.S....
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All That Jazz
About the Author: Dr. Esther Brimmer serves as Assistant Secretary of State for theBureau of International Organization Affairs.
On an unseasonably cold and rainy Sunday, the action inside the Smithsonian’s new Warner Bros Theatre was anything but dreary. The afternoon’s celebration of jazz featured a roundtable discussion with jazz experts followed by musical performances before a...
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Violence in Bahrain
Press Statement Victoria Nuland Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 25, 2012
We are deeply concerned about the increase in violence in Bahrain, including the recent death of a protester, as well as the explosion last night that injured four policemen, two critically. We welcome the Ministry of Interior’s investigation into these incidents and look forward to seeing appropriate...
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Cooperating To Meet the Health Needs of Returning...
About the Author: Anne C. Richard serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration.
In the past five years in Afghanistan, there have been impressive gains in key health indicators, and a dramatic decrease in infant and child mortality rates due to the efforts of the Afghan Ministry of Public Health, with the support of the United States and the international...
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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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