April 2012
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A Discussion With Russian Civil Society Leaders
About the Author: Thomas O. Melia serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
Today I was delighted to welcome to the State Department a dozen inspiring civil society advocates from Russia who work tirelessly to protect the human rights and dignity of prisoners, and for the rule of law. We were joined by Deputy SecretaryWilliam Burns, formerly...
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The Hunt for Impact Investments: Are...
About the Author: Maura O’Neill serves as the Senior Counselor and Chief Innovation Officer at USAID.
How donor grants may unlock billions of investment dollars for impact enterprise. In 2010, JP Morgan released a figure that shocked the investment industry: the group estimated that the potential capital market for impact investing — putting dollars into enterprises that would...
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Visionary Innovators and Intellectual Property in...
About the Author: Robert D. Hormats serves as the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment at the Department of State.
Today, we celebrate the contributions of scientists and innovators such as Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, and Alexander Graham Bell. We recognize the writings of Jonathan Franzen, architectural designs of I. M. Pei, movies of Steven Spielberg, and many...
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Secretary Clinton Delivers Remarks at the Global...
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC April 26, 2012
Thank you. Oh, thank you all very much. Thank you. Thank you, all. Thank you. That was perfect timing, bottoms up. I loved hearing that as I walked in. Thanks to Kris Balderston, his staff in our office of the Global Partnership Initiatives, and everyone here who has helped to plan this...
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Doing Business Differently: Fighting Global Hunger...
About the Author: Tjada McKenna serves as Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the Future, and Jonathan Shrier serves as Acting Special Representative for Global Food Security and Deputy Coordinator for Diplomacy for Feed the Future.
In Haiti, farmers are increasing their incomes and conserving the environment by improving their production of plantains. In Guatemala, smallholder farmers...
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Celebrating Girls in Information and Communication...
About the Author: Ann Mei Chang serves as the Senior Advisor for Women and Technology in the Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues.
With the global shortage of skilled professionals in Information and Communication Technology, or ICT, why are so few girls pursuing careers in this lucrative and fast-growing field? This is not only a question of equal opportunity, but...
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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...
