May 2012
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Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Syria
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. To help meet the growing humanitarian need, the United States is providing an additional $6.5 million in humanitarian assistance to support the...
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Photo of the Week: Secretary Clinton Visits...
About the Author: Hannah Johnson serves as an Assistant Editor for DipNote.
This week’s “Photo of the Week” shows U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s signature in the guestbook at the Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata, India, on May 6, 2012. Secretary Clinton visited Kolkata during her recent travel to China, Bangladesh, and India. While in India, Secretary...
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Assistant Secretary Gordon Testifies on the NATO...
Testimony Philip H. Gordon Assistant Secretary Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC May 10, 2012
Chairman Kerry, Ranking Member Lugar and Members of the Committee,
Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the NATO Summit, which the United States is proud to be hosting in Chicago on May 20-21. I appreciate the...
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Emerging Africa: Unleashing Africa’s Innovation...
About the Author: Kris M. Balderston serves as the Special Representative for Global Partnerships.
In the last week, I’ve travelled from Johannesburg to Cape Town to Addis Ababa. Along the way, I’ve been struck over and over again by the ingenuity, entrepreneurship, and innovation of the people I have met — from townships to capital cities, from villages to major metropolises....
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Tackling Old Problems With New Ideas
About the Author: Jose W. Fernandez serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs.
Last week, the U.S. Department of State and non-profit industry group the Center for Responsible Enterprise and Trade (CREATe.org), partnered to host a roundtable discussion, “Safeguarding Intellectual Property and Preventing Corruption in Global Markets.” During the...
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Readout of the President Obama’s Call with Russian...
The White House Office of the Press Secretary May 09, 2012
In their May 9 telephone conversation, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin commemorated the occasion of Russia’s celebration of Victory in Europe day, noting the historic war-time alliance between our two countries and underscoring their mutual commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Russian partnership. President Obama...
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Freedom of Expression: A Cornerstone of Democracy
About the Author: Dr. Esther Brimmer serves as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.
Freedom of expression is a cornerstone to any thriving democracy. This idea came to life while I spent three days at UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day in Tunisia, where I had the opportunity to listen to and engage with journalists, bloggers, and citizen activists from across...
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Fact Sheet on Modernizing Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign...
Just as the Internet has changed virtually every aspect of how people worldwide live, learn, consume and communicate, connection technologies are changing the strategic context for diplomacy in the 21st century.
– Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
For Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, modernizing U.S. diplomacy is a strategic imperative. The widespread diffusion of technologies...
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TechCamp Goes to Tel Aviv and Ramallah: Empowering...
About the Author: Katie Dowd serves in the Office of the Secretary of State.
Joining a global group of now more than 800 organizations, TechCamps Tel Aviv and Ramallah represented the eighth and ninth TechCamps coordinator under Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Civil Society 2.0 initiative. These TechCamps brought together three areas of focus for Secretary Clinton:...
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Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard Traveling to...
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 30, 2012
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Anne C. Richard will travel to Switzerland, Iraq, and Jordan from May 1 – 10, 2012.
In Geneva, Assistant Secretary Richard will lead the U.S. delegation at the International Conference on the Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees to support voluntary...
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Global Recovery: A View From the Americas
About the Author: Roberta Jacobson serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Economic recovery, at home, in Europe, across the globe, seems to be on everyone’s minds these days. In the United States, the engine to power our economic recovery is fueled by human and physical resources right here in our own hemisphere. No one knows this better than the Council of...
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Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports: U.S....
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 7, 2012
Recognizing the role coaches play in empowering women and girls through sports, the U.S. Department of State announced today a soccer exchange program that will bring 11 Egyptian soccer coaches to the United States May 9-21, 2012, to work alongside their American counterparts. In partnership with D.C. United, and its charitable...
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Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton in India
On May 7-8, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to India, making stops in Kolkata and New Delhi. While in India, Secretary Clinton met with state officials and other civil society organization representatives and spoke with Embassy New Delhi staff. She also met with Indian Government officials to review progress in the strategic partnership, looking forward to the U.S.-India...
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