July 2012
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Venezuela's Independence Day
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 3, 2012
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Venezuela as you celebrate 201 years of independence this July 5. This year, the people of both our countries will be going to the polls to elect their political leaders. Holding free and fair...
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“Serving Abroad…Through Their Eyes” Finalists...
About the Author: Amanda Brooks serves in the Office of Art in Embassies.
“Serving Abroad…Through Their Eyes” as a part of the programming celebrating the office of Art in Embassies 50th anniversary has been an amazing journey. After the project submission cut-off date of February 20th, our office found ourselves happily overwhelmed by the quantity and the quality of the images...
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Pearson Fellowship Offers Unique Perspective on...
About the Author: Christine Dal Bello is a Foreign Service Officer. She is presently a Pearson Fellow working in the U.S. Congress.
The Pearson Fellowship allows Foreign Service Officers the opportunity to work on Capitol Hill for one year, during which we are granted an extraordinary bird’s eye view of the legislative process. I am one of the Pearson Fellows for 2011-12 and have been...
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“RT @StateDept @PressSec: The U.S. welcomes the EU’s prohibition of all Iranian...”
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Innovation Summit and Mentoring Partnership...
About the Author: Brittany Young serves in the Bureau of African Affairs.
“There’s huge opportunity…in Africa,” said Stephen Cashin, CEO of Pan-African Capital. The continent’s intractable problems such as malaria and other public health crises, he said, do not need to be holding the continent back. because they can be addressed. The audience — an eclectic...
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Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall to Launch...
Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 2, 2012
On Thursday, July 5 at 8:30 am, Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall, Chief of Protocol of the United States, will convene the inaugural Global Chiefs of Protocol Conference at the Department of State. For the first time, nearly 100 representatives from nations and organizations on five continents will gather to exchange...
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Advancing Internet Freedom Together
About the Author: Emily Buss serves in the Office of Public Affairs at the U.S. Mission to the European Union.
“When a teenage tin toymaker in Togo is connecting to the global marketplace through mobile broadband networks, the world is not changing, the world has changed.” Thus, Alec Ross, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Senior Advisor for Innovation, began a...
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“RT @StateDept Special Advisor for @ChildrensIssues Susan Jacobs travels to...”
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Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton in Geneva
On June 30, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Geneva, Switzerland for the meeting on the Action Group on Syria. After the meeting, Secretary Clinton said, “As you’ve just heard from Special Envoy Annan, today the international community came together to endorse a plan for a democratic transition in Syria that aims to end the violence and pave the way for a...
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June 2012
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Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton in Russia
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia on June 28 where she led the U.S. delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Women and the Economy Forum (WEF). During this event, participants focused on leadership skills and capacity building, two main areas of the San Francisco Declaration on decreasing barriers to women’s economic...
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Press Availability Following the Meeting of the...
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palais de Nations Geneva, Switzerland June 30, 2012
SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. As you’ve just heard from Special Envoy Annan, today the international community came together to endorse a plan for a democratic transition in Syria that aims to end the violence and pave the way for a post-Assad unity government.
Kofi Annan called this...
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Photo of the Week: Recognizing Those Who Serve
About the Author: Aaron Bruce serves as DipNote’s Editorial Assistant.
This week’s “Photo of the Week” shows Deputy Secretary of State Thomas R. Nides presenting an Expeditionary Diplomacy Award to Foreign Service Officer Barbara Ann Bootes. Bootes and others were honored for their service in Afghanistan and Iraq. In recognition of Bootes and others, Deputy Secretary...
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Twitter Q & A with Under Secretary Tara Sonenshine →
