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Tunisian Americans Upbeat over Events in Homeland
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 1:58 pm | America.gov
Washington - Tunisian Americans celebrating the fall of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali say they are doing what they can - and planning to do more - to bolster the emerging democracy in their homeland. But first, said Ali Khemili, came the flood ... More >>
U.S. Supports Tunisia's Political Transition
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 1:57 pm | America.gov
Washington - The Obama administration supports Tunisia's democratic transition following the ouster of former President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali while "recognizing that this is a Tunisian-initiated and Tunisian-led process," State Department spokesman P.J. ... More >>
Obama Condemns "Outrageous" Moscow Attack
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 1:55 pm | America.gov
Washington - President Obama strongly condemned the bombing of Moscow's busiest airport, calling the attack an "outrageous act of terrorism against the Russian people." "I want to express the solidarity of the American people with the Russian people in ... More >>
U.S. Attorney General at Martin Luther King Jr Commemoration
Monday, 17 January 2011, 11:27 am | America.gov
Thank you, Tom [Perez], for your kind words and, especially, for your leadership of the Civil Rights Division. I also want to thank you and your team - as well as Richard [Toscano] and his colleagues in the Justice Management Division - for your ... More >>
Secretary Locke on U.S.-China Commercial Relationship
Monday, 17 January 2011, 11:25 am | America.gov
Thank you John, for that kind introduction. And thank you for having me here today. We are today less than a week away from an important State visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao. More than two decades ago, on my first trip to mainland China, I could ... More >>
President Obama on Situation in Tunisia
Monday, 17 January 2011, 11:21 am | America.gov
I condemn and deplore the use of violence against citizens peacefully voicing their opinion in Tunisia, and I applaud the courage and dignity of the Tunisian people. The United States stands with the entire international community in bearing witness ... More >>
White House Statement on Reaching Out to the Cuban People
Monday, 17 January 2011, 11:19 am | America.gov
Today, President Obama has directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security to take a series of steps to continue efforts to reach out to the Cuban people in support of their desire to freely determine their country's future. More >>
Student Exchange Builds Knowledge Between U.S., Pakistan
Monday, 17 January 2011, 11:18 am | America.gov
Washington - Sikandar Hayat Sajid was halfway around the world from his home in Charsadda, Pakistan, and newly arrived at a university in the southern U.S. state of Tennessee, when one of his new American friends asked him where he had gone for the weekend. More >>
U.S. & "Positive, Cooperative and Comprehensive" China Ties
Monday, 17 January 2011, 11:17 am | America.gov
Washington - The United States and China are at "a critical juncture" and will need to pursue wise policies and be honest about their differences to keep their bilateral relationship "on a positive trajectory," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ... More >>
Mutual Respect Crucial For Religious Freedom
Monday, 17 January 2011, 11:15 am | America.gov
Freedom of religion is a vital component of stable, democratic societies everywhere. Each year the U.S. Department of State releases a Report on International Religious Freedom (State Department website ( http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2010/index.htm ... More >>
Number of Free Countries Is Declining, Study Finds
Monday, 17 January 2011, 11:13 am | America.gov
Washington - The number of free countries is steadily declining, accord= ing to the latest findings by Freedom House, an independent watchdog or= ganization that monitors the state of democracy and human rights around= the world. More >>
Secretary Locke Calls for Greater Equity in U.S.-China Trade
Monday, 17 January 2011, 11:12 am | America.gov
Washington - Commerce Secretary Gary Locke called on the Chinese government to create a more equitable commercial relationship with the United States - one that will foster business and industrial growth for both nations and one that is befitting two major ... More >>
Clinton, Nigerian Foreign Minister After Their Meeting
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 12:02 pm | America.gov
SECRETARY CLINTON: I'm delighted to welcome the foreign minister back to the State Department to continue our ongoing discussions about our bilateral interests and our shared concerns around the world. Among the chief concerns we discussed today ... More >>
Remarks by McHale at Bali Democracy Forum in Indonesia
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 12:00 pm | America.gov
Thank you. I am honored to represent the United States at this important forum for advancing democracy in Asia. I commend President Yudhoyono, the Foreign Minister, and the Indonesian Government for having the leadership and vision to create this ... More >>
Speech by U.S. Climate Negotiator at COP-16 in Cancun
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:58 am | America.gov
U.S. Department of State Press Statement Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties To the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Cancun, Mexico December 9, 2010 Climate, Environment, and Conservation: U.S. ... More >>
Ambassador Rice at U.N. Security Council on Iran
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:55 am | America.gov
Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a Security Council Briefing on Iran and Resolution 1737, December 10, 2010 Let me begin by also thanking Ambassador Nishida for his briefing today and ... More >>
Ambassador Rice at U.N. Event for Human Rights Day 2010
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:35 am | America.gov
Thank you all very, very much. It's really great to be with you here today. Friends and colleagues, we're gathered because of a great victory for the cause of liberty. Sixty-two years ago today, on December 10, 1948, in the cold of a winter night in ... More >>
White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, December 9
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:27 am | America.gov
Thank you, Robert. We had a little House Democratic action today, and in the wake of that, the Speaker said that the tax plan would not come to the floor unless it was "improved," her word. And I'm wondering, what does the President think of that ... More >>
Podcast with US Ambassador Carson on Côte d'Ivoire
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:26 am | America.gov
In Washington, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jo= hnnie Carson told reporters December 9th, that the United States wants = the era of bad elections in Africa to end. Carson called on Ivorian Pre= sident Laurent Gbagbo to act like ... More >>
On Campus, Spreading the Word in Support of Iranian Students
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:22 am | America.gov
Fairfax, Virginia - Abolfazl Jahandar is back to being a student: He's improving his English in the United States. But on a cold December night at a university near Washington, he was telling American students what happened to him when he was a student ... More >>
