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Daily Press Briefing - January 7
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 10:44 am | US State Department
MR. CROWLEY: To continue on with the rest of the world, so to speak, earlier this afternoon, the Secretary of State swore in as the new United States Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford. He is one of our most qualified U.S. diplomats. He is tough, principled, ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing - January 6, 2011
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 10:42 am | US State Department
MR. TONER: Good afternoon, everyone. Your usual briefer, P.J., got pulled aside, so it’s my lucky turn today. I just have some – a few things to read at the top, beginning with the Secretary of State’s travel to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, ... More >>
U.S Daily Press Briefing - December 27, 2010
Monday, 10 January 2011, 9:40 am | US State Department
Welcome, and thank you for standing by. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode until the question-and-answer period. If you’d like to ask a question at that time, please press * then 1. I’d now like to turn over the meeting to Mark Toner. ... More >>
U.S Daily Press Briefing - December 22, 2010
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 1:33 pm | US State Department
MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon. Welcome to the Department of State. The first thing I want to do is salute the last class of information and public affairs officers who will be graduating tomorrow from the Foreign Service Institute. More >>
H Clinton Remarks on Iran's Human Rights Violations
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 12:14 pm | US State Department
The United States welcomes the UN General Assembly resolution calling on the Government of Iran to fully respect its human rights obligations. This resolution also reiterates the need for Iran to permit credible and independent investigations of all allegations ... More >>
U.S. Daily Press Briefing - December 20, 2010
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 1:24 pm | US State Department
MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon. Welcome to the Department of State. Several things to mention before taking your questions: Obviously, this morning, the United Nations Security Council renewed the United Nations operations in Cote d'Ivoire unanimously ... More >>
H Clinton Remarks on Announcement of New Iraqi Government
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 1:11 pm | US State Department
I congratulate Iraq’s political leaders on forming a new, inclusive government that respects the will of the Iraqi people, reflects the nation’s diversity, and demonstrates a commitment to democratic ideals. This government is a testament to ... More >>
U.S. Daily Press Briefing - December 14, 2010
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 1:45 pm | US State Department
This afternoon, the Secretary will meet with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. They will discuss regional issues, particularly the upcoming referendum in Sudan, democracy, peacekeeping, and security ... More >>
Secretary Hillary Clinton Remarks: Human Rights Day 2010
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 12:11 pm | US State Department
When Eleanor Roosevelt presented the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the UN General Assembly, she proclaimed: "We stand today at the threshold of a great event, both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind." On December ... More >>
H Clinton: Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:38 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I am so happy to see all of you. I have heard so much about what you are doing, and I am delighted to have this opportunity to welcome you here to the State Department. And I want to thank you personally for the work that you ... More >>
U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing, December 9
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:33 am | US State Department
MR. CROWLEY: Continuing on. The clock at my podium says 12:35 and the Secretary’s bilateral with the foreign minister of Nigeria starts at 1 o’clock. So what we’ll do is run this for about 20 minutes and then if we don’t get through all your questions ... More >>
Hillary Clinton Remarks at the TED Women Conference
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:09 am | US State Department
Before I go too much further in talking about what we are doing in the government and what I would like to challenge you to join us in doing, I want to acknowledge the passing of Elizabeth Edwards, someone whom I have the greatest respect and admiration ... More >>
Hillary Clinton Remarks on The Cancun Agreements
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:04 am | US State Department
Over the last year, the United States has worked with our international partners to build on the progress achieved at the climate change conference in Copenhagen. We have pressed for substantive steps that would advance the vision of the Copenhagen ... More >>
U.S. Daily Press Briefing - December 8, 2010
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 4:05 pm | US State Department
MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. Several things to mention before taking your questions. The Secretary this morning gave a visit at a women’s conference of global thought leaders and innovations, called TEDWomen, ... More >>
Hillary Clinton Remarks on The Passing of Elizabeth Edwards
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 4:15 pm | US State Department
I am deeply saddened by the passing of Elizabeth Edwards. America has lost a passionate advocate for building a more humane and just society, for reforming our health care system, and for finding a cure for cancer once and for all. But the Edwards family ... More >>
U.S. to Host World Press Freedom Day in 2011
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 9:49 am | US State Department
The United States is pleased to announce that it will host UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day event in 2011, from May 1 - May 3 in Washington, D.C. UNESCO is the only UN agency with the mandate to promote freedom of expression and its corollary, freedom ... More >>
H Clinton Remarks With South Korean Foreign Ministe
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 9:38 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, it’s a great pleasure to welcome Minister Kim here to the State Department. We are very much looking forward to both our bilateral meeting and the trilateral meeting with Japan that will be held this afternoon. We have a ... More >>
Hillary Clinton Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 9:35 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, it’s an honor and a great pleasure to welcome the minister here to Washington for these important consultations, both on a bilateral basis between Japan and the United States and our trilateral meeting with South Korea. And Minister, ... More >>
U.S. Daily Press Briefing - December 2, 2010
Monday, 6 December 2010, 11:11 am | US State Department
MR. CROWLEY: First of all, we should congratulate Russia and Qatar on being selected to host the FIFA World Cups in, what, 2018 and 2022 respectively. We congratulate and look forward to sending a strong United States team to compete in both those ... More >>
Hillary Clinton Remarks on Fires in Israel
Monday, 6 December 2010, 11:08 am | US State Department
On behalf of the people of the United States, I offer my sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of those who have lost their lives in the fires in northern Israel. The people of the United States know all too well the devastation caused ... More >>
