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Daily Press Briefing - August 19, 2010
Sunday, 22 August 2010, 2:03 pm | US State Department
Secretary to Address Pakistan's Flood at the UN; Assistant Secretary Feltman Returning from Iraq; Ambassador Jeffrey Presented His Credentials in Baghdad; Saddened about the Attack on Indian UN Peacekeepers in the Congo More >>
Daily Press Briefing: August 16 2010
Tuesday, 17 August 2010, 3:33 pm | US State Department
Secretary Clinton Spoke on the Global Health Initiative, Ambassador James Jeffrey Sworn-In as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Ambassador Christopher Hill Briefing Tomorrow, Iraq Transition Briefing, More U.S. Helicopters Arrived in Pakistan More >>
Republic of Indonesia's National Day
Monday, 16 August 2010, 7:04 pm | US State Department
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the Indonesian people on your 65th Independence Day this August 17. On this occasion, we celebrate your country’s rich history and reaffirm the ties between our nations. ... More >>
New START Treaty Ratification
Thursday, 12 August 2010, 4:17 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Rose, why don’t you come up here and Rich, come on up here. They are two of the numerous people here in the State Department, the Defense Department, the Energy Department, the White House, you name it, across our government who have ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing - August 11
Thursday, 12 August 2010, 4:16 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Well, if I’m an American citizen planning to go on a Red Sea vacation and I’m going to go to Eilat, and I go to your website and look at the Travel Warning, I won’t see anything about it. And yet you still think that there’s a risk and ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing - August 9
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 12:36 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: P.J., in the past, U.S. was against Israel and India military-to-military deals, some of the projects now underway between the two countries. What do you think now is U.S. going to oppose some of the – like including missiles and other military-to-military ... More >>
Relief Workers Killed in Afghanistan
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 12:33 pm | US State Department
Good afternoon. On Friday, Afghan police officers discovered the bodies of 10 medical aid workers who were killed in the northern Badakhshan Province. Six were Americans. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for this despicable act of wanton violence. More >>
Ecuador's Independence Day
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 12:31 pm | US State Department
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Ecuador on the 201st anniversary of your country’s call for independence on August 10. More >>
Celebrating 55 years of U.S.-Lao Relations
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 12:30 pm | US State Department
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I extend my best wishes to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic as we celebrate 55 years of diplomatic relations between our two countries this August 10. More >>
New York Times: H Clinton Interview
Monday, 9 August 2010, 4:32 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Let me start with something that the President said to the columnists. He said, “It’s important to put before the Iranians a clear set of steps that we would consider sufficient to show that they are not pursuing nuclear weapons.” ... More >>
Daily Press Briefings - July 29
Friday, 30 July 2010, 5:15 pm | US State Department
Deputy Secretary Steinberg, Special Representative Holbrooke attended monthly national security meeting at White House. Special Adviser Einhorn will visit Seoul, Tokyo next week to discuss sanctions on Iran, North Korea More >>
Peruvian Independence Day
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 1:20 pm | US State Department
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Peru as you celebrate the 189th anniversary of your independence this July 28. The warmth and vitality of the Peruvian people is fresh in my mind following ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing - July 27
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 1:19 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Have you had any further discussions with foreign governments or foreign leaders, or has this building, about the WikiLeaks exposures? More >>
Daily Press Briefing - July 26
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 6:46 pm | US State Department
MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. A number of newsy items to talk about, so I’ve got about eight or nine on my list but we can start and stop wherever you want. More >>
European and Canadian Iran Sanctions
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 11:39 am | US State Department
The United States welcomes the strong steps taken by our European and Canadian partners to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1929. Consistent with the Security Council’s mandate, these measures impose additional sanctions against Iran’s financial, insurance, ... More >>
Statement at the DMZ
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 11:38 am | US State Department
This is my first visit to the DMZ, to Freedom House, to the UN Armistice Headquarters. And as we were at the Observation Post looking out at what is a thin, 3-mile separation between the North and the South, it struck me that although it may be a thin line, ... More >>
20 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 11:36 am | US State Department
Twenty years ago today the United States ushered in a new era of opportunity for our citizens with passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This groundbreaking legislation has played a critical role in combating disability discrimination and ... More >>
Gaggle with Traveling Press
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 4:08 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I think there are a lot of things we can do, and it is in keeping with what we’ve been doing. The United States supports most of the NGOs that are supporting women’s activities and rights, some of whom were represented ... More >>
Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 4:07 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you very much for doing this interview today. You have come to Pakistan at a very difficult time. Perhaps it’s always a difficult time in Pakistan, but terror attacks, increasing security threats, and attacks in ... More >>
Interview With Kim Ghattas of BBC
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 4:05 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: We’re very grateful for your time. I wanted to start by asking you about the United States relationship with Pakistan. You’ve worked very hard to try to address the trust deficit, as you called it. How do you feel you’re doing, and ... More >>
