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Clinton: Remarks With Italian Foreign Minister
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 10:54 am | US State Department
We also discussed our shared commitment to Afghanistan. The United States appreciates Italy’s leadership in our refocused mission and we especially are grateful for the increased troop commitment that Italy has announced. Later this week, both Franco ... More >>
Briefing On Yemen
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 10:49 am | US State Department
But I thought to kind of put our current relationship with Yemen into context and the ongoing efforts to work with Yemen on security, we thought it would be a good time to bring to the briefing room Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism ... More >>
Clinton: Remarks With British Foreign Secretary
Friday, 22 January 2010, 12:35 pm | US State Department
It is always a pleasure to host Foreign Secretary David Miliband here.The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is rock solid. We are working hard to promote peace and prosperity, and it’s a pleasure to be working ... More >>
Clinton: Remarks With Yemeni Foreign Minister
Friday, 22 January 2010, 12:22 pm | US State Department
We face a common threat from those violent extremists who target civilians without mercy or remorse. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has killed dozens of Yemenis in recent years, including seven soldiers who died guarding the United States Embassy ... More >>
Principles Of U.S. Engagements In The Asia Pacific
Friday, 22 January 2010, 11:50 am | US State Department
There should be no doubt that the United States itself is a Pacific nation, and in every regard -- geopolitically, militarily, diplomatically, and economically -- Asia and the Pacific are indispensable to addressing the challenges and seizing the opportunities ... More >>
Nominations For UN Climate Science Panel
Friday, 22 January 2010, 11:44 am | US State Department
The Department of State has issued a Federal Register Notice today soliciting recommendations for nominations of experts as authors and reviewers for the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). More >>
Clinton: Afghanistan, Pakistan Regional Strategy
Friday, 22 January 2010, 11:40 am | US State Department
The challenges in both countries are immense. The Afghan government is under assault from the Taliban and struggling to provide security, jobs, and basic justice to a society devastated by 30 years of war. Across the border, the Pakistani people are ... More >>
Clinton: Remarks With EU High Representative
Friday, 22 January 2010, 11:30 am | US State Department
These are historic times for the EU. I expect that in decades to come, we will look back on the Lisbon Treaty and the maturation of the EU that it represents as a major milestone in our world’s history, and not just in Europe and not just in the Euro-Atlantic ... More >>
Clinton: Remarks on Internet Freedom
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:24 am | US State Department
I wish to acknowledge Charles Overby, the CEO of Freedom Forum here at the Newseum; Senator Richard Lugar * and Senator Joe Lieberman, my former colleagues in the Senate, both of whom worked for passage of the Voice Act,which speaks to Congress’s and ... More >>
Update On Developments In Haiti
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 5:07 pm | US State Department
I want to give you a brief update on developments in Haiti. Today we are closely monitoring the impact of the significant aftershock – it was above 6 on the Richter scale – that struck Port-au-Prince this morning, and we are assessing potential ... More >>
U.S.-Chile Sign 2009-2011 Environmental Plan
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 3:13 pm | US State Department
Environment and trade representatives from the United States and Chile marked the first five years of successful environmental cooperation and capacity-building activities under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA). More >>
U.S. Welcomes Normalization of Chad-Sudan Relation
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 3:10 pm | US State Department
The two countries have agreed to prevent armed groups from using the territory of either state against the interests of the other and to establish mechanisms to monitor their common border. More >>
Arson Attacks on Etz-Hayyim Synagogue
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 3:07 pm | US State Department
We strongly condemn the January 5 and January 16 arson attacks on the Etz-Hayyim Synagogue in the city of Chania on the island of Crete. The Synagogue dates back to the Middle Ages and is one of the last Jewish monuments on the island. More >>
Clinton: Remarks With Montenegrin Prime Minister
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 1:25 pm | US State Department
We particularly focused on the Western Balkans and the role that Montenegro is playing to ensure stability. I congratulated the prime minister on Montenegro achieving MAP status with NATO, and pledged the United States’ support for Montenegro becoming ... More >>
Clinton: Remarks on Haiti
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 12:36 pm | US State Department
In better news, we saw the arrival of the USNS Comfort , a hospital ship with more than 600 medical personnel, that adds important capacity to our relief efforts. Already, patients are being taken on board via helicopter, and treated. More >>
Yemen-Based Group As Terrorist Organization
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 11:20 am | US State Department
The Secretary of State has designated al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (INA). More >>
Clinton: Interview With Good Morning America
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 3:25 pm | US State Department
We’ve been out on the streets for four days. We’ve seen desperate people, people begging us for help – for food, for water, for medical aid. One man said to us the U.S. doesn’t care. He said they’re not here, they’re not helping us. What ... More >>
Facts On U.S. Government's Haiti Response
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 2:25 pm | US State Department
A massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has promised the people of Haiti that "you will not be forsaken, you will not be forgotten." More >>
Military Provides Humanitarian Assistance in Haiti
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 2:22 pm | US State Department
The security situation in Port-au-Prince and the outlying areas is not perfect, though the Haitian police and a U.N. security force are performing reasonably well after sustaining losses of personnel in the earthquake that struck January 12. More >>
Aid Distribution Set Up In Port-Au-Prince
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 2:19 pm | US State Department
Aid distribution points are being set up around the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, as U.S. military helicopters continue around-the-clock operations to get food and water to those who have been without any relief for more than four days, say U.S. ... More >>
