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NGO Programs in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya...
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 2:29 pm | US State Department
Applicants with multi-year programs must continue to re-compete for PRM funding each year. Furthermore, in funding a project one year, PRM makes no representations that it will continue to fund the project in successive years and encourages applicants ... More >>
International Women's Day
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:52 pm | US State Department
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2009, I am proud to honor women around the world who are blazing trails and surmounting obstacles in pursuit of equality and opportunity. Although you may not know their names or recognize their faces, ... More >>
Case of Missing American Citizen Robert Levinson
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:47 pm | US State Department
Today marks the two year anniversary of the disappearance of American citizen Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent who went missing in Iran during a business trip to Kish Island in 2007. On this day, we reiterate our commitment to determining Mr. ... More >>
Remarks With Czech Foreign Minister
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:46 pm | US State Department
FOREIGN MINISTER SCHWARZENBERG : Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Sorry that you – we kept you waiting for such a long time, but I have some good news. Madame Secretary confirmed that President Obama accepted the invitation to participate in ... More >>
Northern Ireland Attacks
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:44 pm | US State Department
The United States condemns the attack in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, last night that resulted in two deaths and injuries to others. Our condolences go out to the families of the slain soldiers. We call on all parties in Northern Ireland to unequivocally ... More >>
Joint Statement by Turkey and the United States
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:43 pm | US State Department
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Foreign Minister Ali Babacan today reaffirmed the strong bonds of alliance, solidarity and strategic partnership between the Republic of Turkey and the United States, as well as the commitment of both countries to the ... More >>
Interview With Mehmet Ali Birand of Kanal D TV
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:39 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Madame Secretary of State, thank you for your time. I know it’s very limited, so it’s going to be a very disorderly interview. (Laughter.) I’m going to jump from one question to another without the – now, the big news you brought ... More >>
Interview With Mark Mardell of BBC
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:38 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: I get a lot. The meetings that I’ve had here in Brussels starting with a wonderful dinner hosted by the Belgians of both NATO and EU members was a freewheeling discussion. I was thrilled that it covered a broad range of global issues. ... More >>
Interview With Hakima Darhmouch of RTL-TVI
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:37 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Good morning, Madame Secretary. Thank you for being here today and to grant us an exclusive interview for RTL. So this is your first visit here in Brussels as Secretary of State. You come here as – also as a friend. I mean Americans and ... More >>
Europe and Eurasia: Daily Press Briefing
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:36 pm | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the briefing. I’m just going to start off with some words about the crash of the Turkish airliner in Amsterdam. I’ll give you what I have. More >>
Remarks Upon Arrival in South Korea
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:35 pm | US State Department
AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH: I’m very, very pleased to be back in Seoul. I’m looking forward to good conversations here. I will be prepared to say more at the time of my departure. But I don’t really have any other substantive comment to make now. ... More >>
Address to the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:34 pm | US State Department
AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH: Good evening. Some familiar faces I recognize. I just wanted to meet with you briefly and give you a brief report on what we’ve been doing here in Tokyo for the last two days. More >>
Remarks En Route Brussels, Belgium
Friday, 6 March 2009, 11:23 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: I just wanted to make a couple of points as we head to Europe. I think that the message out of the last three days is that the United States is fully engaged and committed to play a vital role in an effort to achieve a comprehensive ... More >>
ICC Arrest Warrant Issued For Sudanese President
Friday, 6 March 2009, 11:22 am | US State Department
The United States is strongly committed to the pursuit of peace in Sudan and believes those who have committed atrocities should be held accountable for their crimes. More >>
Assassinations in Guinea-Bissau
Friday, 6 March 2009, 11:21 am | US State Department
The U.S. strongly condemns the violence that occurred in Guinea-Bissau over the weekend that resulted in the assassination of President Joao Bernardo “Nino” Vieira and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces General Batista Tagmé Na Waï. More >>
Remarks With Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 1:27 pm | US State Department
PRESIDENT ABBAS: (Via interpreter) In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate, we welcome Mrs. Clinton, the U.S. Secretary of State, in her first visit to the Palestinian territories, and we thank her for the positions, the supporting positions towards ... More >>
English Language Scholarship Program
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 1:26 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much for joining me here at AMIDEAST, and I want to thank Steven Keller, who is the country director for the West Bank and Gaza, and Maha Hasan, the assistant country director, and Intisar Tawil, the program assistant ... More >>
Pakistan: Ongoing Problems
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 1:42 pm | US State Department
The problem of forced disappearances has been significant in Pakistan in recent years, notably since the beginning of the so-called war on terror following the 9/11 attacks in the United States of America in 2001. More >>
Opening Of The Special Tribunal For Lebanon
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:55 pm | US State Department
Today’s opening of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon represents an important step toward justice in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. His death —along with the deaths of other Lebanese patriots — was an ... More >>
Statement on President Karzai's Decree
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:54 pm | US State Department
The United States has seen President Karzai’s decree calling on the Independent Elections Commission to consider arrangements for elections that would be both consistent with all relevant articles of the Constitution and all relevant laws and ensure that ... More >>
