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Daily Press Briefing - August 8, 2013
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:19 pm | US State Department
Secretary Kerry and Prime Minister Samaras had a productive meeting that highlighted the strength of the U.S.-Greek partnership. The Secretary recognized the difficult but essential reforms Greece is taking to restore market confidence and fuel economic ... More >>
Saudi Arabia's Contribution to UN Centre on Counterterrorism
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:15 pm | US State Department
We welcome and applaud today’s $100 million donation by His Majesty King Abdullah, on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to the UN Centre on Counterterrorism (UNCCT). More >>
Daily Press Briefing - August 7, 2013
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:14 pm | US State Department
We would like to take a moment to remember the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. As you know, today marks the 15th anniversary. We honor the memory of the 218 killed that day and nearly 5,000 people injured, including American, Kenyan, ... More >>
Obama, Greek Prime Minister Samaras After Their Meeting
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:12 pm | US State Department
THE PRESIDENT: I want to welcome Prime Minister Samaras and his delegation to the Oval Office and the United States. It goes without saying that the friendship, the bonds between the United States and Greece are as deep and as broad as any relations ... More >>
New Interactive Map Shows Languages Spoken in America
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:11 pm | US State Department
The U.S. Census Bureau released an interactive, online map August 6 pinpointing the wide array of languages spoken in homes across the United States, along with a detailed report on rates of English proficiency and the growing number of speakers of other ... More >>
Antiques Dealer Pleads Guilty to Rhino Horn, Ivory Smuggling
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:09 pm | US State Department
A New York antiques dealer pleaded guilty August 7 in federal court in New York City to a conspiracy to smuggle Asian artifacts made from rhinoceros horns and ivory in violation of wildlife trafficking laws. More >>
Global Climate Survey Shows Warming Evidence
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:06 pm | US State Department
The year 2012 was among the 10 warmest on record, according to the 2012 State of the Climate report, compiled by almost 400 scientists from 52 nations. Based on data collected by scientific instruments monitoring land, sea, ice and atmosphere, the ... More >>
Education Key to Prosperous Lives
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:01 pm | US State Department
Data on student learning gathered by aid workers in partner countries is helping the United States develop effective local strategies to teach reading to 100 million children by 2015, says the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development. More >>
If We Landed on Europa, What Would We Want to Know?
Friday, 9 August 2013, 11:59 am | US State Department
Most of what scientists know of Jupiter’s moon Europa they have gleaned from a dozen or so close flybys from NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1979 and NASA’s Galileo spacecraft in the mid-to-late 1990s. In these fleeting, paparazzi-like encounters, ... More >>
President Obama’s Call with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey
Friday, 9 August 2013, 11:58 am | US State Department
President Obama spoke by phone today from California with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey, at the Prime Minister’s request, about developments in Syria and Egypt. The President and Prime Minister discussed the danger of foreign extremists in Syria ... More >>
Fifteenth Anniversary of East Africa Embassy Bombings
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 5:39 pm | US State Department
On the fifteenth anniversary of the U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, our thoughts and prayers are with the survivors and innocent victims of these cowardly attacks. More >>
Obama Increases Humanitarian Assistance for Syria Crisis
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 5:38 pm | US State Department
On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, President Obama announced today more than $195 million in additional humanitarian assistance to provide life-saving food, medical care, and relief supplies for people affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria. More >>
John Kerry and EU High Representative Ashton on Egypt
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 5:37 pm | US State Department
In the spirit of supporting Egypt’s democratic transition, two senior representatives of the United States and the EU, Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns and Special Representative for the Southern Mediterranean Bernardino Leon, have been working ... More >>
Sentencing of Somali Pirates for Attack on the S/V QUEST
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 5:36 pm | US State Department
The Department of State welcomes August 2 sentencing of three Somali pirates in the Federal District Court of Virginia for the February 2011 murder of four abducted American citizens Scott Adam, Jean Adam, Phyllis Macay, and Robert Riggle aboard ... More >>
Launch of Office for Engagement With Faith-Based Communities
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 5:34 pm | US State Department
I’m convinced that all of you will agree that one of the toughest challenges that we face in terms of global diplomacy and relationships around the world between peoples nowadays, from sectarian strife to the challenges of many intractable, frozen conflicts, ... More >>
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 5:33 pm | US State Department
Last week was an important one here in Washington for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), an international group that countries can join to promote accountability in the management of payments countries receive from oil, gas, and mining activities. More >>
US: Expiration of the Ban on Imports from Burma
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 5:31 pm | US State Department
Today, in light of the July 28 expiration of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act’s (BFDA) ban on imports from Burma, the President issued an Executive Order that repeals the provisions of Executive Order 13310 that implemented the broad BFDA import ban ... More >>
Statement by the President on the Occasion of Eid al-Fitr
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 5:30 pm | US State Department
Michelle and I send our warmest greetings to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr here in the United States and around the world. During the past month, Muslims have honored their faith through prayer and service, fasting and time spent with loved ones. More >>
Wind Power Capacity Expanding Rapidly in U.S.
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 5:29 pm | US State Department
Wind power is gaining a greater share of the U.S. energy market, according to a new assessment from the Department of Energy, making the United States one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing markets for this clean and renewable source of energy. More >>
15th Anniversary of the Embassy bombings in Kenya & Tanzania
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 5:28 pm | US State Department
Today marks the 15th anniversary of al-Qaeda’s terrorist attacks against the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, which killed innocent Americans and Africans. More >>
