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Briefing on the 17th U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue
Friday, 27 July 2012, 12:05 pm | US State Department
MS. NULAND: Afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us. As you know, we have a special briefing today by Assistant Secretary of State Mike Posner to talk about our just-completed Annual Dialogue with China on Human Rights. So without further ... More >>
Remarks at the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
Friday, 27 July 2012, 12:02 pm | US State Department
Thank you, Alistair, for the kind introduction and for organizing this timely event. A big thank you for all that you and your Center have done over the last six or seven years to promote multilateral counterterrorism cooperation. More >>
Convening of Somalia's National Constituent Assembly
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:57 am | US State Department
Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 25, 2012 More >>
U.S. Support for UN Roadmap on Camp Ashraf
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:49 am | US State Department
The United States supports the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq’s (UNAMI) “Roadmap,” which suggests remaining steps for the closure of Camp Ashraf and builds upon the work that has produced the safe relocation of almost two-thirds of ... More >>
Remarks at the Second Annual Global Diaspora Forum
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:46 am | US State Department
MR. BALDERSTON: Thank you, everyone. I always take it as a point of personal privilege to be able to say a few words about my boss of 12 years, Secretary Clinton. And I’ve worked with her for over a decade and I’ve learned many lessons from her, too plentiful ... More >>
The Passing of Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:23 am | US State Department
On behalf of the people of the United States, I want to send my deepest sympathies to the people of Ghana and the friends, family, and loved ones of President John Evans Atta Mills. President Mills made a significant contribution to Ghana’s democracy ... More >>
Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Meets in NY
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:22 am | US State Department
________________________________________ The United States will join partners from nearly 70 countries, international organizations, and the private sector at the United Nations in New York on July 25 for a plenary meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy ... More >>
Remarks With Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:20 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good morning. It’s a great personal pleasure for me to have this opportunity to welcome the Prime Minister of Haiti Prime Minister Lamothe is someone who comes to this job on behalf of his country with a lot of private sector ... More >>
Remarks at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:18 am | US State Department
Thank you very much, and it’s a tremendous honor for me to be here on this occasion for such an important conference. I want to start by thanking Sara for that introduction, but much more than that, for her life’s work. She’s been involved with the Holocaust ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing July 25, 2012
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:13 am | US State Department
• DEPARTMENT • o Olympics / Consular Assistance to American Citizens o • DPRK • o Marriage of Kim Jong-un o • SYRIA • o Attack Last Week that Killed Senior Regime Officials in Damascus o • VENEZUELA • o Withdrawal from Inter American ... More >>
Remarks at the 2012 International AIDS Conference
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 1:06 pm | US State Department
Good morning, and – (applause) – now, what would an AIDS conference be without a little protesting? We understand that. (Applause.) Part of the reason we’ve come as far as we have is because so many people all over the world have not been satisfied ... More >>
The Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries
Monday, 23 July 2012, 12:00 pm | US State Department
The Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Co-Chairs' Summary of the Meeting on Policies for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises on July 18, 2012, Rome, Italy More >>
U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Conflict Affected in Syria
Monday, 23 July 2012, 11:14 am | US State Department
Kelly Clements, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; and Mark Bartolini, Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance More >>
Keynote Remarks at Business Policy Panel US- ASEAN Mission
Monday, 23 July 2012, 11:00 am | US State Department
Thank you for those kind words. It is a real privilege for me to be here in Rangoon with the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council. I also want to recognize the distinguished ministers who have joined us today. You are important leaders of the reform process. More >>
Remarks on Evidence and Impact: Closing the Gender Data Gap
Monday, 23 July 2012, 10:58 am | US State Department
Thank you very much. Well, it’s wonderful being here with all of you today, and I want to start by thanking Gallup for co-sponsoring this conference with the State Department and hosting us here this morning. Jim Clifton told me that this used to ... More >>
Human Rights Situation in Bangladesh
Friday, 20 July 2012, 5:35 pm | US State Department
Thank you for this opportunity to speak with you today regarding the human rights situation in Bangladesh. I appreciate Congress’ active interest in the region and in the wide range of U.S. Government programs and activities there. Bangladesh is ... More >>
Hillary Clinton: The Art of Smart Power
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 12:45 pm | US State Department
As the balance of world power shifts, the US is developing a novel range of diplomatic, social, economic, political and security tools to fix the world’s complex new geopolitical problems. I touched down in Beijing in May for the fourth round of the US-China Strategic ... More >>
Deteriorating Condition of Iranian Political Prisoners
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 12:28 pm | US State Department
We are concerned by recent reports that Kurdish activist Mohammed Seddigh Kaboudvand and human rights defender Nargess Mohammadi are suffering from rapidly deteriorating health while in prison. Kaboudvand has been on hunger strike since May 26 to protest ... More >>
Assistance to Pakistan: Taken Question
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 12:38 pm | US State Department
Question: How much US. assistance has been provided to Pakistan since the opening of NATO supply routes? More >>
Remarks to the Export Control Reform Conference
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 12:34 pm | US State Department
Thank you Eric. I want to thank the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security for hosting this important conference and for having me here today. It is my pleasure to be able to speak with you today about the Administration’s hard ... More >>
