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US: Convention Of The National Conference Of Black Mayors
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 12:41 pm | US State Department
Good morning and thank you Vanessa for that very kind introduction. I am a native of Georgia and it is nice to come home to see old friends and meet new ones in a forum of enlightened leaders from near and far who are living the theme of this year’s ... More >>
Indonesian President Urged To Begin Dialogue Over West Papua
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 12:03 pm | US State Department
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is urged to immediately appoint members to a dialogue team in order to intensify dialogue with stakeholders both in the Land of Papua and Jakarta. The formation of a dialogue team is an urgent need and essential to bring ... More >>
Serbian President Nikolic Denies Srebrenica Genocide
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 11:53 am | US State Department
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 5, 2012 More >>
US Hosts Summit For Young African Leaders
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 11:52 am | US State Department
On June 13, Secretary Hilary Clinton will welcome more than 60 young African leaders to the Innovation Summit and Mentoring Partnership with Young African Leaders, a three-week professional development program sponsored by the U.S. Government in collaboration ... More >>
Fulbright NEXUS Program Announces Lead Scholar
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 11:50 am | US State Department
The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that Dr. Daniel M. Kammen, Professor and Founding Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, will be the 2012-2013 Fulbright NEXUS Lead Scholar. Dr. ... More >>
Missile Defense Conference
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 4:26 pm | US State Department
I am honored to be back here, at RUSI, speaking about my favorite topic, missile defense. I particularly appreciate this year’s program where I get to speak first. More >>
Hillary Clinton: Remarks With Armenian Foreign Minister
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 3:35 pm | US State Department
FOREIGN MINISTER NALBANDIAN: Dear Madam Secretary of State, dear Hillary, it’s a great pleasure for me to welcome you again in Armenia. Your last visit to Yerevan coincided with July the 4th, the national day of the United States of America. This ... More >>
US-Nigeria Binational Commission Holds Largest Gathering
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 2:57 pm | US State Department
Largest Ever Gathering of the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission to Engage on Governance, Regional Security, Energy, and Agriculture More >>
U.S. Department Of State Spanish Twitter Briefing
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 1:58 pm | US State Department
MIKE HAMMER: Hello, good afternoon. Welcome back to the State Department here in Washington for another session of Twitter in Spanish. I am Mike Hammer, Acting Assistant Secretary, of the Bureau of Public Affairs. We take this opportunity to answer as ... More >>
US Remarks To The 42nd OAS General Assembly
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 1:33 pm | US State Department
I want to begin by thanking President Evo Morales, Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza, and Assistant Secretary Albert Ramdin for organizing and hosting this 42nd General Assembly of the Organization of the American ... More >>
Hillary Clinton in Norway, Discusses Arctic Circle and Egypt
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 1:03 pm | US State Department
FOREIGN MINISTER STOERE: (In progress.) – share with you just a few impressions from this day. Secretary Clinton, you are a fabulous guest because you showed a really keen interest in what you are presented, and that makes us Norwegians proud and very ... More >>
US Govt On The Twenty-Third Anniversary Of Tiananmen Square
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 12:51 pm | US State Department
On this the twenty-third anniversary of the violent suppression by Chinese authorities of the spring 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, the United States joins the international community in remembering the tragic loss of innocent lives. More >>
Hillary Clinton: Climate and Clean Air Coalition Event
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 12:46 pm | US State Department
AMBASSADOR LINDSTEDT: Thank you. Your Royal Highness, Madam Secretary, Madam Minister, ladies and gentlemen, a warm welcome to you all, and thank you for being with us on this special occasion. We are honored by the presence of Her Royal Highness Crown ... More >>
Hillary Clinton Discusses US Relations with Syria and Sweden
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 12:32 pm | US State Department
PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT: So, good afternoon and welcome, everybody. It is a great pleasure and privilege to welcome Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Clinton, to Stockholm and to Sweden. I must admit that yesterday we had the coldest day in Sweden since ... More >>
Hillary Clinton: Remarks At Universal Rights Award Ceremony
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 11:42 am | US State Department
Thank you very much, Ambassador, and it is such a pleasure to be here in Yerevan at the U.S. Embassy. Let me acknowledge some of the partners that the Ambassador was speaking about. Can you hear me? Okay. I want to acknowledge the governments ... More >>
U.S. Announces Taekwondo Sports Exchange For Iraqi Youth
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 10:22 am | US State Department
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ SportsUnited Division will bring 13 Iraqi taekwondo athletes, eleven youth and two coaches, to the United States, June 5- 15th, to participate in a US. Government sports visitor ... More >>
Massacre in Haoula
Monday, 28 May 2012, 12:59 pm | US State Department
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms yesterday's massacre in the Syrian village of Haoula. United Nations observers have confirmed that dozens of men, women, and children were killed and hundreds more wounded in a vicious assault ... More >>
Colombia: U.S. Reaction to Bogota Bombing (Taken Question)
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 4:10 pm | US State Department
ANSWER: The United States condemns the bombing that occurred in Bogota on Tuesday. Our condolences go out to the victims’ families. There is no justification for killing innocent people. The United States continues to support Colombia in its efforts ... More >>
The NATO Summit in Chicago
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 4:09 pm | US State Department
Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the NATO Summit, which the United States is proud to be hosting in Chicago on May 20-21. I appreciate the Committee’s support for this meeting, as well as its sustained recognition of the significance ... More >>
U.S Priorities amidst Economic Challenges in the Middle East
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 4:05 pm | US State Department
Strategic and Economic Dialogue, and I know that both Secretary Geithner and I greatly appreciate all the work done by both of our delegations and the months of preparation for this meeting. I’ve read readings from President Obama and a letter from him ... More >>