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Remarks at the Open Government Partnership Opening Session
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:50 am | US State Department
Thank you very much, and it’s a great pleasure to be here at this first high-level conference of the Open Government Partnership. And I want to commend and thank Brazil, in particular President Rousseff, for the leadership that they have given to this ... More >>
U.S. Diplomatic Support for Small Business Abroad
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:49 am | US State Department
I am delighted to have the opportunity to meet with SIDO as you devote two days to engaging in rich and substantive dialogue on ways to expand trade and investment opportunities for your states. More >>
Positions for the US in the Upcoming Arms Trade Treaty Conf.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:47 am | US State Department
Thank you very much, Linc. I’m sure many of you are familiar with the genesis of the Arms Trade Treaty and with the needs that it seeks to address. We have been doing our best to explain to people what is our approach. I’m delighted to have the opportunity ... More >>
Open Government Partnership: First High Level Meeting
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:43 am | US State Department
“We pledge to be more transparent at every level – because more information on government activity should be open, timely, and freely available to the people. We pledge to engage more of our citizens in decision-making – because it makes ... More >>
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:41 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so much, Antonio. And it is a great pleasure, as always, to be back in Brazil, especially just one week after the very constructive meeting that was held between our two presidents We have deepened and broadened our cooperation ... More >>
Argentina: Nationalize Controlling Interest in Repsol-YPF
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:40 am | US State Department
QUESTION: Has the United States filed a WTO complaint against Argentina for plans to nationalize Spanish/U.S.-owned oil company YPF? More >>
Dr. Jim Yong Kim Elected World Bank President
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:38 am | US State Department
I am delighted that the World Bank Board of Directors has selected Dr Jim Yong Kim to serve as president through a transparent and competitive process. Dr. Kim is an excellent selection to lead the World Bank forward, build consensus with donor and ... More >>
Meets With Embassy Brasilia Staff and Their Families
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:37 am | US State Department
AMBASSADOR SHANNON: It’s a tremendous pleasure to have you all here today and to have with us the Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Madam Secretary, I would like to present to you the men, women, and children of the American Embassy ... More >>
Remarks at the Business Leaders' Lunch
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:32 am | US State Department
Thank you very much. And it is, for me, a great pleasure to be here in Brasilia with leaders from government and business who are committed to strengthening the ties between our two countries. More >>
Release of Political Prisoners in Belarus
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:31 am | US State Department
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 16, 2012 More >>
S. Korea: Remarks to Press at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:30 am | US State Department
Remarks to the Press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea More >>
Joint Press Release on the US-Colombia Action Plan
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:29 am | US State Department
In response to growing bilateral and multilateral dialogues on citizen security, Presidents Obama and Santos met today on the margins of the VI Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, and agreed to deepen coordination of ongoing security cooperation ... More >>
Military Violence in Guinea-Bissau
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:27 am | US State Department
We strongly condemn the attempt by certain elements of the military to forcibly seize power and undermine the legitimate civilian leadership of Guinea-Bissau. We regret that they have chosen to disrupt the democratic process, which already was challenged ... More >>
U.S. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty With the UK
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:25 am | US State Department
I am pleased to announce today’s entry into force of the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom. This Treaty is a result of the close, longstanding relationship between the United States and the United ... More >>
Remarks at the Summit of the Americas Civil Society Meeting
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:24 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. It is wonderful to be here for this social forum, and I want to thank President Santos for that excellent speech that covered so many of the important issues that are facing the Americas. And I also wish to thank Maria ... More >>
Remarks With and Saudi Arabian Defense Minister
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:23 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I’m very pleased to welcome His Royal Highness here to the State Department. He is here on a very important visit, having already met many high officials in the White House and at the Pentagon and elsewhere in our government. ... More >>
Phased Adaptive Approach to Missile Defense
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:21 am | US State Department
Thank you so much for inviting me to speak today. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to come to the United Arab Emirates to give remarks at this distinguished gathering of missile and air defense experts. More >>
Additional $482.05M to UNHC for Refugees
Friday, 13 April 2012, 4:00 pm | US State Department
State Department Contributes an Additional $482.05 Million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees More >>
Remarks With and Saudi Arabian Defense Minister Prince Salma
Friday, 13 April 2012, 3:12 pm | US State Department
________________________________________ SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I’m very pleased to welcome His Royal Highness here to the State Department. He is here on a very important visit, having already met many high officials in the White House and at ... More >>
Outcomes of Meeting of the Deauville Partnership
Friday, 13 April 2012, 3:11 pm | US State Department
At this time of rapid and historic change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the United States, as chair of the Group of Eight and the Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition, launched discussion under the Trade, Investment ... More >>
