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On the Occasion of St. David's Day in Wales
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 4:26 pm | US State Department
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Wales as you celebrate St. David’s Day this March 1. More >>
India-U.S. Women's Empowerment Dialogue
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 4:23 pm | US State Department
The third meeting of the India-U.S. Women’s Empowerment Dialogue (WED) was held on Feb. 27, 2012 in New York. The Dialogue was co-chaired by Ms. Neela Gangadharan, Secretary of India’s Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ambassador Melanne ... More >>
Space Sustainability Through International Cooperation
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 4:22 pm | US State Department
Thank you for your kind introduction. It is my pleasure to be back in Tokyo today for this Symposium on “Sustainable Space Development and Utilization for Humankind” with a particular emphasis on orbital space debris. I would like to thank the Japan ... More >>
Budget Hearing for the Department of State and USAID
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 4:20 pm | US State Department
May I change out my chair for that chair right there? Thank you. I very much appreciate that. That’s much better. Well, let me begin by thanking the chairwoman for her leadership along with Ranking Member Lowey. I have found this to be a committee that ... More >>
Syria: Readout of Assistant Secretary Feltman's Meeting
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 4:18 pm | US State Department
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey D. Feltman met today with Syrian Chargé d’Affaires Zuheir Jabbour at the Department of State to express our outrage over the month-long campaign of brutality and indiscriminate shelling ... More >>
Global Threats, Collaborative Solutions
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 4:17 pm | US State Department
Thank you for inviting me to provide an overview of how we in the government and our many partners are working together to prevent the spread and use of biological weapons. Your title for this session is a good one. First, because these really are ... More >>
Chairman's Conclusions: Friends of the Syrian People
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:49 pm | US State Department
1. The first meeting of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People (“the Friends’ Group”), was held in Tunis on 24 February 2012, with the participation of more than 60 countries and representatives from the United Nations, the League of Arab ... More >>
Overview of U.S. Economic Assistance to Tunisia
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:47 pm | US State Department
Tunisia has inspired the world with its peaceful, steadfast march toward a more democratic, prosperous society. As Tunisia continues in this critical phase of its history, the United States remains a committed partner in working with the Tunisian government, ... More >>
Remarks to the Press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:45 pm | US State Department
INTERPRETER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE LIM SUNG NAM: This is Special Representative Lim Sung Nam. We had a one-hour discussion this afternoon with Ambassador Davies today. Ambassador Davies debriefed me about the result of the U.S.-DPRK meeting that ... More >>
Interview With Elise Labott of CNN
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:44 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Madam Secretary, thanks so much for joining us. We’re here in North Africa a year after the Arab Spring. It’s a new region. Most – Islamists are in power in many of these countries. And when you were speaking in Tunis yesterday, ... More >>
United States Breaks Ground on New Embassy Compound in Rabat
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:42 pm | US State Department
In an important symbol of our enduring friendship with the Kingdom of Morocco, one of the United State’s oldest diplomatic partners, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton broke ground on the New Embassy Compound (NEC) in Rabat today. Morocco ... More >>
Remarks at New Embassy Compound Ground Breaking Ceremony
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:40 pm | US State Department
AMBASSADOR KAPLAN: (In progress) One important additional feature: She is a woman who is focused. She’s focused on whatever the problem is or whatever the relationship is that she has to deal with at that moment. She’s one of the most powerful women ... More >>
Remarks With Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:38 pm | US State Department
Thank you so much, Minister, for the warm words and the gracious welcome. It is wonderful to be back in Rabat. So much has changed since my last visit to Morocco two years ago, but what has not changed is our commitment to our partnership and friendship, ... More >>
Interview With Michele Kelemen of NPR
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:35 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Michele, obviously we’ve been working on this ever since December, when we learned of the actions against not only American NGOs but NGOs from other countries as well. And we have been engaging at the highest levels of ... More >>
Interview With Samira Sitail of 2M
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:29 pm | US State Department
We have a strategic partnership with Morocco that we highly value. As I think you may remember, Morocco was the very first country to recognize our young republic, back in 1777. So ever since then, all these years, we’ve had a close relationship, ... More >>
Video Remarks at Conference for Historically Black Colleges
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:26 pm | US State Department
I am delighted to be able to send greetings to all of you – our future leaders, and I hope our future diplomats – and welcome you to the State Department during Black History Month. I know many of you have traveled a long way to be here today. ... More >>
Deputy Secretary Burns' Travel to Brazil March 1 - 2, 2012
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:25 pm | US State Department
Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will visit Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia March 1-2, 2012. His visit will reinforce the strong partnership between the United States and Brazil in the lead-up to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s visit to the ... More >>
U.S. Department of State to Host Its First Twitter Briefing
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:24 pm | US State Department
On Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of State will host its first-ever Spanish-language Twitter Briefing. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Mike Hammer will take questions submitted to the Department’s ... More >>
U.S.-Malaysia Partnership
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:22 pm | US State Department
Thank you, it’s my great pleasure to be here in Malaysia. And I am honored to be here at the Malaysian Armed Forces Defense College. I appreciate the Commandant’s hospitality in hosting me for what I hope will be a lively discussion today. Before ... More >>
The Global Peace Operations Initiative
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 4:21 pm | US State Department
It is a great pleasure to be here today at the United States Institute of Peace to talk to you about U.S. efforts to support international peacekeeping operations. USIP has long been a leader in this field. Currently, USIP is teaching conflict mediation ... More >>
