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Travels to Germany, Switzerland, Poland & Lithuania
Monday, 27 February 2012, 9:42 am | US State Department
Rose Gottemoeller, Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, will travel to Berlin, Geneva, Warsaw, and Vilnius from February 27 to March 2. This will be the latest in an on-going series of meetings with her European counterparts ... More >>
Foreign Ambassadors Experience America Trip
Monday, 27 February 2012, 9:39 am | US State Department
United States Chief of Protocol Capricia Penavic Marshall will lead the Obama Administration’s latest Experience America trip to Los Angeles with members of the Diplomatic Corps and their spouses from February 28th – March 2nd, 2012. Nearly 50 ambassadors representing ... More >>
Asst Secretary Travels to New Zealand, Australia
Monday, 27 February 2012, 9:24 am | US State Department
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. Campbell will travel to New Zealand and Australia February 27 – March 2, 2012. In Wellington February 29, he will meet with Foreign Minister Murray McCully and other senior New Zealand ... More >>
Press Availability: Friends of the Syrian People
Monday, 27 February 2012, 9:20 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good evening, everyone. Good evening. It’s been a very, very, long and productive day. And I want to commend, once again, the Government of Tunisia, in particular the foreign minister, for executing this conference on ... More >>
U.S. Supports Launch of Caribbean Small Business Development
Monday, 27 February 2012, 9:18 am | US State Department
In a ceremony today at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Carmen Lomellin, U.S. Permanent Representative to the regional body, announced U.S. support for the launch of the “Caribbean Small Business Development Centers ... More >>
Kuwait's National Day
Monday, 27 February 2012, 9:13 am | 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 Kuwait as you celebrate the 51st anniversary of your independence, and the 21st anniversary of Kuwait’s liberation this February ... More >>
Drug Trafficking – A Threat to Central Asia
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:24 pm | US State Department
Goals Of Caci In Central Asia: • Disrupt drug-trafficking from Afghanistan and dismantle transnational crime organizations.• Establish government networks to enhance investigation, prosecution and conviction of traffickers.• Promote regional ... More >>
Information Age Arms Control: The "Getting to Zero" Toolbox
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:21 pm | US State Department
Thank you so much for having me here today. My boss, Secretary Clinton, wanted me to be here today to support your important work, since she couldn’t be here. Thanks to Bruce, Rick and all the Global Zero staff You are doing amazing work. I spoke ... More >>
U.S.-Iraq Joint Coordinating Committee: Culture & Education
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:18 pm | US State Department
The following is the text of a joint statement from the United States-Iraq Joint Coordinating Committee for Cultural and Educational Cooperation: More >>
Previewing Conference on Somalia
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:12 pm | US State Department
This is one of the largest and most important international conferences held on Somalia in recent years being convened by Prime Minister Cameron and shared by Foreign Secretary Hague. Our objectives in this conference are to underscore and maintain high-level ... More >>
Previewing the Friends of Syrian People Conference
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:08 pm | US State Department
Good morning, everybody. Hope you all had a good sleep. The following is going to be embargoed until GMT noon here for reasons that you will understand, because it reflects a variety of meetings that the Secretary has had on the margins of the Somalia ... More >>
Terrorist Designations of Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid
Friday, 24 February 2012, 1:55 pm | US State Department
Today, the Department of State designated Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under section 1(b) of Executive ... More >>
Execution Order: Iranian Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
Friday, 24 February 2012, 1:47 pm | US State Department
The United States is deeply concerned by reports that a provincial court has renewed the execution order for Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Mr. Nadarkhani is facing a death sentence on charges of apostasy and has refused to recant his Christian faith. ... More >>
U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement
Friday, 24 February 2012, 11:12 am | US State Department
The United States and Mexico today signed an agreement concerning the development of oil and gas reservoirs that cross the international maritime boundary between the two countries in the Gulf of Mexico. The Agreement is designed to enhance energy ... More >>
Press Availability on the London Conference
Friday, 24 February 2012, 11:06 am | US State Department
I’ll begin with Somalia. Today’s conference coincided with the halfway point of the roadmap to end the transition in Somalia, which spells out the steps for building a stable government after decades of erratic rule. On August 20th of 2012, the Transitional ... More >>
Remarks at New Zealand Earthquake Anniversary
Friday, 24 February 2012, 10:39 am | US State Department
It’s been a year since a terrible earthquake struck New Zealand, but memories are still fresh. I had visited Christchurch just a few months earlier, and I was shocked to learn of the scope of the damage. So many lives were lost. So many homes and businesses ... More >>
Bilateral Meeting: Secretary Clinton, Foreign Minister Khar
Friday, 24 February 2012, 10:26 am | US State Department
The Secretary started the meeting by giving her vision about the shared interest that Pakistan and the United States have for the future, the importance of strong civilian (inaudible) and channels. And then she invited the foreign minister to bring ... More >>
Remarks Upon Arrival in Beijing
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 11:32 am | US State Department
Remarks Glyn Davies Special Representative for North Korea Policy Westin Chaoyang Hotel Beijing, China February 22, 2012 More >>
Press Availability Following the G20 Ministerial Meetings
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 11:30 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon. And let me begin by thanking our hosts. It was an absolute pleasure to be here, and I want to express my appreciation to President Calderon, to Secretary Espinosa, and to the entire Mexican team for putting ... More >>
Keynote Address at Global Business Conference
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 11:28 am | US State Department
Address Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC February 21, 2012 More >>
