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Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Meeting Atlanta Feb 9-10
Friday, 3 February 2012, 11:45 am | US State Department
On February 9-10, 2012, the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board will hold its quarterly meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Established by the U.S. Congress and appointed by the President of the United States, the board sets worldwide policies for the ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: Non-Governmental Organizations
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 1:47 pm | US State Department
Saudi Arabia: Non-governmental Organizations Question: Are there any U.S. funded NGOs working in Saudi Arabia? More >>
E. Asia, Pacific: Daily Press Briefing - February, 2012
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 1:36 pm | US State Department
Syria o Support Of Arab League Plan In New York / Consultations o Foreign Minister Lavrov / Russian Support Of Draft Resolution o Increase In Violence / Defections o Security Upgrades / Ambassador Ford / Status Of Embassy Egypt o U.S. Citizens Staying ... More >>
Remarks With Singaporean Foreign Minister
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 1:28 pm | US State Department
This is a very consequential relationship. The multidimensional growth of our relationship with Singapore is an example of the importance that the United States sets on strengthening our engagement in the Asia Pacific. We are working together on a full range of issues, ... More >>
Japanese Delegation Visit Washington (Taken Question)
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 1:25 pm | US State Department
Question: Are any U.S. officials meeting with the visiting Japanese delegation currently in Washington? More >>
Remarks at the United Nations
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 11:37 am | US State Department
I think we saw once again the deep concern that the international community has over the situation in Syria and the determination to act, to try to bring an end to the killing and terrible abuses that is ongoing. We will have a concerted effort over ... More >>
Remarks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 11:12 am | US State Department
First of all, let me just say, as always, it is wonderful to be back in Seoul, particularly to see the lovely snowfall last night. I had the honor of addressing the 55th anniversary dinner of the Korea Society last night, with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister ... More >>
Remarks: Kazakhstan Independence, U.S.-Diplomatic Relations
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 11:06 am | US State Department
Remarks for the Atlantic Council Conference on Twenty Years of Kazakhstan's Independence and U.S.-Diplomatic Relations More >>
U.S. Preparatory Conference for Rio+20
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 10:57 am | US State Department
The Department of State, in close collaboration with the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, will hold a three day conference, Rio+2.0: Bridging Connection Technologies and Sustainable Development , at Stanford, February 2-4, 2012. This ... More >>
Department of State Hosts Tech@State
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 10:46 am | US State Department
The U.S. Department of State will host a symposium focusing on how social media and other internet-enabled data streams are used to create real-time awareness in different contexts at the Tech@State: Real-Time Awareness conference on February 3 - 4, 2012. More >>
Remarks With Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 10:42 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I’m delighted to welcome my colleague, the foreign minister of Kazakhstan, a country with whom we have very friendly relations and work together on a whole range of issues, both bilaterally and regionally and globally. Kazakhstan ... More >>
Remarks at UN Security Council Session on Syria
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 10:31 am | US State Department
The Arab League has demonstrated important leadership in this crisis. And for many months, the people of the region and the world have watched in horror as the Assad regime executed a campaign of violence against its own citizens. Civilians gunned ... More >>
Advisory Board on OECD Corporate Social Responsibility
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 9:46 am | US State Department
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez announced today the launch of the Stakeholder Advisory Board on the U.S. National Contact Point for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ... More >>
Syria: Assistant Secretary Feltman's Meetings at the UN
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:59 pm | US State Department
Question: Who did Assistant Secretary Feltman meet with in New York today? Please provide a readout of those meetings. More >>
Grenada Independence Day
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 12:17 pm | US State Department
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to congratulate the people of Grenada as you celebrate your 38th anniversary of independence this February 7th. Grenada has shown a deep commitment to protecting its democratic ... More >>
Deputy Secretary Burns Completes Week-long Trip to Africa
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 1:36 pm | US State Department
Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns wrapped up his week-long visit to Africa today in Ethiopia. As head of the U.S. delegation to the African Union Summit, he met yesterday and today with a number of leaders in Addis Ababa, including UN Secretary General ... More >>
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 1:34 pm | US State Department
Last week, the United States joined countries throughout the world in marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. We paused to honor the memory of the six million Jews and millions of others who were murdered at the hands of the Nazis. As President ... More >>
Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 12:20 pm | US State Department
The Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP) will meet on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. in room 1107 of the Harry S Truman Building. Hosted by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez ... More >>
Countering Violent Extremism
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 9:55 am | US State Department
This initiative could not be more timely. There is widespread agreement on the need to prevent individuals from starting down the path toward radicalization, the embrace of violence, and support for terrorism, as well as to divert those already on that ... More >>
Sharp Escalation of Regime Violence in Syria
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 9:51 am | US State Department
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the escalation of the Syrian regime’s violent and brutal attacks on its own people. In the past few days we have seen intensified Syrian security operations all around the country which ... More >>
