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Reports of Violence in Egypt
Monday, 19 December 2011, 2:15 pm | US State Department
I am deeply concerned about the continuing reports of violence in Egypt. I urge Egyptian security forces to respect and protect the universal rights of all Egyptians, including the rights to peaceful free expression and assembly. More >>
Concerns About Human Rights in Belarus
Monday, 19 December 2011, 12:49 pm | US State Department
Today we remember the one year anniversary of the start of the brutal crackdown by the Belarus Government on civil society, political opposition and independent media. Over the past 12 months, the Belarusian authorities have imprisoned peaceful demonstrators, ... More >>
U.S.-India Partnership in an Asia-Pacific Century
Monday, 19 December 2011, 11:34 am | US State Department
Thank you for that kind introduction. It is truly an honor to be here with all of you. With its half-million strong student body, its proud history and its cutting-edge research – the University of Pune, like India itself, is a place of irrepressible ... More >>
Keynote Address at Award Dinner
Monday, 19 December 2011, 10:57 am | US State Department
These four women – Sima and Claudia and Shukri and Sihem – are in and of themselves absolutely the kind of leaders that we want to honor. They also represent millions of women who deserve our support, because they, like the remarkable three women who ... More >>
Passing of Vaclav Havel
Monday, 19 December 2011, 9:16 am | US State Department
I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic’s first democratically elected president and leader of the Velvet Revolution. His death is a loss for the Czech Republic and for human rights defenders around the world. ... More >>
Ambassador Locke Presents One Millionth Visa in China
Friday, 16 December 2011, 1:13 pm | US State Department
On December 14 at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Ambassador Gary Locke presented the one millionth visa adjudicated in China this year. With the help of additional personnel and process improvements, Mission China has also successfully reduced the average ... More >>
Secretary Clinton to Deliver Two Major Speeches on Women
Friday, 16 December 2011, 1:11 pm | US State Department
At 7:30pm on December 16, at the International Crisis Group’s annual In Pursuit of Peace Award Dinner, the Secretary will lay out the case for the critical role women play in making peace and achieving lasting security. - At 2:30pm on December ... More >>
Remarks Wth Danish Foreign Minister Villy Sovndal
Friday, 16 December 2011, 1:10 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Sovndal for our first meeting here in Washington in his new role. And it is also clear that for me, even in this age of video conferencing and, obviously, ... More >>
Remarks With Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd
Friday, 16 December 2011, 11:48 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, it’s a great pleasure for me once again to welcome Kevin Rudd here to the State Department. I think it goes pretty much without saying that Kevin and I work very closely together on a range of issues, and I am very appreciative ... More >>
The U.S.-Caribbean Shared Security Partnership
Friday, 16 December 2011, 11:11 am | US State Department
Chairman Menendez, Senator Rubio, and Members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you today to discuss the U.S. – Caribbean Shared Security Partnership and the work the Department of State has undertaken to address security issues in ... More >>
Remarks to the Women in Public Service Colloquium
Friday, 16 December 2011, 11:05 am | US State Department
Thank you so much, Christine. And those words of advice, I think, will be taken to heart by everyone here. I also want to add my words of welcome and thanks to the presidents of the Seven Sisters colleges. You’ll be hearing from all of them throughout ... More >>
Press Roundtable at U.S. Embassy Beijing, China
Friday, 16 December 2011, 10:53 am | US State Department
Thank you all. This is the final meeting of sorts before I get on the plane and go home after being two and a half weeks on the road. The first stop, of course, being in Burma, in anticipation of and during the Secretary of State’s recent trip there, ... More >>
The United States, Malaysia, and the Asia Pacific
Friday, 16 December 2011, 10:22 am | US State Department
This is an exciting moment for American diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific -- a true inflection point in our foreign policy. As Secretary Clinton has written, “It is becoming increasingly clear that in the 21st century, the world’s strategic and economic ... More >>
Remarks by Special Representative Davies in Beijing, China
Friday, 16 December 2011, 10:19 am | US State Department
Hello, everybody. Thank you very much for coming out. First of all, a mea culpa . When I came here, I made a statement but didn't take questions, and I should have, and I will do better next time. But let me start off by saying just a couple of things ... More >>
Tenth Anniversary of Gilman Scholarships
Friday, 16 December 2011, 10:16 am | US State Department
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), in partnership with the Institute of International Education, marks the tenth anniversary of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. The program fosters ... More >>
International Exchanges | Women in Public Service Project
Friday, 16 December 2011, 10:09 am | US State Department
On December 15, 2011 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton launched the Women in Public Service Project – a new initiative to increase the number of women in public service at the local, national, and international levels. A partnership ... More >>
Terrorist Designation: Basque Fatherland and Liberty Leader
Friday, 16 December 2011, 10:04 am | US State Department
The Department of State has designated Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) veteran Jose Antonio Urruticoechea Bengoechea (AKA Ternera) under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. ... More >>
Terrorist Designation of Saleh al-Qarawi
Friday, 16 December 2011, 10:00 am | US State Department
The Department of State designated Saleh al-Qarawi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224. Al-Qarawi al is a senior leader and operative for the Abdullah Azzam Brigades (AAB), a Lebanese militant organization. ... More >>
Press Gaggle Following Testimony on Russian Human Rights
Friday, 16 December 2011, 9:59 am | US State Department
Press Availability Philip H. Gordon Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Following Testimony before the Subcommittee on European Affairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC More >>
Remarks at "Diplomacy at Home for the Holidays"
Friday, 16 December 2011, 9:52 am | US State Department
Thank you so much, Secretary Clinton, for your strong support of all of our diplomatic families. The fact that this room is so full and that people have come from so far – from Arizona, from Florida, from Nebraska, and so many other places – tells ... More >>
