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U.S.-South Korea Relations
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 2:12 pm | US State Department
Remarks Robert J. Einhorn Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control American Center Korea Seoul, Korea,South More >>
Remarks at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ministerial
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 2:02 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much. And it’s an for me to join all of you here for the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 50th anniversary of the Statelessness Convention. I’m honored to be here with the minister for immigration ... More >>
Remarks at the 7th Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 1:50 pm | US State Department
Thank you, Mr. President. And I would also like to express my appreciation to all of the delegates and to my colleague, Minister Rosenthal, for his comments. I want to thank the Implementation Support Unit for all the efforts to advance the work ... More >>
Briefing: UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 12:33 pm | US State Department
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Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review Conference
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 4:56 pm | US State Department
We are in Geneva, where we just completed a fascinating day. And tomorrow the Secretary will be addressing the Biological Weapons Review Conference, which happens once every five years. To give you a sense of tomorrow’s event, we have two folks with us. More >>
Background Briefing on Syria
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 4:54 pm | US State Department
I wanted to just give you some of the things that we heard from the opposition folk about what they see inside Syria. They spoke about the regime tearing apart the fabric of Syrian society, that when they were growing up, they never thought about Syria ... More >>
Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 4:50 pm | US State Department
This weekend, we will celebrate Human Rights Day, the anniversary of one of the great accomplishments of the last century. Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafting a declaration that would enshrine the fundamental ... More >>
US Contributes $246,687 to Support Afghan Gender Justice
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 2:36 pm | US State Department
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has contributed $246,687 to the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) to support increasing public demand for services at the Violence Against Women ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing - December 6, 2011
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 2:18 pm | US State Department
I do want to note that on November 28th in Podgorica and on December 5th in Washington, representatives of the Government of Montenegro and the Government of the United States, respectively, initialed an open skies agreement – air services agreement ... More >>
Sudan Troika Statement on Negotiations
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:51 am | US State Department
Following is the text of a joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague. More >>
Remarks at the Civil Society Meet and Greet
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:45 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon, and let me begin by thanking Yuri and all of you for being here today. I also wish to thank the Tolerance Center for hosting us. There could hardly be a better setting for this meeting. And I think the work ... More >>
Remarks at the OSCE First Plenary Session
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:31 am | US State Department
Thank you and the president of the Republic of Lithuania and the government and people of your country for hosting this year’s for hosting this year’s OSCE Ministerial and for your steadfast global leadership in support and defense of human dignity ... More >>
Remarks at Meeting with Syrian National Council
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:27 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, first, let me begin by saying that it’s an honor to meet with all of you, the president and senior members of the Syrian National Council. I look forward to our discussion and hearing from each of you. I am particularly ... More >>
Background Briefing on the Secretary's Travel to Lithuania
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:23 am | US State Department
MODERATOR: All right, everybody. We are en route from Vilnius to Geneva to celebrate Human Rights Day. To talk about what we’ll be doing this afternoon in Geneva, we have [Senior State Department Official]. Take it away, [Senior State Department Official]. ... More >>
Indonesia Ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:21 am | US State Department
The United States welcomes Indonesia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). We thank President Yudhoyono and the Government of Indonesia for their leadership in this global effort to reinforce the nuclear nonproliferation ... More >>
Presidential Elections in the DR Congo
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:18 am | US State Department
The United States remains deeply committed to supporting the democratic development of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The presidential and legislative elections that took place as scheduled on November 28 are an important milestone for the Congo. ... More >>
Background Briefing: the Bonn Conference on Afghanistan
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 1:52 pm | US State Department
[T]here’ll be particular focus on questions of media freedom, rights of journalists, and particularly extending those rights to the digital age – we’ll be supporting a strong statement to that effect; empowerment of women, also questions of intolerance ... More >>
Background Briefing on the Secretary's Travel to Lithuania
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 1:44 pm | US State Department
[T]he Secretary’s going to participate in the OSCE Ministerial. She’ll begin with a meeting with the hosts of Lithuania, President Grybauskaite and Foreign Minister Azubalis of Lithuania. Following that, she will make remarks to the plenary session, ... More >>
Conference of the Parties to UN Climate Change Framework
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 1:23 pm | US State Department
Statement on the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change More >>
Remarks at Breakfast with Afghan Civil Society Representativ
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 1:10 pm | US State Department
Thank you very much, Ambassador Grossman, and let me also thank Lady Ashton and the European Union for the excellent work that they are doing and, as you just said, they will continue to do in Afghanistan. And let me thank Foreign Minister Baird ... More >>
