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Elimination of Violence Against Women Day Nov 25
Monday, 21 November 2011, 12:49 pm | US State Department
On Monday, November 21, 2011, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer will host a panel to observe the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) in the Loy Henderson Auditorium from 2:00 p.m. to ... More >>
Interview With Chuck Todd of NBC
Monday, 21 November 2011, 12:24 pm | US State Department
We’re sitting here doing this interview in Indonesia. It was only a little over 10 years ago when they looked like they were a long way from the kind of accountability and institutional change that was expected if they were going to make a transition ... More >>
Interview With Jake Tapper of ABC News
Monday, 21 November 2011, 12:12 pm | US State Department
It’s about asserting our own position as a Pacific power. We always have been, we were dominant for many years, but I think it is fair to say that over the last eight or 10 years, our attention was elsewhere. Now that we are winding down a war ... More >>
Interview With Norah O'Donnell of CBS News
Monday, 21 November 2011, 12:09 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Thank you, Secretary Clinton, for doing this. The President has made a big announcement about your trip to Myanmar. Also on this trip, the President announced that there will be new troops in Australia. A lot of this looks like an effort to ... More >>
Interview With Brianna Keilar of CNN
Monday, 21 November 2011, 12:07 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: You’ll be going to Burma next month. How committed do you think the government is to reform? And also, do you think that there are sort of actual concerns, or do you give much merit to the concerns of some activists who say this is too premature ... More >>
Update on US and Russian Federation Visa Insurance Agreement
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:45 am | US State Department
Secretary of State Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov exchanged diplomatic notes during their November 19, 2011, meeting in Bali on the new agreement on visas announced on July 13, 2011. This exchange of notes advances the visa agreement one ... More >>
Remarks at Millennium Challenge Corporation Signing Ceremony
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:37 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Daniel, and thanks for all of your work directing the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and to all who worked with you in order to achieve this very impressive compact. More >>
Food Security & the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:34 am | US State Department
The United States is committed to partnering with the Indonesian government and the private sector to enhance Indonesia’s food security. The U.S. government will support increased sustainable production in both agriculture and fisheries, encourage private ... More >>
Presentation of the Order of Lakandula
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:32 am | US State Department
The Partnership for Growth aligns both governments’ strategic efforts towards inclusive Philippine economic growth. This partnership will enhance the Philippine Government’s capability to: first, foster a more competitive business environment; second, strengthen ... More >>
Global Health Initiative in Indonesia
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:28 am | US State Department
Under the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership, the United States is committed to supporting Indonesia’s efforts to improve quality of health care, expand partnerships between the public and private sector, and increase scientific collaboration. Guided ... More >>
Mobile Money Initiative and the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:27 am | US State Department
With less than 50 percent of the Indonesian population having access to a formal bank, the World Bank estimates that mobile money could reach 74 million unbanked people in the country. More >>
DoD-funded Integrated Maritime Surveillance System
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:23 am | US State Department
From FY2006 to FY2008 the U.S Government provided approximately $57 million via the National Defense Authorization Act Section 1206 to support Indonesia’s establishment of an Integrated Maritime Surveillance System (IMSS) strategically located to cover ... More >>
Conditions in the Horn of Africa
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:22 am | US State Department
On November 18, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) and the United Nations Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) released the latest analysis of the ongoing drought and famine in Somalia. Three areas of Somalia have been downgraded ... More >>
Interview With Ed Henry of Fox News
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:19 am | US State Department
QUESTION: As a woman, in particular, it has to be pretty remarkable to think that you’re heading out to this mission to Burma next month. And given everything that’s happened there with Aung San Suu Kyi, what is the goal of your mission? More >>
UN Resolution Condemns Plot To Assassinate Saudi Ambassador
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:17 am | US State Department
Earlier today the United Nations General Assembly sent a strong message to the Iranian regime that the international community cannot and will not tolerate assaults on its diplomatic corps. The targeting of another nation’s diplomats is not just a ... More >>
Press Releases: Daily Press Briefing - November 17, 2011
Friday, 18 November 2011, 1:20 pm | US State Department
Index for Today's Briefing Syria Arab League / Increasing International Pressure / U.S. Wants To See An End To Violence / Russia / Syrian Opposition Country Specific Condemnation At Un / Eu And Arab Support Turkey More >>
A Changing Middle East:
Friday, 18 November 2011, 1:07 pm | US State Department
Thank you, Dick, for that kind introduction. I’m honored to be back at the Middle East Institute, for whose leadership, membership and mission I have enormous respect. And I’m especially honored to be introduced by Dick Murphy, for whom I have the ... More >>
Briefing on the New Bureau of Energy Resources
Friday, 18 November 2011, 10:50 am | US State Department
MR. VENTRELL: Good afternoon. We’re pleased today to have Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Ambassador Carlos Pascual, here to talk about the new Bureau for Energy Resources within the Department of State. Ambassador Pascual ... More >>
Update on Darfur
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 1:36 pm | US State Department
The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted an important workshop on Darfur this week, which was attended by key Darfuri armed movements, Darfuri civil society, and key stakeholders in the international community, including U.S. government officials. The workshop ... More >>
Latvia's National Day
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 12:56 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 Latvia on the 93rd anniversary of your independence this November 18. More >>
