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Secretary's Remarks: La Idea Partnership
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 12:52 pm | US State Department
Diaspora communities play a dynamic role as entrepreneurs and innovators in your countries of origin. You are often the “first-movers” on local challenges. Whether it’s a humanitarian need or investment opportunity, you take risks and solve problems. ... More >>
U.S.-Philippines Partnership for Growth Joint Statement
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 10:22 am | US State Department
Recalling that we dedicated ourselves on January 28, 2011 to work together to accelerate and sustain broad-based and inclusive economic growth in the Philippines through the Partnership for Growth, and have now completed a rigorous joint analysis to identify ... More >>
60th Anniversary: U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 10:17 am | US State Department
Thank you very much, and it is indeed an honor for me to be in Manila to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and it is wonderful to be onboard the USS Fitzgerald , a fine ship with a dedicated crew under the leadership ... More >>
Remarks At A Luncheon Hosted by President Benigno Aquino
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 10:15 am | US State Department
PRESIDENT AQUINO: Today we confer upon the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Order of Lakandula, one of the highest honors that can be (inaudible). For deepening and broadening the engagement between United States and the Philippines (inaudible). ... More >>
Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 10:13 am | US State Department
All of us are here today because of our commitment to see a definitive end to the conflict and violence that has plagued the Great Lakes region, and because we believe the PPA to be an important step toward that end. The fact of the matter is that we ... More >>
Presentation of the Order of Lakandula
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 10:08 am | US State Department
Signing of the Partnership for Growth and Joint Press Availability with Philippines Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario More >>
Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Meets in NY
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 10:00 am | US State Department
________________________________________ The United States will join partners from nearly 70 countries, international organizations, and the private sector at the United Nations in New York November 17, for a plenary meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy ... More >>
State Department Launches "Bureau of Energy Resources"
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 9:55 am | US State Department
On October 14, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that the Department of State is establishing, for the first time, a Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR). As the Secretary noted, “You can’t talk about our economy or foreign policy without ... More >>
Joint Press Availability With Thai Prime Minister
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 9:52 am | US State Department
MS. CHAISAENG: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, viewers at home, and members of the media. I am Thitima Chaisaeng, government spokesperson. We will now have a joint press conference with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Secretary of State of ... More >>
Combating Transnational Criminal Threats, Illicit Pathways
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 2:53 pm | US State Department
David M. Luna Director for Anticrime Programs , Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Cartagena, Colombia More >>
Elections in Liberia
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 2:41 pm | US State Department
The United States commends the National Elections Commission for conducting free, fair, and transparent elections. We applaud the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union and others for sending observers to monitor the ... More >>
Assist. Secretary Thomas M. Countryman: Argentina and Brazil
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 12:26 pm | US State Department
Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, Thomas Countryman, is on travel to Argentina and Brazil from November 15 to 18 to meet with senior government officials for bilateral discussions on nonproliferation issues. ... More >>
Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 12:24 pm | US State Department
Today, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development and a coalition of private sector partners, civil society, and other organizations, launched the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) in Washington, ... More >>
Press Releases: Daily Press Briefing - November 15, 2011
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 12:22 pm | US State Department
• Syria o Violence In Syria o Arab League Meeting Tomorrow In Rabat o Attacks On Embassies In Syria / Vienna Convention Responsibilities o Syria National Council / Syrian Opposition o Growing Frustration By Syria's Neighbors o Human Rights Monitors ... More >>
Compensation for Unpaid Holocaust Era Insurance Claims
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 12:11 pm | US State Department
The Department of State seeks to ensure that all insurance policies from the Holocaust era are paid to survivors of the Holocaust and to the heirs of Nazi victims to whom they are due. When the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims ... More >>
Next Steps on the Silk Road
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 10:33 am | US State Department
Remarks Geoffrey Pyatt Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Chennai, India More >>
Remarks at the Jamestown Foundation
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 10:29 am | US State Department
Thank you very much for that introduction, Ambassador Ordway. And thanks to the Jamestown Foundation for allowing me the chance to speak with you this afternoon. I would especially like to thank Glen Howard for the gracious invitation. More >>
State Department Live: U.S. Engagement With Libya
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 10:27 am | US State Department
MS. JENSEN: Hi. Welcome to State Department Live, the State Department’s new web chat platform that lets us interact with our audiences from all over the world. I’d like to welcome you today. Today, we’ll be talking about U.S. engagement with Libya, ... More >>
Arab Spring and the Uprisings in the Middle East
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 10:24 am | US State Department
Good afternoon. Welcome to State Department Live, the State Department’s interactive online video platform for engaging international media. I’d like to welcome our participants from all over the world. Today we’ll be speaking with Tamara Wittes, ... More >>
President Obama Submits Port State Measures to Sen
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 2:22 pm | US State Department
On November 14, President Obama submitted to the Senate, for its advice and consent, a new treaty designed to combat illegal fishing activities worldwide. The treaty, known as the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, ... More >>
