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Statement by the United States at the 17th SAARC Summit
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 2:19 pm | US State Department
Remarks Robert O. Blake, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Addu City, Maldives More >>
Interview with Suhasini Haider, CNN-IBN
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 2:15 pm | US State Department
Interview Robert O. Blake, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Colombo, Sri Lanka More >>
Remarks on Recent Travel to the Republic of Maldives
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 11:24 am | US State Department
I represented the United States at the 17th summit of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation that was held last week in the southern atoll of Addu in Maldives. As many of you know, SAARC has eight member nations and nine observers ... More >>
News Conference By President Obama - APEC
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 11:06 am | US State Department
November 13, 2011 News Conference By President Obama JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa Kapolei, Hawaii 5:06 P.M. HAST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. Aloha. I want to begin by thanking the people of Hawaii for their extraordinary hospitality. ... More >>
International Conference on Protecting U.S. Private Sector
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 10:53 am | US State Department
More than 1,000 public and private security professionals from the federal government and U.S. based businesses, academia, faith-based institutions and nongovernmental organizations will gather at the State Department on November 16 and 17 for the Overseas ... More >>
U.S. Department of State Expedites Student Visa Processing
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 10:44 am | US State Department
During International Education Week, the U.S. Department of State highlights existing efforts to attract future leaders from abroad to take advantage of the exceptional educational opportunities in the United States. We also recognize that foreign students ... More >>
Strengthening Implementation Of Good Regulatory Practices
Monday, 14 November 2011, 2:25 pm | US State Department
Building high quality regulatory environments in APEC economies is a key component of APEC’s work to promote free and open trade and investment in the region. Since its inception, APEC has promoted the use of good regulatory practices and worked ... More >>
APEC: Trade and Investment in Environmental Goods & Services
Monday, 14 November 2011, 2:22 pm | US State Department
In 2007, in Sydney, we made a commitment to avoid barriers to trade and investment in pursuit of clean and sustainable development, and additionally launched an action agenda including promotion of environmental goods and services as a way to reduce ... More >>
Enhancing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Monday, 14 November 2011, 2:21 pm | US State Department
Recent Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have begun to include chapters or provisions on cooperation and addressing the development of SMEs, and their results have enabled SMEs to strengthen capacity in their productive processes. However, further efforts ... More >>
Promoting Effective, Non-Discriminatory, Innovation Policy
Monday, 14 November 2011, 2:06 pm | US State Department
Encouraging innovation – the process by which individuals and businesses generate and commercialize new ideas – is critical to the current and future prosperity of APEC economies. Our collective economic growth and competitiveness depend on all ... More >>
H Clinton Remarks With Nina Easton of Fortune Magazine
Monday, 14 November 2011, 12:27 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon, everyone. First, let me apologize for being late. It has been quite a packed day, and there’s a great deal of excitement and energy and hard work going on. I want to thank Nina and tell her how much I appreciate ... More >>
USAID Partners with U.S. Chamber to Reduce Disaster Risk
Monday, 14 November 2011, 12:25 pm | US State Department
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today a new partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center to establish a Pacific Rim Coordinating Center (PRCC) (http://data.pacificrimnetwork.org). The ... More >>
The President Remarks at Host Performance & Cultural Program
Monday, 14 November 2011, 12:21 pm | US State Department
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. To all the leaders who are representing their countries here at APEC, I hope you’ve had a wonderful stay so far, and hope you had a wonderful dinner. To members of the delegation, welcome. Two years ago, when ... More >>
Opening Remarks by President Obama at APEC Session One
Monday, 14 November 2011, 12:19 pm | US State Department
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. It is my great pleasure to welcome all of you, officially, to the APEC Leaders Meeting. This is the first time in nearly 20 years that the United States has hosted this forum, and it comes at a time when ... More >>
Secretary Clinton's Meeting with Pacific Island Leaders
Monday, 14 November 2011, 10:47 am | US State Department
On November 12 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted a meeting with Pacific Island leaders to discuss regional issues and ongoing United States engagement in the Pacific. She joined Representatives from the Cook Islands, ... More >>
Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Pacific Island Leaders
Sunday, 13 November 2011, 9:05 pm | US State Department
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release November 13, 2011 2011/1923 MEDIA NOTE Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Pacific Island Leaders More >>
H R Clinton talks with Nina Easton of Fortune Magazine
Sunday, 13 November 2011, 2:45 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon, everyone. First, let me apologize for being late. It has been quite a packed day, and there’s a great deal of excitement and energy and hard work going on. I want to thank Nina and tell her how much I appreciate ... More >>
APEC 2011 - Remarks by Secretary Geithner
Sunday, 13 November 2011, 11:22 am | US State Department
APEC Conference Remarks by Secretary Geithner Friday, November 11, 2011 SECRETARY GEITHNER: The finance ministers of the APEC countries met in the face of continuing global economic challenges. The crisis in Europe remains the central challenge to ... More >>
Response to Elections in Nicaragua
Friday, 11 November 2011, 4:49 pm | US State Department
The Nicaraguan Government has announced that Daniel Ortega will serve another term as president. International and unaccredited domestic observers have publicly stated that the electoral process was marred by significant irregularities. The major opposition ... More >>
U.S. Department of State to Convene Tunisia Forum
Friday, 11 November 2011, 4:48 pm | US State Department
