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Background Briefing
Friday, 23 September 2011, 3:48 pm | US State Department
Background Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Meetings with Peruvian Foreign Minister Roncagliolo, Qatari Amir Al Thani, and Tunisian Foreign Minister Kefi More >>
US Commitment to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Friday, 23 September 2011, 12:46 pm | US State Department
As a founding partner of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, the United States announced an unprecedented commitment to this issue and to solving it at a global scale: more than $50 million over the first five years. Every U.S. federal agency ... More >>
Remarks on the Global Counterterrorism Forum
Friday, 23 September 2011, 12:40 pm | US State Department
Good morning. I am delighted to welcome all of you to New York for the launch of the Global Counterterrorism Forum. I am particularly pleased to be joined by Foreign Minister Davutoglu as co-chair. And I want to echo President Obama’s condolences ... More >>
Terrorist Designation of ETA Leader
Friday, 23 September 2011, 12:32 pm | US State Department
The Department of State has designated Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) leader Jurdan Martitegui Lizaso under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. As a result of this designation, ... More >>
Terrorist Designation of HAMAS Operative
Friday, 23 September 2011, 12:29 pm | US State Department
The State Department has designated Muhammad Hisham Muhammad Isma’il Abu Ghazala under E.O. 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. This action will help stem the flow of finances to Abu Ghazala ... More >>
Notification to Congress on the Sale of Arms to Taiwan
Friday, 23 September 2011, 12:26 pm | US State Department
MODERATOR: Well, thank you. Thanks to all of you for joining us on such relatively short notice. We’re very fortunate to have with us this afternoon two individuals, [Senior Administration Official One] as well as [Senior Administration Official Two]. ... More >>
Breakthrough in Voluntary Principles on Security and Rights
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 10:50 am | US State Department
For decades, countries rich in oil, gas, or minerals have been cursed by conflict surrounding those resources. Companies in the extractive industries are often accused of complicity in violating human rights. More >>
Remarks at the High Level Meeting on Nutrition
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:53 am | US State Department
Together, this community of countries, international organizations, NGOs, civil society groups, and private sector companies has already achieved meaningful benchmarks in the fight to strengthen global nutrition. From Tanzania, which has created a nutrition-specific ... More >>
Inaugural Brunei Darussalam and US Senior Officials Dialogue
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:26 am | US State Department
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II of Brunei Darussalam Yang Berhormat Pehin Lim Jock Seng and United States Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met in Washington, DC on September 20, 2011 to co-chair the inaugural meeting of the Brunei ... More >>
Trade Security in Kenya: Capitalizing Upon Opportunities
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:22 am | US State Department
It is my pleasure to be here today to discuss how international security assistance can help support the dual goals of sustainable economic development and nonproliferation in this important part of the world. I want to begin by thanking the Center for International ... More >>
Background Briefing: Preview of Open Government Partnership
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 5:19 pm | US State Department
MODERATOR: Alright everybody. We are here to talk about tomorrow’s Open Government Partnership high-level meeting, which the President will participate in. We have two senior Administration officials for your records. More >>
Clinton with Turkish Foreign Minister & Kosovar President/PM
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 11:34 am | US State Department
The Secretary had a long bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Davutoglu, which lasted almost an hour. As always with Turkey, there’s a very long list of issues to address. She started by raising the Global Counterterrorism Forum, which is going ... More >>
Joint Declaration: Advancing Women's Political Participation
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 11:26 am | US State Department
We, the undersigned Heads of State and Government, Foreign Ministers, and High Representatives, affirm that women’s political participation is fundamental to democracy and essential to the achievement of sustainable development and peace. More >>
US Govt and WHO to Improve Health in Developing Countries
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 11:22 am | US State Department
On September 19th, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the Government of the United States of America and the WHO signed a MOU to help developing nations strengthen their capabilities to support the International ... More >>
Women and Agriculture: Improving Global Food Security
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 11:19 am | US State Department
Tomorrow’s meeting of Haiti’s partners provides an opportunity not only for the partners who have been deeply invested in Haiti and providing resources and support to actually demonstrate that support and speak to the sets of issues that they see ... More >>
Daily Press Briefings: September 15, 2011
Monday, 19 September 2011, 11:17 am | US State Department
QUESTION: The Palestinians said this morning that they are going to go to the Security Council regardless of whether you plan to veto it or not. They said this even before Dennis and David got to the meetings. I’m wondering what you think of that. More >>
Daily Press Briefing: September 16, 2011
Monday, 19 September 2011, 11:01 am | US State Department
Good afternoon, everyone. Sorry to start a little bit later on a Friday, but I wanted to give you all the opportunity to watch Secretary Clinton’s keynote remarks at the APEC Women and the Economy Summit, which was livestreamed. More >>
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Women and the Economy
Monday, 19 September 2011, 10:10 am | US State Department
I am so excited to join you today to talk about what we are focused on here at this Summit on Women and the Economy. Before I begin, I want to apologize for the delay but there were so many people who showed up, and because this is the largest gathering ... More >>
US-Aus Ministerial and the APEC Women and the Economy summit
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 3:00 pm | US State Department
SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL THREE: We are heading to San Francisco for a two-part trip. This evening and tomorrow is the U.S.-Australian Ministerial, better known as the AUSMIN. And then on Friday, we have the APEC Women And The Economy summit. More >>
Briefing on Travel to Libya
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 2:58 pm | US State Department
basically spent the entire today in Tripoli, along with our staff there on the ground. And let me just first run through the people I saw so you have a sense of what I did during the day. We saw TNC Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil. Separately, we saw TNC ... More >>
