US State Department - Latest News [Page 92]
PEPFAR Announces Largest Study of Combination HIV Prevention
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 2:53 pm | US State Department
Today, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) announced awards for a new initiative totaling $45 million over four years to examine the effectiveness of combination approaches to HIV prevention. More >>
Press Conference in Rangoon, Burma
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 2:43 pm | US State Department
AMBASSADOR MITCHELL: Mingalaba. Good Morning. Let me read a brief prepared statement. I have just completed my first visit to Burma as U.S. Special Representative and Policy Coordinator. I have spent the past five days in intensive consultations with ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing - September 9, 2011
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 1:43 pm | US State Department
MS. NULAND: Happy rainy Friday afternoon, everybody. I hope you all got a chance to see the Secretary’s speech, Countering Terrorism with Smart Power, in New York today. I have nothing at the top, so let’s go -- More >>
Secretary Clinton Interview with Margaret Brennan, Bloomberg
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 11:11 am | US State Department
QUESTION: I am live here on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with a very important guest, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on hand as we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragedy of the September 11th attacks, commemorate that here ... More >>
Interview With Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 11:04 am | US State Department
QUESTION: We’re back here live in front of the New York Stock Exchange. She was the junior senator from New York 10 years ago when the city was attacked, and now she is the Secretary of State. And I asked Hillary Clinton how do you balance protecting ... More >>
Russia and the West: Moving the Reset Forward
Monday, 12 September 2011, 6:14 pm | US State Department
It is a pleasure to be here and to be part of this distinguished panel. All of you have made and continue to make such valuable contributions to the U.S. - Russia discourse, so I look forward to an interesting discussion. More >>
Smart Power Approach to Counterterrorism
Monday, 12 September 2011, 6:13 pm | US State Department
I know that this is a time when we are meeting here in New York amid a looking-back as well as a looking-forward, and with the news last night of a specific credible, but unconfirmed, report that al-Qaida again is seeking to harm Americans and, in ... More >>
Clinton: Interview With Alison Kosik of CNN
Monday, 12 September 2011, 6:10 pm | US State Department
CNN’s reporting that the threat information came from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas. Had the Pakistanis been helping in regards to the threat, either in terms of finding out about it or helping the U.S. track it down? More >>
Clinton: Interview With Carl Quintanilla of CNBC
Monday, 12 September 2011, 6:08 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Carl, as you know, I was honored to be in the group that rang the bell when we reopened on September 17th. And as a senator from New York, I worked closely with the Exchange and with elected officials like Mayor Giuliani ... More >>
Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Advancing Women in Leadership
Monday, 12 September 2011, 5:43 pm | US State Department
As Secretary Clinton and officials across this Administration have stated repeatedly, the major security, governance, environmental, and economic challenges of the 21st Century cannot be solved without the participation of women and girls at all levels ... More >>
Remarks at a Reception Marking Eid ul-Fitr
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 1:58 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Farah. Thank you. Well, I am a wannabe athlete – (laughter) – and I have absolutely no claim to being anything other than that, but I am delighted that this evening we are going to be honoring some young people ... More >>
Sustaining America's Global Leadership: US Priorities at UN
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 1:56 pm | US State Department
We are here today just two weeks before the opening of the 66th UN General Assembly, when the eyes of the world turn to the United Nations in New York. At this year’s General Assembly, we will work with the international community on the next steps ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing - September 6, 2011
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 1:48 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: What’s your understanding of this convoy of – or one of several convoys of Libyans that have entered Niger? Do you know anything about this? MS. NULAND: We do. Our Ambassador in Niger has been in touch with Nigerien officials today to ... More >>
Expansion Magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women of 2011
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 12:20 pm | US State Department
Expansion’s leadership is on full display tonight as it brings us together to highlight and celebrate the many contributions Mexico’s women have made to the economy, this country, and to the broader global community. Congratulations to each of Expansion’s ... More >>
Strengthening International Missile Defense Cooperation
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:45 am | US State Department
Expanding international efforts and cooperation on BMD with our allies and partners is a key objective of the Obama Administration’s BMD policy. We’ve been working closely with our allies and partners in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East to ... More >>
Remarks to the American Leadership Initiative for Muslims
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:37 am | US State Department
First and foremost, we are Americans, and share the pride and love we have for this country, our Constitution, and what America stands for in the world. Furthermore, a recent Gallup poll showed that Jews and Muslims in America share common values ... More >>
Escalating Violence in Blue Nile State of Sudan
Monday, 5 September 2011, 10:46 am | US State Department
The United States is deeply concerned about the fighting that broke out September 1 between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-North (SPLM/A-N) in Blue Nile State in Sudan, as well as the ongoing ... More >>
Deputy Secretary Thomas Nides' Travel to Australia and NZ
Monday, 5 September 2011, 10:45 am | US State Department
Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, will travel to Australia and New Zealand September 5-9, 2011. In Sydney, Deputy Secretary Nides will meet with the American Chamber of Commerce and university students. He will ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing - September 1, 2011
Monday, 5 September 2011, 10:44 am | US State Department
QUESTION: Can we start with Syria? MR. TONER: Sure. QUESTION: Have there been any repercussions for Ambassador Ford or the U.S. Embassy from the Department Spokeswoman’s fairly critical remarks of Foreign Minister Mualem yesterday? More >>
Negotiations Begin on U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Energy
Monday, 5 September 2011, 10:29 am | US State Department
Representatives from the United States and Mexico met in Washington, DC, on August 30 and 31 to begin formal negotiations on a transboundary energy agreement. The agreement is intended to govern the disposition and regulation of hydrocarbon reservoirs that ... More >>
