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Istanbul Meetings
Friday, 26 August 2011, 10:43 am | US State Department
Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns led the U.S. delegation to the August 25 Libya Contact Group meeting in Istanbul, where representatives from 28 countries, the UN, EU, NATO, AU, OIC, Arab League and GCC came together to demonstrate the international ... More >>
The Human Rights Council's Special Session on Syria
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 10:33 am | US State Department
Press Statement by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Washington, DC to the Human Rights Council's special session on Syria. August 23, 2011. More >>
Middle East Digest - August 18, 2011
Monday, 22 August 2011, 1:57 pm | US State Department
MS. NULAND: Please. QUESTION: Ambassador Ford – is he still in Syria? MS. NULAND: He is. QUESTION: And the obvious follow-up question is: Will he stay? More >>
Joint Statement by the Quartet on Attacks in Southern Israel
Monday, 22 August 2011, 12:17 pm | US State Department
The Quartet condemns the attacks in southern Israel on 18 August, 2011 and all acts of terrorism in the strongest terms. These are cowardly acts of premeditated terrorism. The Quartet hopes those involved in the planning and conduct of these gruesome attacks ... More >>
A Conversation with Secretaries Clinton and Panetta
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 12:03 pm | US State Department
VICE ADMIRAL RONDEAU: Welcome to NDU. This is the apex and the vortex for interagency and whole-of-government education, knowledge, conversation, dialogue, and discussion. We are indeed extraordinarily privileged and honored to have the inaugural Distinguished ... More >>
Joint Statement by the Quartet
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 10:53 am | US State Department
The Quartet is greatly concerned by Israel's recent announcements to advance planning for new housing units in Ariel and East Jerusalem, and reiterates its position in this regard, in particular its statement of March 12, 2010. The Quartet reaffirms ... More >>
Designation of Army of Islam Leader Mumtaz Dughmush
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 10:51 am | US State Department
The Secretary of State has designated Gaza-based Army of Islam leader Mumtaz Dughmush under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. As a result of the designation, all property ... More >>
Designation of Haqqani Network Commander Sangeen Zadran
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 10:50 am | US State Department
The Secretary of State has designated Haqqani Network (HQN) Commander Sangeen Zadran under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. As a result of the designation, all property ... More >>
Remarks With Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere
Monday, 15 August 2011, 10:28 am | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, and I apologize for the delay, but we had a long agenda, as I always do when I meet with my colleague. I want to welcome the foreign minister once again to the State Department. And this has been a very productive ... More >>
East Asia and the Pacific: Issue 26—August 10, 2011
Monday, 15 August 2011, 10:24 am | US State Department
As the crisis in the Horn of Africa continues, U.S. agencies are working aggressively to provide urgently-needed humanitarian assistance in Somalia and the Horn of Africa, including in areas in Somalia under the de facto control of al-Shabaab, a terrorist ... More >>
Interview With Scott Pelley of CBS Evening News
Monday, 15 August 2011, 10:19 am | US State Department
QUESTION: Thank you, Madam Secretary. You are in close coordination with all of the European Union countries, and I wonder how much confidence you have that the European nations are going to be able to create a soft landing for their debt crisis ... More >>
Remarks on the Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Monday, 15 August 2011, 10:17 am | US State Department
Thank you so much, Director General, for not only those remarks but for the work that is done every day here at this premier organization designed to come forward with sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. And I want to thank the ... More >>
New Sanctions against Belarus
Monday, 15 August 2011, 10:11 am | US State Department
Today, the United States imposed additional, new economic sanctions against four major Belarusian state-owned enterprises: the Belshina tire factory; Grodno Azot, which manufactures fertilizer; Grodno Khimvolokno, a fiber manufacturer; and Naftan, ... More >>
Middle East Media Research Institute Project on Religion
Monday, 15 August 2011, 10:09 am | US State Department
The Department of State’s Office of International Religious Freedom in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $200,000 grant to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) to conduct a project that documents anti-Semitism, ... More >>
The First U.S.-Japan International Sports Exchange
Friday, 12 August 2011, 5:41 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY CLINTON: We are so delighted to welcome the ambassador and also Cal Ripken, Jr., here today as we celebrate the wonderful program, the Japanese sports visitor program, that’s been going on for a long time. But it’s particularly meaningful ... More >>
Housing Construction in East Jerusalem
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:31 pm | US State Department
Question: Has the United States raised the issue of continued issuance of new housing permits for East Jerusalem with the Israeli Government? Was the issuance of 900 additional permits raised during Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s recent Washington visit? More >>
Briefing on Dr. Jill Biden's Recent Visit to Kenya
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:30 pm | US State Department
MR. TONER: Thank you, and thanks to all of you for joining us this morning. As you know, East Africa is facing the worst drought in 60 years, and the UN has declared that famine now affects five regions in Somalia and predicts that it could expand ... More >>
Ambassador Robert Ford's Interview With Christiane Amanpour
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 2:32 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: And this morning, news that Asad’s forces are trampling another Syrian town. The best response the world has come up with so far is a United Nations statement condemning the violence and the U.S. trying to ratchet up sanctions. America’s ... More >>
The Deaths of Four UN Peacekeepers in Abyei
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 2:31 pm | US State Department
The United States is deeply concerned by the deaths of four United Nations peacekeepers whose vehicles struck and detonated a land mine in the Abyei region this week, and by the Government of Sudan’s response to this incident. We offer our deepest condolences ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing: August 8, 2011
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 1:40 pm | US State Department
I did want to note that our ambassador Dane Smith, who is the U.S. Senior Advisor for Darfur, departs Washington this evening en route to Geneva and to London. In Geneva, Ambassador Smith will meet with humanitarian agencies and organizations to ... More >>
