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State Department Live: U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue
Monday, 11 July 2011, 3:55 pm | US State Department
President Obama and Secretary Clinton are both deeply committed to expanding the U.S.-India partnership to benefit the people of our two countries and help shape the 21st Century in a way that contributes to global security and prosperity. More >>
U.S. Named Finalist for Environmental Award
Monday, 11 July 2011, 3:47 pm | US State Department
On July 5, United States was selected as a finalist for the Future Policy Award for measures passed in 2008 to curb international trade in illegally harvested timber products. More >>
U.S.-EU Unfinished Business in the Balkans
Monday, 11 July 2011, 3:46 pm | US State Department
Even as we face so many challenges elsewhere in the world, the Obama Administration has a particular and enduring attachment to the Balkans, and the United States remains deeply committed to helping this region achieve our common goals. More >>
U.S. Support to Peace and Security in South Sudan
Monday, 11 July 2011, 3:45 pm | US State Department
The United States has been deeply engaged in Sudan, having led international efforts to broker the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended decades of civil war between the country’s north and south and as the lead international donor both ... More >>
Restrictions on Iranian Officials for Human Rights Abuses
Monday, 11 July 2011, 3:41 pm | US State Department
oday, the United States and the United Kingdom imposed visa restrictions on, and Canada announced support for increased measures against, officials of the Government of Iran and other individuals who have participated in the commission of human rights ... More >>
Independence Day for South Sudan
Monday, 11 July 2011, 3:39 pm | US State Department
This weekend, in Juba, South Sudan, Africa’s 54th nation was born. Millions of people are celebrating a new national identity and new national promise. Like on our own July Independence Day 235 years ago, there is reason to hope for a better ... More >>
Interview: Bureau of International Narcotics/Law Enforcement
Friday, 8 July 2011, 5:11 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Russia says the American forces do not fight opium crops in Afghanistan actively enough. Why is it so? ANSWER: Obviously, I cannot explain why others would make that suggestion, what I can offer is the evidence of just the past year. In ... More >>
North-South Negotiations on Sudan
Friday, 8 July 2011, 5:09 pm | US State Department
The United States is encouraged by the July 4 meeting between Sudanese President Bashir and First Vice President Kiir at the Extraordinary Session of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development on Sudan in Addis Ababa. We welcome the commitment that ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing - July 7, 2011
Friday, 8 July 2011, 4:48 pm | US State Department
The United States condemns the increasingly heavy-handed tactics employed by Belorussian authorities against demonstrators and journalists during the weekly peaceful protests which began in early June. Hundreds of protesters, including more than 20 journalists ... More >>
Briefing on the New Republic of South Sudan
Friday, 8 July 2011, 1:40 pm | US State Department
As you know, this Saturday, July 9th, the Republic of South Sudan will celebrate a ceremony to mark its independence, culminating a six-year peace process. The U.S. presidential delegation to the ceremony will be led by our Ambassador to the United ... More >>
Reports of Mass Rapes in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Friday, 8 July 2011, 1:38 pm | US State Department
The United States government is gravely disturbed about the mass rapes that occurred between June 10 to 12 in a remote area of South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and we strongly condemn these severe human rights abuses. More >>
Syria - Ongoing Situation
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 2:20 pm | US State Department
The United States remains deeply concerned by the ongoing attacks against peaceful protestors at the hands of the Syrian government. The government of Syria claims it is interested in a dialogue with the opposition. Yet, its actions in cities like ... More >>
Remarks With Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez
Monday, 4 July 2011, 5:03 pm | US State Department
The relations between Spain and the U.S. are very sound, and also very broad-ranging. We work together on subjects such as counterterrorism, but also in the areas such as justice, without forgetting all of the economic and international exchange, all ... More >>
Statement at the Annual Security Review Conference
Monday, 4 July 2011, 5:00 pm | US State Department
This conference provides an opportunity for this organization, and our governments, to take stock of our current security concerns and discuss how best to address them together. Our counterparts have already addressed a number of issues and important ... More >>
Interview With Rita Miliute of Lithuanian National TV
Monday, 4 July 2011, 4:59 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, former First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt only allowed female reporters to her press conferences, forcing – so editors to hire women. Do such methods – should be taken in our days for similar reasons, ... More >>
Sexual Violence and Implications in the Congo
Monday, 4 July 2011, 4:24 pm | US State Department
The mass rape of well over 100 women just days ago in South Kivu is a disheartening reminder that despite international efforts, we still have a very long way to go before we can claim any success. Thank you to Dr. Mukwege for your inspiring work. More >>
Briefing On the Current Situation in Sudan
Monday, 4 July 2011, 4:23 pm | US State Department
If you go back to last summer when there was a great deal of concern about the peace process in Sudan and whether it was in danger between the North and the South and the then-still pending referendum on whether the South would secede, you’ll recall ... More >>
Quartet Statement on the Situation in Gaza
Monday, 4 July 2011, 3:29 pm | US State Department
The Quartet remains concerned about the unsustainable conditions facing the civilian population in Gaza but notes that efforts have improved conditions over the last year, including a marked increase in the range and scope of goods and materials moving ... More >>
Civil Society, and Protection for NGOs Under Siege
Friday, 1 July 2011, 5:13 pm | US State Department
CONTEXT: Last year Secretary Clinton delivered a speech at the Community of Democracies 10th anniversary High-Level Democracy Meeting in Krakow, Poland. In her speech, the Secretary outlined a robust set of initiatives to strengthen civil society and provide ... More >>
U.S. Policy in the Caribbean
Friday, 1 July 2011, 5:10 pm | US State Department
The central theme I would like to talk about today is opportunity -- how we can seize it and use it to build the future that we in the United States and our neighbors and partners in the Caribbean countries want to achieve. More >>
