WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Today, the U.S. Department of State announced it will raise the curtain June 19 on its groundbreaking cultural diplomacy initiative, Center Stage(SM), which brings performing artists from Haiti, Indonesia, and Pakistan to the United States to engage American audiences in 60 [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that Ales Byalyatski of Belarus and Uganda’s Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law are the joint winners of the 2011 Human Rights Defenders Award. This award recognizes individuals or [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Recognizing that investing in women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is one of the best ways to accelerate economic and social growth, the U.S. Department of State announced today an international exchange that brings 34 women entrepreneurs to the United States to develop business networks with their U.S. colleagues.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Department of State’s Office of Art in Embassies (AIE) is pleased to announce the AIE American Artist Lecture Series at the Tate Modern-London, in a unique collaboration with Embassy London. In celebration of AIE’s 50th anniversary, the three-year-long program will [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Today at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, high-level representatives from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, African Development Bank, Microsoft, Nokia, infoDev, DEMO, and the World Economic Forum launched a new partnership [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — On May 1, 2012, the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction entered into force between the United States and Singapore. We welcome Singapore as our partner to the Convention and look forward to working together on [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Today, the United States and Panama signed an Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA). The ECA will help ensure that trade and environmental policies work together to provide greater economic opportunities for businesses and workers in the United States and Panama. The ECA [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Department of State and the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) will partner for the Ninth Annual Global Classrooms D.C. Model United Nations Conference, to be held at the Department on May 1. This year’s conference will [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Yesterday, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton launched a new partnership to promote investment in innovation at the inaugural Global Impact Economy Forum in Washington, D.C. The Accelerating Market-Driven Partnerships (AMP) initiative is a public-private partnership that seeks to mobilize innovation and investment [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — In a speech commemorating World Water Day, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today launched a new partnership to improve water security. The U.S. Water Partnership (USWP) is a public-private partnership that seeks to mobilize U.S.-based knowledge, expertise and resources to [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that TechWomen – an international exchange that uses technology as a means to empower women and girls worldwide – is now accepting applications from American women in the technology sector to serve as professional and cultural mentors.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — While in North Africa, Secretary Clinton met with the local advisory boards for the U.S. – North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (NAPEO) and praised the work being done by these private sector leaders and innovators.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) SportsUnited division announced a baseball sports exchange that will bring six female softball and six male baseball coaches from the Philippines to the United States February 28 – March 8, 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the 2012 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF), which aims to harness the leadership capacity of exchange program alumni worldwide.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The United States and Mexico today signed an agreement concerning the development of oil and gas reservoirs that cross the international maritime boundary between the two countries in the Gulf of Mexico.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that Major League Baseball All-Star and 2012 Hall-of-Fame inductee Barry Larkin will visit Guayaquil, Ecuador, February 17-20 as a Sports Envoy. Joe Logan, a former player with the [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Officials from the United States and more than twenty countries will convene in Tunis, Tunisia on February 9-10 for the inaugural meeting of the Community of Democracies Tunisia Task Force. The United States will be providing $5 million to support priorities [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Today, we mark the ninth annual International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). It is estimated that 100 to 140 million women around the world have undergone this brutal procedure and three million girls are at risk every year. We must continue to act to end this affront to women’s equality and the rights and dignity of women and girls.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson will lead an Energy Trade Mission to Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana February 6-17, 2012. The delegation of U.S. government and private-sector executives will meet host country senior government officials to discuss challenges for U.S. private-sector investment in energy infrastructure projects.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Following is the text of a joint statement by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs K. Shanmugam, signed on February 1, 2012, in Washington, D.C.:

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State will host a symposium focusing on how social media and other internet-enabled data streams are used to create real-time awareness in different contexts at the Tech@State: Real-Time Awareness conference on February 3 – 4, 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State, in close collaboration with the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, will hold a three day conference, Rio+2.0: Bridging Connection Technologies and Sustainable Development, at Stanford, February 2-4, 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State selected John O’Loughlin Kennedy, an Irish alumnus of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Fulbright Student Program, as February’s State Alumni Member of the Month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — As the 2012 G8 Chair, the U.S. has assumed the lead for the three nonproliferation groups that report to the G8: the Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG); the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP), and the Nuclear Safety and Security Group (NSSG).

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — On Wednesday, January 18, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer and a New York Times’ best-selling author, to discuss his new role as a global Cultural Ambassador. During the meeting, Secretary Clinton reiterated the United States’ strong commitment to engaging young people worldwide and to using people-to-people diplomacy as a means to create opportunities for greater understanding.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs welcomes 63 secondary school teachers from 15 countries to the United States for the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) that began on January 9, 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — On January 18, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented the Secretary of State’s 2011 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) to Sahlman Seafoods, Incorporated, in Nicaragua; Procter & Gamble in Nigeria; and Procter & Gamble in Pakistan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — In an important symbol of America’s commitment to an enduring friendship with the people of Liberia, as well as the importance of our bilateral relationship with the Liberian Government, the United States dedicated its new embassy in Monrovia today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State will present the thirteenth annual Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) on January 18, 2012, during a ceremony in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the Harry S. Truman building, Washington, DC. The ceremony will start at 11:00 a.m. and will be followed by a reception in the Thomas Jefferson Room.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Today, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton imposed sanctions on three companies under the Iran Sanctions Act, as amended by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (CISADA), for conducting business with Iran’s energy sector.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today the second international sports exchange with the Democratic Republic of the Congo that includes 20 boys and girls basketball players and coaches.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State selected Consolata Ndayishimye, an alumna of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), as State Alumni Member of the Month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs has released the Tenth Edition of To Walk the Earth in Safety. The report summarizes the actions and accomplishments of the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction Program, including the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program, the world’s largest such operation to help countries safely dispose of landmines and excess arms and munitions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), in partnership with the Institute of International Education, marks the tenth anniversary of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Using music as a means to engage audiences worldwide, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that the American Music Abroad program is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 season.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The United States, along with 22 other countries and other non-governmental participants, will take part in the Freedom Online conference hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Department of State’s Office of Medical Services and the U.S. Coast Guard’s Health, Safety and Work-Life Directorate recently signed an interagency agreement to share an Integrated Health Information System (IHiS), which includes a commercial electronic health record, Epic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State selected Nathan Collett, a U.S. alumnus of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Fulbright Student Program, as State Alumni Member of the Month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Today we pay tribute to the millions of lives lost and families affected by HIV/AIDS. We also recognize the brave individuals living with HIV who carry the burden of this disease every day. It is in their honor that we remain steadfast in our pursuit of an AIDS-free generation

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) today announced the top 20 entries of their ‘Dance With Us: Motion Across Cultures” ExchangesConnect Photo Contest.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — On November 17, the United States formally announced the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI) in Lilongwe, Malawi. The NEPI, established in 2010, was launched publically, culminating a three-day workshop on strategies to enhance the number and quality of nursing and midwifery professionals in areas of Africa where they are needed most.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and the TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) International Association are launching a joint effort to connect teachers of and resources for English language teaching (ELT) in the United States with parties or entities with ELT needs outside the United States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Bronx Museum of the Arts launched smARTpower(SM), a new initiative that sends 15 American artists and collaborative artist teams to 15 countries worldwide to engage in people-to-people diplomacy through [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced that the United States will participate in the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea during a State Luncheon at the U.S. Department of State in honor of Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak. Participation in [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today a new partnership with the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts to engage international audiences through American film. Known as the American Film Showcase, this people-to-people [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The United States is pleased to announce an innovative partnership between the U.S. Department of State, the Government of Brazil, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to develop and promote an anti-racism curriculum entitled “Teaching Respect for [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — In an important symbol of our enduring friendship with the Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic President, Leonel Fernandez; U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Raul Yzaguirre; and Leo Hession, Managing Director for Operations of the Department’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), broke ground on the New Embassy Compound (NEC) in Santo Domingo today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — As part of our engagement with emerging African partners in addressing the challenge of climate change, the U.S. Department of State will sponsor Apps4Africa: Climate Challenge, a public diplomacy program comprised of three African regional competitions to address local climate change challenges through the use of mobile technology.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State, the George W. Bush Institute, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) will today announce Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon, an innovative partnership to leverage public and private investment in global health to combat cervical and breast cancer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Ambassador Robert Mikulak, the U.S. Representative to the OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) will lead the U.S. delegation at the Conference on International Cooperation and Chemical Safety and Security in The Hague on September 12 and 13.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — In an important symbol of America’s commitment to an enduring friendship with Latvia, as well as our bilateral relationship with the Government of Latvia, the new United States Embassy facility officially opened in Riga today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, announced today the four 2011 winners of the Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships, an academic exchange program established in 2007 to promote the power of music as a global force for strengthening and expanding people-to-people relationships and developing greater mutual understanding among cultures.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Using sports as a means to build stronger people-to-people connections and empower young people worldwide, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that NBA legends Bo Outlaw and Dee Brown and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) legends Edna Campbell and Tamika Raymond will travel to Africa as sports envoys.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — In a press statement from Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State: “In situations of conflict and instability around the world, humanitarians stand up against violence, human suffering and indifference. On this World Humanitarian Day, we honor their sacrifice. Whether by defending their own neighbors, or helping to save lives in distant countries in conflict, the work of humanitarians is an essential component to promoting peace and stability around the world.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Country Reports on Terrorism 2010 is an annual Congressionally mandated report that provides an assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that transpired from January 1 to December 31, 2010.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The 1105 Government Information Group has recognized three members of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Information Resource Management’s (IRM) Office of eDiplomacy as 2011 Rising Stars. This award highlights outstanding work and accomplishments contributing to Secretary Clinton’s 21st Century Statecraft initiative.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will host several orientations from now through September 10, 2011 for newly-arrived Fulbright Foreign Students and Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) who are beginning their studies in the United States this fall. The [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Recognizing the need for inclusiveness in the world of sports and people-to-people exchanges, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that it will bring 14 athletes from Kazakhstan to the United States to participate in an inaugural exchange for athletes with physical disabilities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will welcome a group of 66 young leaders from 21 countries to the United States on August 16 to take part in a newly launched Community Solutions Program. The program [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — 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, Holocaust denial and Holocaust [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — On August 9, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr., 16 Japanese youth baseball and softball players, and four coaches participating in the U.S. Department of State’s first international sports exchange [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will welcome the first-ever group of Youth Ambassadors from Haiti to the United States on August 7.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will host over 125 participants for the inaugural Around the World in an Afternoon, a cultural and academic festival at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. This is the largest ever gathering of [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the selection of the two U.S. representatives for the 7th United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Youth Forum. Blair Brettschneider of Chicago, Illinois and Andrew Hanna of Jacksonville, Florida will travel to UNESCO Headquarters in Paris this October to participate in the biennial conference.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State has named Adriana Labardini Inzunza, a Mexican alumna of the Fulbright, Humphrey, and Voluntary Visitor programs, as State Alumni Member of the Month. Throughout July, her leadership and promotion of community service will be recognized on the State Alumni website.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks on “The Human Rights of LGBT People and U.S. Foreign Policy” at an event co-hosted by the State Department and Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA), on Monday, June 27 [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — President Barack Obama, during his March 2011 visit to Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador, highlighted the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), the Central America Renewable Energy Forum (CAREF), and the Central American Electrical Interconnection System (SIEPAC from its [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the first ever UN resolution on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. This represents a historic moment to highlight the human rights abuses and violations that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby pledged an additional $75 million for preventing mother-to-child transmission during the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS. World leaders gathered in New York at the June 8-10 event committed to a global action plan [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — At the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, President Obama invited all governments, international organizations, private industry, and civil society to deepen Inter-American collaboration by joining the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Alongside this week’s first-ever international Partners for a New Beginning (PNB) Summit at the Aspen Institute, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted a dinner in its honor on May 31, 2011 for senior U.S. government officials, PNB Steering Committee Members [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — As most of you know, the State Department leads our country’s engagements on many international environmental issues. We are actively engaged in negotiations to respond to climate change, to protect oceans, to promote clean air and water, and to conserve important [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — More than 170,000 refugees have fled Côte d’Ivoire – mostly to Liberia – and hundreds of thousands more have been internally displaced as a result of the recent political unrest and violence. In response, the United States is pleased to announce [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Remarks from Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, Treaty Room: Well, good morning. As President Obama said last night, Usama bin Ladin is dead, and justice has been done. And today, I want to say a few words about what [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The following statement is issued by the Governments of the United States and Mexico: As part of the broader strategic partnership between the United States and Mexico the Merida Initiative High-Level Consultative Group held its third meeting today, under the leadership [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — On April 28, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with more than 20 secondary school students and teachers from Bosnia and Herzegovina who are participating in the Youth Leadership Program, an exchange organized by the Department of State’s Bureau [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — As Secretary Clinton announced during her February 15, 2011 address on Internet Freedom, Christopher Painter has been appointed to serve as the Department’s first Coordinator for Cyber Issues. Mr. Painter assumed his new position as of February 22, 2011and will establish [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Following their bilateral meeting in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal issued the following joint statement: The foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world is the recognition [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Department of State released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 scorecard on sustainability and energy performance in accordance with Executive Order 13514, which directs Federal agencies to meet a range of energy, water, pollution, and waste reduction targets. The scorecard, issued [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — On April 18, Federal Minister for Finance, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Thomas Nides, National Security Staff Senior Director for International Economics David Lipton, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles Collyns convened the Working [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — In a statement made today by Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State: “Today, 85 countries from every region of the world joined together in a historic moment to state clearly that human rights apply to everyone, no matter who they [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State has assisted the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Bulgaria in safely destroying 500 surplus Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) missiles and 500 grip stocks (launchers). Following the disposal operation, the Department of State will [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — In response to the spike in global food prices in 2007-2008, President Obama pledged $3.5 billion to help poor countries fight hunger by investing in agricultural development. The U.S. Government’s Feed the Future Initiative utilizes innovation, research, and development to improve [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Several U.S. Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission Working Groups will meet in Moscow February 28 to March 5, 2011, to hold discussions on joint projects and engagement designed to build sustainable scientific, academic, and private sector cooperation. By strengthening these links, the [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Today the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) launched CivilianResponseCorps.gov. The new site provides information on the Civilian Response Corps, a group of civilian employees from across the U.S. government who are specially trained and equipped to provide [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — As part of the U.S.-Japan Dialogue to Promote Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation, the U.S. Department of State and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) organized a symposium on “Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Cooperation” at Stanford [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) announced a $4.7 million grant to Global Rights for an innovative access to justice program in Afghanistan. The program is designed to help strengthen the practical skills of future [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State today announced the designation of two Iranian officials, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, Tehran Prosecutor General, and Mohammed Reza Naqdi, commander of the IRGC’s Basij Forces, for being responsible for or complicit in serious human [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — As spring break approaches, many students are preparing for a trip abroad. The State Department’s website for students traveling overseas provides useful safety and travel information for parents and students alike: studentsabroad.state.gov. The majority of students will have safe and enjoyable [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — In support of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), the Ashoka Changemakers is sponsoring in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the American Planning Association [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces the start of the 2011 Fulbright Enrichment Seminars. The first Enrichment Seminar will start Thursday, February 3 in Los Angeles, CA. The Enrichment Seminars bring together approximately 140 first-year foreign Fulbright students and [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The United States and the European Union will co-host an international symposium on dismantling transnational illicit networks from May 17-19, 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal. Participants will include the U.S., EU and its Member States, several countries in West Africa and the [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) announces the additional award of $4.75 million to ten grantees to strengthen Haitian institutional and civil society capacity to identify and respond to human trafficking. The funding stems [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The State Forestry Administration of the People’s Republic of China and the Department of Agriculture of the United States intend to cooperatively construct a Classical Chinese Garden as a gift from the Chinese people to the American people on approximately 12 [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Two-time Olympic medalist and five-time world champion Michelle Kwan will travel to Singapore January 9-15, 2011 on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. As a U.S. public diplomacy envoy, Kwan will conduct three skating [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State has named Daniela Munca of Moldova, an alumna of the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program, as State Alumni Member of the Month. Throughout January, her leadership and promotion of mutual understanding will be recognized on [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — On December 14, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane signed a Partnership Framework that will guide future efforts to combat HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The Partnership Framework under the U.S. [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Annual Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention began Monday in Geneva and is scheduled to conclude on Friday, December 10, 2010. Ambassador Laura Kennedy, the United States Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, leads the U.S. delegation [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — In recognition of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Judith Heumann will be hosting events on December 3 at the Department of State, addressing the critical issues of HIV/AIDS and disability, [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS) has recognized the U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Heritage Center with the first annual Heritage Award for International Excellence. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs [...]