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Tabitha Berg

Tabitha Berg
Tabitha Angel Berg is an aspiring author and musician and joined eNewsChannels in Nov. 2006 as an editor and mistress of the WP-based content management system (CMS). She likes ferrets better than cats and tea better than coffee, and is a devout iPad evangelist. Nobody pays her to like Dr. Pepper, but wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?
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U.S. Department of State Announces Two New Science Outreach Platforms

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On July 25, Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns announced the creation of Networks of Diasporas in Engineering and Science,...
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President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Announces $5 Million for Together for Girls Partnership

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On July 25th at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby announced...
Hillary Rodham Clinton

U.S. Secretary Clinton Announces Opening of La Idea Business Competition at Global Diaspora Forum

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, at the second annual Global Diaspora Forum in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the opening...
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U.S. Department of State Launches 'Empowering Women and Girls through Sports' Photo Contest on ExchangesConnect

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs launched today the "Empowering Women and Girls through Sports"...
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U.S. Secretary of State Clinton to Host Second Annual Global Diaspora Forum

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the second annual Global Diaspora Forum at the U.S. Department of State...
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U.S. Department of State Welcomes Teachers of Critical Languages Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Twenty four teachers from China and Egypt have arrived in the U.S. to teach Mandarin and Arabic in U.S. elementary...
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U.S. Department of State Announces Museums Connect Cultural Exchange 2012 Awardees

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the American Association of Museums, announced...
Hillary Rodham Clinton

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton's 2012 Hours Against Hate Campaign Launches the Walk A Mile Olympic Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announces the launch of Walk A Mile – a global, online ACTIVation platform that...
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UN Office on Drugs and Crime Launches Public Service Announcement on Transnational Organized Crime

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On July 16, the Vienna-based UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a public service announcement (PSA) as part...
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United States Increases Sanctions Against the Government of Iran and its Proliferation Networks – Actions Target More Than 50 Entities

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the United States is imposing additional sanctions on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile proliferation networks, and is also taking...
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U.S. Department of State Hosts Tech@State:Wiki.Gov Conference – Wikimania 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State, in conjunction with Wikimania 2012, will host a conference focusing on collaborative knowledge and the...
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UN Resolution on the Promotion, Protection, and Enjoyment of Human Rights on the Internet

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a resolution with the message that there can be no division...
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TechGirls: U.S. Empowering Girls in the Middle East and North Africa through Technology

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that the inaugural group of TechGirls –...
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Annual Report released online, Celebrating Fulbright at 65: A Gift to the World

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board released its 47th Annual Report this week at the Board’s public quarterly meeting...
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U.S. Secretary Clinton to launch the Kindle Mobile Learning Initiative with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Amazon.com Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will announce the global launch of the...
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Secretary Clinton Announces Global Economic Statecraft Day, June 14, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- As part of the effort to promote the growth of U.S. business abroad, today Secretary Clinton announced June 14 as...
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Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Announces First Round of Awards

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- In a milestone in the educational partnership between India and the United States, the Department of State is pleased to...
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Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports: Sports Envoys Kiesha Brown, Tamika Raymond Travel to China

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced today that former WNBA players Tamika Raymond...
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Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Convenes in NYC June 11-12, Explores Innovation Through Partnership and Connectivity

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- On June 11-12, 2012, the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board will hold its quarterly meeting in New...
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U.S. Department of State Honors Lia Putkaradze of Georgia as State Alumni Member of the Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State selected Lia Putkaradze as June's State Alumni Member of the Month in recognition of her...
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U.S. Department of State Launches Center Stage Bringing Cultural Diplomacy to Main Street America

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,...
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Winners of the Human Rights Defenders Award for Valor and Leadership Announced

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...
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U.S. Department of State Announces International Exchange to Connect Women Entrepreneurs in the Americas

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.
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U.S. Department of State's Office of Art in Embassies Announces American Artist Lecture Series

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...
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U.S. and LIONS@FRICA Partnership to Promote African Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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,...