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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?
U.S. State Department Information Technology 'Rising Stars' Awarded
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.
Over 1,000 Fulbright Foreign Students and Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants to Attend Orientations Across The United States
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...
U.S. Department of State Announces International Sports Exchange for Athletes with Disabilities
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.
U.S. Department of State to Launch New Fellowship Program for Community Leaders
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...
Office of International Religious Freedom Funds Middle East Media Research Institute Project
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...
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. and Japanese Youth Lead Initial International Sports Exchange with Japan
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On August 9, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.,...
U.S. Department of State Welcomes the First Group of Youth Ambassadors from Haiti
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.
United States UNESCO Youth Forum Representatives Announced
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.
U.S. Department of State Honors Adriana Labardini Inzunza of Mexico as State Alumni Member of the Month
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.
Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks at Event Celebrating LGBT Pride Month on June 27
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”...
Advancing Renewable Energy and Power Sector Integration in Central America
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- President Barack Obama, during his March 2011 visit to Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador, highlighted the Energy and Climate Partnership...
United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the first ever UN resolution on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual...
U.S. and World Leaders Commit to Elimination of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
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...
U.S. Dept. of State and the Agency for International Development (USAID) Announce an Open Competition to Support the Energy and Climate...
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- At the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, President Obama invited all governments, international...
U.S. Secretary Clinton Supports the Inaugural Partners for a New Beginning (PNB) International Summit
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...
U.S. State Dept. Winners of the 'Billion Acts of Green' Contest
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...
The United States to Contribute $8.5 Million for Cote d'Ivoire Humanitarian Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- More than 170,000 refugees have fled Côte d’Ivoire – mostly to Liberia – and hundreds of thousands more have been...
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Remarks on the Killing of Usama bin Ladin
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,...
Joint Statement on U.S.-Mexico Merida High-Level Consultative Group on Bilateral Cooperation Against Transnational Criminal Organizations
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The following statement is issued by the Governments of the United States and Mexico: As part of the broader strategic...
U.S. Secretary Clinton Meets with Students and Teachers from Bosnia and Herzegovina Participating in State's Youth Leadership Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On April 28, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with more than 20 secondary school students and teachers...
U.S. Appointment of Christopher Painter as Coordinator for Cyber Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- As Secretary Clinton announced during her February 15, 2011 address on Internet Freedom, Christopher Painter has been appointed to serve...
U.S.-Netherlands Joint Statement on Supporting Women's Political Empowerment in Emerging Democracies
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Following their bilateral meeting in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Dutch Foreign...
U.S. Releases Benchmarks to Meet Energy and Sustainability Goals
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 scorecard on sustainability and energy performance in accordance with Executive...
Joint Statement on Meeting of U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Working Group On Economics and Finance
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On April 18, Federal Minister for Finance, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Thomas Nides,...
U.S. Government's Feed the Future Initiative Helps Countries Cope with Rising Food Price
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...
