U.S. Department of State Sends NBA and WNBA Legends to Africa as Sports Diplomats
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.
U.S. State Department releases Country Reports on Terrorism 2010
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.
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...
Mike McDermott, CEO of Bash Foo, to Run for Seat on Tipp City Ohio Government
TIPP CITY, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- 'I've dedicated a good portion of my life to making things better for this community, by bringing people together to solve problems,' said McDermott. 'As your City Councilman, I will bring my passion for growing Tipp businesses, my commitment to our schools, along with some badly needed solutions-oriented approaches to our challenges.'
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.,...
LegalizeFerrets.org says Fish and Game Dept. Treats California Ferret Enthusiasts as Pests, Not Citizens
LA MESA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- According to LegalizeFerrets.org, the Department of Fish and Game has put impossible restrictions on the ferret legalization process. 'We're going by the book - but they're ripping pages out from under us. Would California tolerate that behavior from any other Department?' says Pat Wright, of LegalizeFerrets.
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.
U.S. Cultural and Academic Festival Showcases Over 125 Global Scholars and Student Leaders Participating In Department of State Exchange Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will host over 125 participants for the inaugural Around the World in an...
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.
City of Scranton, Pa., selects Millennium Administrators, Inc. to Provide Benefit Administration for Active Fire and Police
SCHWENKSVILLE, Pa. /eNewsChannels/ -- Millennium Administrators, Inc., a benefits administrator, has signed a contract with the City of Scranton to provide benefit administration services for over 500 city employees. Millennium is providing administrative oversight for the city benefit program, including cost containment initiatives, claim audits and administrative services
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”...
Raising Calif. Taxes Indefensible While Killing Solvent Gold Mining Industry, says Gold Pan California
CONCORD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, just got a boost from Washington, D.C. to help fend off erroneous Legislation which is now tangled in the ongoing California budget negotiations.
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...
Suction Dredge Gold Miners Targeted – Foes Provide Erroneous $1.8 Million Deficit to State Legislature, says Calif. Mining Industry Companies
CONCORD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, has recently become the California headquarters for suction dredge gold miners whose industry faces permanent closure if 2 paragraphs of erroneous language are not deleted during the current Budget battle. 'We are trying to alert the Legislators and Governor Jerry Brown about this erroneous budget information before a death blow is dealt to the miners,' says GPC owner Mike Dunn.
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...
Gold Pan California says California Legislature Fails to Check Math with Proposed Gold Mining Budget Cut of $1.8M
CONCORD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, has been building inventory of gold mining equipment in anticipation of the season re-opening in November. Pointing to a simple desk calculator, owner Mike Dunn cringes, 'Can you believe the budget committees have made such a stellar math mistake?'
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...
