Mr. Salih Yuce named International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month for July 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of State announced selection of Mr. Salih Yuce of Turkey as July’s International Exchange Alumni Member...
In Decline: Book review of 'The Unwinding' by George Packer
BOOK REVIEW: The deterioration of our country during the past three-and-a-half decades makes for a broad canvas but author George Packer provides insightful detail and hits some emotional high points. There was an incredible battle in the United States from around 1978 until right now, a conflagration that did not emphasize armed conflict but which decimated large chunks of the basic goodness of our nation.
Bigotry Backed by SCOTUS
COMMENTARY: Do not get too excited about the good news for marriage rights because the troglodyte half of the Supreme Court has gutted a...
First Sports Diplomacy Program with Turkey Announced by U.S. with 8 wheelchair basketball athletes
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State welcomes its first sports exchange delegation from Turkey to the United States. From June 27-July...
Congress: Honor Senator Lautenberg and Generations by signing his Chemical Safety Improvement Act!
OPINION: New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg(D), a phenomenal champion of American Children and Nature, passed on last week at 89. At his NY funeral he was deeply honored by half the Senate on both sides of the aisle, plus NJ Governor Chris Christie (R), Hillary Clinton and Vice President Biden for his passion and foresight in saving millions of Americans through his No Smoking law, raising the drinking age to 21, and fighting for women’s rights and gun control.
Winners of the 2012 U.S. State Department Human Rights Awards Announced
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of State announced the winners of the 2012 Human Rights Awards. The winner of the Diplomacy...
United States and Columbia to Hold First Meeting on Racial and Ethnic Equality Action Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels// -- Today, the United States and Colombia announced they will hold the first plenary meeting on the U.S.-Colombia Action Plan on...
GOP Extreme: Book Review of 'It's Even Worse than it Looks' by Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein
BOOK REVIEW: Want to know how and why Washington is such a mess? Two respected analysts of governmental policy, one from the progressive Brookings Institution and the other from the troglodyte American Enterprise Institute, demonstrate that the GOP is at fault.
Tech@State: Moneyball Diplomacy Conference comes to George Washington University
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State will host Tech@State: Moneyball Diplomacy on June 7, 2013. The conference will explore how use...
U.S. joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. Forty-four...
U.S. Takes Action to Facilitate Communications by the Iranian People and Targets Iranian Government Censorship
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the State Dept. announced that the United States is taking a number of coordinated actions that target persons contributing...
U.S. and Saudi Arabia Sign Open Skies Air Transport Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Ambassador James B. Smith and Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Director of the General Authority of...
U.S. Department of State Hosts EMPOWER Conference to Advance Disability Rights Worldwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces the first EMPOWER Conference on disability inclusive diplomacy....
US Secretary of State John Kerry announces Ira Forman will serve as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Monday that Ira Forman will serve as the Special Envoy to Monitor and...
Workshop Promoting Labor and Human Rights Through Investment hosted by US Dept. of State
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Harvard Law School’s Pensions and Capital Stewardship Project Labor and Worklife...
Solve for X, an initiative of Google[x], hosted May 13 session with STAS and US Office of Innovation and Development Alliances
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Solve for X, an initiative of Google, hosted a session on May 13 in collaboration with STAS and the U.S....
'American English' mobile app launched by US Department of State to open doors to economic empowerment and educational opportunities
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce the release of the free...
First 2013 Sports Envoy Program Advancing Disability Rights and Inclusion in China
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS May 13, 2013: Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced that Paralympian...
U.S. Government Financial and Humanitarian Assistance to Syria Update: May 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, The United States announced an updated overview of the support for the Syrian people’s aspirations for a Syrian-led political...
U.S. Department of State to Honor International Policing Partners at Partner Appreciation Ceremony
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs William R. Brownfield will deliver remarks at a ceremony...
U.S. Secretary of State imposes sanctions on four Iranian nuclear support companies and one individual as Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today the U.S. Secretary of State imposed sanctions on four Iranian nuclear support companies and one individual as Weapons of...
First all-female delegation to participate in the U.S. Department of State's Iraq Police Education Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- A delegation of ten women police officers from Iraq arrived in the United States this week for three weeks of...
How 'The People' Can Beat Iranian-American Peace Drums
ARTICLE: In 1977, fellow Olympic skier Billy Kidd and I had an adventure of a lifetime, skiing with Iranian Queen Farah Diba Pahlavi in their fresh "Persian Powder." It was to promote skiing and goodwill with Iran, made possible by two visionary friends, the popular TV host Barry ZeVan and Iran’s Ambassador to the U.S., Ardeshir Zahedi.
Finalists of the 2013 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals announced
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of State announced that three employees have been named as finalists of the 2013 Samuel J....
Book Review: Gadget Go Boom – 'The Girls of Atomic City' by Denise Kiernan
BOOK REVIEW: When you're at work, you have some idea of the product or service your employer provides. Not so for "The Girls of Atomic City." They had no idea they were helping create Fat Man and Little Boy, the bombs used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII.
