Good Golly Miss Molly: welcome to the writing of Molly Ivins
ARTICLE: Sense, sensibility, sarcasm, and spot-on skewering of political blowhards and buffoons: welcome to the writing of Molly Ivins. Beginning as a staff writer for the scrappy Texas Observer before moving on to the major-market New York Times, Molly Ivins enjoyed a brilliant career that raised the collective consciousness about US politics.
What World’s Youth Want for Christmas – Plant our X-Mass Trees!
ARTICLE: The World’s Youth say we need emergency action to create a 'Future We Want.' Hurricane Sandy helped the doubting Toms recognize that the greatest threat to our National Security and humanity is Climate Change.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Launches Embassy Dublin Youth Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On December 6, 2012, U.S. Embassy Dublin will launch a Department of State Youth Council at Dublin City University. Embassy...
Women Entrepreneurs in the Americas Small Grant Recipients Announced
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Liliana Ayalde announced awardees for more than $1.5 million worth of small grants...
Wildlife Conservation Day events on Dec. 4 to include Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin at the U.S. Department of State
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. missions around the globe will mark Wildlife Conservation Day on December 4 with programs including speaking engagements at local...
2012 AAFSW Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad announced
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Six winners will receive the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism...
US Dept. of State Announces Webinars for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Fields
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, in partnership with the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the...
U.S. Department of State Hosts Tech@State: ElecTech Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State will host a conference focusing on how technology has impacted elections and the electoral process...
Grants to Address Gender-Based Violence as Part of the Global HIV Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and World AIDS Day, Ambassador-at-large for Global...
U.S. Hosts World Ocean Assessment Workshop for the Wider Caribbean
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On November 13-15, the United States hosted the World Ocean Assessment Workshop for the Wider Caribbean in Miami, Florida. The...
United States and Tunisia to Co-Chair the 9th Forum for the Future
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States and the Republic of Tunisia hosted the G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Initiative’s Sub-ministerial...
North Carolina Community Comes Together for Local Future Farmers of America Chapter
ASHEVILLE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- It all started when local writer, Bryan Sullivan, co-owner of Write Away, Inc., was writing an article for Carolina-Virginia Farmer...
International Virtual College Fair: US Department of State Sponsors Online College Fair for International Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State announced today the International Virtual College Fair, the largest online event ever for overseas students...
United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today at the Syria Humanitarian Forum in Geneva, Deputy Assistant Secretary Kelly T. Clements announced that the United States is...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announces U.S. Science Envoys
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today, at an event on Wildlife Trafficking and Conservation: A Call to Action, announced...
U.S. Efforts to Combat Wildlife Trafficking and Promote Conservation
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States is working with the international community to combat the illegal trade in wildlife and promote conservation through...
International Education Week 2012: Improving Opportunity, Strengthening Society
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State celebrates International Education Week, November 12–16, with the theme of “International Education: Improving Opportunity, Strengthening...
United States Advances Antarctic Marine Protection Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The 31st Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) concluded on November 1 in...
Secretary Clinton and USAID Administrator Shah to Launch Major New Science and Innovation Partnership
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On November 8, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah will...
The United States will provide subject matter experts and offer other support for the 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States will provide subject matter experts and offer other support for the 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) that...
US Department of State Hosts Youth TechCamp Fiji, the First in the Pacific
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State will host a Youth TechCamp in collaboration with Pasifika Nexus and the BrightPath Foundation at...
Young Professionals and Community Leaders from More than 50 Countries Worldwide Conclude Exchange Program in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- This week the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will bring young professionals from around the...
U.S. Department of State's International Writing Program Announces Events in Washington, D.C. and New York City
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the University of Iowa, celebrates the...
Native American London Olympians and UN’s Girl Initiative Lifting Poor Nations and Sustainability
eNewsChannels COLUMN: October’s launch of the UN’s Girl Empowerment Initiative, and revelation that three Native American women represented the U.S. and their Indian Nations...
Time to Listen to The Children!
OPINION: It is time to listen to the children who are inheriting this planet to find out what they want, what direction they want...
