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US State Dept: Secretary Clinton Leads Cabinet-Level Delegation to Mexico

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Mexico City, Mexico for the Merida U.S.-Mexico High Level Consultative Group meeting...

U.S. Joins Other Creditors, Cancels Afghanistan Debts Owed to Paris Club Members

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States welcomes the accord reached today by Afghanistan and its Paris Club creditors, including the United States, to...

U.S. Breaks Ground on 100th Diplomatic Facility with the New Embassy Compound in Bujumbura

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. Ambassador to Burundi Pamela J. H. Slutz; Mayor of Bujumbura Mr. Evrard Giswaswa; and Acting Managing Director for Operations...

Ambassador CdeBaca to Deliver Keynote Remarks at the Freedom Network's Eighth Annual Conference in Washington, DC

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Ambassador Luis CdeBaca will address “A Decade in Review, A Decade Before Us – Celebrating Successes and Developing New Strategies...

Secy. Clinton to Host Appreciation Event for Haiti Earthquake Task Force Volunteers

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks to Haiti earthquake task force volunteers to express the U.S. Government’s...

Secy. Clinton and the Department of State to Celebrate International Women's Day with Three Events

Washington, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the annual International Women of Courage Awards...

U.S. Department of State Announces Winners of Global Online Video Contest: Change Your Climate, Change Our World

Washington, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the four winners of...

United States and United Nations Announce the Haiti Donors' Conference

Washington, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States and the United Nations, in cooperation with the Government of Haiti, and with the support of Brazil,...

NetFreedom Task Force Meeting

Washington, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today the State Department convened a high-level meeting of the NetFreedom Task Force with 19 telecommunications, internet technology (IT), and...

Secy. Clinton and Brazilian Foreign Minister Amorin Announce Increased Cooperation on Climate Change

Washington, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim today signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation...

Sect. Clinton and Brazilian Foreign Minister Amorin Announce Increased Cooperation for Advancement of Women

Washington, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim today signed a “Memorandum of Understanding for the...

Passport Day in the USA

Washington, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On Saturday, March 27, the Department of State will celebrate its 2nd annual “Passport Day in the USA.” U.S. citizens...

U.S. Snowboarders to Visit Armenia as Sports Envoys

Washington, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs SportsUnited office, in partnership with Roxy, a brand of...

49th Anniversary of the Peace Corps

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. State Dept. -- Since 1961, the men and women of the Peace Corps have carried forward our finest traditions...

Sect. Clinton Announces the Winners of the Secretary's 2010 International Women of Courage Award

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. State Dept. -- Secretary Clinton today announced the 10 winners of this year’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) award....

Ecuador Youth Attend Major League Baseball Spring Training in the United States

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) SportsUnited office has partnered with Major League Baseball...

Secretary Clinton to Celebrate International Women's Day With Events in Washington, D.C. on March 10th

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will celebrate International Women’s Day with two events on March 10th in Washington, D.C....

Afghan Legal Defense Experts to Visit United States

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan are...

US State Dept: Estonian National Day

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Hillary Rodham Clinton: "On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of...

United States Announces Winner of New London Embassy Design Competition

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Louis B. Susman, and Acting Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Adam...

U.S.-Mexico Bi-national Meeting to Outline Best Practices to Reduce Demand for Drugs

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- On Tuesday, February 23, David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement;...

Government of Sudan and the Justice and Equality Movement Negotiate Agreement

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States welcomes the announced framework agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Darfuri rebel Justice and Equality...

US State Department and Small Business Administration Partner to Promote Entrepreneurship in Oman and Bahrain

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The State Department’s Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is pleased to announce the signing of two new...

Global Conservation of Migratory Sharks

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States has joined the Philippines and forty other nations in adopting a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote...

United States and Germany Sign First Science and Technology Agreement

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The Governments of the United States and Germany held a Science and Technology Agreement signing ceremony today at the U.S....