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Secretary Clinton Praises the Work of the Local Advisory Boards for the U.S. in Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- While in North Africa, Secretary Clinton met with the local advisory boards for the U.S. – North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (NAPEO) and praised the work being done by these private sector leaders and innovators.
U.S. Department of State Announces Baseball Sports Exchange with the Philippines
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' (ECA) SportsUnited division announced a baseball sports exchange that will bring six female softball and six male baseball coaches from the Philippines to the United States February 28 - March 8, 2012.
U.S. Department of State Announces the 2012 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund to Support Exchange Alumni Projects that Tackle Global Challenges
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the 2012 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF), which aims to harness the leadership capacity of exchange program alumni worldwide.
U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States and Mexico today signed an agreement concerning the development of oil and gas reservoirs that cross the international maritime boundary between the two countries in the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. Department of State Announces 2012 Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame Inductee Barry Larkin to Engage Youth in Ecuador
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that Major League Baseball All-Star and 2012...
United States Commits Support to the Community of Democracies Tunisia Task Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Officials from the United States and more than twenty countries will convene in Tunis, Tunisia on February 9-10 for the...
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, we mark the ninth annual International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). It is estimated that 100 to 140 million women around the world have undergone this brutal procedure and three million girls are at risk every year. We must continue to act to end this affront to women’s equality and the rights and dignity of women and girls.
U.S. Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson to Lead Energy Trade Mission to Africa
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson will lead an Energy Trade Mission to Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana February 6-17, 2012. The delegation of U.S. government and private-sector executives will meet host country senior government officials to discuss challenges for U.S. private-sector investment in energy infrastructure projects.
U.S. and Singapore: Joint Vision Statement on New Political Framework
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Following is the text of a joint statement by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs K. Shanmugam, signed on February 1, 2012, in Washington, D.C.:
U.S. Department of State Hosts Tech@State: Real-Time Awareness Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State will host a symposium focusing on how social media and other internet-enabled data streams are used to create real-time awareness in different contexts at the Tech@State: Real-Time Awareness conference on February 3 - 4, 2012.
