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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...
The United States to Contribute $8.5 Million for Cote d'Ivoire Humanitarian Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- More than 170,000 refugees have fled Côte d’Ivoire – mostly to Liberia – and hundreds of thousands more have been...
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Remarks on the Killing of Usama bin Ladin
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Remarks from Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, Treaty Room: Well, good morning. As President Obama said last night,...
Joint Statement on U.S.-Mexico Merida High-Level Consultative Group on Bilateral Cooperation Against Transnational Criminal Organizations
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The following statement is issued by the Governments of the United States and Mexico: As part of the broader strategic...
U.S. Secretary Clinton Meets with Students and Teachers from Bosnia and Herzegovina Participating in State's Youth Leadership Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On April 28, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with more than 20 secondary school students and teachers...
U.S. Appointment of Christopher Painter as Coordinator for Cyber Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- As Secretary Clinton announced during her February 15, 2011 address on Internet Freedom, Christopher Painter has been appointed to serve...
U.S.-Netherlands Joint Statement on Supporting Women's Political Empowerment in Emerging Democracies
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Following their bilateral meeting in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Dutch Foreign...
U.S. Releases Benchmarks to Meet Energy and Sustainability Goals
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 scorecard on sustainability and energy performance in accordance with Executive...
Joint Statement on Meeting of U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Working Group On Economics and Finance
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On April 18, Federal Minister for Finance, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Thomas Nides,...
Human Rights Council Statement on Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- In a statement made today by Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State: "Today, 85 countries from every region of...
