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U.S. Public Diplomacy Through Music: Kareem Salama Tours the Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- A key priority for the Obama Administration, as outlined in the President’s Cairo speech of June 4, 2009, is launching...
Asst. Secretary Shapiro Visits Haiti to Highlight U.S. Support for Peacekeeping
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro and U.S. Air Force General Douglas Fraser, commander of U.S....
First Annual U.S. – African Union High Level Bilateral Meetings
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew welcomed a delegation from the African Union as part of the first Annual...
Asst. Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor Visits Colombia & Mexico
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor Michael Posner, is travelling to Colombia and Mexico April...
Civilian Response Corps Reaches 100 Active Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the Civilian Response Corps reached 100 Active component members just 18 months after the Corps’s Congressional authorization in October...
Secretary Clinton Announces New Initiatives Under the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Energy ministers from across the hemisphere gathered today at the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas hosted by U.S....
Contract Awarded for the Construction of the New US Embassy Compound in Dakar, Senegal
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureaus of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) and Administration announced today the award of a $138...
Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Launches Design Excellence Program During National Architecture Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) announced its intention to launch a Design Excellence program at its semi-annual Industry...
Secretary Clinton and Argentine Foreign Minister Taiana Sign U.S.-Argentina Megaports Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana today signed an agreement to begin a cooperative...
Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Lavrov Today Signed The 2000 Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Protocol signed today by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov marks a further...