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Statement on Congressman Jack Murtha by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sect. of State
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Congressman Jack Murtha. From the battlefields of Vietnam to the...
US State Dept: Commemorating World Cancer Day 2010
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- World Cancer Day has been commemorated globally on February 4 since the 2000 World Summit Against Cancer. The United States...
U.S. Contributes $40 Million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States announced today that it is making an initial contribution of $40 million to the United Nations Relief...
Introduction of the International Violence Against Women Act
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- US State Dept: International violence against women is a global problem of enormous proportions. This violence cannot be explained as...
Statement of Commitment to Action by the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Trafficking in persons violates the most basic of human rights. It degrades our common humanity and is intolerable in any...
Interturbine Aviation Logistics GmbH, Germany Settles Arms Traffic Charges
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State and Interturbine Aviation Logistics Gmbh, Germany and its Texas Branch Office, Interturbine Aviation Logistics GmbH,...
Victoria Nuland Named Special Envoy for Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pleased to announce the appointment of Ambassador Victoria Nuland as Special Envoy for...
US State Dept: Observance of National Freedom Day
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- This day marks the 145th anniversary of President Lincoln’s sending to the States for ratification the 13th Amendment to the...
Safety Information for American Students Traveling Abroad
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- As spring and summer breaks approach, many students are getting ready for a trip abroad. The majority of students traveling...
U.S. Department of State Honors Faisal Hassan of Malaysia as State Alumni Member of the Month for Feb. 2010
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State has named Faisal Hassan, a Malaysian alumnus of the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program,...