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US Government News

US Government News
Timely news related to the U.S. government, including the state dept., office of the President, the United Nations, and national policy.

U.S. Response to Russia's Wildfire Disaster

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- According to a statement from Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs, "The United States stands with the...

Winners of the 2012 U.S. State Department Human Rights Awards Announced

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of State announced the winners of the 2012 Human Rights Awards. The winner of the Diplomacy...

U.S. State Department Awards Grants to Fight Human Trafficking in Haiti

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) announces the additional award of $4.75 million...

U.S. Secretary Clinton Signs the Third Protocol of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On July 23, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signed the Third Protocol of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation...

U.S. Government's Feed the Future Initiative Helps Countries Cope with Rising Food Price

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- In response to the spike in global food prices in 2007-2008, President Obama pledged $3.5 billion to help poor countries...

U.S. Provides Material Assistance to the Maritime Police of the Philippines

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On Monday, August 16, 2010, the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, Harry K. Thomas, Jr., participated in the donation ceremony...

U.S. Department of State to Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Passport Agency in Buffalo, NY

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick F. Kennedy will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, October 18 at 10:00...
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U.S. Secretary Clinton to Announce Launch of Up to $86.5 Million in Public-Private Partnerships

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On Thursday, January 31, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will celebrate the global impact of public-private partnerships created...

U.S. announces Pakistan Relief Fund

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- In a statement today from Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, "Currently more than 20 million Pakistanis have been affected...

U.S. Secretary of State imposes sanctions on four Iranian nuclear support companies and one individual as Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today the U.S. Secretary of State imposed sanctions on four Iranian nuclear support companies and one individual as Weapons of...

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