U.S.-China Joint Liaison Group on Law Enforcement Cooperation
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs William R. Brownfield and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce...
United States Concludes Clean Up Effort at Albanian Explosion Site
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State successfully concluded a $14.5 million program to support Albania as it works to clear safely the...
United States Announces Next Facilitator of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones and Deputy Assistant Secretary of...
Mexico Joins G8 Global Partnership as 25th Member
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation welcomes Mexico as the newest addition to the Global...
U.S. Provides Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns announced the United States is providing nearly $14 million in additional humanitarian...
U.S. Department of State Funds UN Anti-Cybercrime Training for Africa
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State has approved $250,000 in anti-crime funds for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Global...
US State Department Partners with biNu to Bring English Language Content to Mobile Phone Users
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces a partnership with biNu to provide increased English...
Good Golly Miss Molly: welcome to the writing of Molly Ivins
ARTICLE: Sense, sensibility, sarcasm, and spot-on skewering of political blowhards and buffoons: welcome to the writing of Molly Ivins. Beginning as a staff writer for the scrappy Texas Observer before moving on to the major-market New York Times, Molly Ivins enjoyed a brilliant career that raised the collective consciousness about US politics.
What World’s Youth Want for Christmas – Plant our X-Mass Trees!
ARTICLE: The World’s Youth say we need emergency action to create a 'Future We Want.' Hurricane Sandy helped the doubting Toms recognize that the greatest threat to our National Security and humanity is Climate Change.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Launches Embassy Dublin Youth Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On December 6, 2012, U.S. Embassy Dublin will launch a Department of State Youth Council at Dublin City University. Embassy...
Women Entrepreneurs in the Americas Small Grant Recipients Announced
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Liliana Ayalde announced awardees for more than $1.5 million worth of small grants...
Wildlife Conservation Day events on Dec. 4 to include Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin at the U.S. Department of State
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. missions around the globe will mark Wildlife Conservation Day on December 4 with programs including speaking engagements at local...
2012 AAFSW Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad announced
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Six winners will receive the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism...
US Dept. of State Announces Webinars for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Fields
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, in partnership with the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the...
U.S. Department of State Hosts Tech@State: ElecTech Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State will host a conference focusing on how technology has impacted elections and the electoral process...
Grants to Address Gender-Based Violence as Part of the Global HIV Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and World AIDS Day, Ambassador-at-large for Global...
U.S. Hosts World Ocean Assessment Workshop for the Wider Caribbean
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On November 13-15, the United States hosted the World Ocean Assessment Workshop for the Wider Caribbean in Miami, Florida. The...
United States and Tunisia to Co-Chair the 9th Forum for the Future
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States and the Republic of Tunisia hosted the G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Initiative’s Sub-ministerial...
U.S. Reviews Accomplishments During First Term on the UN Human Rights Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States is pleased and proud of its reelection to the UN Human Rights Council earlier today. Since joining...
North Carolina Community Comes Together for Local Future Farmers of America Chapter
ASHEVILLE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- It all started when local writer, Bryan Sullivan, co-owner of Write Away, Inc., was writing an article for Carolina-Virginia Farmer...
International Virtual College Fair: US Department of State Sponsors Online College Fair for International Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State announced today the International Virtual College Fair, the largest online event ever for overseas students...
United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today at the Syria Humanitarian Forum in Geneva, Deputy Assistant Secretary Kelly T. Clements announced that the United States is...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announces U.S. Science Envoys
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today, at an event on Wildlife Trafficking and Conservation: A Call to Action, announced...
U.S. Efforts to Combat Wildlife Trafficking and Promote Conservation
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States is working with the international community to combat the illegal trade in wildlife and promote conservation through...
International Education Week 2012: Improving Opportunity, Strengthening Society
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State celebrates International Education Week, November 12–16, with the theme of “International Education: Improving Opportunity, Strengthening...
