Tag: US Department of State
American Athletes Barry Larkin and Olympian Natasha Watley Promote Life Skills for Indian Youth
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin and Olympian...
U.S. Imposition of Nonproliferation Sanctions Against Foreign Entities and Individuals
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of State announced the imposition of nonproliferation sanctions on several foreign entities and individuals under multiple...
US State Department Contributes an Initial $171 Million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States is pleased to announce an initial contribution of over $171 million toward the 2013 operations of the...
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Hosts The Fulbright Experience: Reaching Out to All People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board will host "The Fulbright Experience: Reaching Out to All People with Disabilities," a...
Over 100 International Exchange Students Participate in Civic Education Workshop in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs welcomes 115 international high school exchange students representing more...
Brazil and Basketball: Youth Sports Visitor Program features 14 teenage athletes
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces that 14 teenage athletes—seven boys and seven girls—and...
Hillary Clinton's Farewell Remarks to U.S. State Department Employees
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On February 1, 2013, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, made the following remarks to State Department employees as part...
WEAmericas Small Grants Launch to recognize final awardees for Women's Entrepreneurship in the Americas
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson, and Executive Vice President of...
Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall welcome ensembles of the Afghan National Institute of Music (ANIM)
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State has announced that ensembles of the Afghan National Institute of Music (ANIM) will travel to...
US Secretary Clinton and Leaders from Thirteen Organizations Sign 'Declaration of Learning' on Historic Treaty of Paris Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On Wednesday, January 30th, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and leaders of thirteen government agencies and NGO’s will sign...
U.S. and West African Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Workshop Announced in Accra
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State and the Government of Ghana will be co-hosting a West African Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Workshop...
U.S. Department of State and Women's National Basketball Association Announce Full-Court Press to Empower Women and Girls through Sports
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State, the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) will build on...
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Sponsors the Liberia National Police Mobile Training Teams Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- As a part of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement's (INL) Liberia National Police (LNP) Mobile Training Teams...
U.S. Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syria Crisis (USAID)
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today in Ankara, Turkey, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Nancy Lindborg...
U.S. Terrorist Designations of the Abdallah Azzam Brigades
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State designated the Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of...
U.S. Terrorist Designation of Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al-Khazmari al-Zahrani
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State designated Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al-Khazmari al-Zahrani (better known as Abu Maryam al-Zahrani) as a Specially Designated...
U.S. Secretary Clinton and Former Secretary James A. Baker, III to Host the Launch of the U.S. Diplomacy Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On Friday, January 25th, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and guest of honor former Secretary of State James A....
The United States and United Kingdom Joint Statement on the Global Positioning System (GPS)
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the United States and United Kingdom issued a joint statement regarding Global Positioning System (GPS) Intellectual Property which affirmed...
Holocaust-Era Looted Art Return Act is Commemorated on 70th Anniversary by U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made the following press statement: This month we commemorate the seventieth anniversary of...
President Obama yesterday signed into law the Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012, S. 2318
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program announced. President Obama yesterday signed into law the Department of State Rewards Program Update and...
United States Hosts the G8 Roma-Lyon Group on Counterterrorism and Counter-crime
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- From January 15 to January 17, the United States will host the Group of Eight Roma-Lyon Group meeting in Washington....
U.S. Department of State Encourages Recruitment to the Foreign Service Through Video
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- As part of an effort to continue to attract smart, dynamic, capable people into the Foreign Service, the Department of...
U.S. Response to the Syria Humanitarian Crisis in 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States stands resolutely with the Syrian people facing dire humanitarian conditions every day as a result of the...
Sports Envoy program 2013: U.S. Department of State Announces Basketball Sports Visitor Program with Youth from Burma
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces that 12 Burmese youth—six boys and six girls—and...
In 2013, the United States will chair the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- In 2013, the United States will chair the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, a partnership of...