Tag: US State Department
U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Task Force Releases First Annual Progress Report for 2016
NEWS (Washington, D.C.) -- The U.S. Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking released its first annual Progress Assessment today, on "World Wildlife Day." The...
International Study in the U.S. and Abroad by U.S. Students Reaches New Record
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ NEWS: This year’s "Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange," released November 17, 2014, on the occasion of the 15th annual...
U.S. Department of State's Office of Art in Embassies Announces American Artist Lecture Series
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State’s Office of Art in Embassies (AIE) is pleased to announce the AIE American Artist Lecture Series...
U.S. and Panama sign agreement on Environmental Cooperation (ECA)
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the United States and Panama signed an Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA). The ECA will help ensure that trade and...
Ninth Annual Global Classrooms D.C. Model UN Conference will feature keynote by Special Adviser for Global Youth Issues Ronan Farrow
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State and the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) will partner for the Ninth...
United States Commits Support to the Community of Democracies Tunisia Task Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Officials from the United States and more than twenty countries will convene in Tunis, Tunisia on February 9-10 for the...
U.S. Department of State Honors Adriana Labardini Inzunza of Mexico as State Alumni Member of the Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State has named Adriana Labardini Inzunza, a Mexican alumna of the Fulbright, Humphrey, and Voluntary Visitor programs, as State Alumni Member of the Month. Throughout July, her leadership and promotion of community service will be recognized on the State Alumni website.
Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks at Event Celebrating LGBT Pride Month on June 27
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks on “The Human Rights of LGBT People and U.S. Foreign Policy”...
U.S. State Dept. Winners of the 'Billion Acts of Green' Contest
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- As most of you know, the State Department leads our country’s engagements on many international environmental issues. We are actively...
U.S. Department of State has issued a Presidential permit for the expansion and reconfiguration of the San Ysidro border crossing in...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Consistent with our commitment to help develop a modernized U.S.-Mexico border that promotes both economic competitiveness and enhanced security, the U.S. Department of State has issued a Presidential permit ...
U.S. Appointment of Christopher Painter as Coordinator for Cyber Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- As Secretary Clinton announced during her February 15, 2011 address on Internet Freedom, Christopher Painter has been appointed to serve...
Joint Statement on Meeting of U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Working Group On Economics and Finance
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On April 18, Federal Minister for Finance, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Thomas Nides,...
U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State Announce Designations for Human Rights Abuses in Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State today announced the designation of two Iranian officials, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, Tehran...
Employment Opportunities for U.S. Citizens in the UN and Other International Organizations
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Organization Affairs is pleased to announce the launch of its updated website...
Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative Announces New Projects to Support Civil Society Organizations
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. State Department’s Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) has awarded three grants totaling over $3.65 million...
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...
Update: U.S. Response to Pakistan's Flooding Disaster
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States is responding generously to Pakistan's call for assistance following the tragic and devastating floods that started on...
Secretary Clinton to Celebrate International Women's Day With Events in Washington, D.C. on March 10th
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will celebrate International Women’s Day with two events on March 10th in Washington, D.C....
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: Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia met at United Nations Headquarters in New York on January...
US Secretary Clinton To Deliver Remarks On Internet Freedom on Jan. 21, 2010
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks on Internet Freedom on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 9:30 a.m....
U.S.-Chile Joint Commission for Environmental Cooperation and Environmental Affairs Council
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Environment and trade representatives from the United States and Chile will mark seven years of environmental cooperation at the concurrently...
US Secretary Clinton Announces Launch of State.Gov Person Finder Tool for Those Missing in Haiti
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today the launch of a new tool on www.state.gov, the “Person Finder,” to...
United States – Japan Global Positioning System Cooperation
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Following is the text of a Joint Announcement issued by the United States and Japan following a meeting in Washington...
Filmmakers and Producers from Sixteen Nations and the Palestinian Territories Examine 'Film in the U.S.'
Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State has invited seventeen emerging filmmakers, producers, and journalists to take part in a three-week exchange...