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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....

Afghan Legal Defense Experts to Visit United States

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan are...

US State Dept: Estonian National Day

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Hillary Rodham Clinton: "On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of...

United States Announces Winner of New London Embassy Design Competition

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Louis B. Susman, and Acting Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Adam...

U.S.-Mexico Bi-national Meeting to Outline Best Practices to Reduce Demand for Drugs

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- On Tuesday, February 23, David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement;...

Government of Sudan and the Justice and Equality Movement Negotiate Agreement

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States welcomes the announced framework agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Darfuri rebel Justice and Equality...

US State Department and Small Business Administration Partner to Promote Entrepreneurship in Oman and Bahrain

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The State Department’s Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is pleased to announce the signing of two new...

Global Conservation of Migratory Sharks

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States has joined the Philippines and forty other nations in adopting a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote...

United States and Germany Sign First Science and Technology Agreement

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The Governments of the United States and Germany held a Science and Technology Agreement signing ceremony today at the U.S....

United States and Peru Hold First Environmental Affairs Council Meeting

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The Governments of the United States and Peru held their first bilateral Environmental Affairs Council meeting in Washington, D.C. yesterday....

US State Dept: Concern about State of Kenya's Coalition Government

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- From the US State Dept: We are concerned about the serious differences regarding the handling of recent corruption scandals that...

Citizen Diplomats from Across America Gather in Nation's Capital

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Citizen Diplomats from Across America Gather in Nation's Capital at National Council for International Visitors National Meeting, February 11-13, 2010....

United States Breaks Ground for New Embassy Compound in Belgrade, Serbia

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Mary Burce Warlick; Minister for the Environment and Spatial Planning, Oliver Dulic; Mayor Dragan Djilas of...

US State Dept: Secretary Clinton to Travel to Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Qatar and Saudi Arabia from February 13-16, 2010. In Qatar on February...

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,...

Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls: Keys to a Better Future for Afghanistan

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Women’s empowerment is inextricably linked to security, economic opportunity, effective governance, and social development. It is up to the Afghan...