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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 State Dept and UNICEF: Anti-Trafficking Efforts in Haiti

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department of State is actively involved in addressing the potential for trafficking in persons, particularly children, in post-earthquake Haiti....

Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia Marks First Anniversary

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States will join partners from more than 50 countries and international organizations at the United Nations in New...

Dalai Lama's Special Envoys Meeting with Chinese Officials

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States was pleased to learn that the Dalai Lama's Special Envoys arrived today in China for their ninth...

Joint Statement on Expansion of Educational Exchanges between US and Ministry of Education Mongolia

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- On January 25, 2010, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith A. McHale and the Minister...

Meeting of the U.S. Advisory Commission On Public Diplomacy

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public meeting on February 11, 2010, in the conference room...

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...

Tajikistan Police Academy Receives Much Needed U.S. Department of State Support

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- On Tuesday, January 12, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Kenneth E. Gross Jr. cut the ribbon at a ceremony to re-open...

State Department, FBI Release Digitally Enhanced Photos Of Most Wanted Terrorist Suspects

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The following is the text of a joint Rewards for Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation statement on a new...

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...

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Johnson visits Beirut Meets with the ISF Command

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs arrived in Beirut Sunday, January 10, 2010, to...

First U.S. Science Envoys Begin Travel

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Science Envoys Program is a core element of the U.S. commitment to global engagement in science and technology....

U.S., Mexico To Hold Joint Anzalduas International Bridge Inauguration

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- U.S. Trade Rep. Ron Kirk will join Mexican officials in a ceremony commemorating the opening of the Anzalduas International Bridge...

US State Dept: Tweet About Democracy Contest

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State announces the launch of the global “Democracy is…” Twitter Contest. Tweet what you think democracy...

Secretary Clinton to Commemorate 15th Anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a speech commemorating the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population...

US State Dept: Public Meetings of the Shipping Coordinating Committee

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 1:00 PM on Thursday, January 7, 2010, in Room...

U.S. Department of State Honors Nestor Tedesco of Argentina As State Alumni Member of the Month for January 2010

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State has named Nestor Tedesco, an Argentine alumnus of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, as State...

US State Dept: Michelle Kwan to visit South Korea

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Michelle Kwan will visit Korea for the U.S. Department of State from January 3-9, 2010. This will be the figure...

US Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs Release of Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Volume XXXI

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXXI, Foreign Economic Policy, 1973-1976....

US State Dept: Southern Sudan Rererndum Bill

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States is deeply concerned about reports that the National Assembly passed the Southern Sudan referendum bill with language...

US State Dept: No Justification for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- Pirates who prey on international shipping along the Horn of Africa and even more distant waters have claimed that their...

US Dept. of State Announces Redesign of state.gov

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State today unveiled a redesign of its official website, incorporating improved functionality and an updated design....