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U.S. Department of State

American Music Abroad: Hip Hop Group Audiopharmacy to Tour Southeast Asia

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that San Francisco-based hip hop group "Audiopharmacy"...
U.S. Department of State

U.S. and Afghanistan Announce $18.2 Million in Good Performers Initiative Awards for Provincial Counter Narcotics

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On February 12, 2013, Afghanistan’s Minister for Counter Narcotics Zarar Moqbel Osmani and U.S. Embassy’s Coordinating Director for Rule of...
U.S. Department of State

U.S. State Department to Engage Science and Engineering Diaspora Networks in Boston

BOSTON, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary (STAS), in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland, will...
U.S. 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. Department of State

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...
U.S. Department of State

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...
U.S. Department of State

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...
U.S. Department of State

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...
U.S. Department of State

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 Rodham Clinton

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...
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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...
U.S. Department of State

TechWomen Gather in Jordan To Collaborate, Code, and Connect with American women mentors from the greater Silicon Valley area

SILICON VALLEY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Fusing technology with efforts to empower women and girls, the U.S. Department of State announced today that participants of...
U.S. Department of State

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...
Hillary Rodham Clinton

U.S. Secretary Clinton to Announce Launch of Up to $86.5 Million in Public-Private Partnerships

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On Thursday, January 31, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will celebrate the global impact of public-private partnerships created...
Hillary Rodham Clinton

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. Department of State

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...
Hillary Rodham Clinton

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...
U.S. Department of State

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. Department of State

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...
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Holocaust by Bullets: U.S. Department of State Marks U.N. International Day of Commemoration for Victims of the Holocaust

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Interim Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Ambassador Mike Kozak will host a screening of the documentary "Holocaust by...
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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...
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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...
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U.S. Department of State Launches First Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Program of 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, with the arrival of 12 young female basketball players and two coaches from Senegal, the U.S. Department of State...
Hillary Rodham Clinton

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....
U.S. Department of State

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...