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U.S. Reviews Accomplishments During First Term on the UN Human Rights Council

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States is pleased and proud of its reelection to the UN Human Rights Council earlier today. Since joining...
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International Virtual College Fair: US Department of State Sponsors Online College Fair for International Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State announced today the International Virtual College Fair, the largest online event ever for overseas students...
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United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today at the Syria Humanitarian Forum in Geneva, Deputy Assistant Secretary Kelly T. Clements announced that the United States is...
Hillary Rodham Clinton

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announces U.S. Science Envoys

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today, at an event on Wildlife Trafficking and Conservation: A Call to Action, announced...
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U.S. Efforts to Combat Wildlife Trafficking and Promote Conservation

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States is working with the international community to combat the illegal trade in wildlife and promote conservation through...
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International Education Week 2012: Improving Opportunity, Strengthening Society

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State celebrates International Education Week, November 12–16, with the theme of “International Education: Improving Opportunity, Strengthening...
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United States Advances Antarctic Marine Protection Proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The 31st Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) concluded on November 1 in...
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Secretary Clinton and USAID Administrator Shah to Launch Major New Science and Innovation Partnership

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- On November 8, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah will...
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The United States will provide subject matter experts and offer other support for the 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States will provide subject matter experts and offer other support for the 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) that...
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US Department of State Hosts Youth TechCamp Fiji, the First in the Pacific

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State will host a Youth TechCamp in collaboration with Pasifika Nexus and the BrightPath Foundation at...
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Young Professionals and Community Leaders from More than 50 Countries Worldwide Conclude Exchange Program in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- This week the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will bring young professionals from around the...
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U.S. Department of State's International Writing Program Announces Events in Washington, D.C. and New York City

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the University of Iowa, celebrates the...
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U.S. Department of State Commemorates Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ Office of Art in Embassies (AIE) proudly celebrates 50 years of facilitating the Department...
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U.S. Joins the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN)

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer is pleased to announce the United States has joined the...
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Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists Kicks Off in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Next week, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will welcome approximately 135 emerging international journalists...
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U.S. Department of State updates Rewards for Justice – up to $7 Million al-Qaida Reward Offers

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Department’s Rewards for Justice program is offering rewards for information on two key Iran-based facilitators and financiers of the...
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Fulbright NEXUS 2012-2013 Scholars Research Climate Change Adaptation

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today its second cohort of 20 Fulbright Regional...
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TechWomen 2012 'Tech for Social Good' Discussion @ New America Foundation

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that the 2012 TechWomen international exchange participants...
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U.S. Department of State Welcomes Teachers from Around the Globe to Celebrate World Teachers' Day

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State announced today that 68 American teachers and 19 international teachers will be honored on UNESCO’s...
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U.S. Secretary Clinton Calls for Cooperation on Shared Waters for Global Water Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged countries to find cooperative solutions to shared water challenges at a high-level discussion...
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U.S. Secretary Clinton Announces Launch of the U.S.-Pakistan Women's Council

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the launch of the U.S.-Pakistan Women’s Council today on the margins of the UN...
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Stanford Law School Receives U.S. Government Grant to Expand Afghanistan Legal Education Project

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) announced a five-year, $7.2 million grant to Stanford...
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A New Beginning Exchange to Connect International and American Entrepreneurs

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Entrepreneurs and business leaders from 30 countries will travel to the United States from September 24 through October 12 as...
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Social Good Summit – Community of Democracies Meetings to Address Key Issues Related to Emerging Democracies and Civil Society

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Community of Democracies (CD) will convene a series of meetings in New York from September 23-25 on the margins...
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Proposed Marine Protected Area in Antarctica's Ross Sea – one of the last great ocean wilderness areas on the planet

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- In order to advance marine protection and scientific research in one of the last great ocean wilderness areas on the...