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From the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

2008 Remarks by the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
--07/17/08  Swearing-In Ceremony; Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State; Washington, DC
--07/15/08  U.S. Public Diplomacy and the War of Ideas; James K. Glassman, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript -- View Video
--06/25/08  Remarks at Signing of Memorandum of Understanding With Vietnam; James Glassman, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Treaty Room; Washington, DC

2007
--12/14/07  Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks to the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants; Washington, DC
--12/12/07  American Compassion in Action; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at Compassion in Action Roundtable on HIV/AIDS; White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
--12/10/07  New Strategic Initiatives and Multimedia Tools to Help Better Tell America's Story Around the World; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--12/03/07  U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership ; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the Aspen Institute; Washington, DC
--11/13/07  International Education Week; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs ; Remarks at the Institute of International Education; Washington, DC
--11/06/07  Public Diplomacy: Waging Peace Around the World; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks to the International Public Relations Association; London, England
--10/24/07  Web Chat on Public Diplomacy; Karen P. Hughes , Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Transcript of a Live Discussion on Public Diplomacy; Washington, DC
--10/12/07  Empowering Women To Change Their Lives and Their World; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at Women's Conference Sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch; Salt Lake City, Utah
--10/04/07  Encouraging Inter-faith Dialogues and Conversations Between Cultures; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Presentation to to the UN High Level Dialogue on Interreligous and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace; United Nations, New York City
--10/01/07  The Transatlantic Agenda: Common Values, Common Concerns; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at Central European University; Budapest, Hungary
--09/26/07  International Exchange Programs: Fostering Mutual Understanding and International Cooperation; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the Institute of International Education Gala Dinner honoring Renee Fleming; New York City
--09/17/07  Sinking in the Polls; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Op-Ed; The Washington Post
--09/17/07  The Beat Goes On: Honoring Willis Conover and Celebrating the Power of Music; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the Duke, Dizzy & Diplomacy Jazz Concert; Washington, DC
--08/24/07  Ask the White House; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Discussion on Medical Outreach Being Performed by the USNS COMFORT in the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
--08/20/07  Challenges and Opportunities for Public Diplomacy; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the World Affairs Council; Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
--08/19/07  Supporting Scholarships for Young Muslim Americans; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks to Texas Muslims Scholarship Banquet; Garland, Texas
--08/13/07  Announcement of Cal Ripken, Jr. as Special Sports Envoy; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Remarks With Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes; Washington, DC
--08/08/07  The U.S. and Peru: Strong Partners With Shared Values and Goals; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the National Institute of Culture; Lima, Peru
--07/25/07  Middle East Investment Initiative: Launching New Opportunities in the Middle East; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the launch of the Middle East Investment Initiative; Ramallah, West Bank
--07/11/07  Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy: Interagency Coordination; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at Department of Defense Conference on Strategic Communication; Washington, DC
--07/10/07  Foreign Service Youth: Sharing the Best of America Throughout the World; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the Foreign Service Youth Foundation Community Service Awards; Washington, DC
--07/09/07  Expanding the Circle of Opportunity in the Western Hemisphere; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the White House Conference on the Americas; Washington, DC
--07/09/07  Webchat: White House Conference on the Americas; Washington, DC
--06/27/07  Outreach to the Muslim World; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary For Public Diplomacy And Public Affairs; Remarks to the Washington Foreign Press Center; Washington, DC
--05/24/07  Women as Agents of Change Around the World; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks to Women Leaders; Georgetown University, Washington, DC
--05/08/07  Expanding U.S. Engagement in the Pacific Region; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at Pacific Night Pacific Island Conference of Leaders ; Washington, DC
--05/01/07  21st Century Threats to Press Freedom; Karen Hughes , Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks to Freedom House and Broadcasting Board of Governors; Washington, DC
--04/19/07  Testimony Before the House Committee on Appropriations ; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Washington, DC
--03/26/07  Remarks at the Business Partnerships in Higher Education Luncheon Hosted by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce; Ambassador Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy; As prepared for delivery; Mumbai, India
--03/24/07  Higher Education: A Keystone in U.S.- India Relations; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Op-Ed; The Times of India
--03/15/07  Launch of the Organization of Islamic Conference in Washington; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at ceremony; Washington, DC
--02/09/07  A Close-up View of Public Diplomacy; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Interview by Krys Boyd of KERA; Dallas, Texas
--02/09/07  Igniting the Promise Around the World; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Affiliate's Conference; Dallas, Texas
--01/10/07  Remarks with Under Secretary Hughes and Assistant Secretary Powell Private Sector Summit on Public Diplomacy; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC

2006
--11/16/06  Medical Diplomacy; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Why Mercy Matters Conference; Washington, DC
--11/09/06  Remarks With Secretary Rice and Public Diplomacy Envoy Michelle Kwan
--11/09/06  Remarks to American Council on Education: A Strategic View of Study Abroad; Karen R. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Leadership Network for International Education; Washington, DC
--10/23/06  Remarks During Eid ul-Fitr; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Fairfax, Virginia
--10/19/06  Remarks at The Annual State Department Iftaar Dinner
--10/05/06  The U.S. and France: Working Together; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks to International Women’s Forum for Economy and Society; Deauville, France
--09/25/06  Remarks by the First Lady at the President's Global Cultural Initiative Launch ; Washington, DC
--09/12/06  Where's the Outrage?; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs ; USA Today Op-Ed
--08/29/06  Empowering Women Around the World as Agents of Change; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the Hawaii Goverenor's Conference; Honolulu, Hawaii
--08/08/06  International Youth Democracy Summit; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the University of Virginia; Charlottesville, VA
--07/28/06  Getting Back on the Roadmap Toward Peace in the Middle East; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Interview by Fiona Pereira on TV3; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--07/28/06  Interview on the Situation in the Middle East; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Interview on RTM by M. Ganesan; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--06/26/06  American and Arab Leaders as Agents of Change; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the U.S.-Arab Economic Forum; Houston, Texas
--06/05/06  Honoring the Longstanding Friendship Between the U.S. and Morocco ; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Ibn Batouta Secondary School; Temara, Morocco
--06/05/06  The Partnership Between the United States and Morocco; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Foreign Ministry; Rabat, Morocco
--06/04/06  Meeting With Students and Alumni at the English Access Microscholarship Site; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;  Casablanca, Morocco
--06/04/06  Press Conference Following a Visit to the Solidarity Feminine Non-Governmental Organization; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Casablanca, Morocco
--06/04/06  Visit to Morocco: Listening and Learning; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Sidi Moumen Sports Center; Casablanca, Morocco
--05/10/06  Remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; New York City
--04/27/06  Remarks at "Three Faiths, One God" Film Screening and Discussion; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Washington, DC
--04/24/06  Partnerships Toward Prosperity; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; South Africa
--04/10/06  Remarks to the Institute of Democracy in South Africa; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy; South Africa
--03/29/06  Remarks at the Shell Distinguished Lecture Series; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Baker Institute For Public Policy ; Houston, Texas
--03/22/06  Remarks at the International Conference on Faith and Service; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Omni Shoreham Hotel; Washington, DC
--03/15/06  Media Event at Casa de Nariqo ; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Bogota, Colombia
--03/13/06  Remarks to Students in Brazil; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Mackenzie University; Sao Paulo, Brazil
--03/09/06  Travel to Latin America: Trip Preview; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Affairs; Interview by Richard Araujo, Voice of America; Washington, DC
--03/08/06  Commemorating International Women's Day; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; United States Agency for International Development Reception; Washington, DC
--02/27/06  Remarks at Initiative for Global Development Event; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; National Corporate Philanthropy Day; Seattle, WA
--02/22/06  Interview on ARD Breakfast TV ("Morgenmagazin"), German TV One; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Interview by Anne Gesthuysen; Berlin, Germany
--02/20/06  Press Roundtable; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Dubai, United Arab Emirates
--02/18/06  Remarks at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Opening of the Third Annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum ; Doha, Qatar
--01/10/06  Celebration of Eid al-Adha; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at Eid al-Adha of the Islamic Society of Frederick, Maryland; Frederick, Maryland
--01/06/06  Remarks at the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education; Karen Hughes , Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC

2005
--12/05/05  Recovery Efforts in Guatemala Following Hurricane Stan; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Press Availability; Guatemala City, Guatemala
--11/14/05  Press Availability in Pakistan; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Islamabad, Pakistan
--11/10/05  America's Dialogue With the World; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Statement before the House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--10/23/05  Interview With Berita Harian Newspaper; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy; Interview by Khaidir Majid; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--10/23/05  Interview on "Hello On Two"; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Affairs; Hosts Sherry Ibrahim and Zamil Idris; Kuala Lampur
--10/23/05  Interview on TV1 News, Radio Television Malaysia; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Interview by Hanim Muhili; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--10/23/05  Opening of the Lincoln Corner Kuala Lumpur; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Kuala Lumpur City Library; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--10/14/05  Keynote Address; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks to the 2005 Forum on the Future of Public Diplomacy; Washington, DC
--09/29/05  Press Availability En Route to Shannon Airport; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy; En Route to Shannon Airport, Ireland
--09/28/05  Interfaith Dialogue With Religious Leaders at Topkapi Palace; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Topkapi Palace; Istanbul, Turkey
--09/28/05  Remarks at Turkish Education Volunteers Foundation (TEVF); Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Istanbul, Turkey
--09/28/05  Remarks With Turkish Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Ambassador Ali Tuygan; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Ankara, Turkey
--09/27/05  Discussion with Students at Dar al-Hekma College; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
--09/26/05  Briefing En Route Ankara, Turkey; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; En Route Ankara, Turkey
--09/26/05  Remarks After Meeting With Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif ; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs ; Cairo, Egypt
--09/26/05  Remarks With His Holiness Pope Shenouda ; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Cairo, Egypt
--09/25/05  Briefing En Route Cairo, Egypt; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; En Route Cairo, Egypt
--09/25/05  Remarks With Recipients of LEAD Scholarships; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Discussion With Student Recipients; Cairo, Egypt
--09/25/05  Remarks with Dr. Ali El Samman; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Cairo, Egypt
--09/09/05  President and Secretary Honor Ambassador Karen Hughes at Swearing-In Ceremony; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; President Bush, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes; Washington, DC
--09/08/05  Remarks With Secretary Rice at Town Hall for Public Diplomacy
--07/22/05  The Mission of Public Diplomacy; Karen Hughes; Testimony at confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--  Press Conference Following Opening of Lincoln Corner; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Kuala Lampur City Library; Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

2004
--02/10/04  Public Diplomacy Activities and Programs; Margaret DeB. Tutwiler, Under Secretary for Public Affairs; Testimony before the House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations; Washington, DC
--02/04/04  Public Diplomacy: Reaching Beyond Traditional Audiences ; Margaret DeB. Tutwiler, Under Secretary for Public Affairs; Testimony Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary; Washington, DC

2003
--10/29/03  Confirmation Hearing; Margaret DeB. Tutwiler, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--02/27/03  American Public Diplomacy and Islam; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--02/11/03  Remarks to the Advisory Committee for Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA); Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; National Press Club; Washington, DC
--01/16/03  Interview on CNN's NewsNight with Aaron Brown; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy; Washington, DC

2002
--12/18/02  Remarks at the National Press Club ; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks to the National Press Club; Washington, DC
--11/15/02  Address to the Helsinki Women's Business Leaders Summit; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Georgetown University; Washington, DC
--10/17/02  Public Service and Public Diplomacy ; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Address at The Citadel ; The Military Academy of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
--09/18/02  Remarks at the National Defense University; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Washington, DC
--06/20/02  Teaching English in Central Asia: Opening Doors to Success; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks to the first annual Conference of Central Asian Teachers of English; Samarqand, Uzbekistan, June 20-22
--06/11/02  Public Diplomacy Plans for the Future; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ; Washington, DC
--05/15/02  The United States, Europe, and the Muslim World: Revitalizing Relations After September 11; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
--05/07/02  U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Arab and Muslim Worlds; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs ; Remarks at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy ; Washington, DC
--04/24/02  Funding for Public Diplomacy; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Statement before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State of the House Appropriations Committee; Washington, DC
--04/11/02  The Art of Networking and Public Diplomacy; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Womenfuture MainEvent 2002 -- Webcast; Washington, DC
--03/14/02  Keynote Address at the Annual Meeting of the National Council for International Visitors; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs ; National Council for International Visitors Annual Meeting ; Washington, DC

Remarks by the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2001)
--12/13/01  Briefing on the Rewards for Justice Program; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC [audio]
--10/10/01  Statement at Hearing: Public Diplomacy; Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC

Publications
--08/08/07  Youth Enrichment Program [PDF]; Washington, DC
--07/25/07  Launch of the Middle East Investment Initiative Program ; U.S. Consulate General Jerusalem
--07/25/07  Middle East Investment Initiative; Overseas Private Investment Corporation; Ramallah, West Bank
--06/25/07  U.S. National Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication; Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy Policy Coordinating Committee; Washington, DC
--04/09/07  Plan for Increasing Private Sector Role in Public Diplomacy Is Joint Effort of State Department and Public Relations Coalition; Office of Private Sector Outreach; Office of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Washington, DC
--04/09/07  Private Sector Summit on Public Diplomacy: Models for Action; A Cooperative Initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the PR Coalition; Washington, DC
--  Private Sector Summit on Public Diplomacy; Cosponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the PR Coalition; Washington, DC

  
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