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| | | U.S. Public Diplomacy and the War of Ideas Under Secretary Glassman (Oct. 28): "While official diplomacy is aimed at officials – our Secretary of State talking to their foreign minister – public diplomacy is aimed at publics – our officials and often our publics engaging with their publics. So a simple breakdown of public diplomacy puts our work into three categories: first, telling America’s story, explaining our policies and principles to the world; second, engaging in cultural and educational exchanges in battle-tested programs like the Fulbright fellowships; and third, fighting the war of ideas, which is what I want to talk to you about today." Full Text |
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| | | U.S-Libya Comprehensive Claims Settlement Agreement Assistant Secretary Welch (Oct. 31): "I’d like to talk a little bit about these arrangements here in a moment, but first let me step back and say something about the importance of this step. Some time ago, Libya renounced terrorism and took steps to begin to remove itself from the implications that its relationship with past acts of terrorism had. Also, they decided, around the same period of time, to get out of the WMD business, foreswearing weapons of mass destruction." Full Text | | | | | Your Chance To Ask a Question: Briefing 2.0 Anything you want to know about U.S. foreign policy? Send us
a video question to be answered by State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDP78qSMi2k. | | | | | U.S. Condemns Bomb Blasts in Assam, India Department Spokesman McCormack (Oct. 31): "The United States condemns these attacks. There is absolutely no justification for the use of violence against innocent people. We convey our condolences to those who lost loved ones and friends in this attack, and certainly wish a speedy recovery to those who were injured in the attack. Ambassador Mulford has also spoken out and condemned this attack as well. And we do not have any indications that Americans were injured or killed in the blast." Full Text | | | | | Zimbabwe Impasse The United States shares the concern of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon about the negative effect the impasse is having on the people of Zimbabwe, who continue to suffer terribly. The United States will continue to provide food aid and other humanitarian assistance to assist the people of Zimbabwe. Full Text | | | | | | |
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Barbados
Since independence, Barbados has transformed itself from a low-income economy dependent upon sugar production into an upper-middle-income economy based on tourism. Barbados is now one of the most prosperous countries in the Western Hemisphere. Tourism drives the economy in Barbados, but offshore banking and financial services have become an increasingly important source of foreign exchange and economic growth. More
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