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Travel Diary: U.S. Efforts To Influence Zimbabwe’s Leadership
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Follwing a meeting with South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane today in Pretoria, South Africa, Secretary Clinton made comments on Zimbabwe and Somalia. Secretary Clinton said:
"We...are attempting to target the leadership of Zimbabwe…...
Travel Diary: Behind the Scenes With Secretary Clinton in Kenya Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
This video contains snapshots of what it is like to travel with Secretary Clinton.
In this video, the travel team arrives in Nairobi, Kenya August 4, 2009, and attends the 8th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, and Secretary Clinton helps plant a tree at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute. Stay tuned for more from Secretary Clinton's trip to Africa....
Question of the Week:What Steps Can the U.S. Take To Support Sustainable Growth in Africa? Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin a seven-nation trip to Africa at the 8th U.S. – Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (known as the AGOA Forum) in Nairobi, Kenya. This trip will highlight the Obama administration’s commitment to making Africa a priority and will be the earliest in any U.S. administration that both the President and the Secretary of State have visited Africa.
The Secretary’s trip follows the themes laid out by President Obama during his visit to Ghana: supporting…...
Travel Diary: Coming Back to Kenya Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
About the Author: Johnnie Carson serves as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.
Coming back to Kenya is a bit like coming home. After all, I spent four years here (1999-2003) as U.S. Ambassador, and I grew to love the country. It's hard…...
Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton’s Day in Kenya Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
About the Author: Robert Wood serves as State Department Deputy Spokesman.
The Secretary started her day with a visit to the peace memorial in the heart of Nairobi at the site of the former American Embassy where the Secretary remembered…...
Travel Diary: U.S. Support for Somalia and Its People Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
Secretary Clinton met with Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed today in Nairobi, Kenya. Following their meeting, Secretary Clinton said:
"No one knows better than the president the challenges facing Somalia and his people.... The United States is supporting the African Union's commitment through AMISOM; we believe that is exactly the right approach to…...
United Against Trafficking in Persons About the Author: Ambassador Luis CdeBaca serves as Director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State.
Secretary Clinton, who has led the fight against modern-day slavery for over a decade, has introduced a new way forward in tackling this heinous crime. To our three ‘P’ paradigm of prosecution, protection, and prevention, she is adding a fourth ‘P’: partnership.
This includes partnership between governments; between law enforcement and NGOs; between federal, state, and local agencies; and between the public and private sectors. So, we are committed to fostering partnerships…...
Travel Diary: Nairobi Ceremony Commemorates Victims of Embassy Bombing Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
Today, U.S. and Kenyan officials remembered the victims of the 1998 Embassy Bombings.
Secretary Clinton, with the help of survivors, placed a wreath at Memorial Park in Nairobi, Kenya to commemorate victims of the August 7, 1998 Embassy Bombings. Following the ceremony, the Secretary said:
"I appreciate greatly the commitment of the Kenyan government to partner with us and other nations and people around the world against the continuing…...
Travel Diary: Behind the Scenes at the AGOA Forum Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
About the Author: Sara Devlin serves at the U.S. Embassy in Maseru, Lesotho. She is currently on detail in Nairobi to support the 8th Forum of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
I arrived in Nairobi about two weeks ago to help with the AGOA…...
Travel Diary: U.S. Committed to Africa’s Future Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
Today, Secretary Clinton delivered remarks at the 8th Forum of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
This morning, Secretary Clinton spoke to leaders attending the AGOA Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. The Secretary said:
"We believe in…...
Follwing a meeting with South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane today in Pretoria, South Africa, Secretary Clinton made comments on Zimbabwe and Somalia. Secretary Clinton said:
"We...are attempting to target the leadership of Zimbabwe…...
Travel Diary: Behind the Scenes With Secretary Clinton in Kenya Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
This video contains snapshots of what it is like to travel with Secretary Clinton.
In this video, the travel team arrives in Nairobi, Kenya August 4, 2009, and attends the 8th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, and Secretary Clinton helps plant a tree at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute. Stay tuned for more from Secretary Clinton's trip to Africa....
Question of the Week:What Steps Can the U.S. Take To Support Sustainable Growth in Africa? Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin a seven-nation trip to Africa at the 8th U.S. – Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (known as the AGOA Forum) in Nairobi, Kenya. This trip will highlight the Obama administration’s commitment to making Africa a priority and will be the earliest in any U.S. administration that both the President and the Secretary of State have visited Africa.
The Secretary’s trip follows the themes laid out by President Obama during his visit to Ghana: supporting…...
Travel Diary: Coming Back to Kenya Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
About the Author: Johnnie Carson serves as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.
Coming back to Kenya is a bit like coming home. After all, I spent four years here (1999-2003) as U.S. Ambassador, and I grew to love the country. It's hard…...
Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton’s Day in Kenya Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
About the Author: Robert Wood serves as State Department Deputy Spokesman.
The Secretary started her day with a visit to the peace memorial in the heart of Nairobi at the site of the former American Embassy where the Secretary remembered…...
Travel Diary: U.S. Support for Somalia and Its People Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
Secretary Clinton met with Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed today in Nairobi, Kenya. Following their meeting, Secretary Clinton said:
"No one knows better than the president the challenges facing Somalia and his people.... The United States is supporting the African Union's commitment through AMISOM; we believe that is exactly the right approach to…...
United Against Trafficking in Persons About the Author: Ambassador Luis CdeBaca serves as Director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State.
Secretary Clinton, who has led the fight against modern-day slavery for over a decade, has introduced a new way forward in tackling this heinous crime. To our three ‘P’ paradigm of prosecution, protection, and prevention, she is adding a fourth ‘P’: partnership.
This includes partnership between governments; between law enforcement and NGOs; between federal, state, and local agencies; and between the public and private sectors. So, we are committed to fostering partnerships…...
Travel Diary: Nairobi Ceremony Commemorates Victims of Embassy Bombing Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
Today, U.S. and Kenyan officials remembered the victims of the 1998 Embassy Bombings.
Secretary Clinton, with the help of survivors, placed a wreath at Memorial Park in Nairobi, Kenya to commemorate victims of the August 7, 1998 Embassy Bombings. Following the ceremony, the Secretary said:
"I appreciate greatly the commitment of the Kenyan government to partner with us and other nations and people around the world against the continuing…...
Travel Diary: Behind the Scenes at the AGOA Forum Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
About the Author: Sara Devlin serves at the U.S. Embassy in Maseru, Lesotho. She is currently on detail in Nairobi to support the 8th Forum of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
I arrived in Nairobi about two weeks ago to help with the AGOA…...
Travel Diary: U.S. Committed to Africa’s Future Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes Photos
Today, Secretary Clinton delivered remarks at the 8th Forum of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
This morning, Secretary Clinton spoke to leaders attending the AGOA Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. The Secretary said:
"We believe in…...