2010 Global Women's Issues Releases



-12/10/10  End Human Trafficking Now: Enforcing the UN Protocol;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Washington, DC
-12/08/10  Secretary Clinton's Remarks at the TEDWomen Conference; The Ronald Reagan Building; Washington, DC
-12/03/10  Convention on International Day of Persons With Disabilities;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Washington, DC
-11/18/10  Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law; Washington, DC
-11/18/10  Video Message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 Days Campaign;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Washington, DC
-11/17/10  Remarks at National Women's Law Center Award Dinner;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-11/15/10  Remarks at the Global Fairness Initiative Awards Honoring Ela Bhatt;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; The Kennedy Center; Washington, DC
-11/04/10  Conference on Women and War: Power and Protection Session;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; U. S. Institute of Peace; Washington, DC
-11/03/10  Women's Empowerment Event;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Parliament House; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
-11/01/10  Briefing on International Adoption-Related Issues; Washington, DC
-11/01/10  National Adoption Month;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-10/28/10  The Key to Sustainable Peace: Women;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Norwegian Newspaper Aftenposten and Denmark's Berlingske Tidende; Washington, DC
-10/26/10  Remarks at the 10th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; United Nations Headquarters; New York City
-10/21/10  2010 Summit of the Global Banking Alliance for Women;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Keynote Speech; Washington, DC
-10/15/10  Video Remarks to the African Union Launch of the Decade for Women;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Nairobi, Kenya
-10/14/10  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Governing Council;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Paris, France
-10/13/10  Democratic Republic of the Congo: Arrest of Callixte Mbarushimana;  Assistant Secretary Philip J. Crowley, Bureau of Public Affairs; Washington, DC
-10/13/10  Townterview with Students, Women Leaders, and Members of Civil Society;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; National and University Library; Pristina, Kosovo
-10/07/10  Launch of the GSMA mWomen Program;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
-10/07/10  On-the-Record Briefing on the GSMA mWomen Program;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Washington, DC
-10/06/10  12th Annual Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Mandarin Oriental Hotel; Washington, DC
-10/01/10  Briefing on the U.S. Public Health Service STD Inoculation Study of 1946-1948 Via Teleconference;  Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Washington, DC
-10/01/10  New UN Human Rights Council Mechanism to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-10/01/10  Remarks to the APEC Women's Entrepreneurship Summit;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Gifu, Japan
-10/01/10  Remarks to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Women's Entrepreneurship Summit ;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Gifu, Japan
-10/01/10  Senate Approval of the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-10/01/10  UN Mapping Report on Violations of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;  Assistant Secretary Philip J. Crowley, Bureau of Public Affairs; Washington, DC
-09/28/10  U.S. Strongly Condemns Stoning Of Woman in Orakzai, Pakistan;  Assistant Secretary Philip J. Crowley, Bureau of Public Affairs; Washington, DC
-09/22/10  Remarks at UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Millennium Development Goals' Maternal and Child Health Event;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; United Nations; New York City
-09/21/10  1,000 Days: Change a Life, Change the Future;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; InterContinental Hotel; New York City
-09/21/10  Remarks on Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves at the Clinton Global Initiative;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Sheraton Towers; New York City
-09/20/10  Interview With John Broder of the New York Times;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Via Telephone; New York City
-09/15/10  Remarks at Vital Voices of Asia Women's Summit;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; New Delhi, India
-09/14/10  Michelle Bachelet's Appointment To Head UN Women;  Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-09/07/10  Making the Most of the Millennium Development Goals Summit: Advancing Progress Through the Empowerment of Women and Girls;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
-08/31/10  Attacks on Afghan School Children;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-08/25/10  Allegation of Mass Rape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-07/27/10  Critical Role of Women in Peace and Security;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; U.S. Institute of Peace; Washington, DC
-07/15/10  Targeting Girls in the Name of Tradition: Child Marriage;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; A Discussion With the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; Washington, DC
-07/15/10  Women Center Stage in Foreign Policy and the Global Economy;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Women's Foreign Policy Group Luncheon; Washington, DC
-07/05/10  Remarks at a Town Hall With Georgian Women Leaders;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; National Parliamentary Library; Tbilisi, Georgia
-06/30/10  U.S. National Voluntary Presentation;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; ECOSOC Ministerial, UN Headquarters; New York City
-06/22/10  10th Anniversary of Ukraine Women's Fund;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Kyiv, Ukraine
-06/14/10  Conference on sub-Saharan Africa : Women's Inclusion and Participation;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Diplomacy Briefing Series; Washington, DC
-06/09/10  Women as Agents of Change: Advancing the Role of Women in Politics and Civil Society;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Testimony Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
-05/27/10  Meeting with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-05/27/10  Remarks With Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
-05/26/10  Meeting with Chinese Women Civil Society Leaders;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Beijing, China
-05/13/10  Remarks With Afghan Women Ministers Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
-04/28/10  Remarks at Breakfast With Women Entrepreneurs Attending the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
-03/26/10  MENA-OECD Women's Business Network Video Message;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Washington, DC
-03/25/10  Remarks at Women's Business Enterprise National Council Awards Ceremony;  Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert D. Hormats; Washington, DC
-03/16/10  Meeting with Iraqi Women Provincial Council Leaders;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-03/12/10  Interview With CNN's Jill Dougherty;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; New York City
-03/12/10  Interview With NBC'S Andrea Mitchell;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; New York City
-03/12/10  Remarks At the Women In The World Summit;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; At the United Nations; New York, New York
-03/12/10  Remarks at the UN Commission on the Status of Women;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; UN Headquarters; New York City
-03/11/10  Briefing on International Women of Courage Awardees;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Washington, DC
-03/10/10  Ending Violence Against Women;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Opening Remarks at a Meeting of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women; Washington, DC
-03/10/10  Remarks at the Ninth Annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Kennedy Center; Washington, DC
-03/08/10  International Women's Day;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-03/08/10  International Women's Day: Colors of Warka opens at the State Department; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-03/05/10  Secretary Clinton and the Department of State to Celebrate International Women's Day; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-03/04/10  Recognizing the Success of Pathways' Women Entrepreneurs; Washington, DC
-03/03/10  Secretary Clinton and Brazilian Foreign Minister Amorim Announce Increased Cooperation for Advancement of Women; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-03/03/10  Statement at the Fifty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; UN Headquarters; New York, NY
-03/02/10  Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks in Honor of the 15th Anniversary of the UN World Conference on Women in Beijing on March 12 at the United Nations; Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
-02/27/10  U.S. Delegation to the 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women; Washington, DC
-02/23/10  Afghan Women and Girls: Building the Future of Afghanistan;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Washington, DC
-02/18/10  Day of the Women of the Americas;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-02/16/10  Remarks At Dar Al-Hekma College Town Hall;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
-02/08/10  Ending Violence Against Women Is a Foreign Policy Priority;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Washington, DC
-02/04/10  Introduction of the International Violence Against Women Act;  Assistant Secretary Philip J. Crowley, Bureau of Public Affairs; Washington, DC
-01/12/10  Statement Urging Release of Mourning Mothers in Iran;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-01/08/10  Remarks on the 15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-01/06/10  Remarks on Development in the 21st Century;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Remarks to the Center for Global Development; Washington, DC
-01/01/10  Dipnote Blog Post: Global Women's Issues: Looking Back, Looking Forward;  Ruth Bennett, Office of Global Women's Issues; Washington, DC

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